"thinking path"， Darwin would consider his unsolved scientific problems.

　　After lunch he read the newspaper and wrote letters. His network of friends provided information from all corners of the world.

　　The Darwins were not very strict parents and the children were always seen running wild. Their father worked patiently to a background of playful shouts and little footsteps walking past his study door.

　　After dinner Darwin played backgammon (a game for two people to play) with his wife. He once wrote，"Now the result with my wife in backgammon stands like this：she... has won only 2,490 games, while I have won, hurrah (a cheer of joy or victory), hurrah, 2,795 games！"

　　Although he had poor health, Darwin continued to publish (出版)a lot of creative works until his final book in 1881. He died the following year, aged 73.

　　Rather than a quiet space in the local churchyard, which he called "the sweetest place on Earth"， Darwin was given a state funeral (国葬) in London's Westminster Abbey.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章描写了英国著名科学家达尔文宁静的个人生活。

　　5．Why did the Darwins move to Kent?

　　A．To do more experiments.

　　B．To cut their cost of living.

　　C．To enjoy more peacefulness.

　　D．To be together with their children.

　　答案与解析：C　推理判断题。由第一段中的"moved from London to Kent in southern England to have as little disturbance as possible"可知，达尔文夫妇搬家是为了免受外界的打扰，以享受更多的宁静。

　　6．What did Darwin do every day?

　　A．He studied in the woods.

　　B．He started to work at 9：30 am.

　　C．He wrote letters in the morning.

　　D．He examined his experiments.

答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由第三段中的"At midday he