Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died i

Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists,was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur madehis decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying thediseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to helphim with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsiblefor finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagineand to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌).  One of his greatest successes was finding atreatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have gotlarge amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happinessof this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his lifethat the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteurin the year 1888. 

1.According to the passage, which of the followingstatements is true?

A．Pasteur was ascientist and doctor as well.

B．Pasteur livedfor less than seventy years.

C．Everybodyknows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling.

D．Pasteur'swife was of some help to him in his work..

2.From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived asimple life. This is because ________.

A．he earnedlittle money.

B．he cared muchabout money.

C．what hereally enjoyed was a simple life.

D．of allmentioned above.

3.Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?

A．Because hewas the greatest scientist in the world.

B．Because hespent much of his life time studying the diseases of people .

C．Because helived simply.

D．Because hewas a great success as a scientist.

4.Pasteur could have got large amount of money if hehad___________.

A．cared muchabout it.

B．made morediscoveries.

C．lived abetter life.

D．achieved moresuccesses.

5.To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life wasto __________.

A．study                                B．work

C．get largeamount of money                D．raise tameanimals

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【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

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