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1、高考英语：阅读理解课堂练学案（4）PassageNine(Holmes,Knowledge)Hisignorancewasasremarkableashisknowledge・Ofcontemporaryliterature,philosophyandpoliticsheappearedtoknownexttonothing・UponmyquotingThomasCarlyle,heinquiredinthenaivestwaywhohemightbeandwhathehaddone.Mysur
2、prisereachedaclimax,however,whenIfoundincidentallythathewasignorantoftheCopernicanTheoryandofthecompositionoftheSolarsystem.“Youappeartobeastonished,Holmessaid,smilingatmyexpression.uNowthatIdoknowitIshalldomybesttoforgetit.Yousee,Iconsiderthataman's
3、brainoriginallyislikealittleemptyattic,andyouhavetostockitwithsuchfurnitureasyouchoose:Afooltakesinallthelumberofeverysortthathecomesacross,sothattheknowledgewhichmightbeusefultohimgetscrowdedout,oratbestjumbledupwithalotofotherthings,sothathehasdiff
4、icultyinlayinghishanduponit.Itisamistaketothinkthatthelittleroomhaselasticwallsandcandistendtoanyextent.Dependuponit,therecomesatimewhenforeveryadditionofknowledgeyouforgetsomethingthatyouknowbefore・Itisofthehighestimportance,therefore,nottohaveusele
5、ssfactselbowingouttheusefulones：“ButtheSolarSystem!”Iprotested.uWhatthedeuceisittome?”heinterruptedimpatiently・Onemorning,1pickedupamagazinefromthetableandattemptedtowhileawaythetimewithit,whilemycompanionmunchedsilentlyathistoast.Oneofthearticleshad
6、apencilmarkattheheading,andInaturallybegantorunmyeyethroughit.Itssomewhatambitioustitlewas“TheBookofLife，"anditattemptedtoshowhowmuchanobservantmanmightlearnbyanaccurateandsystematicexaminationofallthatcameinhisway.Itstruckmeasbeingaremarkablemixture
7、ofshrewdnessandofabsurdity.Thereasoningwascloseandintense,butthedeductionappearedtometobefar-fetchedandexaggerated.Thewriterclaimedbyamomentaryexpression,atwitchofamuscleoraglanceofaneye,tofathomaman'sinmostthought.Deceit,accordingtohim,wasimpossibil
8、ityinthecaseofonetrainedtoobservationandanalysis.HisconclusionswereasinfallibleassomanypropositionsofEuclid.Sostartlingwouldhisresultsappeartotheuninitiatedthatuntiltheylearnedtheprocessesbywhichhehadarrivedatthemtheymightwellconsiderhimasanecromance
