One of the greatest Englishmen who ever lived was Sir Issac Newton.No man of that time, or of almost any time had a greater or wiser mind than he had, but Newton was very absent-minded about small matters when he was thinking about his work.One morning Newton got up very early because he was working on a very difficult problem.Newton was thinking about the problem so deeply that he would not leave it to go to breakfast.But his house-keeper thought he needed food so she sent Mary, a servant, to his study with a pan of water and an egg.She told her to boil the egg and stay with him until he ate it.But Newton wanted to be alone, and he said, “You can leave the egg with me, and I will boil it myself.” The servant put the egg on the table by the side of Newton’s watch and she said, “You must boil the egg for four minutes and then it will be ready,” then she left she said, “You must boil the egg for four minutes and then it will be ready,” then she left the room.The servant was afraid, however, that he might forget to boil the egg, so she returned about an hour late and found him standing by the fireplace(壁炉).Newton had put the watch in the saucepan(长柄有盖的深平底锅)and was boiling it.He was holding the egg in his hand, quite unaware of the mistake that he was making.
1.Newton was ______.
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A.absent-minded about everything
B.the greatest in his time
C.always used to getting up early
D.not an Englishman
2.The house-keeper asked the servant to bring an egg and a pan for Newton she thought he ______.
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A.might be working
B.might be getting up
C.would boil an egg
D.would need food
3.Newton wanted to ______.
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A.boil the egg himself
B.asked the servant to stay with him
C.think about the difficult problem by boiling the egg
D.solve the problem by making a mistake
4.Which of the following order is right? ______.
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a.Newton’s servant brought an egg and a pan to him.
b.Newton’s house-keeper gave the servant a piece of work.
c.Newton boiled a watch standing by the fireplace.
d.Newton was thinking about a very difficult problem.
e.Newton’s servant returned to Newton’s room.
f.Newton’s got up early.
A.f,b,c,a,d,e
B.d,b,f,a,c,e
C.f,c,b,a,c,e
D.b,a,d,f,c,e
5.When the servant entered the room, Newton ______.
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A.found his mistakes
B.was observing the watch
C.was thinking about the difficult problem
D.was paying attention to boiling the egg
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100~150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A.Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B.The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C.The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D.Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A.Less than half B.Exactly half
C.About one third D.Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A.practically B.for ever
C.thoroughly D.advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A.the land became unsafe for humans
B.the animals on the land died
C.the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D.the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省绵阳中学2009-2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型:050
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