Question

【题目】

“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking?

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.

James Ferguson was a poor American boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring(钟表的主发条)?He soon found he could make it with whalebone(鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto(座右铭)was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.

Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't lose heart, and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

【1】The achievement of James Watt was that he　　 .

A.invented the steam engine firstB.found the steam in the kettle

C.improved the steam engine muchD.watched the lid move up and down

【2】The right order of the following sentences is　　.

①James Ferguson made a wooden clock.

②James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.

③James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.

A.③②①B.②③①C.②①③D.③①②

【3】Which of the following did the three great people have in common according to this passage?

A.They all had great success when they were young boys

B.They all achieved great success by watching only.

C.They all learned how to think to the purpose by thinking.

D.They all came from the same country.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

该文通过牛顿、瓦特和杰姆斯弗格森的故事告诉人们思考，通过思考你就可以学会怎样达到思考的目的。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段中And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.可知瓦特的成就在于大大改进了蒸汽机，所以选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知杰姆斯弗格森有一次看到了一块表的里面，后来他就发现他能用鲸骨制作钟表的主发条，然后他做了一个木制的时钟，所以选B。

【3】推理题。A. 他们小时候都取得了巨大的成功；B. 他们全都通过观看获得了巨大的成功；C. 他们都学会了如何通过思考来达到目的；D. 他们都来自同一个国家。根据文章的理解可知他们都学会了通过思考来达到目的，所以给选择C。