experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662, at the age of 28, he was named Curator of Experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London - meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating (展示) new experiments at the society's weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!

　　Watching living things through a microscope (显微镜) was one of his favourite pastimes (消遣). He invented a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork (软木塞) under a microscope, he saw honeycomb­like structures. There were cells - the smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who invented the term "cell" as the box­like cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery (修道院)．

　　Another achievement of Hooke's was his book Micrographia, which introduced the enormous potential (潜力) of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity, light and combustion (燃烧) that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena (现象)．

　　Hooke made a valuable contribution to astronomy too. A crater (火山口) on the moon is named after him in honour of his services to this branch of science.

　　1．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Hooke is ________.

　　A．friendly　　　　　　　　 B．sociable

　　C．creative D．helpful

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。由第二段中的"Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments."可知Hooke很有"创造力"，故C项正确。

　　2．Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as Curator of Experiments?

　　A．He liked designing experiments.

　　B．His family needed his support.

　　C．He wanted to please the famous scientists in England.

　　D．His parents couldn't afford his education.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。第二段中提到"... his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments."，说明他喜欢并擅长设计实验，所以即使这份工作没有报酬，他也接受了。

　　3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．Hooke went to Oxford in 1645.

　　B．Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London.

C．Hooke made a contribution to medicine.