2021-2022学年河南濮阳市高二(上)期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)
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Here are remarkable scientists who improved our understanding of almost everything around us.Click to learn more about the scientists who,through their contributions and discoveries,changed the world as we know it.
Galileo1564-1642Creating one of the first modern telescopes,Galileo completely changed our understanding of the world,successfully proving the Earth circles around the Sun and not the other way around.His work Two New Sciences laid the groundwork for the science of Kinetics(动力学)and strength of materials.
Sir Isaac Newton1642-1726Newton was a polymath(博学者)who made investigations into a whole range of subjects including mathematics,physics,and astronomy.In his Principia Mathematica,published in 1687he laid the foundations for classical mechanics,explaining the law of gravity and the laws of motion.
Charles Darwin1809-1882Darwin developed his theory of evolution against a background of disbelief and scepticism.He collected evidence over 20 years and published his conclusions in On the Origin of Species 1859.
Marie Curie1867-1934A Polish physicist and chemist,Curie discovered radiation and helped to apply it in the field of X-ray.She won the Nobel Prize in both Chemistry and Physics.
Albert Einstein1879-1955Revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity.He won the Nobel Prize in Physics1921for his discovery of the Photoelectric Effect(光电效应),which formed the basis of Quantum(量子)Theory.
1.Who is the author of Principia Mathematica ______
A. Galileo.    B. Sir Isaac Newton.
C. Charles Darwin.    D. Albert Einstein.
2.What do Marie Curie and Albert Einstein have in common ______
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A. They were the greatest chemists.
B. They were the Nobel Prize winners.
C. They had a deep study of physics and astronomy.
D. They laid the foundation for the development of classical medicine.
3.Where can the text be found ______
A. In a history book.    B. In a novel.
C. In an art magazine.    D. On a science website.