Question

When Albert Einstein was young, he was a quiet child who spent much of his time alone. He was slow to talk and had difficulty in learning to read.

     When Albert was five years old, his father gave him a compass (指南针). Albert was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle (针) always pointed in the same direction —the north. He asked his father and uncle what caused the needle to move.

     Their answers were difficult for Albert to understand. Yet he spent a lot of time thinking about them. He said later that he felt something must be behind things.

     Albert did not like school. The German schools of that time were not pleasant. Students couldn’t ask questions. Albert said he felt as if he were in prison.

     One day Albert told his uncle Jacob how much he hated school, especially mathematics. His uncle told him to solve mathematical problems by pretending to be a policeman. "You are looking for someone," he said, "but you do not know who he is. Call him X. Find him by using your mathematical tools."

     Albert learned to love mathematics. He was studying the complex math of calculus (微积分学) while all his friends were still studying simple math. Instead of playing with friends he thought about things such as "What would happen if people could travel at the speed of light?".

     Albert wanted to teach math and physics. He graduated with honors, but it was a pity that he could not get a teaching job.

1.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that Albert Einstein ________.

A．was interested in the compass             B．wanted to be a great scientist   C．was not clever enough    D．didn’t like thinking by himself

2.Why did Albert Einstein hate school?

A．He couldn’t play with his friends there.     B．Students were not allowed to ask questions.    C．The schools were small at that time.                D．He had to learn mathematics that he didn’t like.

3.What does the underlined word "complex" probably mean?

A．useless.           B．Difficult.           C．Boring.           D．Interesting.

4.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Einstein became a mathematics teacher after graduation             B．Einstein gradually loved mathematics with his uncle’s help                    C．learning mathematics is like working as a policeman  D．Einstein liked playing with other children

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How Albert Einstein studied in school.        B．Something about Albert Einstein’s early interests.   C．Something about the young Albert Einstein.   D．Why Albert Einstein learned more than his classmates.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文而叙述了爱因斯坦在上学时，就对指南针感兴趣，但是他不愿意呆在学校上学，因为学校里当时不让学生问问题，而他却偏偏爱问问题，因此不愿去上学，但是后来在他叔叔的鼓励和帮助下，他对数学产生了兴趣，别人都在学简单的数学而他已经开始研究微积分学，这篇短文主要介绍了年轻时的爱因斯坦的情况。

1.细节理解题。根据Albert was filled with wonder when he discovered that the compass needle (针) always pointed in the same direction —the north.爱因斯坦对于指南针很感兴趣，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据Students couldn’t ask questions.学生不能问问题，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据math of calculus (微积分学) while all his friends were still studying simple math.它与simple 是反义词，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据Albert learned to love mathematics.故选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知这是关于年轻时的爱因斯坦，故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。