Unit 1 People of Achievement（Reading and Thinking）（分层练习）- 2023-2024学年高二英语同步精品课堂（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

Unit 1 People of Achievement（Reading and Thinking）-2023-2024学年高二年级英语选择性必修一同步精品课堂（人教版）（分层练习）（原卷版） 一.阅读理解 A One day，when Albert Einstein was a small boy，his father bought him a compass (指南针)．It was a small toy to entertain him.Einstein was very pleased as he looked at the “magic” thing turning towards north.For him，the compass was not a toy but a new world. He was a curious child and would often daydream.His father was furious with him for the bad reports from his teachers.They told him that the boy was not interested in his studies.He was blamed by his father for being lost in his foolish dreams. On leaving school，his father wanted him to study electrical engineering.But he disliked becoming an engineer.He entered the Zurich Polytechnic Academy to prepare himself for a teaching position in mathematics and physics.Though he finished his studies，he was unable to get a job. Finally，he got a job in an office.In his spare time，he filled his notepaper with difficult mathematical formulas.Some of these later led to great scientific discoveries.When they were published，he became a famous scientist.He could not take his daily walk without being surrounded by reporters.He would only smile at them，and went on with his work in his quiet way. In 1921，Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize.The Queen of Belgium invited him to pay her a visit.He got off the train and walked to the palace.He wasn't willing to take the car sent to pick him up.When the Queen asked him，he looked at her with a smile and answered，“It was a very pleasant walk.” Einstein disliked wealth.Peace，he said，was what the world needed，and that could not be bought with money. B Women have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times.Twelve women have won the Nobel Prize for Science，one of the highest honors in the world.Some women scientists never married，some worked with their husbands，and others raised large families.It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists. In the early 1800s in Englan