题文
Isaac Newton was a great English scientist, but when he was thinking hard about his work, he often forgot other things.
One morning Newton got up early. He began to work at once. He worked on a very difficult problem. He was still thinking it hard when it was time for breakfast . Mary brought a pan (平底锅)of water and an egg to his room. But Newton wanted to stay by himself and said to Mary,“You can put the egg on the table. I’ll boil(煮)it myself.” Mary put the egg beside Newton’s watch on the table and said,“You must boil the egg for four minutes and then it will be ready.” Then she went out of the room.
But when she went into the room again an hour later, she saw him standing by the pan, and having the egg in his hand. He put the watch in the pan and was boiling it! But he did not know what he was doing.
根据短文判断下列各句是否正确，正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。
小题1:Newton was careless(粗心大意) at any time.
小题2:One morning when Newton was working, Mary brought him his breakfast
小题3:After Mary boiled the egg for Newton, she went out of the room.
小题4:When Mary came back, Newton was boiling his watch.
小题5:Newton thought that he was boiling the egg.
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:F
小题2:F
小题3:F
小题4:T
小题5:T
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解析
本文主要介绍了牛顿沉浸于思考中，结果把自己的手表当做鸡蛋煮了，还不知道的故事。
小题1:根据but when he was thinking hard about his work, he often forgot other things.及下文描述，可知他有时粗心大意，故本句描述错误。
小题2:根据He was still thinking it hard when it was time for breakfast . Mary brought a pan (平底锅)of water and an egg to his room.可知玛丽带来一锅水，故本句描述错误。
小题3:根据“You can put the egg on the table. I’ll boil(煮)it myself.”及下文描述，可知牛顿要自己来煮鸡蛋，故本句描述错误。
小题4:根据最后一段He put the watch in the pan and was boiling it!描述，可知本句描述正确。
小题5:联系上文描述，可知牛顿认为锅里面煮的是鸡蛋，故本句描述正确。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。
考点
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