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Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago . He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made . The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem . He could not figure it out . Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems .
However , Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant (有才华的) mathematician . Newton thought he had already worked out that problem , but he could not find the papers on which he had done it . He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆) .
Now Halley set to work .He figured out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists . He made a surprising discovery . The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit . Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart (相隔).
This seemed very strange to Halley. The different comets followed the same orbit . The more Halley thought about it , the more he thought that there had not been three different comets , as people thought . He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times .The comet had gone away and had come back again .
It was an astonishing idea ! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction of what would happen in the future . He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested .
In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky . Halley did not see it , for he had died some years before . Ever since then that comet has been called Halley’s comet , in his honor .
67．Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of _______________.
A．some different comets appearing several times
B．the same comet appearing at different times
C．three different comets appearing three times
D．several comets appearing at the same time
68．Halley made his discovery_______________.
A．by doing experiments
B．by means of his own careful observation
C．by using the work of other scientists
D．by chance
69．Halley made a surprising , but correct prediction in the year __________ .
A．1704 B．1705 C．1706 D．1707
70．This passage in general is about _______________.
A．Halley and other scientists B．the orbit of a comet
C．Newton and Halley D．Halley and his discovery
71．According to the passage , which of the flowing is NOT true ?
A．Newton figured out the orbit of the comet .
B．Halley figured out the orbit of the comet first .
C．Newton gave Halley some help .
D．Halley died before 1758.
科目：高中英语 来源：启东中学作业本 高一英语(下) 题型：050
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When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.
So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable (音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only corning home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking,“Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-a spell?”or“W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”
Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew (希伯来语) for all she could make of it, frowning (锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration (专注).
After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book, she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud.“Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading!”
1．Laura's father didn't want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because ________.
[ ]
A．it was too far away
B．they couldn't learn enough
C．their hair would become dirty
D．they would ruin their clothes
2．The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ________.
[ ]
A．had an excuse not to have to move
B．had a reason for not attending school
C．could write to the School Attendance Office
D．would be educated before they left the village
3．The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage”means that ________.
[ ]
A．Laura was working hard and learning quickly
B．her father had no time to teach her
C．her mother was too busy to attend to her
D．Laura knew little about how to read and write
4．From the passage we can infer that ________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.
[ ]
A．her lack of concentration
B．her inability to understand
C．her need to understand Hebrew
D．her determination to understand
5．Laura finally discovered she could read when she ________.
[ ]
A．understood the main idea
B．understood all the words in her book
C．recognized the printed characters
D．jumped the first pages of her book
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科目：高中英语 来源：英语教研室 题型：050
So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-t-s stage on the m-a-t’s, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”
Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could `make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).
After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple edition she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole. “I’m reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund ! I’m reading!”
1. Laura’s father didn’t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because________.
A. it was too far away B. they couldn’t learn enough
C. their hair would become dirty D. they would ruin their clothes
2. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they________.
A. had an excuse not to have to move
B. had a reason for not attending school
C. could write to the School Attendance Office
D. would be educated before they left the village
3. The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage” means that________ .
A. Laura was working hard and learning quickly
B. her father had no time to teach her
C. her mother was too busy to attend to her
D. Laura knew little fort how to read and write
4. From the passage we can infer that________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.
A. her lack of concentration B. her inability to understand
C. her need to understand Hebrew D. her determination to understand
5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she________.
A. understood the main idea B. understood all the words in her book
C. recognized the printed characters D. jumped the first pages of her book
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：051
When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的).The father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attend dance office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.
So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-t-s stage on the m-a-t’s, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”
Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could `make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).
After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple edition she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole. “I’m reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund ! I’m reading!”
1. Laura’s father didn’t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because________.
A. it was too far away B. they couldn’t learn enough
C. their hair would become dirty D. they would ruin their clothes
2. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they________.
A. had an excuse not to have to move
B. had a reason for not attending school
C. could write to the School Attendance Office
D. would be educated before they left the village
3. The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage” means that________ .
A. Laura was working hard and learning quickly
B. her father had no time to teach her
C. her mother was too busy to attend to her
D. Laura knew little fort how to read and write
4. From the passage we can infer that________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.
A. her lack of concentration B. her inability to understand
C. her need to understand Hebrew D. her determination to understand
5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she________.
A. understood the main idea B. understood all the words in her book
C. recognized the printed characters D. jumped the first pages of her book
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