Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full _________of the facts he observes. He doesn’t accept ideas which are not _________ on obvious facts, and therefore refuses to accept authority as the only_________ for truth. He always _________ ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them. The rise of _________ science may perhaps be considered to _________ as far back as the _________ of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived _________ the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the middle_________to suggest that we must learn science _________observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself _________ many important discoveries. Galileo, however, who lived more than 300 years later (1564-1642), was the greatest of several great men, _________ in Italy, France, Germany, or England, began by _________ to show how many important _________ could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fell more _________ towards the earth than small ones, _________ Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the _________ of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two _________ stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo’s _________ of going direct to Nature, and proving our _________ and theories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.

1.A. use B. time C. speed D. trust

2.A. worked B. based C. lived D. written

3.A. reason B. cause C. advice D. result

4.A. thinks B. checks C. has D. learn

5.A. natural B. physical C. ancient D. modern

6.A. date B. keep C. look D. take

7.A. study B. time C. year D. birth

8.A. both B. each C. between D. Among

9.A. schools B. ages C. days D. Countries

10.A. in B. with C. on D. by

11.A. did B. made C. took D. gave

12.A. who B. when C. that D. where

13.A. ways B. degrees C. levels D. chance

14.A. truths B. problems C. people D. subjects

15.A. slowly B. rapidly C. lightly D. heavily

16.A. although B. because C. when D. If

17.A. place B. foot C. top D. ceiling

18.A. big B. small C. equal D. unequal

19.A. spirit B. skill C. theory D. discovery

20.A. plans B. opinions C. world D. Ability

Answer 1