(单选题)

Why does the author use several figure in the fourth para? ( )

A.To authentically describe the power of the supercomputer.

B.To highlight the vastness of the universe.

C.To more intuitively describe the difficulty of measuring the universe.

D.To highlight scientists’ great efforts to study galaxy.

参考答案：A

参考解析：

定位至第四段Over a three-week period, the “Ocelote” supercomputer…crunched numbers, processing data on more than eight million simulated universes and 12 million galaxies spanning from about 400 million years after the Big Bang to present day.可知描述的是超级计算机在三周时间内处理了超过八百万被编码星球和一千两百万星系，从大爆炸时代之后大约四亿年的数据，从中可以看出作者用这些数据就是为了展现超级计算机的能力。选项A：用事实描述超级计算机的能力；选项B：强调宇宙的巨大；选项C：更直观描述宇宙测量的困难；选项D：强调科学家们在对银河星系研究的努力。结合语境可知选项中只有A项更符合段意，故本题正确答案选A。

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