单选题 Albert Einstein"s first tour of America was an extravaganza unique in the history of science, and indeed would have been remarkable for any realm; a grand two-month processional in the spring of 1921 that evoked the sort of mass frenzy and press adulation that would thrill a touring rock star. Einstein had recently burst into global stardom when observations performed during a total eclipse dramatically confirmed his theory of relativity by showing that the sun"s gravity field bent a light beam to the degree that he had predicted. So when he arrived in New York in April, he was greeted by adoring throngs as the world"s first scientific celebrity, one who also happened to be a gentle icon of humanist values and a living patron saint for Jews. Newly published papers from that year, however, show a less joyful aspect to Einstein"s famous visit. He found himself caught in a battle between ardent European Zionists and the more polished and cautious potentates of American Jewry. The full extent of this controversy, which has been only touched upon in previous books(including a biography I wrote in 2007), is revealed in a volume of Einstein"s correspondence and papers for 1921 that was recently published by the Princeton University Press. Einstein was raised in a secular German-Jewish household, and(except for a brief fling with religious fervor as a child)he disdained religious faith and rituals. He did, however, proudly consider himself Jewish by heritage and he felt a strong kinship with what he called his fellow tribesmen or clansmen. His outlook in 1921 can be seen in the brusque answer he sent early that year to the rabbi of Berlin, who had urged him to become a dues-paying member of the Jewish religious community there. "In your letter, " he responded, "I noticed that the word Jewish is ambiguous in that it refers CD to nationality and origin, (2)to the faith. I am a Jew in the first sense, not in the second. " German anti-Semitism was on the rise. Many Jews did everything they could, including converting to Christianity, in order to assimilate, and they urged Einstein to do the same. But Einstein took the opposite approach. He began to identify even more strongly with his Jewish heritage, and he embraced the Zionist goal of promoting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
单选题 If you compare Einstein"s visit to US in 1921 to Michael Jackson"s performance tour abroad,
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：由题干定位到第一段第一句。爱因斯坦到访美国不仅是科学史上的奇景，对任何领域都是不平凡的，他的到访甚至能让巡回演出的摇滚巨星黯然失色(would thrill a touring rock star)，由此可见与迈克尔·杰克逊相比，爱因斯坦的访问更可贵，故B为答案。
单选题 One IMMEDIATE possible reason for Einstein"s warm welcome in the US was
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：由题干中的“IMMEDIATE possible reason”定位到第一段第二句。爱因斯坦全球闻名的原因在于最近他的相对论在一次日全食中得到证明。因此C为正确答案。
单选题 The word Jewish can, according to Einstein, mean
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：由题干中的“Jewish”定位到第五段。这段主要讲述了爱因斯坦对于“犹太人”这个词的观点。最后一句关于他给犹太拉比的信中，他认为“犹太人”这个词意味着“国籍和出身”与“宗教信仰”这两种，并认为自己只属于籍贯上的犹太人。所以A是答案。
单选题 European and American Jews were different in term of
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：由题干中的“European and American Jews”定位到第三段第二句。访美期间不愉快的一面是爱因斯坦处于两种犹太人的争论中，一方是狂热的欧洲犹太复国者，另一方是更圆滑和谨慎的美国犹太人。由此可见B是答案。
单选题 In addition to papers, the book published by the Princeton University also includes
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析：由题干中的“the book published by the Princeton University”定位到第四段“…is revealed in a volumeof Einstein"s correspondence and papers for 1921”，可见书中包括论文和书信，故D为答案。