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Test
Yourself
2
Passage
One
In
1665,
an
apple
fell
from
a
tree
and
landed
near
young
Isaac
Newton.
Untold
numbers
of
people had seen apples fall and hadn’t given the
matter a second thought. But
Newton
thought
about
it
carefully
and
developed
a
cornerstone
of
modern
science
—
the
theory of gravity.
The ability to
ask deep questions and look for answers lies at
the heart of science. So it stands to
reason that educators would want to bottle
Newton’s brand of thinking and serve it
to their students.
Common sense
might argue that the best means to that end is to
cram
future
scientists
with
chemistry,
physics,
biology,
and
mathematics.
After
all,
Newton had an enormous
appetite(
胃口；兴趣
) for science.
But
Newton owned more books in the
humanities(
文科
) than he did
in the sciences,
and
his
interest
included
subjects
such
an
history,
philosophy,
and
Greek
mythology.
Could
it
be
that
thinking
deeply
about
subjects
such
as
history,
philosophy, and religion makes one a
better scientist? Many top American schools
think so.
The liberal arts education
is a diversified(
多样化的
)
toolbox.
If you have only
one
way of looking at
things, you will get stuck in
the same
place
everybody
else
got
stuck.
If
you’ve
got
different
experiences
,
you
may
find
other
ways of solving the
problem.”
It’s
well
known
that
the
more
we
think,
the
better
our
neural(神
经的
)
connections. But liberal arts colleges go one step
further. They argue that
learning to
think in one field may sharpen the ability to
solve complex problems
in a seemingly
unrelated area. It may be a while before
scientists establish the
truth or
falsity of this idea. In the meantime, some of the
best minds in science
are betting that
it’s true.
“Learning about
the gre
at books and the humanities can
stimulate the sort of
brain
waves that serve a
scientist pretty
well,”
says Nobel
Prize winner Tom Cech “The more types
of thinking you have to do, the more skills
you can bring to a scientific
problem.
26. We learn from the first paragraph
that ________.
A.
the
ability to think is of first importance to
scientific discovery
B.
nobody noticed apples falling from
trees to the ground before Newton
C.
Newton developed the theory of gravity by watching
a falling apple
D. modern science is
related to the falling of an apple to the ground
27.
According
to
the
passage,
to
help
students
become
scientists,
educators________.
A. should
cram them with lots of science courses
B. should make them think in the way
Newton did
C. should ask
them deep questions and look for answers
D. should give them an enormous
appetite for science
28. We learn from the
passage that students who study science in a
liberal arts
college ________.
A. are required to take a number of
courses in the humanities
B.
are free to take whatever courses they like best
C. have a wide range of interests in
history, philosophy and religion
D.
spend more time studying arts and the humanities
than the sciences
29. The idea that learning
to think in one field may sharpen the ability to
solve
complex problems in a seemingly
unrelated area is ________.
A. already
proved to be true by scientists
B.
accepted by the best people in science
C. a common belief among liberal arts
colleges
D. gaining
worldwide acceptance
30. In liberal arts
colleges students are _______.
A. asked
to bring a diversified toolbox to school
B. trained to think
differently from everybody else
C.
required to learn different kinds of
skills
D. taught to look at things in
different ways
Test
Yourself
2
Passage
Two
Fresh out of residency, I took a job in
a small community hospital’s emergency
department. As the newest member of the
group, I got last dibs on shifts. No one
wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the
shift went to me. I kiss my family goodbye
and went off to spend the night in the
hospital.
At
9
pm,
the
ambulance
brought
in
a
man
in
his
60s
who
was
having
a heart attack. His face was
pale, and he was frightened.
I did my best
and he hung
in there. Eventually we were able to
move him out of the emergency room and into
the intensive care unit.
Before I left in the morning to spend
Christmas with my family,
I
stopped
by
to
see
how
he
was
doing.
It
was
still
touch-
and-go,
but
he
had
survived
the
night and was sleeping.
Emergency physicians don’t have
continuing relationships with
patients
like other doctors. We get the suddenly sick.
Often they are frightened.
Sometimes
they are angry at us just because we were there.
They pass through our
hands and out the
door. We rarely see them again. I thought no more
about my heart
patient.
The following year, still the newest
member of the group, I got
Christmas
Eve
duty
again
and
dragged
myself
off
to
work.
At
9
pm
sharp,
the
hospital
clerk told me there
was a couple in the hall who wanted to speak to
me.
When
I
approached
them,
the
man
introduced
himself
as
Mr.
Lee
and
said,
“You
probably
don’t
remember
me
but
last
Christmas
you
saved
my
life.
Thank
you
for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged
me, ha
nded me a small gift,
and left. I was more than a surprised
—
and touched.
The
following
year
a
new
doctor
had
joined
the
group,
and
my
family
was
delighted that I could stay home Christmas Eve.
But I wanted to see if Mr. and
Mrs. Lee
would return. This time I volunteered for the
shift.
I kept an eye on the door.
Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees
appeared, carry
their new
grandchild. We
all embraced,
and Mr. Lee said
he’d come
see me every Christmas Eve.
I
worked
the
emergency
department
for
the
next
ten
Christmas
Eves.
Each year at exactly 9 pm, he’d appear,
twice with new grandchildren. One year he
came with a great-grandchild.
The last year I saw him, he
brought me a gift. It was a golden
bell
engraved with a single word : Friendship.
Mr.
Lee
died
the
next
year.
Now
my
family,
friends
and
I
ring
that
bell
every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer a
toast to the man who didn’t
forget.
31.
Why did the author work on Christmas Eve when he
first took a job in a small
community
hospital?
A. He was used to spending
the night in hospital.
B. He had no
choice on matters of shifts.
C. He wanted to accumulate experience.
D. He had just completed his residency.
32.
What did the doctor do during his shift in the
emergency department?
A. He set up an
intensive care unit.
B. He built up a
lasting relationship with his patient.
C. He moved his patient out of the
emergency room.
D. He pulled a patient
through a heart attack.
33. On the following Christmas Eve the
doctor________.
A. knew his patient
would come to see him
B. was rather
reluctant to take the shift
C. saved the life of a patient
D. was delighted to be able to stay at
home
34. What did Mr. Lee
do the last year the doctor saw him?
A.
He brought his great grandchild to see the doctor.
B. He gave a golden bell to the doctor
as a gift.
C. He promised to
see the doctor every Christmas.
D. He
said he'd never forget the doctor's friendship.
35. What's the author's
purpose in writing this passage?
A. To
tell the world how hard an emergency physician's
life can be.
B. To express a doctor's
wish to build up personal friendships with his
patients.
C. To show the satisfaction
he draws from working in an emergency
department.
D. To prove that
lasting relationships are possible between
physicians and
patients.
Test
Yourself
2
Passage
Three