Question

Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.

Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”

Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.

He had nothing but contempt（藐视）for the things most people set their hearts on—for fame and riches（财富）and luxury（奢华）.

He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.

1. The conductor thought Einstein .

A. wasn’t good at maths B. had good memory

C. was either mad or strange D. liked to make trouble

2. Einstein meant that many people .

A. knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it

B. had written to have grasped his theory correctly

C. pretended to have grasped his abstract theory

D. admired him very much

3. The underlined part “set…hearts on” means .

A. believe B. have C. love D. hate

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了爱因斯坦一生淡泊名利，过着简单而简朴的生活的故事。

1.1】细节理解题。根据在一次乘车时，爱因斯坦认为售票员找错了钱，在售票员又核对钱数无误时，认为他不是疯子就是一个奇怪的人。选C。

2.2】细节理解题。根据Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.得知爱因斯坦认为尽管有大量解释相对论的书籍，但是真正理解相对论的人少之又少。选C。

3.3】猜测词义题。爱因斯坦藐视那些热衷于追求名誉、财富、奢华的那些人。自己淡泊名利，过着简单而简朴的生活。A. believe 相信B. have拥有 C. love 热爱D. hate痛恨。因此选C。

考点：人物传记类文章