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11．London：It's well known that Charles Darwin's famous theory of evolution （进化） annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation．But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife，Emma．
"Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending （触怒） his wife，"says Ruth Padel，the naturalist's great-great-granddaughter．"Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off"，Padel says in her north London home．"But they talked it through，and Emma once said，‘Don't change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me．'"
As the world celebrates the 200th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150th anniversary of his book today，even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure．
Though opposition to his theory continues，it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday such a major event．
More than 300celebrations have been planned in Britain alone，where Darwin's face graces （使增光）the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II．
Shrewsbury，the central England town where Darwin was born and raised，is holding a month-long festival for its most famous son．Down House，his former home near London，will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments．
Many more events have been planned all over the world．
What would he be doing if he were alive today？Padel thinks he would properly be studying DNA and the immune system．

60．The main purpose of the author isD．
A．to say something about Darwin and his wife
B．to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution
C．to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species
D．to report some celebrations of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his books
61．Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage？A
A．Everyone agrees with Darwin now．
B．Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury．
C．Emma was not really fond of his theory．
D．Darwin was very interested in living things．
62．The underlined phrase"help back"in the second paragraph probably meansB．
A．prevented from         B．kept a secret
C．cared about            D．put off
63．It can be inferred that the passage is most probablyB．
A．a scientific report             B．a news report
C．an English composition          D．a text．

分析 本文主要报道达尔文出生200周年以及《物种起源》出版150周年的各项纪念活动．

解答 60--63 DABB
60．D 主旨大意题．通读全文可知文章是报道达尔文出生200周年以及《物种起源》出版150周年的纪念活动的．故选D．
61．A 细节理解题．根据第四段第一行Though opposition to his theory continues，可知还是有人发对他的理论．故选A．
62．B 词义猜测题．根据上下文可知她的妻子是一位教徒．达尔文的理论与圣经教义是完全相反的，所以为了不触怒妻子，他应该是对妻子保密．故选B．
63．B 根据文章开头的London，可知这是一篇报道，那么应该出现在报纸上．故选B．

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