单选题Select one answer choice. Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.AproblematicBinconsequentialCdeliberateDpreventableEunderstandable
单选题
Select one answer choice. Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.
A
problematic
B
inconsequential
C
deliberate
D
preventable
E
understandable
参考解析
解析：
作者提到“The dampness implied by the names is simply an illusion; basalt reflects less light than the surrounding rock, making these regions appear dark and deep.”所以可以推测作者认为早期的天文学家犯的错误是可以理解的，故选E项。
作者提到“The dampness implied by the names is simply an illusion; basalt reflects less light than the surrounding rock, making these regions appear dark and deep.”所以可以推测作者认为早期的天文学家犯的错误是可以理解的，故选E项。
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