The physics of elementary particles is notorious for the fancifulness of its terminology, abounding as it does in na

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问题        The physics of elementary particles is notorious for
      the fancifulness of its terminology, abounding as
      it does in names such as "quark," "flavor,"
Line "strangeness" and "charm." One term, however,
(5) even to the nonscientist seems most apt: "gluon."
     Physicists conjecture that the gluon is the "glue"
     connecting quarks into hadrons or strongly inter-
     acting particles (protons, neutrons, pions, etc.).
     Initially, physicists envisaged the gluon’s adhe-
(10) sive strength to be so powerful that a quark could
     not be extracted from a hadron no matter how
     great the force brought to bear on it. Furthermore,
     the gluon itself also seemed to be permanently
     bound: just as no force seemed strong enough to
(15) pry apart the quarks, none appeared strong
     enough to squeeze out a single drop of the glue
     that bound them. Today, however, some physi-
     cists hypothesize the existence of pure glue: glu-
     ons without quarks, or gluonium, as they call it.
The tone of the author’s discussion of the neologisms coined by physicists is one of

选项 A、scientific detachment
B、moderate indignation
C、marked derision
D、amused approbation
E、qualified skepticism

答案D

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