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阅读理解 　　Inventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist…Robert Hooke was all these and more．Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the seventeenth century．Once he worked with renowned men of science like Christian Huygens, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton and the great architect, Christopher Wren． 　　Hooke’s early education began at home, under the guidance of his father．He entered Westminster School at the age of thirteen, and from there he went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England．Hooke impressed them with his skill at designing experiments and devising instruments．In 1662, at the age of twenty－eight, he was named Curator of Experiments of the newly formed Royal Society of London．Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that it had no money to pay him! 　　Watching living things through the microscope was one of his favorite occupations．He devised a compound microscope for this purpose．One day while observing a cork(软木)under a microscope, he saw honeycomb－like structures．They were cells－the smallest units of life．In fact, it was Hooke who coined the term “cell” as the boxlike cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery(修道院)． 　　Perhaps because of his varied interests, Hooke often left experiments unfinished．Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(独占的)credit．This sometimes led to quarrels with colleagues．One work that he finished was his book MICROGRAPHIA, a volume that reveals the immense potential of the microscope．The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity and light which may have helped scientists like Newton while they were developing their own theories on these phenomena． 　　Hooke made valuable contributions to astronomy too．A crater(陨石坑)on the moon is named after him in appreciation of his services to this branch of science． (1) From the first paragraph, we can know that Robert Hooke _________． [　　] A． was famous because he worked with many scientists B． liked making friends with the famous people C． received a lot from other scientists D． made contributions to many different fields (2) Robert Hooke probably went to school in _________． [　　] A． 1647 B． 1634 C． 1662 D． 1640 (3) Robert Hooke made himself known to some of the best scientists in England by _________． [　　] A． learning by himself with his father’s help B． introducing himself to them C． designing experiments and instruments D． refusing any reward from Royal Society of London (4) Robert Hooke couldn’t get along well with his colleagues because _________． [　　] A． he couldn’t finish his work on time sometimes B． he had all kinds of interests in his daily life C． he was too proud to look up to them D． the other scientists took the fruits of his experiments (5) Which of the following about the book MICROGRAPHIA is TRUE? [　　] A． It has been used in many fields． B． Its ideas on gravity and light might have been helpful for Newton． C． Newton realized the importance of it． D． Hooke thought highly of Newton’s scientific theory in it．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．D;5．B;
解析：

(1)	细节判断题。根据文章第一段第一句话可知，胡克在很多领域都有所建树。
(2)	数字计算题。根据第二段中的He entered Westminster School at the age of thirteen和In 1662, at the age of twenty－eight可知，他上学的时间应该是在1647年。
(3)	推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的Hooke impressed them with his skill at designing experiments and devising instruments．可知，他所设计的实验和发明的仪器给科学家留下了深刻的印象，和C项的意思吻合。
(4)	细节理解题。根据第四段前两句Perhaps because of his varied interests, Hooke often left experiments unfinished．Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(独占的)credit．This sometimes led to quarrels with colleagues．可知，他和其他人争吵的原因是别的科学家独占了他的研究成果。
(5)	细节理解题。根据第四段中的The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity and light which may have helped scientists like Newton while they were developing their own theories on these phenomena．可以推知，书中关于重力和光的理论对牛顿或许起了很大的帮助作用。