1、Archimedes （阿基米德） is considered one of the three greatest mathematicians of all time along with Newton and Gauss. In his own time, he was known as “the wise one”. He was one of the last great Greek mathematicians. Except for his studies at Euclids school in ancient Greece, he spent his entire life i
2、n his birthplace. Archimedes proved to be a master at mathematics and spent most of his time considering new problems carefully, becoming at times so involved in his work that he even forgot to eat. Lacking blackboards and paper at that time, he used any available (可利用的) surface, such as the dust on
3、 the ground to ashes from an fire that had burned out, to draw his geometric (几何的) figures. He never gave up an opportunity to think carefully about his work. Much of Archimedes fame comes from his relationship with Hiero, the king of Syracuse, and Gelon, Hieros son. In any case, he seemed to make a
4、 hobby out of solving the kings most complicated problems. At one time, the king ordered a gold crown(王冠) and gave the goldsmith the exact amount of metal to make it. When Hiero received it, the crown had the correct weight but the king suspected that some silver had been used instead of the gold. S
5、ince he could not prove it, he brought the problem to Archimedes. One day while considering the question, “the wise one” entered his bathtub and recognized that the amount of water that overflowed the tub was proportional （成比例的） to the amount of his body that was submerged （淹没）. This observation is
6、now known as Archimedes Principle and gave him the means to solve the problem. He was so excited that he ran naked(裸体的) through the streets of Syracuse shouting “Eureka! Eureka!” (I have found it!)Archimedes another famous statement as is known to us, is “Give me a place to stand on and I will move
7、the earth.”1. From the first paragraph we can infer that Archimedes _. A. was a man who was only good at mathematics B. was a man spent most of his time in thinking over complicated problems and hardworkingC. could draw his geometric figures on paperD. had college education2. Which of the following
8、is NOT correct according to the passage? A. Archimedes fame got the fame from the relationship with the king and his son.B. The king asked Archimedes to help him solve the most complicated problems.C. The king knew the crown was impure and wanted to test Archimedes ability.D. Archimedes discovered t
9、he important principle by accident.3. Archimedes Principle was found when he _.A. was drawing the geometric figures B. was doing mathematic problemsC. was playing with the king D. was bathing in his bathtub4. What principle does the sentence “Give me a place to stand on and I will move the earth” refer to? A. lever principle B. watering screw principleC. geometric principle D. balance principleBCDA
