IV.完形填空

A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full 1 of the facts he observes. He doesn’t accept ideas which are not 2 on obvious facts,and therefore refuses to accept authority (X 威) as the only 3 for truth. He always 4 ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them.

The rise of 5 science may be considered to 6 as far back as the 7 of Roger Bacon,the wonderful philosopher of Oxford,who lived 8 the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle 9 to suggest that we should learn science 10 observing and experimenting on the things around us,and he himself 11 many important discoveries.

Galileo,however,who lived more than 300 years later,was the greatest of several great men,12 lived in Italy,France,Germany or England,and began by 13 to show how many important 14 could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo,learned men believed that large bodies fell more 15 towards the earth than small ones,16 Aristotle said so. But Galileo,going to the 17 of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,let fall two 18 stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo's 19 of going direct to Nature,and proving our 20 and theories by experiments,that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.

1. A. use   B. time   C. speed   D. trust

2. A. worked   B. based   C. lived   D. written

3. A. reason   B. cause   C. advice   D. result

4. A. thinks   B. checks   C. has   D. learns

5. A. natural   B. physical   C. ancient   D. modern

6. A. date   B. keep   C. look   D. take

7. A. study   B. time   C. year   D. birth

8. A. both   B. each   C. between   D. among 9 . A. Schools   B. Ages   C. Days   D. Countries

10. A. in   B. with   C. to   D. by

11. A. did   B. made   C. took   D. gave

12. A. who   B. when   C. that   D. where

13. A. ways   B. degrees   C. levels   D. chance

14. A. truths   B. problems   C. people   D. subjects

15. A. slowly   B. rapidly   C. lightly   D. heavily

16. A. when   B. because   C. although   D. if

17. A. place   B. foot   C. top   D. ceiling

18. A. big   B. small   C. equal   D. unequal

19. A. spirit   B. skill   C. theory   D. discovery

20. A. plans   B. opinions   C. world   D. ability

IV.阅读填空

I worked for a short time as a cashier (出纳员) at

a restaurant a few months ago. 1. One night,just before Christmas,I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should have checked it to find out who was the owner,but I was busy at the time. Also,I imagined that if the wallet contained anything valuable,the owner would be back.

An hour later a man came up to the counter (柜 台) . 2 I asked him to describe the lost wal- let,and after he described it exactly,I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it,and when I told him “No”,he opened it right away and showed that it contained nearly $ 800 in cash (现金) .

3.

“A reward for your honesty ,” he said and then turned and walked away.

4. I began wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet!I thought that if there had been no way to find the owner and no one had returned to claim (认 领) it,I might have kept it. But it also came into my mind that I had in fact saved someone's Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. 5.

The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything money could buy.

   A. He looked quite worried and asked if anyone had found a wallet.

   B. Later I thought about it again.

   C. To my surprise,he took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me.

   D. So I didn't return the wallet until the owner returned.

   E. I wanted to be honest,so I didn't care much about money.

   F. I also helped clear off the tables when it was especially busy.

   G. For quite a long time I kept happy whenever I thought about it.

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