Today even ordinary people understand that the universe is something larger than ever ____ before.

A. think              B. to think           C. thought              D. thinking

Today even ordinary people understand that the universe is something larger than ever _____ before.  

A. think                        B. to think                    C. thought                    D. thinking  

Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, greater than most other men have achieved. An American university president once said that Einstein had helped us have a new view of the universe. It may be some time before ordinary people fully understand the identity(一致) of time and space and so on — but even ordinary people understand now that the universe is something larger than it had been ever thought before. By 1914 the young Einstein had been famous in the world. At that time, he accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. There he had few duties, little teaching and a great number of chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet life were broken by World War I.

Einstein hated wars and killings. World War I changed his ordinary life, and he would sit unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to go on with his research.

In the years following World War I, more and more people knew and respected him. He became head of the Faiser Whilhem Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany until the rise of Nazism(纳粹) when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

1.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A.    Einstein achieved more than any other scientist in history

B.    a lot of people today are cleverer than Einstein

C.    Einstein once gave in to the German army in World War I

D.    Germans usually have a high respect for science

2.. Which is the right order of the events?

a. Einstein was able to continue his research in 1918.

b. Einstein became a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science.

c. Einstein won the Nobel Prize.

d. World War I broke out in Europe.

A. a-b-c-d　　 B. b-d-a-c　 C. b-a-c-d　 D. a-c-d-b

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.    Einstein was once head of the Faiser Whilhem Institute of Theoretical Physics.

B.    Einstein was against wars and killings.

C.    Einstein played an important role in the development of modern science.

D. Einstein was driven out of Germany because of his attitude towards wars.

Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, and his achievement was even greater than a few other great scientists have achieved. An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may he some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on—but even ordinary man now understand that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.

By 1914 young Einstein had been world-famous. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by World War I.

Einstein hated fighting and killing. The great suffering of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.

In the year following World War I honors were increasingly put on him. He became head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. But he himself refused the effort to put him in a position far above other people. He was well known for his humble manner. He often said that his success would certainly have been achieved by others if he had never lived.

In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany till the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is________.

    A. the difficulty of Einstein's thought to others

    B. the feeling of an American university president towards Einstein

    C. the difference between science and history

    D. the change in human thought produced by Einstein

2. It seems to the American university president that________.

    A. Einstein achieved more than any other scientist in history

    B. everybody understands Einstein's scientific ideas

    C. the new view of the universe can be quickly learned by everyone

    D. our ideas about the universe are different today from those in the past because of Einstein

3. Between 1914 and 1918 Einstein________.

    A. received world-wide praise

    B. had no chances for study

    C. almost did nothing in his office

D. still continued his scientific research

4. Einstein did his greatest work________.

    A. when Nazism rose

    B. when he was young

    C. during World War I

D. after he left Europe

5. From the passage we can know that ________.

    A. Germans usually have a high respect for science

    B. Einstein had other interests besides science

C. Einstein was forced to work again in 1918

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Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, and his achievement was even greater than a few other great scientists have achieved. An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook, a new view of the universe. It may he some time before the average mind understands fully the identity of time and space and so on—but even ordinary man now understand that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.

By 1914 young Einstein had been world-famous. He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet were broken by World War I.

Einstein hated fighting and killing. The great suffering of war affected him deeply, and he sat unhappily in his office doing little. He lost interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.

In the year following World War I honors were increasingly put on him. He became head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics. But he himself refused the effort to put him in a position far above other people. He was well known for his humble manner. He often said that his success would certainly have been achieved by others if he had never lived.

In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize, and he was honored in Germany till the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is________.

    A. the difficulty of Einstein's thought to others

    B. the feeling of an American university president towards Einstein

    C. the difference between science and history

    D. the change in human thought produced by Einstein

2. It seems to the American university president that________.

    A. Einstein achieved more than any other scientist in history

    B. everybody understands Einstein's scientific ideas

    C. the new view of the universe can be quickly learned by everyone

    D. our ideas about the universe are different today from those in the past because of Einstein

3. Between 1914 and 1918 Einstein________.

    A. received world-wide praise

    B. had no chances for study

    C. almost did nothing in his office

D. still continued his scientific research

4. Einstein did his greatest work________.

    A. when Nazism rose

    B. when he was young

    C. during World War I

D. after he left Europe

5. From the passage we can know that ________.

    A. Germans usually have a high respect for science

    B. Einstein had other interests besides science

C. Einstein was forced to work again in 1918

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