Question

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 grace our greeting cards and day-timers.

Fifty years after his death, his shock (蓬亂) of white hair and hanging mustache 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 change in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunication, lasers, television 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 (法西斯主義) and racial prejudice. His FBI (美國聯邦調查局) 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 or a musician than a thinker

When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?

       A．Funning and humorous, with an air of a musician.

       B．Wearing very wide trousers, 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 better understand space, time, light

and matter.

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.

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】D

【小題4】C

解析:

這是一篇人物介紹類短文。本人介紹的是二十世紀杰出的科學家愛因斯坦不平凡的一生。他給人類留下的是宇宙般浩淼的智慧、勇氣和愛。

【小題1】推測題。根據第一段的意義“他本可以成為以色列總統，或在卡內基音樂廳演奏小提琴，但他卻把時間都用來思考。”推測可知：他具有政治和音樂天賦。

【小題2】細節題。根據第二段“his shock of white hair and hanging mustache still symbolize genius”可知：他那一頭濃密的白發，微垂的“八”字胡仍是天才的象征。

【小題3】細節題。根據第三段的意義可知：在1905年，愛因斯坦發表了五篇科學論文，從根本上改變了人們對空間、時間、光和物質的理解，也只有他自己才能在10年后再次超越自己，提出了相對理論。

【小題4】事實判斷題。第四段講到：他的理論和思想卻引發了一場科學技術革命。這場科技革命帶來的變化遠比以往2000年來變化的總和還要多。由此可知D項的正確的。短文最后一段講到：每當專注思考物理問題時，他就會對身邊的子女漠不關心；但是，他也會“利用”詩歌和帆船航行來吸引他的愛人和仰慕者。由此可知A、B兩項是正確的。