49．What does “investigate” mean in the passage?

A．Put some money　 B．Make a careful study　 C．Develop　 D．Find information

48．Why is investigation important?

A．The scientist’s knowledge must be exact

B．He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit

C．What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions

at other times

D．If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must

be explained by the changes in the conditions

47．Which won’t the author agree to?

A．Knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter

B．A scientist must know how to investigate and how to discover information

C．A scientist must be sure that he has an exact and reasonable answer to his questions

D．A scientist must be a good runner, because he must go a step further than others

46．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Scientists are ordinary people　　　　 B．The theory of relativity

C．What makes a scientist　　　　　　 D．What’s important to a scientist

45．In the last paragraph, the author intends to　　　　　　　 .

A．highly praise Barcelona Football Club　　 B．tell us the development of FC Barcelona

C．tell us how to end our tour in Barcelona　　 D．tell us the great success of Spanish football

答案：41-45　 DAADC　

B

What makes a person a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is NO. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses the tools that makes difference. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree that knowing how to investigate and how to discover information is important to anyone. The scientist goes one step further than that; he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any change the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the change in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct.

44．Which of the following is NOT among the attractions of Barcelona?

A．Culture　　　 B．Sports　　　 C．Architectures　　　 D．Theatres

43．Who is believed to have greatly affected the image of Barcelona?

A．Antony Caudy　　　　　　　　 B．The great Barker family of ancient Carpage

C．The King and Queen of Spain　　 D．The Romans

42．The first paragraph is mainly about the　　　　　　　 of Barcelona.

A．history　　　 B．famous buildings　　　 C．big events　　　 D．present

41．This passage is most probably taken from　　　　　　　 .

A．a history book　　 B．a government document　 C．a geography book　 D．a travel book

80. How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?

　A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.

　B. They want to know where they can find fish.

　C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

　D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.　

答案：77-80 BDCA

浙江省南马高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中试题

A

Barcelona is regarded as Spain’s second city, behind capital Madrid. The city is rich in history. Barcelona was founded by Carthaginians and according to tradition, it got its name from the great Barker family of ancient Carpage. After numerous different conquers, including the Romans and the Moores that seriously damaged the city, the Argons made Catalonia, of which Barcelona was the capital. Strong and prosperous, since the 1970s, the city has formed its Catalon background. But it wasn’t until the summer Olympics in 1992 that Barcelona became the modern, lively city that it still is today. And with this prosperity have come wonderful hotels. The Raewon Callas the 1st was opened in 1992, by the King and Queen of Spain.

With buildings like the Casa Cal Bain and the Casa Minga, Antony Gaudy is believed to have made great impact on the image of Barcelona. He also built the fantastic Park Quell. Antony Gaudy died in 1926, leaving an unfinished cathedral as his epitaph(墓志铭).

There are the attractions of coming to Barcelona?

There are many, many different attractions: culture, leisure, monuments, our architecture, and the gastronomy(美食). Barcelona has commercial areas and shopping areas of five kilometers that goes around to the sea to the north. You can also see our architecture, our monuments, our museums, and our restaurants. So there is a mix between shopping and services.

One label that’s hot among fashion consciousness is MIRO, and these trendy designs of clothing and shoes originate in Barcelona. The region itself now produces for other international labels, like for the Gallic giant Lacose.

No visit to the city would be complete without a tour of the Nou Camp, the home of one of Spain’s finest teams, Barcelona Football Club. FC Barcelona was founded in 1899 along with the other Spanish team, Real Madrid. It’s one of the greatest football teams in Europe. With players like Maradona and Ronaldo having played for Barca, it’s easy to explain their success! FC Barcelona is known to have won more cups than any other team in European football history. The stadium, the Nou Camp, can hold one hundred and twelve thousand people, making it one of the greatest places to watch and play “the beautiful game”.