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II. 七选五
主题语境:科学与艺术　　　　语篇类型:说明文　　　难易度:★★☆　　　建议用时:7min
(2023 湖南长沙长郡中学月考)
Einstein's Opinions on Creative Thinking
“The greatest scientists are artists as well,” said Albert Einstein, one of the greatest physicists and an amateur pianist and violinist.
For Einstein, insight did not come from logic or mathematics.　　1　　As he told one friend, “All extraordinary achievements of science must start from intuitive(直觉的) knowledge. Imagination is more important than knowledge."
　　2　　Surprisingly, it wasn't the content of an idea, or its subject, that determined whether something was art or science, but how the idea was expressed. If what is seen and experienced is described in the language of logic, then it is science. If it is communicated and recognized intuitively, then it is art.　　3　　That's why he said that great scientists were also artists.
　　4　　“If I were not a physicist,” he once said, “I would probably be a musician. I often think in music and I see my life in terms of music. I get most joy in life out of music.” Music provided Einstein with a connection between time and space, which both combine spatial(空间的) and structural aspects. “The theory of relativity occurred to me by intuition and music is the driving force behind this intuition,” said Einstein. “My parents had me study the violin from the time I was six.　　5 "

A. But how did art differ from science for Einstein?
B. Instead, it came from intuition and inspiration.
C. My new discovery is the result of musical insight.
D. There is no doubt that my theory was a great breakthrough then.
E. Einstein himself worked intuitively and expressed himself logically.
F. Einstein also owed his scientific insight and intuition mainly to music.
G. For Einstein, it was the humanities that mainly contributed to his achievements.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______

答案： 1. B　细节句。空前提到对爱因斯坦来说，洞察力不是来自逻辑，也不是来自数学。B项(相反，它来自直觉和灵感)承接上文，且空后也提到了“intuitive knowledge”和“Imagination”。故选B。
2. A　主旨句。空后解释了什么是科学、什么是艺术，A项(但对爱因斯坦来说，艺术和科学有什么不同呢？)可以引出下文内容。故选A。
3. E　细节句。空前提到了如果用逻辑的语言来描述所看到和经历的东西，那么它就是科学。如果它能凭直觉被传达和识别，那么它就是艺术。空后提到了那就是为什么他说伟大的科学家也是艺术家。E项(爱因斯坦自己凭直觉工作，按照逻辑表达自己)与上下文所述话题一致，符合语境，故选E。
4. F　主旨句。空后提到了音乐对爱因斯坦的好处，还提到了爱因斯坦的相对论是凭直觉想到的，而音乐是这种直觉背后的推动力。由此可见，F项(爱因斯坦还把他的科学洞察力和直觉主要归功于音乐)符合语境，可作为本段的主旨。
5. C　细节句。空前提到了爱因斯坦说他是凭直觉想到相对论的，而音乐是这种直觉背后的推动力，C项(我的新发现是音乐洞察力的结果)承接上文，并且呼应本段主旨，故选C。