大學(xué)英語(yǔ)IV補(bǔ)充閱讀材料(純文本練習(xí))EperiencingEnglishIII

1.CareforOurMotherEarth

(Dr.McKinleyofAwarenessMagazineinterviewsagroupofexpertsonenvironmentalissues.)

Dr.McKinley:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggest1.totheenvironmenttoday?

AmanMotwane:Thebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewaywe,ashumanbeings,

seeourenvironment.Howweseeourenvironment2.ourwholeworld.

Mostofusseeeverythingasindependentfromoneanother.Butthe3.isthat

everythingispartofoneinterconnected,interrelatedwhole.Forexample,atreemayappear4.

,butinfactitaffectsandisaffectedbyeverythinginitsenvironment—sunshine,rain,

wind,birds,minerals,otherplantsandtrees,you,me.Thetreeshapesthewindthatblowsaround

it;itisalsoshapedbythatwind.Lookatthe5.betweenthetreeanditsenvironment

andyouwillseethefutureofthetree.

Mostofusareblindtothisinterconnectednessofeverything.Thisiswhywedon'tseethe

6.ofouractions.Itistimeforeachofustoopenoureyesandseetheworldasit7.

is—onecompletewholewhereeverycausehasan8..

Dr.McKinley:HelloDr.Semkiw.Inyourresearch,whatenvironmentalissuesdoyoufindmost

pressing?

WalterSemkiw:9_____________________________________________________________

.Mankindhasnowcutdownhalfofthetreesthatexisted10,000yearsago.Thelossof

treesupsetstheecosystemastreesarenecessarytobuildtopsoil,maintainrainfallindryclimates,

purifyundergroundwaterandtoconvertcarbondioxidetooxygen.10.

____________________________________________________________.Theevaporatedwater

thenreturnsasrain,whichisvitaltoareasthatarenaturallydry.Areasdownwindofdeforested

landslosethissourceofrainfallandtransformintodeserts.

11.

___________________________________________________________________.Carbondioxide

andothergreenhousegassesthenresultinginthetrapheat,resultinginwarmingofour

atmosphere.

Dr.McKinley:Mr.Nacson,thanksforparticipatingallthewayfromAustralia!Whatdoyou

suggestthereadersofAwarenessMagazinecandotohelptheenvironmentalproblem?

LeonNacson:Thesimplestwaytohelptheenvironmentisnottoimpactonit.Treadaslightly

asyoucan,takingaslittleaspossible,andputtingbackasmuchasyoucan.

Dr.McKinley:Whatisyourspecificareaofconcernregardingthecurrentandfuturestateof

theenvironment?

LeonNacson:AirandwaterpollutionareourNumberOnepriorities.Itishardtounderstand

thatwearepollutingtheairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Thesearetwoelementsthatare

notinexhaustible,andwemustrealizethatoncewereachthepointofnoreturn,therewillbe

nothingleftfbrfuturegenerations.

Dr.McKinley:Mr.Desai,whatanhonoritistohavethisopportunitytointerviewyou.Canyou

pleaseshareyourwisdomwithourreadersandtelluswhereyouseetheenvironmentalcrisis

heading?

AmritDesai:Wearenotseparatefromtheproblem.Wearetheproblem.Welivedividedlives.

Ononehand,weaskindustriestosupportourgreedformoreandmoreconveniences,comfortand

possessions.Wehavebecomeaddictedconsumers,whichcausesindustrialwaste.Atthesame

time,weignoreourconnectionbetweenourdemandsandtheexploitationofMotherEarth.When

wearegreedyformorethanwhatweneedforourwellbeing,wealwaysabusetheresourcesof

ourbodyandtheearth.

WearenurturedbythehealthyconditionofMotherEarth.Inhumans,ifthemotherisailing,

thechildsuffers.Wearethecauseoftheailingplanetandwearethevictims.

Dr.McKinley:Inclosing,Ithankalloftheparticipants.IhavelearnedagreatdealaboutwhatI

candoasanindividualtohelptheenvironment.

IhopetheseinterviewsencouragethereadersofAwarenessMagazinetotakeactionand

developyourownstrategy.Toomanyofusjustsitbackandsay'THlettheexpertsdealwithit.”

Meanwhile,wearekillingtheplanet.Myaimofthisinterviewistoshowhowonepersoncan

makeadifference.Thankstoallfbrofferingyourwisdom.(731words)

I.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthe

passage.

1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A)fossilsfuelaretheonlycauseofglobalwarming

B)treesplayanimportantroleinavoidingglobalwarming

C)theinterviewisheldinAustralia

D)expertsdonothaveasolutiontotheenvironmentalcrisis

2.Bysayingthatnthebiggestthreattoourenvironmenttodayisthewayweseeourenvironmenf,

(line2-3),AmanMotwaneimpliesthat.

A)everythingintheecosystemispartofonecompletewhole

B)mostpeopleholdawrongviewontheenvironment

C)everythingaffectsandisaffectedbyitsenvironment

D)peopleareindifferenttotheenvironmentprotection

3.InLeonNacson'sview,airandwaterpollutionareourNumberOneprioritiesbecause.

A)hecannotunderstandwhypeoplearepollutingairandwater

B)therewillbenothingleftfbrfuturegenerations

C)wewouldrunoutofairandwaterifwedidn*tstoppollutingthem

D)airandwaterpollutionarethecurrentandfuturestateoftheenvironment

4.TWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsAmritDesai'swords"welivedividedlives"?

A)WepolluteMotherEarthinpursuingabetterlife,which,consequently,hurtsourselves.

B)Weareneversatisfiedwithwhatwehave,andwedonotmakegooduseofnaturalresources.

C)IfMotherEarthisill,we,asherchildren,onlyenjoypartofourlife.

D)Thoughwehavecreatedtheenvironmentalproblem,wetrytoseparateourselvesfromit.

5.AccordingtoDr.McKinley,whatistherootcauseoftheenvironmentalproblem?

A)Deforestingandglobalwarming.

B)Theabuseofnaturalresources.

C)Airandwaterpollution.

D)Theattitudeofhumanbeings.

ILTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.這場(chǎng)給人類(lèi)帶來(lái)巨大災(zāi)難的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)對(duì)這樣一個(gè)詩(shī)人產(chǎn)生了什么影響呢？(impacton)

2.做母親的有時(shí)候不能察覺(jué)她們所寵愛(ài)的孩子們的過(guò)錯(cuò)，這樣做的結(jié)果會(huì)使孩子們?cè)俅畏?/p>

同樣的過(guò)錯(cuò)。(beblindto)

3.作為一個(gè)新移民(immigrant),在這個(gè)完全陌生的國(guó)度里，她總是感覺(jué)到孤立無(wú)援。(isolate)

4.做事不先考慮周全常會(huì)導(dǎo)致失敗，因此我們應(yīng)該三思而后行。(resultin,actbeforethinking)

5.奢談的時(shí)候已經(jīng)過(guò)去了，我們必須積極行動(dòng)起來(lái)保護(hù)我們的環(huán)境。(take...action)

III.Lookatthepicturesbelowandwriteaboutthecausesandeffectsofthenaturaldisaters

withthehelpofthetips.

1.Sandstorm2.Drought

3.Flood

Causes?

Effects?

Tips

Effects

?Picture1:breathingdifficulty,trafficjams,communicationfailure,horribleview,...

,Picture2:croplosses,fbod/watershortages,...

?Picture3:lifeandpropertylosses,homeless,diseases,...

Causes:deforestation,over-cultivation,pollution,globalwarming,imbalanceofecosystem,...

IV.Listening

Directions:Listentothefollowingpassageandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.

Globalwarmingmaybethemostharmfulenvironmentalproblem1.havecreated,

andthemostdifficulttosolve.Oursocietyislargely2.bythefossilfuelsthatcause

globalwarming.Itsgrowingconsequences—ecologicaldisruption,floods,drought,disease一

areconvincingmoreandmorepeoplethatwemustcutdown3.pollution.

Manypeopleviewglobalwarmingasaproblemtoolargeandtoo4.for

anythingtheycandoto5..However,inreality,therearelotsofthingswecandoto

stop,oratleasttoreduceit.

☆Plantatree.Trees"6."carbondioxide,butonlyaslongastheyYeliving.

☆I(lǐng)nstalllow-flowshowerheadsandfaucets.You*!!uselessthanhalfthewaterwithout

7..

☆Buyenergy-efficientelectronicsandappliances.Then,turnthemoffwhentheyYenotinuse.

☆Reduce!Reuse!Recycle!Recyclingastackofnewspapersonly8.willsavea

good-sizedtree.

☆Mountalocal9.againstglobalwarming.Educateyourcommunityabouthowtocut

greenhousegaspollution.Supportmeasuresatthenationalandlocallevelsthatincreaseenergy

efficiency,andthat10.theuseofclean,renewablesolarandwindtechnology.

Words&Expressions

1.addicteda.dependentonsomething,esp.adrug成癮的

2.ailingv.tobeillandgrowweak生病

3.Atmospheren.themixtureofgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody,esp.theearth大

氣（層）

4.carbonn.碳

5.consequencen.result結(jié)果

6.consumern.apersonwhobuysandusesgoodsandservices消費(fèi)者

7.conveniencen.fitness;suitableness;thequalityofbeingconvenient方便anapparatus,

service,etc.,whichgivescomfortoradvantage便利設(shè)施或用具

8.deforestv.tocutdowntheforests砍伐(森林)

9.dioxiden.二氧化物

10.downwinda.inthedirectionthatthewindismoving順風(fēng)處

11.ecosystemn.生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

12.elementn.anecessarypartofawhole成份；要素

13.environmentn.thesurroundingphysicaland/orsocialconditions環(huán)境

14.evaporatev.changeintosteamanddisappear蒸發(fā)

15.expertn.apersonwithspecialknowledgeortraining專(zhuān)家

16.exploitationn.theactofemployingtothegreatestpossibleadvantage開(kāi)采

17.fossiln.化石

18.globala.oforconcerningthewholeearth全球的

19.greedn.strongdesiretoobtainalotormorethanwhatisfair貪心，貪婪

20.greenhousen.aglassbuildingusedforgrowingplants花房，溫室

21.inexhaustiblea.whichisinsuchlargeamountsthatitcanneverbefinished取之不

竭的，用不完的

22.isolatev.separatefromothers使...孤立，使…隔離

23.nurturev.togivecareandfoodto養(yǎng)育

24.oxygenn.氧

25.petroleumn.amineraloilobtainedfrombelowthesurfaceoftheEarth石油

26.planetn.alargebodyinspacethatmovesroundastar,esp.roundthesun行星

27.pollutev.tomake(air,water,soil,etc.)dangerouslyimpureorunfitforuse污染

28.priorityn.thestate,quality,position,orrightofbeingfirstinpositionorearlierin

time;優(yōu)先(權(quán))，somethingthatneedsattention,consideration,service,etc.,beforeothers

優(yōu)先考慮的事

29.productn.something(useful)producedbygrowthorfromtheground,ormadeina

factory產(chǎn)品

30.purifyv.tomakepure使…純凈,凈化

31.releasev.theactofsettingfree釋放，放出

32.sourcen.aplacefromwhichsomethingcomes來(lái)源

33.specifica.detailedandexact明確的，具體的；particular特定的，特有的

34.strategyn.aparticularplanforwinningsuccessinaparticularactivity,asinwar,a

game,acompetition,orforpersonaladvantage戰(zhàn)略，策略

35.trapv.tocatchbyatrickordeception設(shè)陷阱，誘捕;toholdback,block擋住，攔住

36.treadv.towalkon,over,oralong在_t走;towalkorstep踐踏

37.wisdomn.thequalityofbeingwise智慧

PhrasesandExpressions

1.alltheway(from,over)alongdistance從遠(yuǎn)道

2.(be)blindtotobeunabletoperceiveorunderstand對(duì)...沒(méi)有覺(jué)察至lj的

3.beseparatefromtobedisconnected分開(kāi)的，分離的

4.impactontohaveaneffecton對(duì)…產(chǎn)生影響

5.resultfromtobetheresultof;happenbecauseof起因于

6.resultintohaveasaresult;cause造成

7.sitbacktotakenoaction不采取行動(dòng)；觀(guān)望

8.takeactiontobegintoact開(kāi)始行動(dòng)

ProperNames

AmanMotwane阿曼?莫特萬(wàn)AmritDesai阿姆力特?德塞

AwarenessMagazine《意識(shí)雜志》（期刊名）LeonNacson利昂?納可森

McKinley麥肯立（姓氏）WalterSemkiw沃爾特?塞姆基

2.FrogStory

Acoupleofoddthingshavehappenedlately.

IhavealogcabininthosesamewoodsofNorthernWisconsin.Ibuiltitbyhandandalsoadded

agreenhousetothefrontofit.Itisajoytolivein.Infact,Iworkoutofmyhomedoingaudio

productionandenvironmentalwork.AsatoolofthattradeIhaveacomputerandastudio.

Ialsohaveatreefrogthathastakenup1.inmystudio.

Howodd,Ithought,lastNovemberwhenIfirstnoticedhimsittingatopmysoundboardover

mycomputer.I2.thathe(andIsayhe,thoughIreallydon'thaveaclueifsheisahe

orviceversa)wouldbemore3.inthegreenhouse.SoIputhiminthegreenhouse.

Backhecame.Andstayed.AfterawhileIgotquiteusedtothefactthatasIwould4.

mymorningemailandon-linenews,hewouldbetherewithmesurveyingtheworld.

Then,lastweek,ashewasclimbingaroundlookinglikeasmallgray/greenhuman,Istartedto

5.abouthim.

So,thereIwas,workinginmystudioandmycomputerwas6.along.Ihadtostop

whenTreeFrogwentacrossmyview.Hestoppedandturnedaroundandjustsattherelookingat

me.Well,Isatbackandlookedathim.Forfivemonthsnowhehadbeenridingtherewithmeand

Iwassuddenly7.byanurgetoknowwhyhewasthereandnotinthegreenhouse,

whereIfiguredhe'dliveahappierfroglife.

"Whyareyouhere",Ifoundmyselfaskinghim.

AsIlookedathim,deadon,hiseyeslooked8.atmeandIheardatone.Thetone

seemedtohitmerightinthecenterofmymind.Itsoundedverynearlylikethesameoneasmy

computer.InthattoneIcouldhearhim"say"tome,HBecauseIwantyoutounderstand”.Yo.That

wasweird."Understandwhat?",mymindjumpedin.Then,afteramomentoffeelingthis

communication,IfeltIunderstoodwhyhewasthere.9.

Possiblythetoneofmycomputersoundedtohimlike

othertreefrogs.

Interesting.

Ikeptworking.10._____________________________________________________________

Thefaxsaidthattheearthiswarmingat1.9degreeseachdecade.Atthat

rateIknewthatthemapletreesthatIlovetotapeachspringforsyrupwouldnotsurviveformy

children.MybeautifulWisconsinwouldbecomeaprairiebythenextgeneration.

AtthatmomentTreeFrogleapedacrossmyfootandsatonthefloorinfrontofmycomputer.

Hethenreacheduphishandtohisleftearandcuppeditthere.Hesatbeforethecomputerand

reacheduphisrighthandtohisotherear.11._________________________________________

.Hethenbegantoturnaverysubtle,butbrilliantshade

ofgreenandleapedfullforceontothecomputer.

AndthenIrememberedthestoryaboutthefrogsthatIhadheardlastyearonpublicradio.It

saidfrogsweredyingaroundtheworld.Itsaidthatbecausefrog*sskinislikealungturnedinside

outtheirskinwasbeingaffectedbypollutionandglobalclimatechange.Itsaidthatfrogswere

beingfoundwhoseskinwaslikepaper.Alldriedup.Itsaidthatfrogsarean"indicatorspecies1,.

Thatfrogswilldiefirstbecauseofthesensitivity.

Then,Iunderstood.

Thefrogshaveamessageforusanditisthesamemessagethatsomesoberfolkshavehadfor

us."Therearenomorechoices/*Wehavereachedthetimewhenwemustbetheadultsfbrthe

planet,fbrthesakeofthefuturegenerationsofhumanandfbrfrogs.

Becausewearerelated.

ThenIunderstoodthattherearenoboundaries,thatthereisnomoretime.

Thatwe,fbrthesakeofourrelativesmustactnow.

AndthenIunderstood,notonlywhythefrogwasthere,but,alsowhyIamhere.

(689words)

I.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionwiththeinformationfromthepassage.

1.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthestory?

A)Hewantstotellthestoryofanextraordinaryfrog.

B)Hewantstotellreadersthecharacteristicsoffrogs.

C)Hewantstoshowthatfrogsandhumanscanlivetogethe匚

D)Hewantstoencouragereaderstofightagainstpollution.

2.Finallytheauthorrealizedthatthefrogpreferredstayinginthestudioratherthaninthe

greenhousebecause.

A)hewantedtoremindtheauthorthatit'stimetotakeactionsagainstpollution

B)heenjoyedbeingtheresurveyingtheworldthroughacomputerwiththeauthor

C)helovedthetoneofthecomputerwhichsoundedlikeotherfrogs

D)hewasafraidthepollutionoutsidemightaffecthisskin

3.Frogsarecalledan"indicatorspecies**because.

A)theirlungsareturnedinsideout

B)theirskinisdrieduplikepaper

C)theirskinissensitivetoenvironmentalpollutionandglobalclimatechange

D)frogscanwarnpeopleofenvironmentalpollutionbykillingthemselves

4.WhatdoesHsoberfolksn(line7fromthebottom)referto?

A)Peoplewhoareawareoftheenvironmentalproblem.

B)Adultsnotaddictedtoalcohol.

C)Peoplewholeadasimplelife.

D)Adultsontheplanet.

5.Bysaying"therearenoboundaries"(line3fromthebottom),theauthorindicatesthat.

A)humanbeingshavenomorechoicesbutactnow

B)humanbeingsandfrogsareconnectedintheecosystem

C)frogscancommunicatewithhumanbeingsinacertainway

D)thefightagainstpollutionisendless

II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.年輕人有時(shí)會(huì)抱怨無(wú)法和父母溝通。(communicatewith)

2.她從小就盼望著能在中國(guó)的一個(gè)村莊住上幾年，現(xiàn)在她終于夢(mèng)想成真了。(takeup

residence)

3.家養(yǎng)的動(dòng)物習(xí)慣于依賴(lài)人，因此很難在野外繼續(xù)生存。(survive)

4.他突然有種恐懼感，覺(jué)得自己會(huì)因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)不景氣而被公司裁員。(overtake)

5.我想他很快就會(huì)回來(lái)，因?yàn)樗饝?yīng)和我一起吃晚飯。(figure)

III.Writing

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Aid—EducationinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.每年，高校許多大學(xué)生受到鼓舞去貧困地區(qū)支教。

2.支教活動(dòng)的意義。

3.我的看法。

Words&Expressions

1.atopprep,on,to,oratthetopof

2.audioa.connectedwithorusedinthebroadcastingorreceivingofsoundradiosignals

聽(tīng)覺(jué)的；聲音的

3.boundaryn.thedividingline,esp.betweentwoareasofland分界線(xiàn)

4.brillianta.verybright,splendid,orshowyinappearance光輝的，燦爛的

5.cabinn.asmallroomonashipusu.usedforsleeping船艙；asmallroughlybuilt

（wooden）house?。荆┪?/p>

6.climaten.thetypeofweatherthataregionhas氣候

7.communicatev.tomakeknown;告知,傳達(dá)；toshareorexchangeopinions,news,

information,etc.交流，交際,通訊

8.decaden.aperiodof10years十年

9.directlyad.inadirectmanner直接

10.focusv.tobringintoafocus集中（注意力）

11.frogn.蛙，青蛙

12.humv.tomakeacontinuouslowsound發(fā)出嗡嗡聲

13.indicatorn.aneedleorpointeronamachinetoshowameasurement（測(cè)量器的）

指針

14.logn.aroughlengthoftree-trunk原木

15.maplen.楓樹(shù)

16.overtakev.tocomeuptothesamelevelasfrombehind,andusu.pass追上，趕上

（ofafeeling）toaffectverystrongly（在感情上）壓倒

17.prairien.（esp.inNorthAmerica）awidetreelessgrassyplain大草原

18.residencen.theplacewhereonelives住所

19.sensitivityn.thequality,state,ordegreeofbeingsensitive敏感（性）,靈敏（度）

20.soberincontrolofoneself,notdrunk清醒的；未醉的

21'.Speciesn.adivisionofanimalsorplants（植物或動(dòng)物的）品利h種類(lèi)

22.studioaworkroomforapainter,photographer,etc.畫(huà)室；攝影室

23.subtlea.delicate,hardlynoticeable,andesp.pleasant2田致的，微妙的

24.survivev.tocontinuetolive存活

25.syrupn.sweetliquid,esp.sugarandwater糖漿，糖水

26.tonethecharacterorqualityofasound音色，音質(zhì)

27.urgen.astrong,deep,oftenuncontrollablefeeling激情

28.weirda.strange;unnatural古怪的，奇異的

PhrasesandExpressions

l.atthis/thatrateatthis/thatspeed按這樣的速度

2.byhandbyaperson,notamachine手工做的

3.forthesakeofforthegoodoradvantageof為…（的利益，好處）著想

4.viceversaintheoppositewayfromthatjuststated反之亦然

ProperNamesWisconsin威斯康星（美國(guó)州名）

3.Einstein'sCompass

YoungAlbertwasaquietboy.nPerhapstooquiet",thoughtHermannandPaulineEinstein.He

spokehardlyatalluntilage3.Theymighthavethoughthimslow,buttherewassomethingelse

evident.Whenhedidspeak,he'dsaythemostunusualthings.Atage2,Paulinepromisedhima

surprise.Albertwasexcited,thinkingshewasbringinghimsomenewfascinatingtoy.Butwhen

hismotherpresentedhimwithhisnewbabysisterMaja,allAlbertcoulddoisstarewith

questioningeyes.Finallyheresponded,''wherearethewheels?**

Whenhewas5yearsoldandsickinbed,HermannEinsteinbroughtAlbertadevicethatdidstir

hisintellect.Itwasthefirsttimehehadseenacompass.Helaythereshakingandtwistingtheodd

thing,certainhecouldfbolitintopointingoffinanewdirection.Buttryashemight,thecompass

needlewouldalwaysfinditswaybacktopointinginthedirectionofnorth."Awonder,"he

thought.TheinvisibleforcethatguidedthecompassneedlewasevidencetoAlbertthattherewas

moretoourworldthatmeetstheeye.Therewas"somethingbehindthings,somethingdeeply

hidden.u

SobeganAlbertEinstein'sjourneydownaroadofexplorationthathewouldfollowtherestof

hislife.nIhavenospecialgift,”hewouldsay,nIamonlypassionatelycurious."

AlbertEinsteinwasmorethanjustcuriousthough.Hehadthepatienceanddeterminationthat

kepthimatthingslongerthanmost.Otherchildrenwouldbuildhousesofcardupto4storiestall

beforethecardswouldlosebalanceandthewholestructurewouldcomefallingdown.Maja

watchedinwonderasherbrotherAlbertmethodicallybuilthiscardbuildingsto14stories.Later

hewouldsay,"ItrsnotthatPmsosmart,it'sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.n

OneadvantageAlbertEinstein'sdevelopingmindenjoyedwastheopportunitytocommunicate

withadultsinanintellectualway.Hisuncle,anengineer,wouldcometothehouse,andAlbert

wouldjoininthediscussions.Histhinkingwasalsostimulatedbyamedicalstudentwhocame

overonceaweekfordinnerandlivelychats.

Atage12,AlbertEinsteincameuponasetofideasthatimpressedhimas"holy."Itwasalittle

bookonEuclideanplanegeometry.Theconceptthatonecouldprovetheoremsofanglesandlines

thatwereinnowayobviousmadean"indescribableimpression”ontheyoungstudent.He

adoptedmathematicsasthetoolhewouldusetopursuehiscuriosityandprovewhathewould

discoveraboutthebehavioroftheuniverse.

Hewasconvincedthatbeautyliesinthesimplistic.Perhapsthisinsightwastherealpowerof

hisgenius.AlbertEinsteinlookedforthebeautyofsimplicityintheapparentlycomplexnature

andsawtruthsthatescapedothers.Whiletheexpressionofhismathematicsmightbeaccessibleto

onlyafewsharpmindsinthescience,Albertcouldcondensetheessenceofhisthoughtsso

anyonecouldunderstand.

Forinstance,histheoriesofrelativityrevolutionizedscienceandunseatedthelawsofNewton

thatwerebelievedtobeacompletedescriptionofnatureforhundredsofyears.Yetwhenpressed

foranexamplethatpeoplecouldrelateto,hecameupwiththis:"Putyourhandonahotstovefor

aminuteanditseemslikeanhou匚Sitwithaprettygirlfbranhouranditseemslikeaminute.

THATsrelativity."

AlbertEinstein*swealthofnewideaspeakedwhilehewasstillayoungmanof26.In1905he

wrote3fundamentalpapersonthenatureoflight,aproofofatoms,thespecialtheoryofrelativity

andthefamousequationofatomicpower:E=mc2.Forthenext20years,thecuriositythatwas

sparkedbywantingtoknowwhatcontrolledthecompassneedleandhispersistencetokeep

pushingfbrthesimpleanswersledhimtoconnectspaceandtimeandfindanewstateofmatter.

Whatwashisultimatequest?

HIwanttoknowhowGodcreatedthisworld....IwanttoknowHisthoughts;therestare

details/*(699words)

I.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthe

passage.

1.ThecompassEinsteingotattheageoffiveisespeciallyworthmentioning,becauseit.

A)startedhisresearchonrelativity

B)gavehimtheinsightofitsstructure

C)sparkedhiscuriosityinexploringtheuniverse

D)helpedhimrecoversoonfromthedisease

2.WecansafelyconcludethatEinstein'sachievementsaremainlyduetohis.

A)curiosity,humorandpassion

B)patience,humoranddetermination

C)detennination,patienceandpassion

D)persistence,determinationandcuriosity

3.InthecourseofEinstein'sintellectualdevelopment,hebenefitedmuchfrom.

A)communicatingintellectuallywithadults

B)playingwithotherchildren

C)diningwithmedicalstudents

D)buildinghousesofcards

4.Einstein*sabilitytoexplainprofoundtheoriesinsimplewordsshowsthat.

A)hewasgoodatcondensingtheessenceofhisthoughts

B)hehadagoodcommandofcommunicationskills

C)hebelievedthatbeautyexistsinsimplethings

D)hewasanexpertinorganizingideas

5.MathematicsperformedaveryimportantfunctioninEinstein'sscientificcareerinthat.

A)ithelpedhimtostaywithproblemslonger

B)ithelpeduncoverthemysteriesoftheuniverse

C)itgreatlyenrichedhischildhood

D)itenabledhimtoprovethelawsofNewton

II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.記者敦促發(fā)言人就此次軍事打擊作出解釋。(topressfbr)

2.他的競(jìng)選運(yùn)動(dòng)未能使選民相信他就是參議員的合適人選。(toconvince)

3.盡管我承認(rèn)有問(wèn)題存在，但我并不認(rèn)為這些問(wèn)題不能解決。(while)

4.他在電視上的第一次演講給聽(tīng)眾留下了深刻的印象。(impression)

5.一切事物都是互相聯(lián)系又互相作用的。(tointeractwith)

III.WriteabriefintroductiontoChenNingYang,theNobelPrizewinnerbelow.Youcan

usethegiveninformationortheinformationfromanyresourceswithinyourreach.

ChenNingYang(1922?)

Winnerofthe1957NobelPrizeinPhysics

?broughtupinthepeacefulandacademicallyinclinedatmosphereofthecampusofTsinghua

University

,receivedhisM.SfromTsinghuaUniversity

?madeprofoundcontributionstophysicsbothintheirdepthsandwidths.

,oneofthefirstscientistsofChinesebirthtowinaNobelPrize

IV.Listening

Directions:Listentothefollowingpassageandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.

EachyeartherespectiveNobelcommitteessend(1)tothousandsofscientists,

membersofacademiesanduniversityprofessors(2),askingthemtonominate(提

名)candidatesfortheNobelPrizesforthecomingyear.

Theseprizenominationsmust(3)therespectiveNobelCommitteesofthe

prize-awardinginstitutionsbeforeFebruary1oftheyearf