英语六级阅读理解练习:爱因斯坦轶事.docx





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1、英语六级阅读理解练习:爱因斯坦轶事 下面是学习啦我整理的英语六级阅读理解练习:爱因斯坦轶事,希望对大家有帮助。 34. My Friend, Albert Einstein1 He was one of the greatest scientists the world hasever known, yet if I had to convey the essence 2 ofAlbert Einstein in a single word, I would choosesimplicity. Perhaps an anecdote 3 will help. Once,caught in a
2、downpour, he took off his hat and held itunder his coat. Asked why, he explained, withadmirable logic , that the rain would damage thehat, but his hair would be none the worse4 for its wetting. This knack for going instinctively tothe heart of a matter was the secret of his major scientific discover
3、ies — this and hisextraordinary feeling for beauty. I first met Albert Einstein in 1935 , at the famous Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. 5 He had been among the first to be invited to the Institute, and was offered carte blanche6as to salary. To the director’s dismay, Eins
4、tein asked for an impossible sum: it was far toosmall. The director had to plead with him to accept a larger salary. I was in awe of7 Einstein, and hesitated before approaching him about some ideas I had beenworking on. When I finally knocked on his door, a gentle voice said, ;Come ;—with a ri
5、singinflection that made the single word both a welcome and a question. I entered his office andfound him seated at a table, calculating and smoking his pipe. Dressed in ill-fitting clothes, hishair characteristically awry8 , he smiled a warm welcome . His utter naturalness at once set meat ease. As
6、 I began to explain my ideas, he asked me to write the equations on the blackboard so hecould see how they developed. Then came the staggering — and altogether endearing —request:;Please go slowly. I do not understand things quickly. ;This from Einstein! He said itgently, and I laughed.
7、From then on, all vestiges of fear were gone. 阅读自测 . Fill in the blanks with proper words of the passage: 1. If I have to describe Albert Einstein in a single word, I would choose_ ( 单 纯) . 2. Caught in a_ ( 滂沱大雨) , I have got a bad cough. 3. In the hometown of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, there are many
8、_ ( 轶事) about him. 4. To my _ ( 懊丧) , my father doesn’t buy me the Walkman I like best. 5. Helen Keller isso strong-minded a person that I am _ ( 敬畏) her. . Questions : After reading this passage , do you have a new understanding of this famous person, AlbertEinstein? If yes, then what is it?
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