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1、BookTwoTestYourself2PassageOneIn1665,anapplefellfromatreeandIanded（跌落）nearyoungIsaacNewton.Untoldnumbersofpeople（无数人）hadseenapplesfallandhadntgiventhenaastecondthought（进一步考虑）（16）ButNewtonthoughtaboutitcarefullyanddevelopedacornerstoneofmodernsciencethetheoryofgravity.（但牛顿加以仔细的思考，并奠定了这块现代科学的基石-重力理论。）
2、Theabilitytoaskdeepquestionsandlookforanswersliesattheheartofscienee.（17）SoitstandstoreasonthateducatorswouldwanttobottleNewtonsbrandotlthierlVegtantheirstudents.（教育家们想要把牛顿的这种思维行为装进自己的头脑里并为他们的学生所用，这是理所当然的。）Commonsensemightargue（常识也许会表明）thatthebestmeanstothatendistocramfuturescientistswithchemistry,p
3、hysics,biology,andmathematics.Afterall,Newtonhadanenormousappetite（很大的兴趣）forscienee.（18）ButNewtonownedmorebooksinthehumanities（文科）thanhedidinthesciences,andhisinterestincludedsubjectssuchanhistory,philosophy（哲学）,andGreekmythology.（希腊神话）Coulditbethatthinkingdeeplyaboutsubjectssuchashistory,philosophy
4、,andreligionmakesoneabetterscientist?Manytop（优秀的/上等的）Americanschoolsthinkso.Theliberalartseducation（人文教育）isadiversifiedtoolbox（多样化的工具箱）.Ifyouhaveonlyonewayoflookingatthings,youwillgetstuck（卡住）inthesameplaceeverybodyelsegotstuck.Ifyouvgotdifferentexperiences,youmayfindotherwaysofsolvingtheproblem.（刺激
5、一种脑电波）“ThemoretypesofthinkingyoiItswellknownthatthemorewethink,thebetterouneuralconnections（神经连结）.Butliberalartscollegesgoonestepfurther.（19）Theyarguethatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheability（提高能力）tosolvecomplexproblemsinaseeminglyunrelatedarea.Itmaybeawhilebefore（可能尚需时日）scientistsestablisht
6、hetruthorfalsityofthisidea（错误的思想）.Inthemeantime,someofthebestmindsinscienee（在科学领域的一些最杰岀的人才）arebettingthatitstrue.16. Learningaboutthegreatbooksandthehumanitiescanstimulatethesortofbrainwavesthatserveascientistprettywell,”saysNobelPrizewinnerTomCechthemoreskillsyoucanbringtoascientificproblem.Welearn
7、fromthefirstparagraphthat.A. theabilitytothinkisoffirstimportancetoscientificdiscoveryB. nobodynoticedapplesfallingfromtreestothegroundbeforeNewtonC. Newtondevelopedthetheoryofgravitybywatchingafallingapple17. modernscienceisrelatedtothefallingofanappletothegroundAccordingtothepassage,tohelpstudents
8、becomescientists,educators.A. shouldcramthemwithlotsofsciencecoursesB. shouldmakethemthinkinthewayNewtondidC. shouldaskthemdeepquestionsandlookforanswers18. shouldgivethemanenormousappetiteforscienceWelearnfromthepassagethatstudentswhostudyscienceinaliberalartscollege（文学院）A. arerequiredtotakeanumber
9、ofcoursesinthehumanitiesB. arefreetotakewhatevercoursestheylikebestC. haveawiderangeofinterestsinhistory,philosophyandreligion19. spendmoretimestudyingartsandthehumanitiesthanthesciencesTheideathatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheabilitytosolvecomplexproblemsinaseeminglyunrelatedareais.A. alrea
10、dyprovedtobetruebyscientistsB. acceptedbythebestpeopleinscieneeC. acommonbeliefamongliberalartscolleges20. gainingworldwideacceptaneeInliberalartscollegesstudentsare.A. askedtobringadiversifiedtoolboxtoschoolB. trainedtothinkdifferentlyfromeverybodyelseC. requiredtolearndifferentkindsofskillstaughtt
11、olookatthingsindifferentwaysPassageTwoFreshoutofresidency（住院医生实习期满之后），Itookajobinasmallcommunityhospitalemergencydepartment（个小型社区医院的急诊室）.（21）Asthenewestmemberofthegroup,Igotlastdibsonshifts.（在选择轮班时，我排最后）NoonewantedtoworkonChristmasEve,sotheshiftwenttome.Ikissmyfamilygoodbyeandwentofftospendthenighti
12、nthehospital.（22）At9p.m.,theambulance（救护车）broughtinamaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.Hisfacewaspale,andhewasfrightened.Ididmybestandhehunginthere.（他的生命顽强的坚持着）Eventuallywewereabletomovehimoutoftheemergencyroomandintotheintensivecareunit.（重症监护室）BeforeIleftinthemorningtospendChristmaswithmyfamily,Is
13、toppedbytoseehowhewasdoing.Itwasstilltouch-and-go,（生命任然垂危）buthehadsurvivedthenightandwassleeping.Emergencyphysicians（急诊医师）donthavecontinuingrelationshipswithpatientslikeotherdoctors.Wegetthesuddenlysick.Oftentheyarefrightened.Sometimestheyareangryatusjustbecausewewerethere.Theypassthroughourhandsand
14、outthedoor.（一旦救治结束，病人离开急诊室.）Werarelyseethemagain.Ithoughtnomoreaboutmyheartpatient.（心脏病病人）,stillthenewestmemberofthegroup,IgotChristmasEvedutyagainanddraggedmyselfofftowork.（圣诞前夕我再次别无选择的去上班。）At9p.m.sharp,thehospitalclerktoldmetherewasacoupleinthehallwhowantedtospeaktome.WhenIapproached（走近）them,thema
15、nintroducedhimselfasMr.Leeandsaid,“YouprobablydontHeandhisremembermebutlastChristmasyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme.（拥抱）me,handedmeasmallgift,andleft.Iwasmorethanasurprisedandtouched/我惊讶万分，并非常感动。）Thefollowingyearanewdoctorhadjoinedthegroup,andmyfamilywasdelightedthatIcouldstayhomeChristma
16、sEve.ButIwantedtoseeifMr.andMrs.Leewouldreturn.ThistimeIvolunteeredfortheshift.（我自愿当班。）Ikeptaneyeonthedoor.Onceagain,atexactly9pm,theLeesappeared,carrytheirnewgrandchild.Weallembraced,（拥抱）andMr.LeesaidhedcomeseemeeveryChristmasEve.IworkedtheemergencydepartmentforthenexttenChristmasEves.Eachyearatexactly9p.m.,hedappear,twicewithnewgrandchildren.Oneyearhecamewithagreat-grandchild
