问答题Practice 4  Charles Darwin didn’t want to murder God, as he once put it. But he did. He didn’t want to defy his fellow Cantabrigians, his gentlemanly Victorian society, his devout wife. But he did. He waited 20 years to publish his theory of natural se

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Practice 4  Charles Darwin didn’t want to murder God, as he once put it. But he did. He didn’t want to defy his fellow Cantabrigians, his gentlemanly Victorian society, his devout wife. But he did. He waited 20 years to publish his theory of natural selection, but—fittingly, after another scientist threatened to be first—he did.  Before Darwin, most people accepted some version of biblical creation. Humans were seen as the apotheosis of godly architecture. Humans could thus be an accident of natural selection, not a direct product of God. Worries about how much his theory would shake society exacerbated the strange illnesses he suffered. It’s also worth noting that Darwin’s life wasn’t Darwinian: he achieved his wealth through inheritance, not competition, and some might say his sickly children suffered because they were inbred.  Darwin’s theories still provoke opposition. One hundred and forty years after The Origin of Species, backers of creationism have made a comeback in states like Kansas, pushing evolution out of the schoolroom. Yet Darwinism remains one of the most successful scientific theories ever promulgated. There is hardly an element of humanity—not capitalism, not gender relations, certainly not biology—that can be fully understood without its help.

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  • 第1题:

    So confused did he become that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.()

    此题为判断题(对,错)。


    参考答案:对

  • 第2题:

    B

    Jim was a waiter. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging(挖) in his garden at 8. He dug and dug. Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later,he found anotherone. He picked it up and p...hit in the same pocket.The same thing happened for the third,the fourth and the fifth time…: He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy,too. She said,"A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins. Then Jim went on digging some coins,but just when he began to dig,he felt something cold in his trousers... It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his right pocket.

    ( )26. There were some _________ in Jim's garden.

    A.flowers

    B.coins

    C.people

    D.trees


    正确答案:A
    26.A【解析】由第一段第二句可知。

  • 第3题:

    Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because______.

    A. she had known it

    B. the other boys told her

    C. he didn't want to be in trouble

    D. his mother didn't want him to say it


    正确答案:C
    54.答案为C  此题为推断题。从第二段中最后一句He knew if he said a word about thishe would have trouble after school。可以推断Danny为什么没有把事情经过对格林老师说的原因是:他不想陷入困境,所以得出答案是C

  • 第4题:

    He didn’t go out to play ( ) he had finished his homework.

    A、until

    B、if

    C、since

    D、but


    参考答案:A
    解析:not … until:直道……才

  • 第5题:

    He didn't do well in the exam. He______hard at his lessons

    A、must have worked

    B、ought to have worked

    C、would have worked

    D、has worked


    参考答案:B

  • 第6题:

    He ________to bed ________ he finished his work last night.

    A.don’t go; until

    B.didn’t go; after

    C.went; until

    D.didn’t go; till


    参考答案:D

  • 第7题:

    He didn't want to upset his wife, so he told a ________ lie.

    A.white

    B.red

    C.black

    D.green


    正确答案:A
    解析:本句参考译文:他不想让太太担心,所以就撒了一个善意的谎言。【知识点来源:Unit 4】本题考查英语颜色词的联想意义。习语“a white lie”寓意“善意的谎言”。

  • 第8题:

    He moved to Philadelphia because______.

    A.his brother didn’t like him

    B.he became the editor of the paper

    C.he wanted to be dependent

    D.he wanted to live on himself


    正确答案:D
    见第一段倒数第四句。

  • 第9题:

    Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
    Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
    Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.

    At last Jim′s mother

    A.gave her son some good food
    B.knew her son had told a lie
    C.bought some medicine for her son
    D.bought some cakes for her son

    答案:B
    解析:
    考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:从最后一段可推知,Jim的妈妈明白了,Jim说自己胃痛是撒谎。

  • 第10题:

    Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
    Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
    Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.

    Jim is a boy marked by his

    A.cleverness
    B.honesty
    C.greed
    D.naughtiness

    答案:C
    解析:
    考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:文章开头指出Jim是一个贪吃的小孩。从后面的故事来看确实如此。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    So much _____ about his ships on the sea that he didn’t sleep for a single minute all night.
    A

    did he worry

    B

    he did worry

    C

    he worried

    D

    worried he


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    句意:他如此担心他在海上的船,以至于一晚上连一分钟都没有睡。此题考查倒装句。当so,such位于句首时句子要部分倒装,部分倒装的形式为:So+倒装部分+助动词+主谓结构。所以本题句型为So much+did+he worry about ...,因此此题答案选A。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    He didn't place much()on his friends' suggestions.
    A

    attention

    B

    weight

    C

    value

    D

    importance


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    A

    Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life.

    As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music.His mother sent lum to learn the piano when he was only three years-old He loved it and kept on practicing. When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs.

    Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung. Jay released(友行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular.

    Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesn't smile often He isn’t good-looking and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others.

    ( )21. When Jay Chou was a small kid,_________-

    ④he was quiet and shy②he lived with his parents③he didn't study well④he loved music


    正确答案:C
    21.C【解析】由第一、二段可知①、③、④正确,他小的时候跟母亲一起生活,故②错误.因此正确答案为c.

  • 第14题:

    A small boy was walking (51) a street in London. His name was Tom.It was a cold winter day in 1900.(52) he could not have breakfast or lunch. He didn't have any money. His father died(死了)when he was very young. His mother was often ill,so she couldn’t (53) Tom and his brother,Mike. Both of them had to work to help their mother. He was small but his dream(梦想)was very (54) . His wish was to be a famous actor. He worked very hard to sing and dance (55 ) .

    One day,a man came to him and asked," (56) in my film?""Certainly,"he answered.

    And he did his (57)in it. Many people said,"We have never seen such an (58). film."Thirty years (59 ) ,this boy was among (60) famous people in the world. He made many interesting films,and lots of people admired him.

    ( )51.

    A.along

    B.for

    C.with

    D.to


    正确答案:A
    51.A【解斩】walk along a street“沿着街走”。

  • 第15题:

    He didn't have enough money to pay his train ( ).

    A.tuition

    B.tip

    C.fee

    D.fare


    答案:D

  • 第16题:

    He was so()in his work that he didn ’t notice me entering the room.

    A、concentrated

    B、focused

    C、absorbed

    D、attracted


    正确答案:C

  • 第17题:

    Dr. Wilson didn’t want to go on ____ a teacher of biology, so he changed his job and became a consultant for a farm.

    A. be

    B. being

    C. to be

    D. with being


    正确答案:B

  • 第18题:

    Not until darkness fell ____ he hadn’t done half of his work.

    A. that he realized

    B. that he didn’t realize

    C. did he realize

    D. didn’t he realize


    答案:C

  • 第19题:

    He didn't go to school because of his__________(疾病).


    正确答案:
    39. illness

  • 第20题:

    The author can't remember his relatives clearly because__________.

    A.he didn't live very long with them
    B.he was fully occupied with observing nature
    C.the family was extremely large
    D.he was too young when he lived with them

    答案:B
    解析:
    由第二段“Nor do…have a crystal-clear memory of dogs,the farm animals,the local birdsand above all,the insects."可知,作者将全部注意力都放在观察自然上了,故选B项。

  • 第21题:

    Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
    Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
    Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.

    That day Dr.Jones

    A.gave Jim some medicine
    B.went to see Jim
    C.didn't meet Jim at all
    D.advised Jim to buy some cakes

    答案:C
    解析:
    考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:妈妈给Jim一些钱让他找Jones医生治胃病,但他没有去,而是去商店里买了些蛋糕。所以,Dr.Jones根本没有见到Jim。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Mr. Zhang didn’t enjoy himself in the village, did he?
    A

    No, he wasn’t.

    B

    Yes, he was

    C

    No, he didn’t

    D

    Yes, he did.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    由文章内容可知,张先生迷路后到了一家餐馆吃饭,吃到一只苍蝇,因此他在这个村庄并不愉快,故选C项。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    At first George didn’t want to give way in the argument, but finally he _____ to his opponent.
    A

    consoled

    B

    conceded

    C

    consulted

    D

    confused


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    句意:在一开始,约翰不想在辩论中屈服,但是最终他让步于他的对手。concede让步。console安慰。consult查阅;商量;向……请教。confuse使混乱。