Question

【題目】

Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools' (傻瓜的) experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic (基礎(chǔ)的) that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or a problem．Sometimes, they really do know an answer, but without thinking it is important．

Charles Darwin didn't just think he knew something．And, he believed all things could be important no matter how simple they seemed to be．

Suppose you drop pieces of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape．If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way．Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other pieces．What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything．

But this simple experiment is important．It explains part of our present day understandings of physics (物理學(xué)) ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton．And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek (古希臘的) physics．

The scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them．Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations (基礎(chǔ)) of science．

【1】The passage tells us that Charles Darwin ________．

A. was a great English scientist

B. always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult

C. thought even the simplest thing was important

D. didn't get along well with others

【2】The underlined phrase "set aside" in Paragraph Five most probably means "________．"

A. throw away

B. receive

C. help with

D. learn from

【3】The writer of the passage tries to ________．

A. show us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world

B. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things

C. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed

D. draw our attention to everyday things around us

【4】Which one of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Darwin really did fools' experiments．

B. According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments．

C. It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple．

D. Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述達爾文做了許多人門認為簡單的實驗，他相信所有的事情都很重要，不管他們看起來多么的簡單。告訴我們要留意身邊的小事，無論他們有多么的簡單。

【1】主旨大意題。根據(jù)And, he believed all things could be important no matter how simple they seemed to be可知，他相信所有的事情都很重要，不管他們看起來多么的簡單。告訴我們要留意身邊的小事，無論他們有多么的簡單。故選C。

【2】詞義猜測提。根據(jù)But this simple experiment is important．It explains part of our present day understandings of physics (物理學(xué)) ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton．And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek (古希臘的) physics可知，這些簡單的實驗很重要，他解釋了人類目前對物理的理解，這些理論推翻了古典的物理學(xué)，因此可知，set aside與throw away同義，故選A。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)The scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them．Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations (基礎(chǔ)) of science可知，最簡單的事情可有可能動搖科學(xué)的根基，告訴我們盡管是最簡單的事情也要留意。故選D。

【4】根據(jù)Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic (基礎(chǔ)的) that other people just thought they were foolish可知，有人認為達爾文做最愚蠢的實驗，故選B。