问题
单项选择题
The author implies that most small children believe that the quantity of water changes when it is transferred to a container of a different ______. a. color b. quality c. weight d. shape
答案
参考答案:D
解析:
[分析]: 隐含事实的找寻和判断。 根据题干关键词可找寻到原文相关信息处第二段第三句“they refused, for instance, to concede that quantity is unchanged as water pours from a short stout glass into a tall thin one”,可知小孩认为将水从矮粗的杯子倒入细高的杯子,其量会有变化。由此可见他们认为杯子的形状发生改变,水量也会改变,因此,选项d的说法是正确的。[解题关键] 正确归纳有关信息有助于解答本题,如知道将原文中short stout glass和tall thin one归纳为不同形状的杯子。