历年英语高考阅读理解精选译注三

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E（2005天津E 3） No one can fail to stand in awed (

令人敬畏的) admiration of the great

discoveries of history

---Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s principles

of planetary movement, Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Equally awe-inspiring are artistic creations in painting, literature,

theatre, music, and which have also been brought about by discovery through personal well-known scientists and artists have to do with problem solving? efforts. What do these extraordinary achievements of

A great scientific discovery or a great work of art is surely the result of problem-solving activity. The solution to a problem, we are told, often comes to thinkers in a “flash they may have been turning the problem over in their minds for some

of insight (顿悟)”, although

time. As a particular form of problem solving, these creative acts are based on the broad knowledge gained in the past, whether this be of the

“public” sort known to science, or of the “private” sort known to the artist.

Many creative thinkers state that they have completely devoted themselves to the subject matter of the problem, often over fairly long periods of time. Indeed, it would be strange if they had not done Nothing in such statements supports the idea that there is anything very

this. different

about the problem solving that leads to discoveries of great contributions the

to the society. The act of discovery, even in the relatively predictable (可以预见的) sense that it occurs in everyday learning, involves (涉及) a “sudden insight” which changes the problem situation into a solution situation. As we have seen, everyday

discovery also requires that the learner have the knowledge of the rules

gained in the past, which is involved in the solution. 52. Newton, Kepler and Einstein are mentioned in the first paragraph

to ____. A. bring about the subject of the discussion

B. explain that scientist are more creative C. show the difference between science and arts D. prove that arts require more personal efforts 53. While

knowledge from the past plays an important role in their

achievements, thinkers sometimes also depend on their ________.

A. artistic tastes B. sudden insight C. admiration of discoveries

D. scientific experiments 54. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?A. Great contributions to the society.

B Long-time study of the subject matter. C. V arious statements about problem solving D. Complete devotion to artistic creation. 55. We may conclude from the passage that_____ .

A. it is more likely to make scientific and artistic discoveries in

everyday learning

B. a sudden insight and knowledge from the past are required in

making discoveries.

C. scientific discoveries or artistic creations are usually unpredictable in nature

D. knowledge of the rules in the past is often developed in the

changes of situation

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对于牛顿的运动定律，开普勒的行星运动定律，还有爱因斯坦的广义相对论，对这些伟大的历史发现，没人不会不肃然起敬。还有同样靠个人努力和发现所创造出来的令人敬畏的艺术创造：包括绘画、戏剧、音乐和文学方面的成就。这些知名科学家和艺术家卓越的成就和他们解决问题的方法有什么联系呢？

一个伟大的科学发现或是一件伟大的艺术品一定是解决问题活动后的结果。你常会听到，对一个问题的解决方法而言，尽管这些伟大人物在心中已反复思考了一段时间，可解决方法来源于他们的顿悟。作为特别的解决问题的方式，这些创造性的活动是基于以往获得的广博的知识为基础的，而这种知识要么是公共的科学常识，要么是某位艺术家私人独有的知识。

许多创造性思维的科学家说到他们全身心地投入研究他们的专题，经常耗费相当长的时间。事实上，如果他们没这样做的话也就奇怪了。这样的陈述中没有一个是说他们对社会做出巨大贡献的发现所用的解决问题的方法是特别与众不同的。甚至在相对来说可想而知的日常学习中，那种发现的行为与突然的顿悟有关，把“问题情景”转化成了“解决状态”。正如我们所看到的那样，每天的发现也要求学习者具备以往所获得的规律的知识，这些知识参与到解决问题的过程中。

Keys: 52. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 1ST WORD IN LINE4 53. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN LINE5 54. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN LINE5 55. THE 1ST LETTER IN THE 5TH WORD IN LINE5

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