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二.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分) WhenAlbertEinsteinwasyoung,hewasaquietchildwhospentmuchofhistimealone.Hewasslowtotalkandhaddifficultyinlearningtoread. WhenAlbertwasfiveyearsold,hisfathergavehimacompass(指南针).Albertwasfilledwithwonderwhenhediscoveredthatthecompassneedle(针)alwayspointedinthesamedirection—thenorth.Heaskedhisfatherandunclewhatcausedtheneedletomove. TheiranswersweredifficultforAlberttounderstand.Yethespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthem.Hesaidlaterthathefeltsomethingmustbebehindthings. Albertdidnotlikeschool.TheGermanschoolsofthattimewerenotpleasant.Studentscouldn’taskquestions.Albertsaidhefeltasifhewereinprison. OnedayAlberttoldhisuncleJacobhowmuchhehatedschool,especiallymathematics.Hisuncletoldhimtosolvemathematicalproblemsbypretendingtobeapoliceman."Youarelookingforsomeone,"hesaid,"butyoudonotknowwhoheis.CallhimX.Findhimbyusingyourmathematicaltools." Albertlearnedtolovemathematics.Hewasstudyingthecomplexmathematicsofcalculus(微积分学)whileallhisfriendswerestillstudyingsimplemathematics.Insteadofplayingwithfriendshethoughtaboutthingssuchas"Whatwouldhappenifpeoplecouldtravelatthespeedoflight?". Albertwantedtoteachmathematicsandphysics.Hegraduatedwithhonors,butitwasapitythathecouldnotgetateachingjob. 41.WhydidAlbertEinsteinhateschool? A.Hecouldn’tplaywithhisfriendsthere. B.Studentswerenotallowedtoaskquestions. C.Theschoolswerelikeprisonsatthattime. D.Hehadtolearnmathematicsthathedidn’tlike. 42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"complex"probablymean? A.Useful.B.DifficultC.Boring.D.Interesting. 43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________. A.Einsteinbecameamathematicsteacheraftergraduation B.Einsteingraduallylovedmathematicswithhisuncle’shelp C.learningmathematicsislikeworkingasapoliceman D.Einsteinlikedplayingwithotherchildren 44.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.HowAlbertEinsteinstudiedinschool. B.SomethingaboutAlbertEinstein’searlyinterests. C.SomethingabouttheyoungAlbertEinstein. D.WhyAlbertEinsteinlearnedmorethanhisclassmates. B Everyyear,forMom’sbirthday,Mother’sDay,orChristmas,mydadgoesoutforpresents.Hegetshersomethingheknowsshewouldlovetohave,butMomwouldneveradmittoit.He’satruehandymanwithtoolsandwood,soMomhasjustabouteverytypeofshelvingandotherwoodenfurnituresheneedsinthehouse.MomisanAmericanflagfan.Therearemanypatriotic(爱国的)thingsinMomandDad’shouseandtheyareproudtoliveinTexas. Mydadgetsinabadmoodsometimeswhenthingsaren’tgoingasplanned,andhehasafairlyshorttemper(脾气)withthefamily.Hedoesn’thitus,buthesimplyexpresseshisangerwithwords.Later,heissorryforeverythinghehassaidtous,soheusuallybuysrosesforMom. Momishisnumber-onegirl.June1stof2008wastheir23rdweddinganniversary(周年纪念),andIfindthattheyhavegrowncloserandcloser,andinalmosteveryoneofthoseyears,mydadhassurprisedme.Unlikeagreatnumberoffathersnowadays,mydadhasneverbeenbadtothefamily.Hewasafrequentdrinkerbeforeheandmymommet,butnowhedrinksless. AnytimeMomneedshim,heisthereforher.Mydadwon’tevenallowarepresentativeofanycompanyonthephonebeingrudetomymom.Hehaseventaughtmehowtodealwiththem,andalsohowtodealwithmyowndifficulties. 45.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthor’sfather_____ A.isanAmericanflagfanB.hasashorttemper C.alwaysdrinksalotD.isrudetohiswife 46.Whatwilltheauthor’sfatherdoafterexpressinghisanger? A.Buypresentsfortheauthor.B.Makeeverytypeofshelving. C.Buyrosesforhiswife.D.Drinkmore. 47.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Motherlikesmakinghandicrafts. B.Fatherdislikesbuyingroses. C.Fatheroftenhitshischildafterdrinking. D.MotherandFathergotmarriedin1985. 48.Thepassagemainlytellsushow_______. A.FathermarriedMother B.Fathertaughttheauthortofacedifficulties C.HowdevotedFatheristohisfamily D.Fatherkeepshisword (责任编辑：admin) |