【題目】Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolish experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?

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

Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(滿足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.

Suppose you drop sheets 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 sheets. 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, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.

Scientists sometimes stop 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 of science.

1The 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 well with others

2The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means    .

A.throw awayB.store up

C.put to useD.realize

3The author of the passage tries to    .

A.convince 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 happenings around us

4Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Darwin really did foolish 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.

【答案】

1C

2A

3D

4B

【解析】

試題本文是一篇哲理類閱讀,從達(dá)爾文切入,告訴人們,科學(xué)家不僅像常人一樣知道某些真理,他們還驗(yàn)證真理,不管這些真理有多簡單。

1細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(滿足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.得知,達(dá)爾文并不滿足于知道某些事,因?yàn)樗嘈,任何事物都很重要,不管它們看來有多簡單。故選C。

2詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段中的But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton.可知作者認(rèn)為做這個(gè)簡單實(shí)驗(yàn)是重要的,它解釋了目前人們對于物理方面的理解。因此這些理解當(dāng)然是推翻了一些希臘古典物理學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)。由此可推知set asidethrow away同義。故選A。

3推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.可知,最簡單的事情都可能動搖科學(xué)的根基,意在告訴讀者要留意身邊的每一件事,哪怕它非常簡單。故選D

4細(xì)節(jié)考查題。根據(jù)第一段中的Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?可知,有些人認(rèn)為Darwin做了愚蠢的實(shí)驗(yàn)。故選B。

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