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①"I will think of it." It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father"s watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.
⑤Ideas come at any time, end the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don"t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.
小题1:Newton wanted to find out ________.A．when the apple hit him B．why the apple fell
C．who made the apple fall D．where the apple fell
小题2:________ made a wooden clock.A．Isaac Newton B．Walt Disney
C．James Ferguson D．James" father
小题3:Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.A．making a film B．telling a story
C．having a meeting D．sitting in a garden
小题4:From the passage we can learn thatA．we should always ask others for help
B．every one of us likes thinking
C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts
D．thinking helps to get new ideas
小题5:Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
（①="Paragraph" 1, ②=" Paragraph" 2, …）
参考答案：
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
这篇短文主要通过三个例子来给我们讲述了思考的重要作用。
小题1:根据He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. 描述,可知选B.
小题2:根据James Ferguson once …… it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.描述,可知选C.
小题3:根据One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. ……he got an idea for a new cartoon.描述，可知选C。
小题4:这篇短文中的牛顿，佛格森和迪士尼都是因为善于思考，而获得了新思想，故选D。
小题5:这篇短文主要介绍的是思考对于我们的重要性，短文提一段提出问题，短文二三四段主要是举例来说明思考带来的收获，相互之间是并列关系，最后一段总结思考的重要性，故选A。
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