careful and careless ate阅读理解

careful and careless ate阅读理解

阅读理解

Careful and careless are as different as fire and water. But it is

strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities （品质）.

They are both careful and careless. Newton, the famous English

scientist, was such a person.

Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they

were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine. But after his

friend had waited for a long time, Newton still didn't come back. At

last his friend found Newton was in the lab. When Newton was

going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for his

experiment （实验） . So he forgot his friend and the dinner.

Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and held

the rein （缰绳） in his hand. While he was walking, he kept thinking

about problems. When he got to the top of the mountain, he found

the rein was not in his hand and that the horse was missing.

Einstein was another example. Once he was waiting for a friend

at a bridge. While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to

rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of

paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he

knew that it was raining. But after he put the paper into his pocket,

he again forgot he was standing in the rain.

1．When Newton and his friend were ready to eat, Newton

________.

A．had a new idea for his experiment

B．went to do his experiment

C．couldn't find his way back

D．left to get a bottle of wine

2．Why was the horse missing when Newton got to the top of

the mountain?

A．He kept thinking about problems and lost the rein.

B．He did not want to take the horse to the mountain.

C．He didn't walk fast enough.

D．The horse lost his way to the top of the mountain.

3．Which of the following statements （陈述） is ture?

A．Einstein kept thinking in the rain.

B．Einstein stopped thinking because of the rain.

C．Einstein had to wait for his friend in the rain.

D．The rain helped Einstein to have new ideas.

4．Newton and Einstein were careless about their ________ and

careful in their ________.

A．experiments, studies

B．life, studies

C．studies, life

D．work, life

5．________ scientists are both careful and careless like Newton

and Einstein.

A．No other

B．Very few

C．Many

D．All