Inventor，physicist，surveyor，astronomer，biologist，artist... Robert Hooke was all these and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the seventeenth century. Once he worked with renowned（有名聲的） men of science like Christian Huygens，Antony van Leeuwenhoek，Robert Boyle，Isaac Newton and the great architect，Christopher Wren.
Hooke’s early education began at home，under the guidance of his father. He entered Westminster School at the age of thirteen，and from there he went to Oxford，where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skill at designing experiments and devising（發(fā)明） instruments. In 1662，at the age of twenty－eight，he was named Curator of Experiments of the newly formed Royal Society of London. Hooke accepted the job，even though he knew that it had no money to pay him!
Watching living things through the microscope was one of his favorite occupations. He devised a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork (軟木) under a microscope，he saw honeycomb－like structures. They were cells—the smallest units of life.In fact，it was Hooke who coined the term “cell” as the boxlike cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery(修道院)．
Perhaps because of his varied interests，Hooke often left experiments unfinished. Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(獨占的)credit. This sometimes led to quarrels with colleagues. One work that he finished was his book MICROGRAPHIA，a volume that reveals the immense potential of the microscope. The book also includes，among other things，ideas on gravity and light which may have helped scientists like Newton while they were developing their own theories on these phenomena.
Hooke made valuable contributions to astronomy too. A crater(隕石坑) on the moon is named after him in appreciation of his services to this branch of science.
小題1:From the first paragraph，we can know that Robert Hooke __________.
A．was famous because he worked with many scientists
B．liked making friends with the famous people
C．received a lot from other scientists
D．made contributions to many different fields
小題2:Robert Hooke probably went to school in __________.
A．1647　　　B．1634C．1662D．1640
小題3:Robert Hooke made himself known to some of the best scientists in England by __________.
A．learning by himself with his father’s help
B．introducing himself to them
C．designing experiments and instruments
D．refusing any reward from Royal Society of London
小題4:Robert Hooke couldn’t get along well with his colleagues because __________.
A．he couldn’t finish his work on time sometimes
B．he had all kinds of interests in his daily life
C．he was too proud to look up to them
D．the other scientists took the fruits of his experiments

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文講述了英國偉大的科學家生物學家，細胞的發(fā)現(xiàn)者Robert Hooke的故事。
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段前2行Perhaps because of his varied interests，Hooke often left experiments unfinished. Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(獨占的)credit.可知他有廣泛的興趣愛好，在很多領域也做出了很大的貢獻。故D正確。
小題2:A 計算題。根據(jù)In 1662，at the age of twenty－eight，說明他是1634年出生的，文章第二段He entered Westminster School at the age of thirteen可知他13歲上學，那么是在1647年。故A正確。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第三行Hooke impressed them with his skill at designing experiments and devising（發(fā)明） instruments.說明C正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(獨占的)credit. This sometimes led to quarrels with colleagues.說明別的人獨占了他的研究成果，引起了爭論。故D項正確。
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