2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级48 AInventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist Robert Hooke was all these and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the seventeenth century. Once he worked with renowned men of science like Christian Huygens, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton and the great architect, Christopher Wren.Hookes early education began at home, under the guidance of his father. He entered Westminster School at the age of thirteen, and form there he went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skill at designing experiments and devising instruments. In 1662, at the age of twentyeight, he was named Curator of Experiments of the newly formed Royal Society of London. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that it had no money to pay him!Watching living things through the microscope was one his favorite occupations. He devised a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork(软木) under a microscope, he saw honeycomblike structures. They were cellsthe smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who coined the term “cell” as the boxlike cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery(修道院).Perhaps because of his varied interests, Hooke often left experiments unfinished. Others took up where he left off and then claimed sole(独占旳)credit. This sometimes led to quarrels with colleagues. One work that he finished was his book MICROGRAPHIA, a volume that reveals the immense potential of the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity and light which may have helped scientists like Newton while they were developing their own theories on these phenomena.Hooke made valuable contributions to astronomy too. A crater(陨石坑) on the moon is named after him in appreciation of his services to this branch of science.26. Robert Hooke probably went to school in . A1647B1634C1662D166427. From the first paragraph, we can know that Robert Hooke .A was famous because he worked with many scientistsBliked making friends with the famous peopleCreceived a lot from other scientistsDmade contributions to many different fields28. Robert Hooke made himself known to some of the best scientists in England by .Alearning by himself with his fathers helpBintroducing himself to themCdesigning experiments and instruments Drefusing any reward from Royal Society of London29. Robert Hooke couldnt get along well with his colleagues because .Ahe couldnt finish his work on time sometimesBhe had all kinds of interests in his daily lifeChe was too proud to look up to themDthe other scientists took the fruits of his experiments30. Which of the following about the book MICROGRAPHIA is TRUE?AIt has been used in many fields.BIts ideas on gravity and light might have been helpful for Newton.CNewton realized the importance of it.DHooke thought highly of Newtons scientific theory in it.BEaster(复活节) is still a great day for worship, randy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures arc having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.Take the Lower Keys March rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer it lives on the islands! but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0. 6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat completely.The snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators（捕食者）. As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies arc being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the firs of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate to higher ground but they already occupy