Question

【题目】

For many people, his name is another word for "genius". He is the father of the theory of relativity(相对论). His most famous formula(公式) is E=mc2, which describes the relationship between mass(质量)and energy. He is Albert Einstein, one of the most famous _______ in the world.

On March 19, 2012, some of Einstein's personal papers and scientific research were _______ online for the first time. They gave people a _______ to know more about Einstein as a person.

Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, into a Jewish family in the German city of Ulm. At the age of 15, Einstein _______ school and moved to Italy with his family. Later, he finished his studies in Switzerland.

Einstein published four important papers in 1905. _______ them, one on the photoelectric effect(光电效应) _______ him the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. But Einstein's greatest work is the theory of relativity. It tells us that time can be _______or sped up depending on the speed of a moving object. This theory changed the _______ people understand the universe(宇宙).

But Einstein wasn't just a scientist. He was also a regular man and lived a _______ life. He liked playing Mozart on his violin, as well as hiking and walking. Einstein didn't ________ much about power. In 1952, the young nation of Israel asked Einstein to be their president, but he refused

【1】A.teachersB.artistsC.presidentsD.scientists

【2】A.closedB.publishedC.finishedD.written

【3】A.careerB.changeC.chanceD.challenge

【4】A.leftB.reachedC.graduatedD.attended

【5】A.AmongB.FromC.BetweenD.After

【6】A.presentedB.startedC.experiencedD.earned

【7】A.broken downB.slowed downC.cut downD.taken down

【8】A.interestB.wayC.mindD.advantage

【9】A.hardB.poorC.secretD.colorful

【10】A.careB.knowC.worryD.complain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

本文主要讲述了爱因斯坦。对很多人来说，他的名字是“天才”的代名词。他是相对论之父，世界上最著名的科学家之一。爱因斯坦不仅仅是一位科学家。他也是一个普通人，过着丰富多彩的生活。他喜欢用小提琴演奏莫扎特，也喜欢徒步旅行和散步。

【1】

句意：他就是爱因斯坦，世界上最著名的科学家之一。

teachers教师；artists艺术家；presidents总统；scientists科学家；根据下文“But Einstein wasn't just a scientist.”可知爱因斯坦不仅仅是一位科学家，所以用scientists，故选D。

【2】

句意：2012年3月19日，爱因斯坦的一些个人论文和科学研究首次在网上发表。

closed关；published出版，发表；finished完成；written写；根据下文“Einstein published four important papers in 1905.”可知1905年，爱因斯坦发表了四篇重要论文，所以此处也是发表，用published，故选B。

【3】

句意：他们让人们有机会更多地了解爱因斯坦本人。

career职业；change改变；chance机会；challenge挑战；根据上文提及爱因斯坦的一些个人论文和科学研究首次在网上发表，可推测出是有机会了解这个人，所以用chance，故选C。

【4】

句意：15岁时，爱因斯坦离开学校，和家人移居意大利。

left离开；reached到达；graduated毕业；attended参加；根据“Later, he finished his studies in Switzerland.”可知后来，他在瑞士完成了学业，所以是离开，用left，故选A。

【5】

句意：其中一篇关于光电效应的论文为他赢得了1921年的诺贝尔物理学奖。

Among在……之中（用于三者以上）；From来自；Between在……之间（用于两者）；After之后；根据“Einstein published four important papers in 1905.”可知爱因斯坦发表了四篇重要论文，是三者以上，所以用among，故选A。

【6】

句意：其中一篇关于光电效应的论文为他赢得了1921年的诺贝尔物理学奖。

presented颁发；started开始；experienced经历；earned挣得，赢得；根据主语是论文，可推测出此处是赢得，所以用earned，故选D。

【7】

句意：它告诉我们，时间可以变慢或加速，这取决于运动物体的速度。

broken down出故障；slowed down减速；cut down砍倒；taken down记下；根据“sped up”可知是加速，与之对应的应是减速，所以用slowed down，故选B。

【8】

句意：这一理论改变了人们理解宇宙的方式。

interest兴趣；way方式；mind思想；advantage优点；根据前文说到相对论，可推测出是改变了人们理解宇宙的方式，所以用way，故选B。

【9】

句意：他也是一个普通人，过着丰富多彩的生活。

hard艰难的；poor贫穷的；secret秘密；colorful多彩的；根据“He liked playing Mozart on his violin, as well as hiking and walking”可知他喜欢用小提琴演奏莫扎特，也喜欢徒步旅行和散步，所以是多彩的，用colorful，故选D。

【10】

句意：爱因斯坦不太关心权力。

care关心；know知道；worry担心；complain抱怨；care about表示“关心”，根据“In 1952, the young nation of Israel asked Einstein to be their president, but he refused”可知1952年，年轻的国家以色列邀请爱因斯坦当他们的总统，但他拒绝了，所以用care，故选A。