专题11期中测试A卷一、阅读理解。AItwasearlyDecemberandIwasdrivingmychildrenoveranhourtoadistantmall(商场)todosomeChristmasshopping.Wewerefinallynearingtheexitthatwouldtakeusthere.Ismiledandsangquietlyalongtothesongplayingontheradio.ThenInoticedanolderwomaninworn,dirtyclotheswithabigsadnessinhereyesattheendofthehighwayexitholdingasign.“Itisprobablysomeonetryingtocatcharidesouth,”Ithoughttomyself.WhenIgotcloseenoughtoreadit,however,Isawthatitsaid,“Homeless.Pleasehelp.Willingtoworkforfood.”Itookmychildrenintothemall,butalltheChristmasspirithadleftmyheart.Icouldn’tstopthinkingaboutthewomanbytheexit,standingoutsideinthecold,withoutahome.LaterafterweleftthemallmychildrenandIstoppedatalocalstoretobuysomefoodforthelongdrivebackhome.WhenIgottotheexitthatwouldgetusbackonthehighway,though,Ifoundmyselfdrivingpastitandbacktotheexitwehaddriveninon.Shewasstillthereholdinghersign.Ipulledoffthesideoftheroad,pulledoutthemoneyIhadleftinmywalletandgaveittomydaughterbesideme.Shethenrolleddownherwindowandgaveittothelady.Thewomanstoodtherewiththemoneyinherhandandthankedus.Beforeshecouldfinishhersentencemydaughterreachedoutandgaveherthefoodshehadboughtforthetriphome.Wepulledbackoutonthehighway.Noneofusfeltproudorevenhappywithwhatwehaddone.Weonlywishedwecouldhavedonemore.1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorbeforeshesawtheolderwoman?A.Happy.B.Nervous.C.Proud.D.Cautious.2.Whydidthewomanstandatthehighwayexitholdingasign?A.TosellsomeChristmasgoods.B.Tobegivenaridetothesouth.C.Toworkforfood.D.Toaskfordirections.3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A.seeingthepoorwomanmadetheauthornotdoChristmasshoppingB.aftershoppingtheauthorreturnedinordertofindthewomanC.sheboughtsomefoodatadistantmallforthetripbackhomeD.theauthorgavetheleftmoneytothewomanpersonally4.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.tellusthewaytodoshoppingB.encourageustohelpothersC.showushiskindnessD.takepityonthepoorwomanBAlbertEinstein(1879—1955)wasoneofthegreatestscientificthinkersofalltime.BornofJewishparentsinGermany,hecompletedhiseducationinSwitzerlandandgothisPh.DattheUniversityofZurich.HewenttoliveintheUnitedStatesin1933becauseoftheriseofNazism(纳粹)inGermanyandHitler’skillingoftheJews.In1905,whilestillinSwitzerland,hepublishedhisSpecialTheoryofRelativity,whichwasbasedonthingseveryonemayhavenoticed.Iftwotrainsarestandingnexttoeachotherandonetrainstartstomove,apersonsittinginthetrainmaywonderwhetherhisowntrainismovingortheotherismoving,andbeforehefindsoutwhatishappening,hecanseethatonetrainismovingrelatively(相对地)totheother.Fromthisandalsofromotherfacts,Einsteincametotheconclusionthatallmovementsarerelativeandthattherearereallynosuchthingsasabsolutemotion(绝对运动).Someoftheotherconclusionshedrewarethatnothingcangofasterthanlight,andthatifsomethingsuchasarulerwasmovingfasterandfasteritwouldseemtogetshorterandshorterasitsspeedwasnearthespeedoflight.By1915,EinsteinhadmadeknownhisGeneralTheoryofRelativity.HealsoimprovedonNewton’stheoryofgravity.Mostofhistheorieshavebeentestedandfoundtobetruethoughsomemaysoundstrange.Forhisimportantwork,hewasawardedthe1921NobelPrizeforPhysics.5.In1933,EinsteinwenttoliveintheUnitedStatesbecause__________.A.hewantedtolivearichlifeintheUSAB.helovedtheUSAmorethanhisowncountryC.hehadgotsomefriendstherewithwhomhecouldworktogetherD.hecouldnolongerworkinGermanywhenHitlercameintopower6.Einstei...