公共英语考试

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Tales FromAnimal Hospital
David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans ofAnimal Hospital. HereDr. Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy andDuchess, the delightful cat Marigold SerendipityDiamonD、He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harms worth MemorialAnimal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical cheek-ups to surgery(外科手术). Tales FromAnimal Hospital will de- light all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake !
￡ 14.99 Hardback 272pp
ISBN 0751304417
Newton: The Last Sorcerer
Michael White
From the author of Stephen Hawking:A、Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the world’ s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact. Michael White’ slearned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic(魔术) anded and science began.
￡18.99 Hardback 320pp FourthEstate
ISBN 1857024168
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Sigh
In 1963 a schoolboy calledAndrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’ s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’ s Last Theorem(定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at theEcole Poly- technique. Through unbelievable determinationAndrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995.An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
￡12.99 Hardback 384pp FourthEstate
ISBN 1857025210
In Michael White’s hook, Newton is described as ______.
A、a person who did not look the same as in many pictures
B、a person who lived a colourful and meaningful life
C、a great but not perfect man
D、an old-time magician
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
[解析] 判断推理题。从文章第二部分第四句“Newton is shown as a gifted scientist…”可知，书中展现的牛顿既是天才的科学家又是具有人性弱点的普通人。所以正确的答案为C。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>