题目内容
11.Do you suppose Darwin,one of the greatest scientists of all time,really did fools'experiments?Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?Sometimes,people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution(解决办法)to a problem.Sometimes,they really do know an answer or a solution,but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn't settle for(满足于)just thinking he knew something.And,he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape.If you drop them at the same time in the same place,they will fall in the same way.Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight(紧的)little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets.What happens?You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important.It explains part of our present day understandings of physics ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton.And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them.Even the simplest idea,which we might think is foolish,can shake the foundations of science.
36.The passage tells us that Charles DarwinC.
A.was a great English scientist
B.always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C.thought even the simplest thing was important
D.didn't get well with others
37.The phrase"set aside"in 5th paragraph most probably meansA.
A.throw away B.store up C.put to use D.realize
38.The author of the passage tries toD.
A.convince us that Charles Darwin,Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B.draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C.prove that two sheets of paper,with the same size and shape,will fall at the same speed
D.draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
39.Which one of the following is TRUE?B
A.Darwin really did fools'experiments.
B.According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
C.It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
D.Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.
40.What can we learn from Darwin in the passage?A
A.He is curious. B.He is careful.
C.He is foolish. D.He is cleverer than all the people.
分析 达尔文做了很多人们认为很简单、很基本不值得一做的实验,但他相信所有的事情都很重要,不管它们看起来多么简单.作者以达尔文为例,告诉我们要留意身边的小事,要善于探索.
解答 36.C 推理判断题.短文并没有说Charles Darwin是哪个国家的科学家,可排除A; 由第一、二段可知别人认为Darwin的许多实验不值得做,可把B排除; 文中没有论述Darwin与别人相处的事情,可排除D.由"he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed tobe."他相信所有的事情都很重要,不管它们看起来多么简单可推出答案C.
37.A 词义猜测题.由上文可知作者认为做这个简单实验是重要的,它解释了目前人们对于物理方面的理解.这些理解推翻了一些希腊古典物理学的观点.由此可推知set aside与throw away同义.故选A.
38.D 主旨大意题.短文的最后一段点明最简单的事情都可能动摇科学的根基,意在告诉读者要留意身边的每一件事,哪怕它非常简单.故选D.
39.B 细节理解题.短文第一段第二句"Or did he do experiments that were so simple andbasic that other people just thought they were foolish?"可知,有些人认为达尔文做了愚蠢的实验.故选B.
40.A 推理判断题.根据达尔文做了很多人们认为很简单、很基本不值得一做的实验,但他相信所有的事情都很重要,不管它们看起来多么简单,可知他是一个好奇心很强的人.故选A.
点评 本文是科教类阅读,主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题.在做细节理解题时,首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节的区别,在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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