Years before the advent of plate tectonics―the widely accepted theory, developed in the mid-1960's, the holds that the major features of Earth's surface are created by the horizontal motions of Earth's outer shell, or lithosphere―a similar theory was rejected by the geological community. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed, in a widely debated theory that came to be called continental drift, that Earth's continents were mobile. To most geologists today, Wegener's The origin of Continents and Oceans appears an impressive and prescient document, containing several of the essential presumptions underlying plate tectonics theory: the horizontal mobility of pieces of Earth's crust; the essential difference between oceanic and continental crust; and a causal connection between horizontal displacements and the formation of mountain chains. Yet despite the considerable overlap between Wegener's concepts and the later widely embraced plate tectonics theory, and despite the fact that continental drift theory presented a possible solution to the problem of the origin of mountains at a time when existing explanations were seriously in doubt, in its day Wegener's theory was rejected by the vast majority of geologists. Most geologists and many historians today believe that Wegener's theory was rejected because of its lack of an adequate mechanical basis. Stephen Jay Gould, for example, argues that continental drift theory was rejected because it did not explain how continents could move through an apparently solid oceanic floor. However, as Anthony Hallam has pointed out, many scientific phenomena, such as the ice ages, have been accepted before they could be fully explained. The most likely cause for the rejection of continental drift―a cause that has been largely ignored because we consider Wegener's theory to have been validated by the theory of plate tectonics―is the nature of the evidence that was put forward to support it. Most of Wegener's evidence consisted of homologies―similarities of patterns and forms based on direct observations of rocks in the field, supported by the use of hammers, hand lenses, and field notebooks. In contrast, the data supporting plate tectonics were impressively geophysical―instrumental determinations of the physical properties of Earth garnered through the use of seismographs, magnetometers, and computers. 我选了E considerable overlap前面是despite XXX说明这个是个成就，他和后面的反对W的观点的事情是相反的。所以感觉D说用这个词的目的是解释为啥W理论。请老师辨析DE！谢谢！

【请May老师回答】这题鸡精提供的答案是D 可是我觉得第二个条件不能得出呢 假设n三次方是x平方 除以n平方 是可以得到x/ n 平方 但是x/n 不一定是整数呀？

7.15/寂静：STUVW, 5个人， V和W中间必须隔一个人，求问共有几种组合？ 我的想法是这样的A（3,3）*A(2,2)*C(3,1)=36种；思路如下：先把V+C(3,1)+W看成一个整体；可得：A(2,2)*C(3,1)种排法；然后5个人可分成三类，于是A(3,3)。不知道我的想法对不对，请老师解答。感激不尽！

急求此题！谢谢老师！题目来7/6自寂静。x∈{1, 2, 3}，y∈{4,5,6}，z∈{7,8,9}，求yxx与z的乘积为偶数的概率？我根据求反可得：2/3x1/3x2/3=4/27 1-4/27=23/27 不等于5/9呀？我就是卡在这里了求教。谢谢！

请郭老师看一下这几题 谢谢老师

麻烦郭老师看一下这几题，谢谢老师

麻烦郭老师看一下这几题，谢谢

请郭老师帮我看一下这几道题，好几个都完全不会…

请郭老师帮我看一下这几道题，好几个都完全不会…

不是很明白为什么A选项不对 我觉得outnumber了给其他人写信的数量可以作为这个period Emily写信的结果出现 为什么不能用现在分词呢？