Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolish experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(滿足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
小題1: The passage tells us that Charles Darwin　　　　.
A．was a great English scientist
B．a(chǎn)lways liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C．thought even the simplest thing was important
D．didn’t get well with others
小題2: The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means　　　　.
A．throw awayB．store up
C．put to useD．realize
小題3: The author of the passage tries to　　　　.
A．convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C．prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed
D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Darwin really did foolish experiments.
B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.
C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

【文章大意】作者以達爾文為例, 告訴我們要留意身邊的小事, 要善于探索。
小題1:選C。推理判斷題。短文并沒有說Charles Darwin是哪個國家的科學家, 可排除A; 由第一、二段可知別人認為Darwin的許多實驗不值得做, 可把B排除; 文中沒有論述Darwin與別人相處的事情, 可排除D。由“he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be. ”可推出答案C。
小題2:選A。詞義猜測題。由上文可知作者認為做這個簡單實驗是重要的, 它解釋了目前人們對于物理方面的理解。這些理解推翻了一些希臘古典物理學的觀點。由此可推知set aside與throw away同義。
小題3:選D。主旨大意題。短文的最后一段點明最簡單的事情都可能動搖科學的根基, 意在告訴讀者要留意身邊的每一件事, 哪怕它非常簡單。
小題4:選B。細節(jié)理解題。短文第一段第二句“Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish? ”明確告訴我們, 有些人認為Darwin做了愚蠢的實驗。
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