Einstein was the greatest scientist of his ag...

Einstein was the greatest scientist of his age. But he was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.

Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had been given too much change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it back to Einstein, saying “The trouble with you is you don’t know your figures.”

He had nothing and thought little of the things most people set their hearts on— fame and money. He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life.

He led a very simple sort of life, went around in old clothes that needed pressing, seldom wore a hat, He shaved （刮胡子）with the same soap that he used for his bath. The man who was trying to solve the most difficult problems of the universe said that using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated（复杂的）.

1.From the second paragraph we know Einstein _____.

A. wasn’t good at maths

B. enjoyed playing jokes

C. had some trouble with figures

D. didn’t care about money at all

2.Einstein was most interested in ______ in life.

A. sailing his boat                        B. fame and money

C. playing the violin                      D. work

3.“…using two kinds of soap made his life completely too complicated” in the last paragraph suggests that Einstein ______.

A. preferred to live a simple life

B. was a man of humor

C. was too poor to buy more soaps

D. liked to do something different

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It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but I think he was also a really great person. I’ve done some research on him and 1. _______ something interesting.

When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some 2. _______ and a pencil. He also asked for a big wastepaper basket to 3. _______ all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the 4. _______ man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.

Einstein was also very modest(谦虚的). Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl to tell her not to 5. _______ about her maths homework because he thought maths was difficult too.

Einstein regarded time as very valuable. He never wore socks, because he thought 6. _______ socks was a waste of time as people already wore 7. _______. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be found in a book. That’s 8. _______ he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth 9. _______. It is true that if we are going to do  10. _______ things in our lives, we can’t waste time.

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Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.

Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”

Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.

He had nothing but contempt(蔑视) for the things most people set their hearts on --- for fame and riches(财富) and luxury(奢华).

He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.

1．The conductor thought Einstein _____ ．

A． wasn’t good at maths           B．had good memory

C． was either mad or strange        D．liked to make trouble

2．Einstein meant that many people _____ ．

A.  knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it

B．had written to have grasped his theory correctly

C．pretended to have grasped his abstract theory

D．admired him very much

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A.  Einstein care little for fame or wealth.

B.  Einstein had nothing but enough fame and riches and luxury.

C.  Einstein was eager for the things most people set their hearts to.

D.  In the eyes of Einstein, most people had a strong wish to publish book on the theory.

4.  The underline part “set their hearts on” means _____.

A.  believe           B. have           C. love           D. hate

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Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.Edison thought ____________.

A.he could be happy if he was a genius

B.genius plays the most important part in one’s success

C.hard work could do better than genius

D.genius could do better than hard work

2.Edison was _____________.

A.very much interested in nature

B.interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C.interested in changing people’s ideas

D.uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

3.In Edison’s opinion, ______________.

A.thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help

B.people’s success lies mostly in genius

C.hard work is the second important thing in making people successful

D.there are few secrets for him to discover later

4.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies __________.

A.life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

B.Edison made 100 inventions in his life

C.Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

D.people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

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Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “ Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

2. Edison thought ________.

3. Edison was ________.

4.In Edison’s opinion, ________.

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Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.Edison thought ____________.

A. he could be happy if he was a genius

B. genius plays the most important part in one’s success

C. hard work could do better than genius

D. genius could do better than hard work

2.Edison was _____________.

A. very much interested in nature

B. interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C. interested in changing people’s ideas

D. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

3.In Edison’s opinion, ______________.

A. thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help

B. people’s success lies mostly in genius

C. hard work is the second important thing in making people successful

D. there are few secrets for him to discover later

4.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies __________.

A. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

B. Edison made 100 inventions in his life

C. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

D. people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

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Roy died at an old age with many memories. His life was full of both good and bad memories, but he26to remember mostly the good. The bad memories that broke his heart and that he27with friends, involved the big war－World War II. So many things about his war experience he remembered28great detail.

Roy survived the attack on Normandy－he was part of the second wave that landed. He29with him the memories of water mixed with the blood of fallen soldiers. He experienced30, sweat, blood, fire and salt water just to get to the beach. In terror-filled moments that would forever change his life and the history of our world, his life was robbed of innocence（天真）31the realities of war engulfed（吞噬）him.

Not too many months later, he found himself cold and32. Close to being completely33from air supplies（供给）because of the weather, Roy and his fellows hung on to what little hope they could have. Then Christmas morning came, the weather cleared long enough for supplies to be34and word to spread that other troops would soon be there.

Many of the young men who began with Roy did not make it home35. They gave their lives to fighting against the Nazi. Those who did survive would never be the same. Many of them were the most patriotic（爱国的）people you would36meet, but most of them37war. They had experienced it. They knew its final realities－things got blown up while people were killed, and robbed of their beloved ones.

It is Memorial Day in the United States today. We all pray for an end for the world’s need for young men and young women to be placed in harm’s way. We also need to remember those who paid the huge38of wars－costs not counted in dollars, but in lost lives, broken hearts, forgotten innocence, broken families, and terrible memories. And as we remember to39those who paid this awful price, we also remember in hopes to see an end to war itself.

Please, in their honor, don’t forget their sacrifices（牺牲）. Please, for our world’s sake, don’t forget to pray for40.

1.                A．refused        B．chose          C．promised D．planned

2.                A．shared         B．lost            C．fought    D．valued

3.                A．at             B．in             C．for D．with

4.                A．took           B．got            C．brought   D．carried

5.                A．fear           B．disappointment   C．excitement    D．courage

6.                A．but            B．as             C．since     D．so

7.                A．sad            B．lonely          C．wounded D．hungry

8.                A．cut off         B．kept away       C．left behind    D．put down

9.                A．taken          B．sent           C．dropped  D．shipped

10.               A．healthy         B．strong          C．alive D．safe

11.               A．never          B．ever           C．already    D．yet

12.               A．hated          B．liked           C．experienced    D．missed

13.               A．money         B．efforts         C．attention D．costs

14.               A．find           B．help           C．honor     D．understand

15.               A．luck           B．life            C．peace     D．happiness

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The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955. His___36__ now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired  ___37__ doctor, Thomas Harvey. ___38__ did this happen? And why?

In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey __39__ each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____40__ Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was __41__ to examine his body. It was then that he started to study __42__ has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to __43__ some physical evidence of the scientist's genius.

Doctor Harvey, ___44__, did not tell Einstein's family that he __45__ the great man's brain. It was only later ___46__ the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not ___47__ the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to __48__ him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked __49__ scientists to help. They cut the brain __50__ three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers __51__ chemical formaldehyde (甲醛) to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been ___52_ Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists ___53__ study.

Only one researcher has found something ___54__. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells (细胞) than __55__. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.

1.                A．body           B．heart           C．brain D．head

2.                A．actual          B．chemical        C．natural   D．medical

3.                A．What          B．How           C．Who D．Which

4.                A．realized        B．recognized      C．learned   D．knew

5.                A．as             B．because        C．while D．since

6.                A．called on       B．called at        C．sent up   D．sent off

7.                A．which          B．how           C．that  D．what

8.                A．invent          B．discover        C．prove    D．examine

9.                A．perhaps        B．therefore       C．thus D．however

10.               A．bought         B．sold           C．kept  D．made

11.               A．that           B．when          C．before    D．after

12.               A．hear of         B．like            C．suggest    D．offer

13.               A．promise        B．let            C．have  D．permit

14.               A．other two       B．two other       C．more two  D．two another

15.               A．off            B．by             C．into  D．about

16.               A．for            B．about          C．of    D．with

17.               A．learning        B．studying        C．searching  D．selling

18.               A．for            B．on            C．into  D．about

19.               A．easy           B．difficult         C．particular  D．common

20.               A．ever           B．enough         C．usual D．normal

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When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced（影响） by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.

1.Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.

2.Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________

3.Which of the following is not true?

4.From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.

5.The passage is mainly about­________

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When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced（影响） by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.

1.Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.

2.Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________

3.Which of the following is not true?

4.From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.

5.The passage is mainly about­________

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