题目内容
5.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 understanding 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 (根基)of science.
21.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
22.The phrase"set aside"most probably meansA.
A. throw away
B.store up (储存;积聚)
C.put to use
D.realize
23.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
24.Which 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.
分析 本文为了告诉我们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.
解答 21.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 to be.他相信所有的事情都很重要,不管它们看起来多么简单.所以答案为C.
"22.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.因此这些理解当然是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. 所以答案选A.
23.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.所以答案选D.
24.B 细节理解题.短文第一段第二句"Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?"明确告诉我们,有些人认为 Darwin 做了愚蠢的实验.所以答案选B.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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