Question

John Dalton was born in England in 1766. As a small child, John worked in the fields with his older brother, and helped his father in the cloth-making shop. Most poor boys at that time received no education, but John was lucky to attend a nearby school. John was a good student and loved learning. His teachers encouraged him to study many things.

When he was twelve, he opened his first school in a nearby town, but there was very little money. He had to close his school and work in his uncle’s field.

Three years later, he ran a school in Kendall, England with his brother and a friend. They taught many subjects. There, John studied the weather and the nature around him. He collected butterflies and snails. He did many other scientific tests.

In 1793, John moved to Manchester to teach at New College, and began observing the behavior of gases. He began to think about different elements (元素) and how they are made up of.

In 1808, Dalton published a book, A New System of Chemical Philosophy. His atomic masses were not all careful and exact, but they formed the basis for the modern periodic table (元素周期表).

John Dalton died in 1844 in England. Today, scientists everywhere accept Dalton’s idea of how the atoms were made. A simple country boy showed the world a new way of thinking about the universe and how it is made.

1.The following statements are true except that ________.

A. John Dalton was born into a poor family in England

B. John Dalton continued his study in a nearby town at 12

C. John Dalton worked as a teacher in Kendall at 15

D. John Dalton began to think about how things are formed at 27

2. We can learn that _______ from the fifth paragraph.

A. the book A New System of Chemical Philosophy is useless

B. John Dalton shouldn’t have made so many mistakes in his book

C. John Dalton was the first to publish the modern periodic table

D. the modern periodic table was based on John Dalton’s work

3.According to the passage, we can infer that _______.

A. John Dalton showed great interest in science when he was young

B. John Dalton worked as a school student in most of his early years

C. John Dalton was even more famous when he was 40 years old

D. if John Dalton had been in the city, he wouldn’t have been successful

4.The passage is organized in the order of _______.

A. time     B. importance   C. events    D. space

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲诉了化学家道尔顿的一生以及他对科学的贡献

1.1】B 细节理解题。根据第二段：When he was twelve, he opened his first school in a nearby town, but there was very little money.可知在他十二岁的时候，在附近的镇上开了一个学校而不是继续他的学业，所以B选项错误，故选B

2. In 1808, Dalton published a book, A New System of Chemical Philosophy. His atomic masses were not all careful and exact, but they formed the basis for the modern periodic table (元素周期表).可知道尔顿出版的A New System of Chemical Philosophy这本书虽然在原子量的描述上不是那么仔细和精确，但是这个为以后的现代元素周期表的形成打下了基础，所以现代元素周期表是在道尔顿的作品上形成的，故选D

3.There, John studied the weather and the nature around him. He collected butterflies and snails. He did many other scientific tests.和第四段：In 1793, John moved to Manchester to teach at New College, and began observing the behavior of gases. He began to think about different elements (元素) and how they are made up of. 可知在道尔顿年轻的时候对科学特别感兴趣，故选A

4.John Dalton was born in England in 1766，第二段开头：When he was twelve, he opened his first school in a nearby town，第三段开头：Three years later, he ran a school in Kendall，第四段开头：In 1793, John moved to Manchester to teach at New College，第五段开头：In 1808, Dalton published a book，第六段开头：John Dalton died in 1844 in England.可知此文是按时间顺序来写的，故选A

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