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Michael Faraday was the son of a blacksmith (鐵匠) .There were four children in his family and,with his father often ill and unable to work,Michael Faraday had to earn his living from an early age. This meant little or no schooling. However,the family belonged to a religious group,and Faraday learnt to read and write at Sunday school.

When he was only 14 ,Faraday found a job as a bookbinder (裝訂工) .He used to read the books he was given to bind and he became very interested in the scientific books,particularly the ones about electricity. His interest soon took a practical path and he began making his own experiments. These were very basic because Faraday had to make all of his equipment himself. However,he was very careful and kept a clear written record of all his findings.

One day,he was given an entrance ticket to the Royal Institute chemistry lecture by Humphry Davy. Determined to work for this great scientist,he sent Davy a job application (申請) including his laboratory reports on the experiments he had carried out. In 1813,Davy offered Faraday a job as one of his laboratory assistants. Faraday learnt quickly and soon was recognised as a very able chemist. Later,he went to work at the Royal Institute.

Michael Faraday was,perhaps,the greatest practical scientist of the 19th century. As a chemist,he discovered the benzene,which is now the central point of chemical study. He also proved the relationship between electrical bonding. As a physicist,he invented the dynamo (發(fā)電機) ，which led to the later invention of the electric motor.

41. Why did Faraday attend Sunday school?

   A. He had to learn how to be a bookbinder.

   B. He would like to learn religious knowledge.

   C. He hoped to read many of the scientific books there.

   D. His family couldn’t afford his normal school education.

42. When working as a bookbinder,Faraday .

   A. published his great findings on electricity

   B. was famous as a practical scientist

   C. read many books lent by Humphry Davy

   D. made equipment for his experiments on his own

43. In order to get a chance to work for Davy,Faraday .

   A. sent his experiment reports to Davy

   B. offered to do laboratory work for free

   C. bought tickets to attend Davy's lecture

   D. went to the Royal Institute to visit Davy

44. We can learn from the last paragraph that.

   A. the electric motor was invented by Faraday

   B. electricity was Faraday's best-known finding

   C. Faraday's research covered different fields

   D. Faraday was more a chemist than a physicist

45. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Michael Faraday,a Great Scientist

   B. The Contribution of Michael Faraday

   C. Michael Faraday,a Born Bookbinder

   D. The Sufferings of Michael Faraday

Answer 1

41. D解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句至第四句可知，F(xiàn)araday年幼時家境貧 寒，上不起正規(guī)的學校，只好上了主H 學校。

42. D解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù) 第二、三句可知，F(xiàn)araday做圖書裝訂工作 的時候，為自己的實驗親ft動手制作實驗 器材。

43. A解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二 句可知，為了能為Davy T.作，F(xiàn)araday遞 交了自己的實驗報告。

44. C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段介 紹Faraday在物理、化學領域的發(fā)明創(chuàng)造 可推知，F(xiàn)amday在不同領域都有研究。

45. A解析：標題概括題。文章主要介紹了 Michael Faraday如何成長為一名偉大的 科學家(物理學家及化學家) 以及他在物理 和化學領域取得的研究成果，因此A項作 標題最合適。