Question

One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (適應能力) was Charles Darwin (達爾文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn't the best student in his school, but 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 and dropped out(輟學) without graduating.

??? Next, Charles' father sent him to school to become a minister (牧師). 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 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 of 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 this 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). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.

1.Darwin was very interested in _____.

A. attending medical classes???????????? B. the work of a minister

C. sailing around the world????????????? D. science

2.The Beagle was a(an) _____.

A. ship?????????????? B. plane??????????? C. plant???????? D. animal

3.When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old.

A. twenty-three??????? B. twenty-two?????? C. forty-five????? D. fifty

4.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____.

A. adaptations??????????????????????? B. Darwin and Wallace

C. animals?????????????????????????? D. Darwin's ideas

5.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.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了達爾文在上學時因為對父親安排的學校的學習不感興趣，自己在朋友的鼓勵下，開始研究科學，進行了5年的一次航行，看到許多了不同種類的動植物，并把它們帶回到英國進行研究，45歲的時候發(fā)表了論文。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science. 達爾文對科學感興趣，故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist.可知Beagle 應該是一個船的名字，故選A。

3.數字計算題。根據On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. 因為達爾文出生在1809，1831年他22歲的時候開始航行，23年后他45歲發(fā)表論文，故選C。

4.詞義猜測題。根據Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive.可知指的是動物的適應能力，故選A。

5.細節(jié)理解題。根據Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive 一些動物有適應能力來維持生存，故選B。

考點：人物類短文閱讀。