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It's well-known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was also a really great person.Here are some ________ things about him.
When Einstein started to work in America,someone asked him ________he needed.He said he needed a desk,some paper and a pencil.He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold(容纳）all of his ________.This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the wold can only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein considered ________ very important.He never wore socks and he thought it was a waste of time________ socks ________people had already wore shoes.He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be _________quickly in a book.That's why he never remembered his own phone number in the phone book.He knew what should be remembered.It's ________ that if we're going to do great things in our lives,we cannot waste our time.
Einstein liked to joke,too.Once in an exam a student asked ________ why all the questions were the same as the last year's.Einstein replied that the questions were the same but the answers were ________!
1.A. bad B. interesting C. great D. successful
2.A. what B. that C. which D. whether
3.A. paper. B. pencils C. mistakes D. questions
4.A. time B. money C. success D. socks
5.A. putting off B. putting on C. taking off D. taking out
6.A. if B. because C. unless D. after
7.A. bought B. brought C. found D. taken
8.A. true B. dangerous C. nice D. special
9.A. his B. he C. her D. him
10.A. difficult B. easy C. free D. different
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One day ，the famous scientist Albert Einstein 1. an old friend of his in the street in New York.“Mr.Einstein，”said 2. friend，“you 3. a new coat.”“It does not matter”，answered Einstein.“Nobody 4. me here in New York.”
A few years 5. ，they met in New York city 6. .Einstein had become a word-famous physicist by then，but he was still wearing the 7. old coat.Once more his friend 8. to ask him to buy a new 9. .“There is no need now，”said Einstein.“I have lived here 10. a long time.Everybody here knows me.”
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One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York．
“Mr.Einstein．”said the friend．“it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat．Look，how worn-out it is！”
“It doesn’t matter．”answered Albert Einstein．“No one knows me here in New York．”
Several years later they met in New York again．Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat．
Once more his friend advised him to buy a new one．
“There is no need now，”said Einstein．“Everybody here has known me．”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1.Where did Albert Einstein meet an old friend of his？
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2.What did the friend want him to buy？
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3.How about Einstein’s overcoat？
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4.Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist？
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5.What did Einstein say when the friend advised once more him to buy a new overcoat？
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A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed. He did not say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.
“What does this mean?” asked the young man.
“A means “success”” explained the old scientist. “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z means stop talking and get down to work.”
1.The young man _________.
A. wanted to meet Einstein
B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein
C. wanted to know the secret of success
2.In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.
A. to work with great energy (精力)
B. to study hard day and night
C. to learn from great scientists
3.“Y” stands for _______.
A. hard work
B. great energy
C. good manner
4.Einstein was a man who ______
A. liked to talk with young people
B. liked to help others
C. liked to work, but didn’t like to talk
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The world got a glimpse（一瞥）of one of the greatest mysteries of our universe（宇宙）on April 10. That's when the first image of a black hole was shown to the public. The picture was created by a network of eight radio telescopes（射电望远镜）.
“We have seen what we thought was unseeable ,"says Shep Doeleman. He led the effort to create the image.
The black hole is at the center of galaxy（星系）named Messier 87,some 55 million light-years from the earth，and is 6.5 billion times the mass of the sun.
The image shows the gas，dust，and stars that move around the black hole before disappearing into it. It does not truly show the black hole，because not even light can escape its gravity. Black holes, like vacuums, suck（吸）in everything that gets too close.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.In paragraph 1，the underlined word “image" probably means___________.
A. truth B. fact C. picture D. information
2.In paragraph 2，the underlined sentence means seeing the black hole___________.
A. was expected before B. was unexpected before
C. is common D. is impossible
3.The black hole lies___________ the Messier 87 galaxy.
A. in the middle of B. in the front of
C. at the back of D. on the top of
4.What will probably happen if a spaceship gets close to the black hole?
A. It will fly around it.
B. It will be covered by the dust.
C. It will be sucked in.
D. It will be discovered.
5.What's the best title（标题）for this passage?
A. The Black Hole and its Gravity B. First Look at the Black Hole
C. The Mystery of the Universe D. Faraway Galaxy
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Lao She was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. He was not only an excellent writer, also a great modern novelist小说家 and dramatist剧作家.
Lao She was born into a family in Beijing and his real name was Shu Qingchun. His family was poor after his father died. His mother had a very time. Lao She worked his way through college. After graduating he started to work as a in primary and middle schools. He liked since he was a child. He didn’t write his first novel until 1 He was famous his novel Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse shows the of the Chinese people between 1898 and 1945. Most people like to see it.
Like famous intellectuals 知识分子 in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle 1960s. , he killed himself in a lake in 1966.
He was married to Hu Jieqing and they four children, one son and three daughters.
1.A. and B. but C. or D. so
2.A. poor B. mistakes C. rich D. plans
3.A. happy B. good C. mad D. hard
4.A. guide B. doctor C. teacher D. waiter
5.A. writing B. singing C. listening D. reading
6.A. as B. for C. to D. with
7.A. idea B. family C. life D. interest
8.A. other B. others C. another D. else
9.A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Quickly D. Certainly
10.A. took B. played C. spent D. had
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Britain is ___ European country and it's one of ____ greatest countries.
A. a; the B. an; the C. an; a D. a; /
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How much do you know about Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. ①He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like?
Einstein liked learning sailing (帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!” When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.
Later, he said, “②热爱是最好的老师。”
Why is the sky blue?
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles (气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.
1.请将文中①处句子译为汉语。
2.请将文中②处句子译为英语。
3.请在下面的加横线上填上一个三个词的短语。
Einstein ___________learning sailing and playing the violin.
4.请在文章中找出和所给句子意义相同的一句话。
Einstein’s parent made him take violin lessons when he was young.
5.How was the answer to the question why the sky is blue?
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完形填空。（10分）
Beethoven was one of the greatest composers (作曲家) in the world. He was born _____Germany in 1770. Even as a child，Beethoven did not have a ____life. His father was a singer, but he was very lazy and always drank a lot. When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a _____. So Beethoven had to play _____. He learned very fast and he could go around and give a_____ when he was only eleven. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, a famous Austrian composer. Soon he could write a lot of music himself. Beethoven was often _____in his life. After one illness, he became deaf（耳聋的）. He couldn't ____any more. This didn't stop Beethoven. He continued _____many pieces of beautiful music. To everyone's ______，Beethoven wrote his most beautiful pieces such as Destiny(命运交响乐) after he became deaf. He died at the age of ____in 1827.
1.A. at B. in C. on D. of
2.A. happy B. unhappy C. sad D. lovely
3.A. doctor B. teacher C. musician D. writer
4.A. a music B. music C. the music D. the musics
5.A. concert B. talk C. lesson D. music
6.A. fine B. strong C. ill D. nice
7.A. hear B. see C. read D. writer
8.A. write B. to write C. to writing D. writes
9.A.difference B. surprise C. health D. interest
10.A. 47 B. 67 C. 37 D. 57
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Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well. At that time, people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist（钢琴家）Franz Liszt.
One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.
Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天赋), Chopin soon became famous.
1.Chopin was _______.
A.the greatest musician in the world B.a famous Polish pianist
C.a famous Paris pianist D.one of the greatest musicians in Hungary
2.The wonderful piano concert started _______.
A.after all the lights were turned on B.when Liszt sat down at the piano
C.after the lights were turned off D.when Chopin went to the piano
3.When the music came to an end, _______.
A.Liszt stood at the piano B.all the lights were turned off again
C.Chopin stood at the piano D.people went out of the hall
4.Chopin became famous _______.
A.before he came to the concert B.because he was a student of Liszt’s
C.because people in Paris liked him very much D.since he played so well at the concert
5.From the story we know _______.
A.Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt
B.Liszt planned to make Chopin famous
C.Liszt was Chopin’s teacher
D.one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist
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