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Archimedes and the Golden Crown
One day in ancient Greece, the King Hiero asked a crown maker to make a beautiful golden crown for him. He gave the maker five pieces of pure gold to use for the crown and hoped to get a nice one. After some days, the crown was finished and brought to the king. It looked shiny and nice in the palace. At first, the King Hiero was very happy with it and thought it was just what he wanted.
"It's a nice crown, isn't it?"he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt whether it was a real golden crown. "Is it made completely of pure gold?"he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?" thought Archimedes. Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over. "That's it!" shouted Archimedes. "I know how to solve the king's problem!"
Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight. Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl. "Look at this," said Archimedes to the King Hiero. A crown made completely of gold displaces(排出) less water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I'm certain that it is not completely made of gold.
"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted the king Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
()36. When did the story happen?
A. In England.
B. In Rome.
C. In ancient Greece.
D. In the USA.
()37. How many pieces of gold did the king give the maker?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Less than five.
D. No gold.
()38. What does the underlined word "it" refer to in Paragraph 4?
A. The gold.
B. The water.
C. The crown.
D. The silk.
()39. What do you think of Archimedes?
A. He was a man who was good at making crown.
B. He was a swindler(骗子).
C. He was an inventor.
D. He was a clever man.
()40. What is this story about?
A. It's about the king and the maker.
B. It's about the origin of Archimedes' principle(定律).
C. It's about the history of crown.
D. It's about how to make a bathtub.
D
Archimedes and the Golden Crown
One day in ancient Greece, the King Hiero asked a crown maker to make a beautiful golden crown for him. He gave the maker five pieces of pure gold to use for the crown and hoped to get a nice one. After some days, the crown was finished and brought to the king. It looked shiny and nice in the palace. At first, the King Hiero was very happy with it and thought it was just what he wanted.
"It's a nice crown, isn't it?"he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt whether it was a real golden crown. "Is it made completely of pure gold?"he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
"This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?" thought Archimedes. Archimedes was still thinking about this problem as he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over. "That's it!" shouted Archimedes. "I know how to solve the king's problem!"
Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight. Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl. "Look at this," said Archimedes to the King Hiero. A crown made completely of gold displaces(排出) less water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I'm certain that it is not completely made of gold.
"The crown maker tricked me, didn't he? What a bad man he is!" shouted the king Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
()36. When did the story happen?
A. In England.
B. In Rome.
C. In ancient Greece.
D. In the USA.
()37. How many pieces of gold did the king give the maker?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Less than five.
D. No gold.
()38. What does the underlined word "it" refer to in Paragraph 4?
A. The gold.
B. The water.
C. The crown.
D. The silk.
()39. What do you think of Archimedes?
A. He was a man who was good at making crown.
B. He was a swindler(骗子).
C. He was an inventor.
D. He was a clever man.
()40. What is this story about?
A. It's about the king and the maker.
B. It's about the origin of Archimedes' principle(定律).
C. It's about the history of crown.
D. It's about how to make a bathtub.
D
答案
36.C 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.B
解析
36. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句"One day in ancient Greece, the King Hiero asked a crown maker to make a beautiful golden crown for him"，可知这个故事发生在古希腊，对应选项C。
37. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句"He gave the maker five pieces of pure gold to use for the crown"，可知国王给了王冠工匠5块纯金，对应选项A。
38. 词义指代题。第四段中阿基米德全程在验证王冠是否完全由纯金打造，划线词it所在句的含义是"所以我确定它不是完全由黄金制成的"，这里的指代对象就是被检测的王冠，对应选项C。
39. 推理判断题。阿基米德原本对国王的难题毫无思路，却从自己泡澡时水溢出的日常现象中得到灵感，顺利解决了看似很难的问题，足以体现他是一个非常聪明的人。A选项他擅长做王冠、B选项他是骗子、C选项他是发明家都不符合文章内容，对应选项D。
40. 主旨大意题。这个故事讲述了阿基米德通过排水法检测王冠纯度的过程，正是阿基米德浮力定律的起源小故事，其余选项都过于片面或完全不符合故事内容，对应选项B。
37. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句"He gave the maker five pieces of pure gold to use for the crown"，可知国王给了王冠工匠5块纯金，对应选项A。
38. 词义指代题。第四段中阿基米德全程在验证王冠是否完全由纯金打造，划线词it所在句的含义是"所以我确定它不是完全由黄金制成的"，这里的指代对象就是被检测的王冠，对应选项C。
39. 推理判断题。阿基米德原本对国王的难题毫无思路，却从自己泡澡时水溢出的日常现象中得到灵感，顺利解决了看似很难的问题，足以体现他是一个非常聪明的人。A选项他擅长做王冠、B选项他是骗子、C选项他是发明家都不符合文章内容，对应选项D。
40. 主旨大意题。这个故事讲述了阿基米德通过排水法检测王冠纯度的过程，正是阿基米德浮力定律的起源小故事，其余选项都过于片面或完全不符合故事内容，对应选项B。
