爱因斯坦手书便条现世
爱因斯坦手书便条现世

Two notes have surfaced after 95 years and is up for auction(拍卖) in Jerusalem, Palestine. The notes are given to a postman in Tokyo by Albert Einstein. They briefly describe Einstein’s theory on happy living. 
The year was 1922, and the German-born physicist, most famous for his theory of relativity, was on a lecture tour in Japan. He had recently been told that he was to receive the Nobel Prize for Physics, and his fame outside of scientific circles was growing. A Japanese postman arrived at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo to send a message to Einstein. The postman either refused to accept a tip, in line with local practice, or Einstein had no small change at that time.
Einstein didn't want the postman to leave empty-handed, so he wrote him two notes by hand in German, according to the seller, a relative of the messenger. "Maybe if you're lucky, those notes will become much more valuable than just a regular tip," Einstein told the messenger, according to the seller, a resident of the German city of Hamburg who didn’t tell his name.
The two notes will go on sale on Tuesday at the Winner's auction house in Jerusalem, alongside other items including two letters Einstein wrote in later years.

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1.The note is about _______.

A Einstein’s thanks to the postman

B Einstein’s famous relative theory

C Einstein’s theory on happy living

D Einstein’s good wish for the postman

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句They briefly describe his theory on happy living. 可知这两张便条是关于爱因斯坦的幸福生活理论的，故选C。

2.Einstein wrote the note in _______.

A German

B Japanese

C English

D Chinese

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句...so he wrote him two notes by hand in German可知爱因斯坦是用德文写下这两张便条的，故选A。

3.Einstein gave the postman the note to______.

A give him a tip

B pay for the letter

C wish him good luck

D make him famous too

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句The postman either refused to accept a tip, in line with local practice, or Einstein had no small change at that time.和第四段第一句Einstein didn't want the messenger to leave empty-handed, so he wrote him two notes by hand in German, according to the seller, a relative of the messenger. 可推测爱因斯坦是想给邮差一点小费，故选A。

4.The underlined word “alongside” could be replaced with ______.

A to

B out

C for

D with

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据最后一段可知这两张便条将和其他一些爱因斯坦之后写的一些书信一起被拍卖，因此alongside和with同义，故选D。

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A Einstein was sure that the note would be worth a lot of money.

B The notes were sold to a relative of the postman.

C Servants don’t get a tip in Japan.

D Einstein received the Nobel Prize before 1922.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句The postman either refused to accept a tip, in line with local practice, or Einstein had no small change at that time.可知日本服务员是不拿小费的，故选C。