Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted (收养) him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the Uni-versity of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was proba-bly at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nieolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy,where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.
In Copernieus´ time people still believed that all things--the sun, the stars, and the planets--moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious( 宗教的)beliefs.
In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church. All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still, using mathe-matics and logic (逻辑), Copernicus worked out a different theory ,which held that the planets went around the sun.
Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hide the scientific truth. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died,May 24,1543.
第44题单选 Which of the following is TRUE about Copernicus?
A.He had two brothers and a sister.
B.He used to be called Niklas Koppernigk.
C.He lost his father soon after he was born.
D.He spent 10 years at the University of Cracow.
第45题单选 From the passage we can see that astronomy is __________.
A.the life experience of great men
B.the movement of the stars and the planets
C.the scientific study of natural objects in space
D.the theories developed by scientists of old times
第46题单选 Copernicus developed his theory __________.
A.using various telescopes
B.based on Aristotle's beliefs
C.through observations and reasoning
D.under the encouragement of his friends
第47题单选 The writer of the passage wants us to know that __________.
A.Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his death
B.for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the Church
C.pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543
D.shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church
Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探)stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he had no ideas. So he de-cided to go to the cinema.
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom´s cigarettes--and had read his story. The visitor left
Tom a note:
l have read your story and I don´t think much of it.Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it.By the way，，am a burglar(人屋盗窃者).I am not going to steal anything tonight.But if you become a successful writer，I will return!
Tom read the burglar´s suggestions.Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story.He is still not a successful writer，and he is waiting for his burglar to return.Before he goes out in the evening，he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.
第48题单选 Tom went to the cinema because __________.
A.he hoped to get ideas
B.he wanted to meet a visitor
C.he was feeling lazy
D.he had finished a story
第49题单选 The man__________in his house.
A.drank a cup of tea
B.1eft Tom some advice
C.paid for his cigarettes
D.1eft Tom some money
第50题单选 Tom is waiting for the thief to return__________.
A.to meet him
B.to get more ideas from him
C.to have stories stolen
D.to be robbed more often
五、补全对话(共5句;每旬满分为3分，共15分。)
根据中文提示，将对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方，用陈述句;打问号的地方，用疑问句。
提示：Sally每天下班时邮局都关门了，本周六她又要与几位朋友去郊游。她想请Peter为她买几张邮票，她把钱和写好的便条放在书桌上，可是Peter没注意。最后Peter明白了是怎么回事，答应给她买邮票。
六、书面表达(满分30分)
第56题简答 根据所给内容，写一篇100词左右的记叙文。
上周日下午，我和朋友们正在中山公园散步，突然听到一落水女孩呼救。我和我的一位朋友跳入湖里救出孩子，当时落水女孩已停止呼吸。我用学过的急救知识给她做了人工呼吸，我的朋友给急救中心(the First Aid Centre)打电话。结果女孩得救了，大夫们夸我做得对。
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