Question

How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. ①He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.

What did he like?

Einstein liked learning sailing (帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!” When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.

Later, he said, “②热爱是最好的老师。”

Why is the sky blue?

In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles (气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.

1.请将文中①处句子译为汉语。

2.请将文中②处句子译为英语。

3.请在下面的加横线上填上一个三个词的短语。

Einstein ___________learning sailing and playing the violin.

4.请在文章中找出和所给句子意义相同的一句话。

Einstein’s parent made him take violin lessons when he was young.

5.How was the answer to the question why the sky is blue?

Answer

1.他很奇怪,因为他讨厌理发和新衣服。

2.Love is the best teacher.

3.was interested in

4.When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons.

5.It was right/ true/ scientific

【解析】这篇短文给我们介绍了著名的科学家爱因斯坦，爱因斯坦是一个很奇怪的人，他讨厌理发或新衣服；他热爱和平，但是他的方程式却帮助创造了这个世界上最危险的武器；他兴趣广泛，他说热爱是最好的老师。

1.strange奇怪的，是一个形容词，在句中做表语；because因为，是一个连词，引导一个原因状语从句；hate讨厌，是一个动词，后面跟了两个并列的名词做宾语。

2.love爱，热爱，可以做动词，也可以做名词，在这句话中是一个名词，在句中做主语；the best teacher最好的老师，形容词最高级做定语，修饰teacher。

3.be interested in是固定单元，对…感兴趣。这篇短文使用的是一般过去时态，主语Einstein是单数，故be动词用was。

4.句意：爱因斯坦小时候他的妈妈让他上小提琴课。这句话中when he was young的意思是当他小的时候，跟原文when he was a child同义；Einstein’s parent在这里指的是他的妈妈。

5.根据短文的最后一段His answer is true in physics.可知，对于天空为什么是蓝色的这个问题的回答，爱因斯坦的答案在物理学上是正确的，故应填It was right/true。scientific 是形容词，科学的，也符合文意。

点睛：这篇短文给我们介绍了著名的科学家爱因斯坦，短文结构很清晰，分成了三个部分，每一部分开头的句子就是这一段的主题，这对于学生掌握段意非常有帮助。这几个题目包括了翻译、填空、同义句和回答问题，短文生词很少，对于两个翻译题来说没有什么难度；第3小题考查了固定短语be interested in，这个短语也很常见，填空的时候，需要注意时态和人称的单复数形式；第4小题在找同义句的时候，注意同义替换，如young和a child，还有就是代词的指代关系。