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  A young man named Charles Lyell had different ideas.He wrote a book about them called Principles of Geology.The earth, according to Lyell, was not only thousands of years old, it was millions of years old.As to(关于)the common belief that changes in the earth's surface happen suddenly because of a single earthquake or flood, he said that this might happen once in a while, but usually these changes took place very slowly.He believed that the surface of the earth had been changing from the beginning of time.The changes, he said, were caused by the long-term action of the winds and seas, and by forces such as volcanoes breaking out under the earth's surface.Once in a great while he thought, a mountain might appear for the first time after an earthquake.But usually mountains would rise slowly and steadily.Professor Henslow was interested in Lyell's ideas, but he did not actually believe them.Charles Darwin could not make up his mind about them.But they set him thinking along lines which would later change the beliefs of thoughtful people all over the world.

  At Cambridge, Charles Darwin studied just enough to pass the examination, and received his college degree in 1831.During this time, he had become more and more interested in geology.At the end of the school year, he went to North Wales with one of his teachers to examine the rock formations(构成)and to search for fossils(化石).Fossils are the remains of ancient living things.They are usually found fixed in rocks in the earth's crust(地壳).Fossils may be of animals, such as fish, insects, birds, or humans.They may be of plants from tiny leaves to huge trees.When a living creature dies, it usually decays(腐烂)or is eaten by animals.However, if it sinks into a riverbed or is quickly covered by the blowing sands of a desert storm, the bones are kept up in the earth.Over many years the soft inner parts of a bone disappear, leaving the inside hollow.Water containing mineral enters into the hollow.Slowly the mineral hardens and makes the bone hard and heavy, like stone.

(1)

According to Charles Lyell, it is mainly ________ that the earth has been formed like today's shape.

[  ]

A.

from the beginning of time

B.

past some experiences of big flood

C.

over a very long period of years

D.

because of several big earthquakes

(2)

Charles Lyell believed the fact that a mountain is formed ________.

[  ]

A.

more by seas than by volcanoes

B.

more slowly than suddenly

C.

more by an earthquake than by winds

D.

more steadily than quickly

(3)

Unlike Professor Henslow, Charles Darwin ________.

[  ]

A.

never thought Lyell's ideas were right

B.

did made up his mind not to accept Lyell's ideas

C.

thought about what the world were then thinking about

D.

thought over Lyell's ideas and developed them

(4)

The main purpose of Darwin's going to North Wales was to ________.

[  ]

A.

make a study of fossils

B.

appreciate the rock information

C.

do research work into dead animals

D.

look for plants from tiny leaves to huge trees

答案:1.C;2.B;3.D;4.A;
解析:

(1)

本题是细节考查题。根据第一段“…it was millions of years old”及“…usually these changes took place very slowly”可得出地球形成今天的形状经历了很长一段时期。

(2)

本题是推断题。要求从原文去仔细推断才能知道答案。第一段末尾“…usually mountains would rise slowly and steadily”及前文语意可知Charles Lyell认为山的形成是缓慢的过程而不是突然形成的。

(3)

本题是推断题。第二段“Charles Darwin could not make up his mind about them.But they set him thinking along lines…”表明Darwin对Lyell的观点进行思考并加以发展。

(4)

本题是细节判断题。第三段“…went to North Wales…to search for fossils”表明目的是对化石进行研究。


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