单选题 I have been very luck to have won the Nobel Prize twice. It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important 1 of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself.
Scientific research is like an exploration of a voyage of discovery. You are 2 trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead 3 and you have to try something different, but sometimes and experiment does 4 and tells you something new and that it really exciting. 5 small the new finding may be, it is great to think "I am the only person who knows this" and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will 6 and of deciding what will be the 7 experiment.
One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never 8 . These are good times when things go well and the bad times when they 9 . Some people get discouraged at the difficult times, but when I have a failure my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, 10 is always fun.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本段内容出现在很多英语教材和考试资料中,是一篇很经典的文章。本题的重点是需要考虑空出的单词与后面“of my work”的搭配。只有B项的“recognition”搭配正确,意思为“对我工作的认可(承认)”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “continually”意思为“不断地”,符合此句的意思和语法要求。其他选项在此讲不通。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 应该看出来此处是一个否定概念,只有A项符合语法要求。全句意思为“很多研究将无果而终,所以你要再试不同的方向。”
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] “does work”为动词前面加助动词,是一个强调表述,“work”意思为“有效果,发挥作用”。其他选项意思不符合上下文要求。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由于后面的单词为形容词“small”,只能用D项“However”修饰,意思为“不管新发现的成果多么小,……”。其他选项不符合语法要求。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] “result from”意思为“引起”;“lie in”意思为“在于”;“lead to”意思为“导致”;“rely on”意思为“依靠”。应该特别注意选项A和C的区别:“result from”原因在后,结果在前;而“lead to”原因在前,结果在后。此处应该选C项。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此处意思为一个实验的结果对下一个实验的影响。从语法上判断,A项为最佳答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 注意本句话中连词“and”前后的意思应该相对应。既然你做不同的事情,那就不会感到厌倦。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句话中的连词“and”很重要,前后为对应关系。所以时态应该保持一致。完整的表达应该是“...go well...don"t go well”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处重点为“that”与“which”的区别,由于前面有逗号,只能用“which”。