三、任务型阅读。
主题群:历史、社会与文化 子主题:杰出人物 语篇类型:记叙文 词数:163 难度:★★☆
Albert Einstein was born on 14th March, 1879 in Germany. He loved watching things carefully and asked a lot of questions about them when he was young. His questions were often hard to answer.
Schooling Einstein started school in 1885. Though he did well in maths and physics(物理), he failed in some other subjects. Einstein finished high school in Switzerland and entered a university(大学) in Zurich.
Scientific work After finishing school, Einstein worked at the patent office. He spent much time studying physics. Later he became a scientist. Though he became successful in the field of science, he still put much time into scientific research. Finally, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
Later life Einstein kept working at his research until he died in 1955. Scientists studied his brain(脑) after his death to see if there was anything special about it. However, there was no conclusion(结论).
Today, many famous scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the world.
根据短文内容,完成下列句子(每空一词),并回答第5题。
1. Einstein loved watching things carefully and a lot of about them.
2. Though Einstein did well in and , he failed in some other subjects.
3. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921.
4. Scientists studied Einstein’s brain after he died to see if there was .
5. What can we learn from Einstein’s life story?

1. asked; questions 2. maths; physics 3. in Physics 4. anything special 5. We should keep asking questions and stick to scientific research even if we face difficulties.（答案不唯一）

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，需根据短文内容完成句子和回答问题。解题思路：1-4题是细节填空题，需定位原文对应句子，提取关键词填空；第5题为主观开放题，需结合全文内容总结爱因斯坦的品质，合理作答。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段第二句“He loved watching things carefully and asked a lot of questions about them when he was young.”，提取关键词可知填asked和questions。
2. 定位原文Schooling部分“Though he did well in maths and physics(物理), he failed in some other subjects.”，提取关键词可知填maths和physics。
3. 定位原文Scientific work部分“Finally, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.”，提取关键词可知填in Physics。
4. 定位原文Later life部分“Scientists studied his brain(脑) after his death to see if there was anything special about it.”，提取关键词可知填anything special。
5. 结合全文，爱因斯坦从小保持好奇心、坚持研究，面对偏科等困难仍不放弃，可总结为We should keep asking questions and stick to scientific research even if we face difficulties.（答案不唯一，符合文意即可）
【答案】
1. asked; questions
2. maths; physics
3. in Physics
4. anything special
5. We should keep asking questions and stick to scientific research even if we face difficulties.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解题、主旨归纳题
【点评】
本题围绕杰出人物爱因斯坦展开，考查学生对文本细节的查找能力和主旨的理解总结能力，题型常规，难度适中，学生只要仔细阅读原文即可完成大部分题目，开放题需结合文本合理表达。
【难度系数】
0.7