In his youth, Darwin was an average student.__1__ he was a big reader. He also was an eager __2__， especially of beetles and butterflies. (He once carried two beetles, one in each hand, and then saw a __3__ so interesting that he decided to put it in his mouth.)

__4__ it came time for higher education, Darwin went to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine. But he soon found that he couldn't __5__ the sight of blood. So he left and went to school at the University of Cambridge in England __6__. He was preparing to become a minister, a profession in which blood shouldn't be a(n) __7__.

His heart was not in __8__， though. He spent his time at Cambridge collecting __9__ bugs and talking about science with people like the geologist Adam Sedgwick and the botanist John Stevens Henslow. Henslow saw that Darwin could be a __10__， and helped him get the chance to go on a long sea __11__ of exploration on a ship called the Beagle.

__12__ that ship's five－year trip around the world, Darwin observed many __13__ of life and various geological formations and fossils in South America and islands in the Pacific Ocean.__14__ the time the voyage ended, in 1836, Darwin knew more about life than anybody else.

During this trip, Darwin sent __15__ back to England. So he was well known as a scientist when he __16__. But __17__ becoming a professor, Darwin moved to the __18__. For some reason he was almost always __19__ with a stomach disorder. Doctors couldn't help him. (Even today, experts __20__ what disease he might have had.) So he lived an isolated life with his wife and family. He did experiments, studied plants and animals, read books and wrote papers in the comfort of his country home.

1. A. And         B. So             C. Or            D. But

2. A. collector   B. learner        C. instructor    D. farmer

3. A. larger      B. third          C. beetle        D. second

4. A. Before      B. Although       C. When         D. Until

5. A. meet        B. like           C. catch        D. stand

6. A. yet         B. instead        C. too          D. soon

7. A. sight       B. operation      C. problem      D. necessary 

8. A. religion    B. study          C. research     D. science

9. A. fewer       B. more           C. rarer        D. bigger

10. A. scientist    B. minister      C. geologist    D. learner

11. A. discoveries  B. voyage        C. fishing      D. passage 

12. A. Before       B. After         C. Until        D. During

13. A. forms        B. sizes         C. heights      D. years

14. A. In           B. After         C. By           D. During

15. A. reports      B. application   C. news         D. bugs

16. A. started out  B. came back     C. passed away  D. sailed out

17. A. fond of      B. content with  C. rather than  D. sticking to

18. A. city         B. university    C. office       D. countryside

19. A. disturbed    B. content       C. concerned    D. curious

20. A. know about   B. argue about   C. find out     D. care about

　

 1. 解析：選D。由上下文可知，前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。他是一個普通的學生，卻是一個讀書廣泛的人。

2. 解析：選A。聯(lián)系空后的“especially of beetles and butterflies”及括號內(nèi)介紹他的故事可知，他喜歡收集生物。

3. 解析：選B。聯(lián)系上文“carried two beetles”可知。

4. 解析：選C。聯(lián)系后文“Darwin went to Edinburgh in Scotland to study medicine”及空后的“for higher education”可知，當他需要更高的教育的時候，……。

5. 解析：選D。聯(lián)系空后“the sight of blood”以及下文的“a profession in which blood shouldn't be a(n) __7__”可知，他害怕血，不能忍受看到血。

6. 解析：選B。instead在這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折。由文意可知，他離開了這里到了英國劍橋大學。

7. 解析：選C。句意為：他打算成為一名牧師，做了牧師后，血就不再是一個困擾他的問題了。

8. 解析：選A。句意為：他原打算要成為一名牧師。但是，他的心也不在宗教上。

9. 解析：選B。collecting more bugs與后面的talking about science為順接關(guān)系，因此可知，他對收集更多的動物和談?wù)摽茖W感興趣。

10. 解析：選A。聯(lián)系后文可知，Henslow幫助他進行環(huán)繞全球的航海是想幫助他收集更多的生物標本，因此他覺得達爾文能成為一名科學家。

11. 解析：選B。聯(lián)系下文“ship's five－year trip around the world”可知，他去航海。

12. 解析：選D。后文介紹的是他在五年的航海期間所做的事情，因此選during。

13. 解析：選A。聯(lián)系空后“and various geological formations and fossils”可知，他觀察了多種生物形式。

14. 解析：選C。聯(lián)系空后的內(nèi)容可知，等到航海結(jié)束的時候，他比任何人對生物都知道得多。

15. 解析：選A。句意為：航海期間他不斷把自己的研究報告發(fā)給英國。

16. 解析：選B。后文講述的是他回到英國后發(fā)生的事情，因此選came back。

17. 解析：選C。聯(lián)系后文的“Darwin moved to the __18__”可知，他沒有做教授。

18. 解析：選D。聯(lián)系后文可知，他搬到了鄉(xiāng)村居住。

19. 解析：選A。由后文可知，他受到胃病的困擾。

20. 解析：選B。句意為：即使到了今天專家對他的疾病也在爭論不休。

　

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