Question

【題目】 One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations（適應(yīng)，改變）was Charles Darwin. He was born in England in 1809. He wasn' t the best student in his school. When he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing（觀察） nature more than attending medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.

Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister （牧帀）.This time he made it to graduation, but he didn' t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.

After graduation, Charles was invited to sail （乘船航行）on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn’ t the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew' s task was to make maps o the places they visited.

On December 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip \ was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During the time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.

Twenty - three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring （后代）.

【1】The Beagle was a（ n） ,

A.shipB.planeC.plantD.animal

【2】When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was years old.

A.twenty - threeB.twenty - twoC.forty - fiveD.fifty

【3】The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to .

A.adaptationsB.Darwin and WallaceC.animalsD.Darwin * s ideas

【4】Which of the following is true?

A.Darwin graduated from a medical school.

B.Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive.

C.Darwin published a scientific paper by himself.

D.Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

本文敘述了達(dá)爾文在上學(xué)時(shí)因?yàn)閷?duì)父親安排的學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)不感興趣，自己在朋友的鼓勵(lì)下，開始研究科學(xué)，進(jìn)行了5年的一次航行，看到許多了不同種類的動(dòng)植物，并把它們帶回到英國(guó)進(jìn)行研究，50歲的時(shí)候發(fā)表了論文。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中After graduation, Charles was invited to sail （乘船航行）on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. 畢業(yè)后,查爾斯被邀請(qǐng)?jiān)谪惛駹柼?hào)作為一個(gè)無薪的科學(xué)家乘船航行�？芍�Beagle是一艘船的名字，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中He was born in England in 1809.和On December 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five.以及Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace.可知，他出生于1809年，到1831年出海航行，是22歲，航行進(jìn)行了5年，他就是27歲，而航行結(jié)束23年后出版的書就是50歲了，故選D。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring （后代）.達(dá)爾文描述了一些動(dòng)物是如何適應(yīng)環(huán)境以生存下來的。他們傳遞給后代。可知，句中動(dòng)詞are passed用的是被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)，表達(dá)的是被傳遞，那么they代替的就是adaptations，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中When he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing（觀察） nature more than attending medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.當(dāng)他16歲時(shí)，他的父親送他去了一所醫(yī)學(xué)院。比起上醫(yī)學(xué)課，查爾斯更喜歡花時(shí)間在戶外觀察大自然。他沒畢業(yè)就輟學(xué)了�？芍�他并沒有醫(yī)學(xué)院畢業(yè)，所以A選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文中Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive.達(dá)爾文描述了一些動(dòng)物是如何適應(yīng)環(huán)境以生存下來的。可知B選項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)文中Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace.達(dá)爾文和另一個(gè)叫華萊士的人發(fā)表了一篇科學(xué)論文�？芍�他并不是獨(dú)自發(fā)表的論文，所以C選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)文中He wasn’ t the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go.他不是第一人選，但他是幸運(yùn)兒。可知，他并不是第一個(gè)被選擇的，所以D選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，故選B。