Charles Darwin was a scientist who changed our understanding of the natural world.  He is known as the Father of Modern Biology.  Darwin  spent all his life studying nature and making notes about all the species(物種)he found.
Darwin was born in 1809 in England. Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks.  He was a good athlete though and loved exploring nature and collecting sea shells. He also kept doing chemistry experiments and so his classmates gave him the nickname "Gas"
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too.  Charles started studying medicine at Edinburgh University, but soon gave up his studies there.  He went on to study religion at Cambridge University instead. There he started collecting insects like beetles and paid too little attention to his studies.
In 1831，at the age of 22 ,  Darwin went on a five-year expedition to South America , Australia and South Africa by ship.  He was often seasick, but the things he saw on this long journey changed his life.  He collected many fossils as well as animal and plant specimens.  He spent the rest of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books.
In 1839, Darwin married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, with whom he had ten children!  He was a loving father and enjoyed family life, which was always more important to him than his research. In spite of having many health problems throughout his life, Darwin lived until he his 73.
Darwin's most famous book On the Origin of Species came out in 1859 and sold out in a day.It said that all living things were related, which meant that human beings were just another kind of animal. These ideas were not popular at first, but now most people agree with them and admire Darwin as a brilliant scientist.
小題1:Darwin was a      and had great interests in exploring nature though he was_____work.
小題2: At Edinburgh University, Darwin soon gave up his study because he___________ .
小題3: Darwin came up with     after the long journey, and what he saw on the way_______.
小題4:According to the article, Darwin loved his family very much and he had_______.
小題5: At first, Darwin's new ideas about human beings_______________.

小題1:good athlete，not good at school
小題2:didn’t want be a doctor
小題3:some new ideas, changed his life
小題4:a happy life
小題5:were not accepted by most people/were accepted by few people

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了現(xiàn)代生物之父達爾文的情況，文中詳細介紹了他的生平經(jīng)歷。
小題1:根據(jù)文中提示Like many geniuses he didn't do well at school and got poor marks.  He was a good athlete 可知此題應填good athlete，not good at school。
小題2:根據(jù)文中提示達爾文在Edinburgh University放棄學業(yè)是因為他不想從醫(yī)，故填 didn’t want be a doctor。
小題3:根據(jù)文中信息，在那次長途旅行之后，達爾文有了新的想法，并且他在途中看到的改變了他的生活。所以填some new ideas, changed his life 。
小題4:根據(jù)文中信息，他的生活很幸福，所以填a happy life。
小題5:根據(jù)文中信息These ideas were not popular at first（這些想法一開始并不受歡迎）可知此題應填 were not accepted by most people/were accepted by a few people。
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