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【題目】The famous scientist and thinker， Charles Darwin， was born on February 12， 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn， England.

Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

As a boy Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things： eggs， stones， and leaves. His father did not like this， as Charles was not studying very well at school.

At the age of sixteen， Darwin was sent to Cambridge University in order to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.

Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.

Some time later， he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831， Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand， Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants， which he sent home from the places he visited.

When he returned home， Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends.

In 1842， Darwin went to live in Kent(肯特)， where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same， and that they really change.

By 1859， Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species（《物種起源》）. It made a great hit in the world of science. He was opposed(反對(duì)) by the church and even by some scientists. But later， more and more scientists agreed with him.

Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882.

【1】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子填空（每空限填一個(gè)單詞）。

From the first paragraph of the passage， we know not only Darwin but also his ________ was a famous and great _________.

【2】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子填空（每空限填一個(gè)單詞）。

According to the passage， Darwin ___________ studying the changes in nature and had great ___________ of plants and animals.

【3】把短文中畫(huà)底線的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)：

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【4】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

According to the passage， what’s the influence of Darwin’s famous book The Origin of Species? ____________________________________________________________________________

【5】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容用一個(gè)完整的英文句子(限12個(gè)詞以內(nèi))回答問(wèn)題。

What is the main idea of the passage?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】grandfather/grandpa， scientist

【2】kept， collections

【3】達(dá)爾文懂得動(dòng)物和植物不是一成不變的，而實(shí)際上是在不斷變化的。

【4】It made a great hit in the world of science.

【5】Darwin kept studying in science all his life./ Darwin held on to his studies in science all his life.

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該文主要介紹了著名的科學(xué)家，思想家達(dá)爾文的生平事跡。包括他的家庭狀況，他小時(shí)候的情況，他是如何一步步的走形成功的。

【1】根據(jù)文中Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.可知達(dá)爾文和他的祖父都是著名的科學(xué)家，所以作答grandfather/grandpa， scientist

【2】根據(jù)文中He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things： eggs， stones， and leaves. His father did not like this， as Charles was not studying very well at school. 可知達(dá)爾文堅(jiān)持自然的變化，收集了大量的動(dòng)植物，所以作答kept， collections

【3】Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same， and that they really change.這是一個(gè)帶賓語(yǔ)從句的主從復(fù)合句。賓語(yǔ)從句為由and連接的并列句。

【4】根據(jù)文中By 1859， Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species（《物種起源》）. It made a great hit in the world of science可知到1859，達(dá)爾文已經(jīng)完成了他的著名的書(shū)《物種起源》。它在科學(xué)界取得了巨大成功。所以作答It made a great hit in the world of science.

【5】該文介紹了達(dá)爾文一生堅(jiān)持科學(xué)研究的事實(shí)，所以作答Darwin kept studying in science all his life./ Darwin held on to his studies in science all his life.