His experiments with sunlight and glass prisms and mirrors helped him understand the origin of colors and create a new kind of telescope. _____ 42
ABut he was reticent about publishing his work, fearing controversy and criticism.
BHe invented calculus, independently of Gottfried Leibniz, feuding with him over who was first.正確答案
CIt was common at the time for Cambridge faculty members (all of the men) to take holy orders in the Church of England; Newton, true to himself, refused.
DHe was a family man.
答案與詳解
B
正確答案
克漏字閱讀題：前句講牛頓用稜鏡做光學實驗，後接『他也發明微積分』最能延續科學成就的脈絡。
逐選項解析
ABut he was reticent about publishing his work, fearing controversy and criticism.✕ 易錯陷阱
BHe invented calculus, independently of Gottfried Leibniz, feuding with him over who was first.✓ 正確
CIt was common at the time for Cambridge faculty members (all of the men) to take holy orders in the Church of England; Newton, true to himself, refused.✕ 錯誤
