3．Do you suppose Darwin，one of the greatest scientists of all time，really did foolish experiments？Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish？
Sometimes，people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem．Sometimes，they really do know an answer o r a solution，but without thinking they are important．
Charles Darwin didn't settle for（滿足于）just thinking he knew something．And，he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be．
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape．If you drop them at the same time in the same place，they will fall in the same way．Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets．What happens？You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything．
But this simple experiment is important．It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics，ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton．And these understandings set asidesome of ancient Greek physics．
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them．Even the simplest idea，which we might think is foolish，can shake the foundations of science．
29．The passage tells us that Charles Darwin．C
A．was a great English scientist
B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult
C．thought even the simplest thing was important
D．didn't get well with others
30．The underlined phrase"set aside"most probably means．A
A．throw away B．store up C．put to use D．realize
31．The author of the passage tries to．D
A．convince us that Charles Darwin，Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C．prove that two sheets of paper，with the same size and shape，will fall at the same speed
D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us
32．Which of the following is TRUE？B
A．Darwin really did foolish experiments．
B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments．
C．It is believed by all the people that things could be importan t though they seemed to be simple．
D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics．
分析 作者以達爾文為例，告訴我們要留意身邊的小事，要善于探索．
解答 29．C 推理判斷題．短文并沒有說 Charles Darwin 是哪個國家的科學家，可排除 A；由第二段可知別人認為 Darwin 的許多實驗不值得做，可把 B 排除； 文中沒有論述 Darwin 與別人相處的事情，可排除 D．由"he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be．"他相信所有的事情都很重要，不管它們看起來多么簡單．故答案選C．
30．A 詞義猜測題．由上文可知作者認為做這個簡單實驗是重要的，它解釋了目前人們對于物理方面的理解． 因此這些理解當然是推翻了一些希臘古典物理學的觀點． 由此可推知set aside與throw away 同義．所以答案選A．
31．D 主旨大意題．短文的最后一段點明最簡單的事情都可能動搖科學的根基，意在告訴讀者要留意身邊的每一件事，哪怕它非常簡單．所以答案選D．
32．B 細節理解題． 短文第一段第二句"Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish？"明確告訴我們，有些人認為 Darwin 做了愚蠢的實驗．所以答案選B．
點評 故事類文章在閱讀過程中，我們一直在某個線索的引導下，隨著作者的思路去了解一個故事或一件事情的始末，因此會感到比較輕松．命題往往從故事的情節、人物或事件之間的關系、作者的意圖和態度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手，考查學生對細節的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力． 閱讀故事類文章時，應注意把握主旨大意，弄清主要情節，立足文章的內容揣摩作者的態度和意圖，根據文章的情節展開合理的想象，從而達到解題的目的．
