Question

“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this， but do you know what great things have come from thinking?

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun， moon， and stars are kept in their places.

A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire， watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man， he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.

James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once， seeing the inside of a watch， he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring (钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world. 

Boys and girls， when you have a difficult lesson to learn， don’t lose heart， and don’t ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think， and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

1.From the passage， we know that some great things come from _____.

A. listening   B. reading   C. speaking    D. thinking

2.The idea of Isaac Newton’s discovery was from _____.

A. the falling of an apple 

B. the cleaning of a garden

C. the falling of a tree  

D. the moving of a lid

3.The achievement of James Watt was that he _____.

A. kept thinking 

B. found the steam in the kettle

C. improved the steam engine much 

D. watched the lid move up and down

4.The right order of the following sentences is _____.

① James Ferguson made a wooden clock.

② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch.

③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.

A. ③ ② ①   B. ② ③ ①   C. ② ① ③   D. ③ ① ②

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Learn to ask for help.   

B. A difficult lesson to learn.

C. It is easy to say “I will think of it.

D. Think， and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的思想虽然看不见、摸不着，但是它却带来伟大的发明或发现。只有善于思考，才会有所发现和创造。遇到困难别灰心，勤用脑就会有创新。

1.D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句It is easy to say this， but do you know what great things have come from thinking? 的描述，可知一些伟大的事情来源于思考。故选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知，牛顿发现万有引力是根据他发现苹果从树上掉下来，他开始思考苹果为什么掉下来，到后来发现万有引力。故选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man， he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses，可知瓦特的成就是改善了蒸汽机。故选C。

4.B细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知，当他看到中标内部的结构，就在想为什们不能制作一个手表呢，不久他先用鲸骨做了一个主发条，然后他做了一个木制的闹钟。故选B。

5.， and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.可知，文章的大意就是：通过思考，你将学会怎样达到某个目的。故选D。

考点：教育类短文阅读。