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According to Paragraph 1, which of the following is true of Newtons Principia?
A.Newton was motivated to write the Principia after he saw the apple fell.
B.The Law of Universal Gravitation was originally included in the Prineipia.
C.Newton began to form. the idea of the Principia when he was a college student.
D.The Law of Universal Gravitation was formulated long before the Principia.

A.Newton
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B.The
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C.Newton
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D.The
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【参考答案】

C
事实细节题。从第一段第二句至第四句可以知道,牛顿趁着瘟疫肆虐、学校放假的时候在家里学习。第二句中的astudentthere表明他当时还是剑桥大学的学生,第四句中的layingthefoundations表明那段时间他待在家里的学习为Principia奠定了基础,因此C项是正确的说法。
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