Question

When Albert Einstein was young, he was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty in learning to read.

     When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass (指南針). Albert was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle (針) always pointed in the same direction —the north. He asked his father and uncle what caused the needle to move.

     Their answers were difficult for Albert to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something must be behind things.

     Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students couldn’t ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.

     One day Albert told his uncle Jacob how much he hated school, especially mathematics. His uncle told him to solve mathematical problems by pretending to be a policeman. "You are looking for someone," he said, "but you do not know who he is. Call him X. Find him by using your mathematical tools."

     Albert learned to love mathematics. He was studying the complex math of calculus (微積分學) while all his friends were still studying simple math. Instead of playing with friends he thought about things such as "What would happen if people could travel at the speed of light?".

     Albert wanted to teach math and physics. He graduated with honors, but it was a pity that he could not get a teaching job.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that Albert Einstein ________.

A．was interested in the compass             B．wanted to be a great scientist   C．was not clever enough    D．didn’t like thinking by himself

2.Why did Albert Einstein hate school?

A．He couldn’t play with his friends there.     B．Students were not allowed to ask questions.    C．The schools were small at that time.                D．He had to learn mathematics that he didn’t like.

3.What does the underlined word "complex" probably mean?

A．useless.           B．Difficult.           C．Boring.           D．Interesting.

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Einstein became a mathematics teacher after graduation             B．Einstein gradually loved mathematics with his uncle’s help                    C．learning mathematics is like working as a policeman  D．Einstein liked playing with other children

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How Albert Einstein studied in school.        B．Something about Albert Einstein’s early interests.   C．Something about the young Albert Einstein.   D．Why Albert Einstein learned more than his classmates.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文而敘述了愛因斯坦在上學時，就對指南針感興趣，但是他不愿意呆在學校上學，因為學校里當時不讓學生問問題，而他卻偏偏愛問問題，因此不愿去上學，但是后來在他叔叔的鼓勵和幫助下，他對數學產生了興趣，別人都在學簡單的數學而他已經開始研究微積分學，這篇短文主要介紹了年輕時的愛因斯坦的情況。

1.細節理解題。根據Albert was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle (針) always pointed in the same direction —the north.愛因斯坦對于指南針很感興趣，故選A。

2.細節理解題。根據Students couldn’t ask questions.學生不能問問題，故選B。

3.詞義猜測題。根據math of calculus (微積分學) while all his friends were still studying simple math.它與simple 是反義詞，故選B。

4.細節理解題。根據Albert learned to love mathematics.故選B。

5.主旨大意題。根據短文的內容可知這是關于年輕時的愛因斯坦，故選C。

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