题目内容
7.Charles Darwin was a scientist who changed our understanding of the natural world.He is known as the Father of Modern Biology.Darwin spent all his life studying nature and making notes about all the species(物种)he found.Darwin was born in 1809in England.Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks.He was a good athlete though and loved exploring nature and collecting sea shells.He also kept doing chemistry experiments and so his classmates gave him the nickname"Gas"
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too.Charles started studying medicine at Edinburgh University,but soon gave up his studies there.He went on to study religion at Cambridge University instead.There he started collecting insects like beetles and paid too little attention to his studies.
In 1831,at the age of 22,Darwin went on a five-year expedition to South America,Australia and South Africa by ship.He was often seasick,but the things he saw on this long journey changed his life.He collected many fossils as well as animal and plant specimens.He spent the rest of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books.
In 1839,Darwin married his cousin,Emma Wedgwood,with whom he had ten children!He was a loving father and enjoyed family life,which was always more important to him than his research.In spite of having many health problems throughout his life,Darwin lived until he his 73.
Darwin's most famous book On the Origin of Species came out in 1859and sold out in a day.It said that all living things were related,which meant that human beings were just another kind of animal.These ideas were not popular at first,but now most people agree with them and admire Darwin as a brilliant scientist.
101.Darwin was agood athlete,not good at school and had great interests in exploring nature though he has work.
102.At Edinburgh University,Darwin soon gave up his study because hedidn't want be a doctor.
103.Darwin came up withsome new ideas,changed his lifeafter the long journey,and what he saw on the way.
104.According to the article,Darwin loved his family very much and he hada happy life.
105.At first,Darwin's new ideas about human beingswere not accepted by most people/were accepted by few people.
分析 文章大意:这篇文章主要讲了现代生物之父达尔文的情况,文中详细介绍了他的生平经历.在学校里他成绩很差,但是他是一个很好的运动员,热爱探索自然和收集海洋的贝壳,他也一直在做化学实验.达尔文开始在爱丁堡大学学习医学,不久就放弃了.他继续在剑桥大学学习宗教.在1831年进行了一次旅行对他意义深远.还有他的幸福的家庭生活.达尔文最著名的书《物种起源》于1859年出版.
解答 101:good athlete,not good at school,细节理解题;根据文中提示Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks.He was a good athlete though and loved exploring nature and collecting sea shells.可知此题应填good athlete,not good at school.
102:didn't want be a doctor,细节理解题;根据文中提示达尔文在Edinburgh University放弃学业推测是因为他不想从医,故填 didn't want be a doctor.
103:some new ideas,changed his life,细节理解题;根据文中信息but the things he saw on this long journey changed his life.在那次长途旅行之后,达尔文有了新的想法,并且他在途中看到的改变了他的生活.所以填some new ideas,changed his life.
104:a happy life,细节理解题;根据文中In 1839,Darwin married his cousin,Emma Wedgwood,with whom he had ten children!He was a loving father and enjoyed family life,可以知道他的生活很幸福,所以填a happy life.
105:were not accepted by most people/were accepted by few people,细节理解题;根据文中句子These ideas were not popular at first(这些想法一开始并不受欢迎)根据new ideas 可知应用被动语态完成,所以此题应填 were not accepted by most people/were accepted by a few people.
点评 解答此类题,根据文章上下文的语句和语段,采用不同的答题技巧和方法来推理做题.
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