Question

①“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, but they have great power (力量) !

②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he found how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This made him think and he made a wooden clock which kept good time.

④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This went on for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new film.

⑤Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think differently.

1.Newton wanted to find out ________.

A. when the apple hit him    B. why the apple fell

C. who made the apple fall    D. where the apple fell

2.Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.

A. making a film          B. telling a story

C. having a meeting       D. sitting in a garden

3.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. we should always ask others for help

B. every one of us likes thinking

C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts

D. thinking helps to get new ideas

4.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?

（①=Paragraph1, ②= Paragraph 2, …）

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【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。Isaac Newton，James Ferguson，Walt Disney都是善于思考，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.B细节理解题。“牛顿想弄明白什么”？A. when the apple hit him 什么时候苹果打中他；B. why the apple fell为什么苹果落下来；C. who made the apple fall谁使苹果落下来的；D. where the apple fell苹果在哪儿落下来的。文中有一句He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell.“他开始思考，极力想弄清楚苹果为什么落下来。”根据句意，故选B。

2.C细节理解题。题目意思是：沃尔特迪斯尼正在开会，这时候他为新卡通片想出了一个主意。原文中One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought.（一天，他在开会的时候，突然停止说话陷入沉思。）根据本段的意思，可知答案是C。

3.D主旨大意题。问题：从本文中，我们可以得知什么？A. we should always ask others for help 我们应该总是求助于别人； B. everyone of us likes thinking我们每个人都喜欢思考；C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts很容易看见、听到我们的思想；D. thinking helps to get new ideas思考帮助我们得到新的主意。从第五段可以得出答案是D。

4.A文章结构题。根据这篇文章的结构看是总-分-总的结构，故选A。

56.考点：故事类短文阅读。