大学英语IV补充阅读材料(纯文本练习)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.这场给人类带来巨大灾难的战争对这样一个诗人产生了什么影响呢？(impacton)

2.做母亲的有时候不能察觉她们所宠爱的孩子们的过错，这样做的结果会使孩子们再次犯

同样的过错。(beblindto)

3.作为一个新移民(immigrant),在这个完全陌生的国度里，她总是感觉到孤立无援。(isolate)

4.做事不先考虑周全常会导致失败，因此我们应该三思而后行。(resultin,actbeforethinking)

5.奢谈的时候已经过去了，我们必须积极行动起来保护我们的环境。(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.

☆Installlow-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成瘾的

2.ailingv.tobeillandgrowweak生病

3.Atmospheren.themixtureofgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody,esp.theearth大

气（层）

4.carbonn.碳

5.consequencen.result结果

6.consumern.apersonwhobuysandusesgoodsandservices消费者

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

service,etc.,whichgivescomfortoradvantage便利设施或用具

8.deforestv.tocutdowntheforests砍伐(森林)

9.dioxiden.二氧化物

10.downwinda.inthedirectionthatthewindismoving顺风处

11.ecosystemn.生态系统

12.elementn.anecessarypartofawhole成份；要素

13.environmentn.thesurroundingphysicaland/orsocialconditions环境

14.evaporatev.changeintosteamanddisappear蒸发

15.expertn.apersonwithspecialknowledgeortraining专家

16.exploitationn.theactofemployingtothegreatestpossibleadvantage开采

17.fossiln.化石

18.globala.oforconcerningthewholeearth全球的

19.greedn.strongdesiretoobtainalotormorethanwhatisfair贪心，贪婪

20.greenhousen.aglassbuildingusedforgrowingplants花房，温室

21.inexhaustiblea.whichisinsuchlargeamountsthatitcanneverbefinished取之不

竭的，用不完的

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

23.nurturev.togivecareandfoodto养育

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;优先(权)，somethingthatneedsattention,consideration,service,etc.,beforeothers

优先考虑的事

29.productn.something(useful)producedbygrowthorfromtheground,ormadeina

factory产品

30.purifyv.tomakepure使…纯净,净化

31.releasev.theactofsettingfree释放，放出

32.sourcen.aplacefromwhichsomethingcomes来源

33.specifica.detailedandexact明确的，具体的；particular特定的，特有的

34.strategyn.aparticularplanforwinningsuccessinaparticularactivity,asinwar,a

game,acompetition,orforpersonaladvantage战略，策略

35.trapv.tocatchbyatrickordeception设陷阱，诱捕;toholdback,block挡住，拦住

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

37.wisdomn.thequalityofbeingwise智慧

PhrasesandExpressions

1.alltheway(from,over)alongdistance从远道

2.(be)blindtotobeunabletoperceiveorunderstand对...没有觉察至lj的

3.beseparatefromtobedisconnected分开的，分离的

4.impactontohaveaneffecton对…产生影响

5.resultfromtobetheresultof;happenbecauseof起因于

6.resultintohaveasaresult;cause造成

7.sitbacktotakenoaction不采取行动；观望

8.takeactiontobegintoact开始行动

ProperNames

AmanMotwane阿曼・莫特万AmritDesai阿姆力特•德塞

AwarenessMagazine《意识杂志》（期刊名）LeonNacson利昂・纳可森

McKinley麦肯立（姓氏）WalterSemkiw沃尔特•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.年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。(communicatewith)

2.她从小就盼望着能在中国的一个村庄住上几年，现在她终于梦想成真了。(takeup

residence)

3.家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此很难在野外继续生存。(survive)

4.他突然有种恐惧感，觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员。(overtake)

5.我想他很快就会回来，因为他答应和我一起吃晚饭。(figure)

III.Writing

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Aid—EducationinChina.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenin

Chinesebelow:

1.每年，高校许多大学生受到鼓舞去贫困地区支教。

2.支教活动的意义。

3.我的看法。

Words&Expressions

1.atopprep,on,to,oratthetopof

2.audioa.connectedwithorusedinthebroadcastingorreceivingofsoundradiosignals

听觉的；声音的

3.boundaryn.thedividingline,esp.betweentwoareasofland分界线

4.brillianta.verybright,splendid,orshowyinappearance光辉的，灿烂的

5.cabinn.asmallroomonashipusu.usedforsleeping船舱；asmallroughlybuilt

（wooden）house小（木）屋

6.climaten.thetypeofweatherthataregionhas气候

7.communicatev.tomakeknown;告知,传达；toshareorexchangeopinions,news,

information,etc.交流，交际,通讯

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发出嗡嗡声

13.indicatorn.aneedleorpointeronamachinetoshowameasurement（测量器的）

指针

14.logn.aroughlengthoftree-trunk原木

15.maplen.枫树

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

（ofafeeling）toaffectverystrongly（在感情上）压倒

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

18.residencen.theplacewhereonelives住所

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

20.soberincontrolofoneself,notdrunk清醒的；未醉的

21'.Speciesn.adivisionofanimalsorplants（植物或动物的）品利h种类

22.studioaworkroomforapainter,photographer,etc.画室；摄影室

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

24.survivev.tocontinuetolive存活

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

26.tonethecharacterorqualityofasound音色，音质

27.urgen.astrong,deep,oftenuncontrollablefeeling激情

28.weirda.strange;unnatural古怪的，奇异的

PhrasesandExpressions

l.atthis/thatrateatthis/thatspeed按这样的速度

2.byhandbyaperson,notamachine手工做的

3.forthesakeofforthegoodoradvantageof为…（的利益，好处）着想

4.viceversaintheoppositewayfromthatjuststated反之亦然

ProperNamesWisconsin威斯康星（美国州名）

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.记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。(topressfbr)

2.他的竞选运动未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。(toconvince)

3.尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。(while)

4.他在电视上的第一次演讲给听众留下了深刻的印象。(impression)

5.一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。(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