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Six annoying “facts” people have to finally stop believing in
1. Walt Disney did not create Mickey Mouse.
His close friend and collaborator Ub Iwerks did, though he was “denied credit” for creating this major piece of pop culture history. Iwerks came up with the character in 1928.
2. Albert Einstein never flunked a math class as a child.
When the adult Einstein was shown a newspaper article claiming he had, he replied, “Before I was 15, I had mastered differential and integral calculus (微积分).” While Einstein achieved high grades throughout his childhood education, he “hated the strict protocols followed by teachers and rote learning demanded of students” at the schools he attended.
3. Napoleon Bonaparte was not short.
Despite the fact that his name has become synonymous with “angry short man” Napoleon Bonaparte was actually of average height for the time period in which he lived. His contemporaries described him as being 5'2", but the French measured height differently back in the day, so he was actually around 5'5". That made him just “an inch or so below the period’s average adult male height.”
4. Isaac Newton didn't discover gravity because an apple struck him on the head.
Rather, he witnessed an apple falling and wondered why objects always fall down instead of up or sideways, a thought that inspired his Law of Universal Gravitation.
5. Bats are not blind.
No, bats are not blind. Bats have small eyes with very sensitive vision, which helps them see in conditions we might consider pitch black. They don't have the sharp and colorful vision humans have, but they don't need that.
6. Black holes.
Not really “holes,” but rather hugely dense objects with massive gravitational pull.
21. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Unable to achieve high grades at school, Einstein hated the rigid rules.
B. Bats have small eyes but with the same sharp and colorful vision as humans.
C. Newton discovered gravity out of curiosity but by accident.
D. Black holes are huge objects with massive gravitational push.
22. The text is written here in order to________.
A. present some common beliefs B. clarify some popular myths
C. relate some interesting stories D. list some historical facts
23. Which section of a magazine may this text be found in?
A. Entertainment. B. History. C. Education. D. Popular science.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人们最终不得不停止相信的六个令人讨厌的“事实”。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段“Rather, he witnessed an apple falling and wondered why objects always fall down instead of up or sideways, a thought that inspired his Law of Universal Gravitation. (相反，他目睹了一个苹果掉落，并想知道为什么物体总是掉落而不是向上或侧向掉落，这一想法启发了他的万有引力定律)”可知，牛顿看到苹果掉落，出于好奇才发现了引力，这是纯属偶然的事件。故选C项。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。由标题“Six annoying “facts” people have to finally stop believing in (人们最终不得不停止相信六个令人讨厌的“事实”)”和下文澄清的六个事实可知，本文主要是为了向读者澄清一些流行的不真实的事。故选B项。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。由标题“Six annoying “facts” people have to finally stop believing in (人们最终不得不停止相信六个令人讨厌的“事实”)”和下文澄清的六个事实可知，本文主要是为了向读者澄清一些流行的不真实的事，更正观念，属于科普事实。由此一种，本文可能在杂志的“科普”部分被找到。故选D项。
