Question

Passage 9(2013 山东烟台，D)

    The famous scientist and thinker,Charles Darwin,was born on February 12 ,1809.His family lived not far from the Iliver Severn,England.

    Charles' father was a well-known doctor and the son oi a still greater doctor and scientist.

Charles father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

    As a boy,Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things：eggs,stones,and leaves.His father did not like this,as Charles was not studying very well at school.

①为了成为一名医生，十六岁时达尔文就被送到爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University) 学习。But he was interested in the history of nature.

    Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.

    Some time later,he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip lo South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go.He said the trip would he just for Darwin.So when the ship left England in December 1831,Danvin was on it.The research lasted almost five years.The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America.lt also visited New Zealand,Australia and islands in the Pacific. Dam in saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants,which he sent home from the places he visited.

    When he returned home,Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends.

    In 1842,Darwin went to live in Kent,where he continued his studies of the changes in nature.②Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same,and that they really change.

    By 1859,Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species A[ made a great hit in the world of science.③He was opposed (反对) by the church and even by some scientists. But later,more and more scientists agreed with him.

    Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882. 

    请根据文章内容回答问题。

l.Why didrrt Charles become a doctor?

 

2. When did Charles start the research with the Beagle?

 

    根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

3. 请将①处LB」线句子翻译成英语。

 

4. 请将②处両线句子翻译成汉语。

 

5. 请改写③处両线句子，使其意思与原句一致(每空一词) 。

The church and even some scientists    him.

Answer 1

Passage 9

[语篇解读]本篇文章为记叙文，题材为人物传记。讲述了达尔文的 家庭背景、接受的教育、他的研究以及他的成就。

1. Because he was interested in the history of nature.细节理解题。由第 四段的 But he was interested in the history of nature.可知答案。

2. He started it in December,1831./In 1831.细节理解题。由倒数第五 段的第四句可知。

3. At the age of sixteen/When he was sixteen ( years old) , Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University (to study) in order to/so as to/to become a doctor (或 so that/in order that he could become a doctor).

4. 达尔文认为动物和植物不是一成不变的，实际上它们是在变化的。此句中两个that都引导宾语从句。

5. were against/disagreed with

[长难句] He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books.他观察大自然并且把看到的东西与他在科学书上读到的一切进行比较。

此句中what引导宾语从句，everything he had read in science books 包含由that引导的定语从句，但是省略了 that,其中everything为先 行词。