Question

【题目】任务型阅读。

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

Careful and careless are as different as fire and water. But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities(品质). They are both careful and careless.

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Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine(酒). 2 , Newton still didn’t come back. At last his friend found Newton in his lab. When Newton was going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for his experiment. So he quite forgot his friend and the dinner. Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and he held the rein(缰绳) in his hand. While he was walking along, he kept thinking about problems. 3 , he found that the horse was gone.

Einstein was another example. 4 . While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. 5 , he again forgot he was standing in the rain.

A. But after he put the paper into his pocket B. But after his friend had waited for a long time C. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge D. Newton, the famous English Scientist, was such a person E. When he got to the top of the mountain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲了人的两面性，既有粗心也有细心，这边细心了那边必然粗心。

【1】 细节理解题。第二段开始就讲牛顿发生过的事，那么第一段应该提到牛顿，才能顺承下来。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。牛顿去拿酒，客人应是等了很长时间不见回来，才去找他。故选B。

【3】 细节理解题。牛顿牵着马思考问题，太投入了，马都丢了也不知道。只要E符合文意。到达山顶才知道马丢了。故选E。

【4】细节理解题。接下来又举了爱因斯坦的例子，举例子一般是Once开头的。故选C。

【5】 细节理解题。爱因斯坦也是思考问题投入，纸拿出来是湿的才知道下雨，把纸放入口袋，又忘记了站在雨里。普通人之所以普通也在这。故选A。