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Inventor,physicist,surveyor,astronomer,biologist,artist ... Robert Hooke was all there and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. In the course of his work,he cooperated with famous men of science like 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 13 ,and from there went to Oxford,where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662,at the age of 28 ,he was named Curator of Experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London —meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating (M ^) new experiments at the society's weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job,even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!

Watching living things through a microscope was one of his favourite pastimes (消遣) . He invented a compound microscope (显微镜) for this purpose. One day,while observing a cork (软木塞) under a microscope,he saw honeycomb-like structures. There were cells—the smallest units of life. In fact,it was Hooke who invented the term “cell” as the box-like cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery (修道院) .

Another achievement of Hooke's was his book Micrographia,which introduced the enormous potential (潜力) of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes,among other things,ideas on gravity,light and combustion (燃烧) that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenome-na (现象) .

Hooke made valuable contributions to astronomy,too. A crater (火山口) on the moon is named after him in honour of his services to this branch of science.

1. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Hooke is .

   A. friendly   B. sociable   C. creative   D. helpful

2. Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as Curator of Experiments?

   A. He liked designing experiments.

   B. His family needed his support.

   C. He wanted to please the famous scientists in England.

   D. His parents couldn’t afford his education.

3. The cell got its name because of .

   A. its use   B. its shape

   C. Hooke's favourites   D. Hooke's experiences

4. Which of the following is true according to the text?

   A. Hooke went to Oxford in 1645.

   B. Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London.

   C. Hooke made a contribution to medicine.

   D. Hooke's book Micrographia may have helped Newton.

5. The last paragraph is to prove that .

   A. Hooke was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century

   B. Hooke was good at making discoveries

   C. Hooked contributions were not limited to one field

   D. Hooke was one of the greatest astronomers IV.语法填

Answer 1

III. 1. c 解析：推理判断题。由本段信息

Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments.可推知Hooke很有创造力，故C项正确。

2. A 解析：第二段提到his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments ,因此，即使这份工作没有 报酬，他也接受了。

3. B解析：细节理解题。由文章第三段 的最后三句话可知细胞因其形状而 得名。

4. D解析：细节理解题。由文章倒数第 二段中的一句话 The book also in-cludes,among other things,ideas on gravity,light and combustion (燃烧) that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena (现象) .可知D项正确。

5. C解析:推理判断题。文章第三段提到 Hooke发明了显微镜，观察到了细胞，倒 数第二段又提到他写的书对牛顿等科学 家有很大的帮助，由此可推知他的贡献不 仅仅是在一个领域，故C项正确。