题目内容
In his youth, Darwin was an average student.__1__ he was a big reader. He also was an eager __2__， especially of beetles and butterflies. (He once carried two beetles, one in each hand, and then saw a __3__ so interesting that he decided to put it in his mouth.)
__4__ it came time for higher education, Darwin went to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine. But he soon found that he couldn't __5__ the sight of blood. So he left and went to school at the University of Cambridge in England __6__. He was preparing to become a minister, a profession in which blood shouldn't be a(n) __7__.
His heart was not in __8__， though. He spent his time at Cambridge collecting __9__ bugs and talking about science with people like the geologist Adam Sedgwick and the botanist John Stevens Henslow. Henslow saw that Darwin could be a __10__， and helped him get the chance to go on a long sea __11__ of exploration on a ship called the Beagle.
__12__ that ship's five－year trip around the world, Darwin observed many __13__ of life and various geological formations and fossils in South America and islands in the Pacific Ocean.__14__ the time the voyage ended, in 1836, Darwin knew more about life than anybody else.
During this trip, Darwin sent __15__ back to England. So he was well known as a scientist when he __16__. But __17__ becoming a professor, Darwin moved to the __18__. For some reason he was almost always __19__ with a stomach disorder. Doctors couldn't help him. (Even today, experts __20__ what disease he might have had.) So he lived an isolated life with his wife and family. He did experiments, studied plants and animals, read books and wrote papers in the comfort of his country home.
1. A. And B. So C. Or D. But
2. A. collector B. learner C. instructor D. farmer
3. A. larger B. third C. beetle D. second
4. A. Before B. Although C. When D. Until
5. A. meet B. like C. catch D. stand
6. A. yet B. instead C. too D. soon
7. A. sight B. operation C. problem D. necessary
8. A. religion B. study C. research D. science
9. A. fewer B. more C. rarer D. bigger
10. A. scientist B. minister C. geologist D. learner
11. A. discoveries B. voyage C. fishing D. passage
12. A. Before B. After C. Until D. During
13. A. forms B. sizes C. heights D. years
14. A. In B. After C. By D. During
15. A. reports B. application C. news D. bugs
16. A. started out B. came back C. passed away D. sailed out
17. A. fond of B. content with C. rather than D. sticking to
18. A. city B. university C. office D. countryside
19. A. disturbed B. content C. concerned D. curious
20. A. know about B. argue about C. find out D. care about
1. 解析：选D。由上下文可知，前后为转折关系。他是一个普通的学生，却是一个读书广泛的人。
2. 解析：选A。联系空后的“especially of beetles and butterflies”及括号内介绍他的故事可知，他喜欢收集生物。
3. 解析：选B。联系上文“carried two beetles”可知。
4. 解析：选C。联系后文“Darwin went to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine”及空后的“for higher education”可知，当他需要更高的教育的时候，……。
5. 解析：选D。联系空后“the sight of blood”以及下文的“a profession in which blood shouldn't be a(n) __7__”可知，他害怕血，不能忍受看到血。
6. 解析：选B。instead在这里表示转折。由文意可知，他离开了这里到了英国剑桥大学。
7. 解析：选C。句意为：他打算成为一名牧师，做了牧师后，血就不再是一个困扰他的问题了。
8. 解析：选A。句意为：他原打算要成为一名牧师。但是，他的心也不在宗教上。
9. 解析：选B。collecting more bugs与后面的talking about science为顺接关系，因此可知，他对收集更多的动物和谈论科学感兴趣。
10. 解析：选A。联系后文可知，Henslow帮助他进行环绕全球的航海是想帮助他收集更多的生物标本，因此他觉得达尔文能成为一名科学家。
11. 解析：选B。联系下文“ship's five－year trip around the world”可知，他去航海。
12. 解析：选D。后文介绍的是他在五年的航海期间所做的事情，因此选during。
13. 解析：选A。联系空后“and various geological formations and fossils”可知，他观察了多种生物形式。
14. 解析：选C。联系空后的内容可知，等到航海结束的时候，他比任何人对生物都知道得多。
15. 解析：选A。句意为：航海期间他不断把自己的研究报告发给英国。
16. 解析：选B。后文讲述的是他回到英国后发生的事情，因此选came back。
17. 解析：选C。联系后文的“Darwin moved to the __18__”可知，他没有做教授。
18. 解析：选D。联系后文可知，他搬到了乡村居住。
19. 解析：选A。由后文可知，他受到胃病的困扰。
20. 解析：选B。句意为：即使到了今天专家对他的疾病也在争论不休。
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