题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
广东省深圳市罗湖区2023-2024学年七年级下学期期末考试英语试题
Stupid but serious
You see a cat sunbathing on the playground. "Hello, kitty!" You smile and walk away. About100 years ago, a scientist saw the same scene(场景). But he stopped and thought. Later, he won the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖).
The scientist was Niels Finsen from Denmark(丹麦). He saw a sick cat sleeping in the sun. When the sun moved, the cat moved, too. Why did the cat love the sun so much? To find out the answer, Niels kept watching the cat for days. Amazingly, the cat got better after lots of sunbathing. The sunlight could cure diseases! Then, Niels invented a light to cure human diseases and won the Nobel Prize in 1903.
In fact, many great scientific findings start from "stupid" questions and small things in life.
Scientists may ask: How many lies does a person tell in a day? How many licks(舔)does it take to eat up a lollipop? Why do roses smell good? What can we learn from animal poop(粪便)? And they take it seriously. They watch, think, and do experiments(实验) until they find an answer.
"It's such a waste of time!" You may say.
But think of the great scientist Newton(牛顿). If he just said "Ouch!" and walked away after he was hit by the apple, what might our world be like?
Different people may have different hobbies. I think hobbies can help us relax and learn more things. I have four good friends. They all have their hobbies.
| I'm David. I'm an American boy. I have many model cars. Look, there are taxis, buses, cars and so on. They are my favorite. Collecting model cars is a great hobby for me. I am also fond of playing the piano. |
| Hi, I'm Ben. I am a 13- year- old boy. My father bought me a new bike for my birthday. I think riding a bike helps me keep healthy, so I ride it to school every day. I feel the wind in my hair when I ride it. |
| Hello, I'm Lucy. I come from England. My favorite hobby is reading. I started reading when I was four years old. I often read different kinds of books. When I was reading, I felt I was travelling around the world with the writers. |
| Hello, I'm Amy. I am from Canada. I came to China with my parents three years ago. Once I had a paper- cutting class at school, and I became interested in it. I like making paper cutting to show my best wishes. |
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