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TestYourself2PassageOneIn1665,anapplefellfromatreeandlandednearyoungIsaacNewton.Untoldnumbersofpeoplehadseenapplesfallandhadn’tgiventhematterasecondthought.ButNewtonthoughtaboutitcarefullyanddevelopedacornerstoneofmodernscience—thetheoryofgravity.Theabilitytoaskdeepquestionsandlookforanswersliesattheheartofscience.SoitstandstoreasonthateducatorswouldwanttobottleNewton’sbrandofthinkingandserveittotheirstudents.Commonsensemightarguethatthebestmeanstothatendistocramfuturescientistswithchemistry,physics,biology,andmathematics.Afterall,Newtonhadanenormousappetite(胃口；兴趣)forscience.ButNewtonownedmorebooksinthehumanities(文科)thanhedidinthesciences,andhisinterestincludedsubjectssuchanhistory,philosophy,andGreekmythology.Coulditbethatthinkingdeeplyaboutsubjectssuchashistory,philosophy,andreligionmakesoneabetterscientist?ManytopAmericanschoolsthinkso.Theliberalartseducationisadiversified(多样化的)toolbox.Ifyouhaveonlyonewayoflookingatthings,youwillgetstuckinthesameplaceeverybodyelsegotstuck.Ifyou’vegotdifferentexperiences,youmayfindotherwaysofsolvingtheproblem.”It’swellknownthatthemorewethink,thebetterourneural(神经的)connections.Butliberalartscollegesgoonestepfurther.Theyarguethatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheabilitytosolvecomplexproblemsinaseeminglyunrelatedarea.Itmaybeawhilebeforescientistsestablishthetruthorfalsityofthisidea.Inthemeantime,someofthebestmindsinsciencearebettingthatit’strue.“Learningaboutthegreatbooksandthehumanitiescanstimulatethesortofbrainwavesthatserveascientistprettywell,”saysNobelPrizewinnerTomCech“Themoretypesofthinkingyouhavetodo,themoreskillsyoucanbringtoascientificproblem.26.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.theabilitytothinkisoffirstimportancetoscientificdiscoveryB.nobodynoticedapplesfallingfromtreestothegroundbeforeNewtonC.NewtondevelopedthetheoryofgravitybywatchingafallingappleD.modernscienceisrelatedtothefallingofanappletotheground27.Accordingtothepassage,tohelpstudentsbecomescientists,educators________.A.shouldcramthemwithlotsofsciencecoursesB.shouldmakethemthinkinthewayNewtondidC.shouldaskthemdeepquestionsandlookforanswersD.shouldgivethemanenormousappetiteforscience28.Welearnfromthepassagethatstudentswhostudyscienceinaliberalartscollege________.A.arerequiredtotakeanumberofcoursesinthehumanitiesB.arefreetotakewhatevercoursestheylikebestC.haveawiderangeofinterestsinhistory,philosophyandreligionD.spendmoretimestudyingartsandthehumanitiesthanthesciences29.Theideathatlearningtothinkinonefieldmaysharpentheabilitytosolvecomplexproblemsinaseeminglyunrelatedareais________.A.alreadyprovedtobetruebyscientistsB.acceptedbythebestpeopleinscienceC.acommonbeliefamongliberalartscollegesD.gainingworldwideacceptance30.Inliberalartscollegesstudentsare_______.A.askedtobringadiversifiedtoolboxtoschoolB.trainedtothinkdifferentlyfromeverybodyelseC.requiredtolearndifferentkindsofskillsD.taughttolookatthingsindifferentwaysTestYourself2PassageTwoFreshoutofresidency,Itookajobinasmallcommunityhospital’semergencydepartment.Asthenewestmemberofthegroup,Igotlastdibsonshifts.NoonewantedtoworkonChristmasEve,sotheshiftwenttome.Ikissmyfamilygoodbyeandwentofftospendthenightinthehospital.At9pm,theambulancebroughtinamaninhis60swhowashavingaheartattack.Hisfacewaspale,andhewasfrightened.Ididmybestandhehunginthere.Eventuallywewereabletomovehimoutoftheemergencyroomandintotheintensivecareunit.BeforeIleftinthemorningtospendChristmaswithmyfamily,Istoppedbytoseehowhewasdoing.Itwasstilltouch-and-go,buthehadsurvivedthenightandwassleeping.Emergencyphysiciansdon’thavecontinuingrelationshipswithpatientslikeotherdoctors.Wegetthesuddenlysick.Oftentheyarefrightened.Sometimestheyareangryatusjustbecausewewerethere.Theypassthroughourhandsandoutthedoor.Werarelyseethemagain.Ithoughtnomoreaboutmyheartpatient.Thefollowingyear,stillthenewestmemberofthegroup,IgotChristmasEvedutyagainanddraggedmyselfofftowork.At9pmsharp,thehospitalclerktoldmetherewasacoupleinthehallwhowantedtospeaktome.WhenIapproachedthem,themanintroducedhimselfasMr.Leeandsaid,“Youprobablydon’tremembermebutlastChristmasyousavedmylife.Thankyoufortheyearyougaveme.”Heandhiswifehuggedme,handedmeasmallgift,andleft.Iwasmorethanasurprised—andtouched.Thefollowingyearanewdoctorhadjoinedthegroup,andmyfamilywasdelightedthatIcouldstayhomeChristmasEve.ButIwantedtoseeifMr.andMrs.Leewouldreturn.ThistimeIvolunteeredfortheshift.Ikeptaneyeonthedoor.Onceagain,atexactly9pm,theLeesappeared,carrytheirnewgrandchild.Weallembraced,andMr.Leesaidhe’dcomeseemeeveryChristmasEve.IworkedtheemergencydepartmentforthenexttenChristmasEves.Eachyearatexactly9pm,he’dappear,twicewithnewgrandchildren.Oneyearhecamewithagreat-grandchild.ThelastyearIsawhim,hebroughtmeagift.Itwasagoldenbellengravedwithasingleword:Friendship.Mr.Leediedthenextyear.Nowmyfamily,friendsandIringthatbelleveryChristmasEveatexactly9pmandofferatoasttothemanwhodidn’tforget.31.WhydidtheauthorworkonChristmasEvewhenhefirsttookajobinasmallcommunityhospital?A.Hewasusedtospendingthenightinhospital.B.Hehadnochoiceonmattersofshifts.C.Hewantedtoaccumula