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Unit 1 Great scientists 同步练习 Ⅰ.听力 (略) Ⅱ.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(权威) as the only　3　for truth.　He always　4　ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them. The rise of　5　science may perhaps 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，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 experiment，that has led to all the discoveries of modern science. 1.A.use　　　　　　　B.time　　　　　　C.speed　　　　　　D.trust 1.答案:A 提示:make full use of为固定短语，意为“充分利用”。这里指充分采用他所观察的事实。 2.A.worked　　　　　B.based　　　　　　C.lived　　　　　　D.written 2.答案:B 提示:be based on意思为“以……为根据”。这里指以明显的事实为依据。 3.A.reason　　　　　　B.cause　　　　　C.advice　　　　　　D.result 3.答案:A 提示:这里表述的是他不认为权威就是真理的理由。cause强调的是“根源”，reason强调的是“理由”。 4.A.thinks　　　　　　B.checks　　　　　C.has　　　　　　　D.learn 4.答案:B 提示:根据后面的内容，可以推知他总是仔细审核观点并做试验来验证。 5.A.natural　　　　　　B.physical　　　　C.ancient　　　　　D.modern 5.答案:D 提示:从此句后半部分以及本文最后一句可以知道应该是指现代科学。 6.A.date　　　　　　　B.keep　　　　　　C.look　　　　　 D.take 6.答案:A 提示:date back(to...)为固定短语，意思是“追溯到……时间”。符合题意。 7.A.study　　　　　　B.time　　　　　　C.year 　　　　　　D.birth 7.答案:B 提示:此处time意思是“时代、时期”。 8.A.both B.each C.between