2015考研英语阅读现代炼金术
<p> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="alchemy">alchemy</span></p><p> 现代炼金术</p><p> <span word="Turning">Turning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p> 进入新的一行。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>.</p><p> 扩展元素周期表的比赛仍在继续。</p><p> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="inklings">inklings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>, <span word="earlyin">earlyin</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>, <span word="sodium">sodium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potassium">potassium</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alkali">alkali</span> <span word="metals">metals</span>.<span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strangely">strangely</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="properties">properties</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theobservations">theobservations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="chemist">chemist</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Johann">Johann</span> <span word="Debereiner">Debereiner</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="chemicalelements">chemicalelements</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p><p> 早在19世纪，人们对化学潜在规律已有模糊认知之时，锂、钠、钾被发现，它们同被称为碱金属。虽然并不相同，它们却有着不可思议的相似性质。正是这项发现，使德国化学家<span word="Johann">Johann</span> <span word="Debereiner">Debereiner</span>产生怀疑，是否所有的化学元素都是成族出现的。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tease">tease</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Debereiner">Debereiner</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="constructthe">constructthe</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="table">table</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alkali">alkali</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="column">column</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="decadesmore">decadesmore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="works">works</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Debereiner">Debereiner</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="allgoes">allgoes</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="alkali">alkali</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>,<span word="element">element</span> <span word="number">number</span> 119, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="countryman">countryman</span> <span word="Christoph">Christoph</span> <span word="Dullmann">Dullmann</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GSI">GSI</span> <span word="Helmholtz">Helmholtz</span> <span word="Centrefor">Centrefor</span> <span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="Ion">Ion</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Darmstadt">Darmstadt</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="whichhas">whichhas</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p>
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