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Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are   32   that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of   33  .

When I was small I was somewhat   34   of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in   35   that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better   36   later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds   37   it traveled to the ground like a spark. When it traveled   38   the air it made the air so hot that it   39  . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to   40   the space. He clapped his hands together very loud,   41   to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that   42  .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was   43  . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could   44   and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were   45   to the universe. Our warmth was going to   46   the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I   47   feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I   48   but no longer remember. What I did 49  , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more    comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were   50   but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been   51   in science.

1.A. others            B. few             C. some          D. all

2.A. science           B. nature          C. weather       D. universe

3.A. sure              B. fond            C. tired         D. afraid

4.A. depth             B. words           C. gestures      D. data

5.A. understanding B. knowledge           C. command       D. confidence

6.A. but               B. and             C. for           D. or

7.A. above             B. to              C. along         D. through

8.A. shone             B. burned          C. expanded      D. broke

9.A. fill              B. make            C. avoid         D. break

10.A. trying           B. proving         C. hoping        D. pretending 

11.A. clap             B. remark          C. voice         D. crash

12.A. cold             B. bright          C. clear         D. foggy

13.A. explore          B. foresee         C. imagine       D. identify

14.A. committed        B. exposed         C. related       D. led

15.A. heat             B. protect         C. extend        D. light

16.A. ever             B. also            C. even          D. still

17.A. selected         B. arranged        C. absorbed      D. delivered

18.A. consider         B. promise         C. explain       D. learn

19.A. memories         B. blankets        C. mysteries     D. thunders

20.A. engaged          B. interested      C. successful    D. skillful

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】文章讲述的是作者小的时候有了父亲给的关于一些自然想象的解释,从而产生了对科学的喜爱,影响了作者一生。

1.代词。此处代指前面的memories,句意为但是有一些记忆让我常常想起。

2.上下文,根据作者回忆的内容和This may be why I have always been   51   in science可知,父亲使作者爱上了科学。    

3.句易理解。作者小时候对雷电感到害怕。

4.词组,句易理解。父亲的口头解释孩子可以听懂,但是基本上是正确的。

5.句易理解,小时候父亲为了让他能听懂,解释上肯定不够科学,完善,所以此处讲的是作者后来对此增进了了解/知识。Gain a better understanding 增进对……的了解/知识

6.连词,他说的是,云层里有电,电像闪光一样传递到地面上。并列关系。

7.through穿过 当电穿过空气的时候,它让空气变得很热,以致于空气都燃烧了起来。根据后面的Then there was nothing where the air had been可知,空气燃烧掉了。

8.同上。根据后面的Then there was nothing where the air had been可知,空气燃烧掉了。

9.句意理解,空气被燃烧掉后,别处的空气要填补进来,即fill,

10.句意理解,父亲拍手,模拟空气快速填补进来。

11.上下文,每当我听到雷声,我还能回想到当时父亲拍手的声音。

12.上下文,此处与前面的cloudy相反,即clear晴天,根据后面的It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights也可以知道

13.句意理解,其实有比你想象的多得多的星星,他们还有颜色。Explore探索    foresee 预测 identify 识别 ,

14.词组辨析,be exposed to 暴露于 be committed to致力于 be related to 与……有关 lead to导致  句意为,没有云的时候,我们完全暴露于整个宇宙之中,没有什么遮盖。

15.上下文,根据warmth可知,温暖可以给整个宇宙加热,

16.句意理解,在晴朗的夜晚,我仍然能够感受到(像父亲说的那样)好像站在太空的边缘。

17.动词。Absorb吸收,理解。句意为我肯定还有其他很多知识我理解了,但是现在不记得了。

18.句意理解,但是我真正学到的是,一切都有相应的解释,我理解的越多,我就会生活的越舒适。

19.父亲教会了我世界上没有什么是解不开的迷,只要我们去寻找,就可以理解,弄明白。也许这就是我对科学感兴趣的原因。

20.同上

 

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