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[单项选择]Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.
In Copernicus’ time people still believed that al] things—the sun, the stars, and the planets moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs.
In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few y
A. the life experience of great men
B. the movement of the stars and the planets
C. the scientific study of natural objects in space
D. the theories developed by scientists of old times
[单项选择]Frederic Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, Poland, on February 22, 1810, to a French father and Polish mother. His father, Nicholas Chopin, was a French tutor to many aristocratic Polish families, later accepting a position as a French teacher at the Warsaw Lyceum.
Although Chopin later attended the Lyceum where his father taught, his early training began at home. This included receiving piano lessons from his mother. By the age of six, Chopin was creating original pieces, showing innate prodigious musical ability. His parents arranged for the young Chopin to take piano instruction from Wojciech Zywny,
When Chopin was sixteen, he attended the Warsaw Conservatory of Music, directed by composer Joseph Eisner. Eisner, like Zywny, insisted on the traditional training associated with Classical music but allowed his students to investigate the more original imaginations of the Romantic style as well.
As often happened with the young musicians of both the Classical and Roman
A. Paris.
B. Warsaw.
C. Vienna.
D. A city in Scotlan
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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12,1809. His family moved to Indiana and then to Illinois. Abraham was a person who loved to read. He had to study and learn on his own. He studied law and was a lawyer for twenty years in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States in 1860. He was a good president and will be remembered for freeing the slaves. He was President of the United States during the time the Civil War was fought. The Civil War was between the northern states and southern states.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. Lincoln died the next morning. Lincoln’s birthday is celebrated in February of each year.
Why do people remembered Lincoln（ ）.
A. He was a great lawyer.
B. He freed the slaves.
C. He was killed by a black slave.
