IV.完形填空

A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full 1 of the facts he observes. He doesn’t accept ideas which are not 2 on obvious facts,and therefore refuses to accept authority (X 威) as the only 3 for truth. He always 4 ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them.

The rise of 5 science may be considered to 6 as far back as the 7 of Roger Bacon,the wonderful philosopher of Oxford,who lived 8 the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle 9 to suggest that we should learn science 10 observing and experimenting on the things around us,and he himself 11 many important discoveries.

Galileo,however,who lived more than 300 years later,was the greatest of several great men,12 lived in Italy,France,Germany or England,and began by 13 to show how many important 14 could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo,learned men believed that large bodies fell more 15 towards the earth than small ones,16 Aristotle said so. But Galileo,going to the 17 of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,let fall two 18 stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It was Galileo's 19 of going direct to Nature,and proving our 20 and theories by experiments,that has led to all the discoveries of modern science.

1. A. use   B. time   C. speed   D. trust

2. A. worked   B. based   C. lived   D. written

3. A. reason   B. cause   C. advice   D. result

4. A. thinks   B. checks   C. has   D. learns

5. A. natural   B. physical   C. ancient   D. modern

6. A. date   B. keep   C. look   D. take

7. A. study   B. time   C. year   D. birth

8. A. both   B. each   C. between   D. among 9 . A. Schools   B. Ages   C. Days   D. Countries

10. A. in   B. with   C. to   D. by

11. A. did   B. made   C. took   D. gave

12. A. who   B. when   C. that   D. where

13. A. ways   B. degrees   C. levels   D. chance

14. A. truths   B. problems   C. people   D. subjects

15. A. slowly   B. rapidly   C. lightly   D. heavily

16. A. when   B. because   C. although   D. if

17. A. place   B. foot   C. top   D. ceiling

18. A. big   B. small   C. equal   D. unequal

19. A. spirit   B. skill   C. theory   D. discovery

20. A. plans   B. opinions   C. world   D. ability

10. The majority of people in the town strongly the plan to build a playground for children.

   A. consider   B. support

   C. confirm   D. submit

9. There was a traffic jam. ，he was late.

   A. As a result   B. As a result of

   C. As the result   D. As result

8. They the study a nursery when the baby was born.

   A. turned;to   B. changed;for

   C. converted;into   D. transformed;to

7. The first edition in 1955 and a best seller ever since.

   A. was published;had been

   B. was published;has been

   C. has been published;has been

   D. had been published;had

6. He intends to the secretary he has dismissed by a more efficient one.

   A. replace   B. substitute

   C. remove   D. place

5. the website,and you will learn a lot about cooking.

   A. Having searched   B. To search

   C. Searching   D. Search

4. It was quite right for Yuan Longping to think that the key people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.

   A. to feeding   B. to feed

   C. of feeding   D. of feed

3. In order to compete with others,the factory should aim at rather than.

   A. quantity;quality   B. quality;quantity   C. quantities; qualities   D. quality; quantities

2. in Europe,the girl can express herself freely in both English and French.

   A. Educating   B. Being educated

   C. Educated   D. Having