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Unit4Scientistswhochangedtheworld(译林版2020必修第三册)

单元话题阅读精练(阅读理解15篇+七选五5篇)

I.阅读理解

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(2023上·黑龙江鸡西·高一密山市第一中学校考期中)Inspirationalideashaveahabitofstrikinginthemostunforeseenplaces.Forexample,dreamsoperateonthelevelofstories,makingthemprimarysourcesofideasandinspirations.Thefollowingarefourgreatideascreatedfromdreams.

EliasHowe’ssewingmachine

In1895,EliasHowewasstrugglingwiththeneedle(针)design.Onenight,hehadadreamthatsomepeopleonanunknownislandcaughthimandwerepreparingtoturnhimintoameal.Theyweredancingaroundwavingtheirspears(矛)intheair,andthenhesawit.Thespearshadholesatthetip.Ithelpedhimsolvehisproblem.

Einstein’stheoryofrelativity

Inhisdream,AlbertEinsteinwastalkingtoafarmerwhowastellinghimaboutthefenced(被围住的)cows.However,thefarmersawsomethingdifferentfromhim.Whenwakingup,herealizedthatasimilareventcouldbedifferentfromadifferentpointofview.Throughthis,thetheoryofrelativityslowlybegantofallintoplace.

Beatles’hitsongYesterday

YesterdaybythefamousbandBeatlesisoneofthemostcoveredsongsinhistory.Itallcametooneofthebandmembers,PaulMcCartney,inadream.Onenightin1963hesuddenlywokeupwithatune(曲调)inhishead.Hegotupandstartedplayingthenotesuntilthesongcameintobeing.

Theperiodictable

Whileinhismidthirties,DmitriMendeleev,aknownRussianchemist,wasstrugglingtoplace56knownelementsonaperiodictable.Thenonenightinadream,hesawatablewhereallaspectsfellintoplaceascalledfor.Whenhewokeup,hewroteitdownonapieceofpaper.

1.WhatinspiredEliasHowetodesigntheneedleofsewingmachines?

A.Spearswithholesatthetip. B.Abigmealhehadinhisdream.

C.Atalkwiththepeopletrappinghim. D.Thedancingmovesofsomestrangers.

2.Whichofthefollowingwasinspiredbyadreamwhichincludedafarmer?

A.These