Question

【題目】

A. everyone B. how long C. weak D. higher E. instead of F. However G. speed H. left I. until J. lower K. enjoyed L. how far

Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe , England, on December 25,1642. He was born early and he was very_【1】__.No one believed he could continue to live. But he surprised _【2】___ . He had one of the most powerful minds in history. And he lived__【3】___he was 84.

Newton’s father died before he was born. His mother married again a few years later. She 【4】___ Newton with his grandmother.

The boy was not a good student .Yet he was curious(好奇的) and liked to make things ,such as kites, clocks and simple machines . Newton also_【5】___finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems .As a boy ,for example, he wanted to find a way to measure(測量) the 【6】__ of the wind .On a windy day , he measured how far he could jump with the wind at his back .Then he measured __【7】__ he could jump with the wind in his face .From the difference between the two jumps, he made his own measure of the power of the wind.

Strangely ,Newton became a much better student after a boy kicked him in the stomach.The boy was one of the best students in the school.Newton decided to get even (報復) by getting __【8】___ marks than the boy who kicked him .In a short time ,Newton became the top student at the school.

Newton left school to help on the family farm.. 【9】___, the boy was not a good farmer.He spent his time solving math problems. Instead of taking care of the farm. He spent hours visiting a bookstore in town, ___【10】__ selling his vegetables in the market.An uncle believed that Newton would do better as a student than as a farmer.So he sponsored(資助) the young man into Cambridge University to study math.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】I

【4】H

【5】K

【6】G

【7】L

【8】D

【9】F

【10】E

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了牛頓小時候的故事，最后他在叔叔的資助下實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想。

【1】C根據后一句，沒有人會相信他能活下來�？芍�本句指的是他非常虛弱。故填：C。

【2】A根據后一句，他有一顆人類歷史上最強大的大腦。可知本句指的是，但是他讓每個人都吃了一驚。故填：A。

【3】I句意：他一直活到84歲。故填：I。

【4】H根據前一句，可知牛頓的母親把他和姥姥留在了一起。故填：H。

【5】K根據前一句，可知本句指的是，牛頓也喜歡找新方法來回答問題，或者解決問題。enjoy doing sth喜歡做某事。故填：K。

【6】G根據后一句，可知他想測量風的速度。故填：G。

【7】L根據前一句，可知此處指的是，然后他測量迎風他能跳多遠。故填：L.。

【8】D結合語境可知此處指的是，牛頓想要通過獲得更高的分數(shù)來報復這個男孩。故填：D。

【9】F句意：然而，這個男孩不是一個好農民。聯(lián)系上下文可知前后是轉折關系，故填：F。

【10】E句意：他花費幾個小時參觀鎮(zhèn)上的書店，而不是在市場上銷售他的蔬菜。故填：E。