Newton ________ President of the Royal Society.
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Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be simple fact? Do you argue whether it’s cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit?
If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephant’s trunk said it was like a snake. The second who felt the elephant’s side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animal’s tusk. The fourth, who got hold of the elephant’s tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arms around one of the elephant’s legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephant’s ears, said it was like a huge fan.
Each man’s idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a“simple fact”, it’s often because his experience in the matter is different from yours.
To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a“simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you it’s hot!
What makes people think about simple facts differently?
A. The fact that simple facts differ from one another.
B. The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact.
C. The fact that people often disagree with one another.
D. The fact that it’s hard to make up one’s mind about simple facts.
Which of the following temperatures can the word “lukewarm” be applied to?
A. Around 1℃ B. Above 60℃ C. Around 25℃ D. Below 0℃
After reading the last paragraph, we may think of .
A. Newton’s law B. Gallileo’s theory of falling objects
C. Einstein’s theory of relativity D. Marx’s On Capital
The main idea of this passage is .
A. people often judge something according to his own experience
B. people often agree about simple facts
C. it’s hard for a person to make up his mind about a simple fact
D. don’t care too much about simple facts
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He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life graces our greeting cards and day-timers.
Fifty years after his death, his shock（乱蓬蓬的一堆）of white hair and hanging moustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton ,Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.
Around the world , universities and academies（研究院）are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s “miracle year” when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time ,light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.
Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more changes in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunications, lasers, televisions and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world.
He escaped Hitler’s Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism（法西斯主义）and racial prejudice. His FBI (美国联邦调查局)file ran 1,400 pages.
His letters expose a disorderly personal life ─ married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.
The first paragraph implies that Einstein __________.
A. had the gift for politics and music
B. had run for president before he worked at his research
C. was an excellent violinist
D. was more a political leader of a musician than a thinker
When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?
A. Funny and humorous, with an air of a musician.
B. Wearing very wide trousers and a moustache, with an image of an actor.
C. Rough untidy mass of white hair and hanging moustache, with an image of thinking .
D. Black long hair and moustache, with his eyes deep set.
Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?
A. Because he topped himself with the theory of relativity.
B. Because he made important discoveries of space, time, light and matter.
C. Because he published five papers on his theory of relativity.
D. Because he wrote five important articles to help people understand space, time , light and matter better.
Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?
A. When he was absorbed in his research ,he didn’t care for his family.
B. He tried to amuse his family and friends in his spare time.
C. He was so busy with the physical research that he showed no interest in politics.
D. His theory led to much improvement in many technological fields.
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---- I am not able to solve some practical problems using Newton’s First Law of Motion.
----That’s just _______ most of the students are puzzled easily.
A. what B. why C. how D. where
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Edmund Halley（哈雷）was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets（彗星）which other scientists had made. The orbit（轨道）of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not work it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.
However, Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant（有才华的） mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse（椭圆）.
Now Halley set to work. He worked out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by other scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart（相隔）.
This seemed very strange to Halley. The different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.
It was an amazing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction（预言）of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested.
In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet has been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.
Edmund Halley worked out the orbit of ____________.
A. some different comets appearing several times
B. the same comet appearing at different times
C. three different comets appearing three times
D. several comets appearing at the same time
Halley made his discovery ____________.
A. by doing experiments
B. by means of his own careful observation
C. by studying the work of other scientists
D. by chance
Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction（预言）in the year ____________.
A. 1704 B. 1705 C. 1706 D. 1707
This passage in general is about ____________.
A. Halley and other scientists B. the orbit of a comet
C. Newton and Halley D. Halley and his discovery
According to the passage, which of the flowing is NOT true?
A. Newton worked out the orbit of the comet.
B. Halley worked out the orbit of the comet first.
C. Newton gave Halley some help.
D. Halley died before 1758.
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Elixir Written by Eric Walter Twelve-year-old Roth become a friend of Dr. Banting and his Assistant,Mr.Best. who are in search of a cure for diabetes(糖尿病).She finds herself torn between her sympathy for the animals.
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Written by Elizabeth Macleod Meet the “Peanut specialist”, George Washington Carver, The inventor and professor who made over and above25 products out of peanuts. Through his agricultural research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States. See also MacLeod’s Albert Einstein: A life of Genius. |
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Written by Alootook Ipellie and David MacD1. Explore more than one can help0 ideas necessary to Inuit survival. From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concept that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remarkably intelligent people. Also see other books: the Chinese thought of it by Tingxing Ye and A Native American Thought of it by Rocky Landon and David MacDonald.
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Written by Bew Spencer What things do we use daily that have a Canadian connection? Here Are 101common things that were invented in Canada or by a Canadian, Including the Blackberry ,alkaline (碱)batteries the Blue Box recycling program.
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Written by Michael McGowan Ten-year-old boy Newton has invented a time machine to see Dinosaur up close. But it disappear on a test run with his two huge friends, King Herbert and Queen Certrude.in it !Can he save them Before time runs out? |
1.Which of the following best describes Roth’s feeling in Book 1?
A. Painful B. Curious
C. Frightened D. Disappointed.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5.
B. Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts.
C. Alkalines batteries were invented by Dr. Banting.
D. George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US.
3. In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Certrude are_____________
A. Newton’s human friends B. the names of the time machine
C. two dinosaurs D. the inventors of the time machine
4.If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by____________.
A. Elizabeth Macleod B. Eric Walters
C. Rocky Landon & David MacDonald D. Bev Spencer
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