高中英语Unit4EarthquakesSectionⅠWarmingUpReading-Comprehending学案新人教版必修

Unit4Earthquakes1976年7月28日，，这是20世纪死伤率最大的地震之一。1976TangshanEarthquakeAt3：42am,anearthquakemeasuringbetween7.8and8.2magnitudeontheRichterscaleflattenedTangshan,aChineseindustrialcitywithapopulationofaboutonemillion.Asalmosteveryonewasasleepintheirbeds,insteadofoutsideintherelativelysafestreets,thequakewasespeciallycostlyintermsofhumanlife.It’sestimatedthatabout242，000peopleinTangshanandsurroundingareaswerekilled,makingtheearthquakeoneofthedeadliestinrecordedhistory.Inthedaysbeforetheearthquake,well­waterlevelsroseandfell.Ratswereseenrunninginpanicked(恐慌的)packsinbroaddaylight.Chickensrefusedtoeat.DuringtheeveningofJuly27andtheearlymorninghoursofJuly28,peoplereportedflashesofcoloredlightandroaring(轰鸣的)fireballs.At3：42am,mostpeopleweresleepingquietlywhentheearthquakestruck.Itlastedfor14－16secondsandleveled90percentofTangshan’sbuildings.Atleastaquarter­of­a­millionpeoplewerekilledand160，000wereinjured.Theearthquakecameduringtheheatofmidsummer,andmanyfrightenedsurvivorsclimbedoutoftheirruinedhousesnaked,coveredonlyindustandblood.TheearthquakestartedfiresandlitexplosiveandpoisonousgasesinTangshan’sfactories.Waterandelectricitywerecutoffandrailsandroadsaccessibletothecityweredestroyed.TheChinesegovernmentwasill­preparedforadisasterofthisscaleatthattime.Thedayfollowingthequake,helicoptersandplanesbegandroppingfoodandmedicineintothecity.About100，000soldiersoftheChinesePeople’sLiberationArmywereorderedtoTangshan,andmanyhadtomarchonfootfromJinzhou,adistanceofmorethan180miles.About30，000medicalpersonnelwerecalledin,alongwith30，000constructionworkers.Inthedecisivefirstweekafterthedisaster,manypeoplediedfromlackofmedicalcare.Tangshanwaseventuallyrebuiltwithsufficientearthquakeprecautions.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.earthquaken． 地震2.burstvi. 爆裂；爆发n. 突然破裂；爆发3.millionn. 百万4.eventn. 事件；大事5.ruinn. 废墟；毁灭vt. 毁灭；使破产6.destroyvt. 破坏；毁坏；消灭7.rescuen．&vt. 援救；营救8.trapvt. 使陷入困境n. 陷阱；困境9.disastern. 灾难；灾祸10.buryvt. 埋葬；掩埋；隐藏11.sheltern. 掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处12.electricityn. 电；电流；电学拓展词汇13.nationn．民族；国家；国民→nationaladj.国家的；全国性的14.sufferingn．苦难；痛苦→sufferv．遭受15.extremeadj.极度的→extremelyadv.极端地；很；非常地16.injurevt.损害；伤害→injuryn．伤害17.uselessadj.无用的；无效的；无益的→usefuladj.有用的→usen．用途v．使用18.shockvt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动n．休克；打击；震惊→shockedadj.震惊的；震撼的→shockingadj.令人震惊的19.dirtn．污垢；泥土→dirtyadj.脏的，肮脏的20.minen．矿；矿山；矿井→minern．矿工阅读词汇21.welln． 井22.crackn. 裂缝；噼啪声vt.&vi. (使)开裂；破裂23.smellyadj. 发臭的，有臭味的24.farmyardn. 农场；农家25.pipen. 管；导管26.canaln． 运河；水道27.steamn. 蒸汽；水汽28.brickn. 砖；砖块29.damn. 水坝；堰堤30.trackn. 轨道；足迹；痕迹重点短语1.rightaway 立刻；马上2.asif仿佛；好像3.atanend结束；终结4.inruins 严重受损；破败不堪5.digout掘出；发现6.a(great)numberof 许多；大量的重点句型1.too＋adj.＋to...由于太……而不……Inthefarmyards,thechickensandeventhepigsweretoonervoustoeat(由于太紧张而不吃东西).2.Itseems/seemedasif...看起来似乎……Itseemedasif(看起来似乎)theworldwasatanend！3.everywhere引导让步状语从句Everywheretheylooked(无论他们朝哪里看)nearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.4.not与all连用表示部分否定Allhopewasnotlost(不是所有的希望都破灭了).eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)Fast­readingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．AterribleearthquakeofTangshan.B．BeforetheearthquakeofTangshan.C．DuringtheearthquakeofTangshan.D．DamagesoftheearthquakeofTangshan.答案：A2．Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.A．TheearthquakecausedunbelievabledestructiontoTangshan.Para.2 B．TheearthquakehappenedandcauseddeathsorinjuriesinTangshan.Para.3C．Helpcamesoonafterthequakes.Para.4 D．Noonepaidattentionthoughstrangethingshappened.答案：DBACeq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)Careful­readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat________．A．peopledidn’tthinktoomuchoftheearthquakeB．peopleweremadetolosetheirsensebythesuddenbigearthquakeC．peopledidn’trealizethataterribleearthquakehappenedinsuchashorttimeD．peopledidn’tthinkanearthquakecouldbringsuchgreatdamage2．Thetitle“ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEP”means________．A．theearthwasawakeallnightlongB．aterribleearthquakehappenedthatnightC．peopleontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnightD．animalsontheearthcouldn’tfallasleepthatnight3．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefeelingsofthewriter?A．Pitifulandhopeless.B．Sorrowfulandhopeful.C．Hopefulandshocked.D．Mercifulanddelighted.eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅲ)Study­readingAnalyzethefollowingsentencesinthetextthatmaybedifficulttounderstand.1．Miceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.eq\a\vs4\al()[翻译]老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方躲藏。2．Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleoftheseevents,wereasleepasusualthatnight.eq\a\vs4\al()[翻译]但是，唐山市的100万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。3．Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.eq\a\vs4\al()[翻译]人们开始疑惑，这场灾难还会持续多久。4．Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.eq\a\vs4\al()[翻译]部队组织小分队将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。①well[wel]n.井②rise[raɪz]vi.上升；增加(不及物动词，不用于被动语态)③crack[kræk]n.裂缝；噼啪声vt.&vi.(使)开裂；破裂④smelly['smelɪ]adj.发臭的；有臭味的⑤farmyard['fɑːmjɑːd]n.农场；农家⑥pipe[paɪp]n.管；导管⑦burst[bɜːst]vi.(burst,burst)爆裂；爆发n．突然破裂；爆发⑧million['mɪljən]n.百万⑨thinklittleof认为……没什么了不起，对……满不在乎⑩event[ɪ'vent]n.事件；大事⑪asif仿佛；好像⑫atanend结束；终结⑬directlyadv.正好，恰好⑭nation['neɪʃn]n.民族；国家；国民⑮cutacross横穿；抄近路穿越⑯canal[kə'næl]n.运河；水道⑰steam[stiːm]n.蒸汽；水汽⑱dirt[dɜːt]n.污垢；泥土⑲ruin['ruːɪn]n.废墟；毁灭vt.毁灭；使破产inruins严重受损；破败不堪⑳suffering['sʌfərɪŋ]n.苦难；痛苦extreme[ɪk'striːm]adj.极度的two­thirds三分之二当分数的分子大于1时，分母用复数形式。injure['ɪndʒə]vt.损害；伤害thenumberof...……的数量anumberof很多，许多，大量survivor[sə'vaɪvə]n.幸存者；生还者；残存物destroy[dɪ'strɔɪ]vt.破坏；毁坏；消灭destruction[dI'strʌkʃən]n.破坏；毁灭goneadj.不复存在；用完了；走了brick[brɪk]n.砖；砖块cover['kʌvə(r)]vt.覆盖；报道；行走(一段路程)dam[dæm]n.水坝；堰堤track[træk]n.轨道；足迹；痕迹useless['juːslɪs]adj.无用的；无效的；无益的tensofthousandsof数以万计的shockedadj.惊愕的，受震惊的shock[ʃɒk]vt.&vi.(使)震惊；震动n．休克；打击；震惊quake[kweɪk]n.地震rescue['reskjuː]n.&vi.援救；营救trap[træp]vt.使陷入困境n．陷阱；困境betrappedin被困在……中electricity[ɪˌlek'trɪsətɪ]n.电；电流；电学wonder['wʌndə(r)]v.琢磨；想知道n．奇观；惊奇disaster[dɪ'zɑːstə]n.灾难；灾祸digout掘出；发现bury['berɪ]vt.埋葬；掩埋；隐藏tothenorthof...相当于northof...，意为“位于……以北”。miner['maɪnə]n.矿工berescuedfrom...被从……中解救出mine[maɪn]n.矿；矿山；矿井shelter['ʃeltə]n.掩蔽；掩蔽处；避身处【核心素养链接·文化采风】地震是造成人员死亡最多的自然灾害。全球每年发生约500万次地震，有感地震占1%。在有感地震中，仅100次左右造成灾害，而且全球85%的地震发生在海洋中，15%发生在大陆上。全球地震主要分布在环太平洋地震带和欧亚地震带，集中了80%的7级以上地震。中国、日本、伊朗、土耳其、美国、印尼等国都是地震灾害严重的国家。ANIGHTTHEEARTHDIDN’TSLEEPStrangethingswerehappeninginthecountrysideofnortheastHebei.Forthreedaysthewaterinthevillagewells①rose②andfell，roseandfell.Farmersnoticedthatthewellwallshaddeepcracks③inthem.Asmelly④gascameoutofthecracks.Inthefarmyards⑤ceranoutofthefieldslookingforplacestohide.Fishjumpedoutoftheirbowlsandponds.Atabout3：00amonJuly28，1976,somepeoplesawbrightlightsinthesky.ThesoundofplanescouldbeheardoutsidethecityofTangshanevenwhennoplaneswereinthesky.Inthecity,thewaterpipes⑥insomebuildingscrackedandburst⑦.Buttheonemillion⑧peopleofthecity,whothoughtlittleof⑨theseevents⑩，wereasleepasusualthatnight.◆现在分词短语lookingforplacestohide作伴随状语。◆when引导时间状语从句，even用在when前起加强语气的作用。◆who在此引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词theonemillionpeopleofthecity。At3：42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemedasif⑪theworldwasatanend⑫！Elevenkilometresdirectly⑬belowthecityoneofthegreatestearthquakesofthe20thcenturyhadbegun.ItwasfeltinBeijing,whichismorethantwohundredkilometresaway.One­thirdofthenation⑭feltit.Ahugecrackthatwaseightkilometreslongandthirtymetreswidecutacross⑮houses,roadsandcanals⑯.Steam⑰burstfromholesintheground.Hardhillsofrockbecameriversofdirt⑱.Infifteenterriblesecondsalargecitylayinruins⑲.Thesuffering⑳ofthepeoplewasextreme.Two­thirdsofthemdiedorwereinjuredduringtheearthquake.Thousandsoffamilieswerekilledandmanychildrenwereleftwithoutparents.Thenumberofpeoplewhowerekilledorseriouslyinjuredreachedmorethan400，000.◆which在此引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为Beijing。◆that在此引导定语从句，先行词为Ahugecrack,that在从句中作主语，不可省略。Buthowcouldthesurvivorsbelieveitwasnatural?Everywheretheylookednearlyeverythingwasdestroyed.Allofthecity’shospitals,75%ofitsfactoriesandbuildingsand90%ofitshomesweregone.Brickscoveredthegroundlikeredautumnleaves.Nowind，however，couldblowthemaway.Twodamsherailwaytrackswerenowuselesspiecesofsteel.Tensofthousandsofcowswouldnevergivemilkagain.Halfamillionpigsandmillionsofchickensweredead.Sandnowfilledthewellsinsteadofwater.Peoplewereshocked.Then，laterthatafternoon,anotherbigquakewhichwasalmostasstrongasthefirstoneshookTangshan.Someoftherescueworkersanddoctorsweretrappedundertheruins.Morebuildingsfelldown.Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget.Peoplebegantowonderhowlongthedisasterwouldlast.◆Everywhere在此用作连词，引导地点状语从句，相当Wherever。◆Water,food,andelectricitywerehardtoget为“主语＋系动词＋adj.＋动词不定式”结构，其中Water,food,andelectricity是get的逻辑宾语，动词不定式toget用主动形式表达被动含义。Allhopewasnotlost.Soonafterthequakes,thearmysent150，000soldierstoTangshantohelptherescueworkers.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewerehelped.Thearmyorganizedteamstodigoutthosewhoweretrappedandtoburythedead.Tothenorthofthecity,mostofthe10，000minerswererescuedfromthecoalminesthere.Workersbuiltsheltersforsurvivorswhosehomeshadbeendestroyed.Freshwaterwastakentothecitybytrain,truckandplane.Slowly,thecitybegantobreatheagain.◆All...not...相当于Notall...，表示部分否定，意为“并非所有的……都……”。◆who在此引导定语从句，先行词为those。当先行词those指人时，只用who引导定语从句，不用that。◆关系代词whose引导定语从句，whose在从句中作homes的定语。其中whosehomes可换成ofwhomthehomes。地球的一个不眠之夜河北省东北部的农村不断有怪事发生。三天来，村子里的井水升升降降、起起伏伏。农民们注意到，水井的井壁上有深深的裂缝，裂缝里冒出臭气。农家大院里的鸡，甚至猪由于太紧张而不吃东西。老鼠从田地里跑出来找地方躲藏。鱼缸和池塘里的鱼往外跳。1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，有人看到空中出现一道道亮光。即使空中没有飞机，在唐山市外也可以听到飞机的声音。在市内，有些建筑物里的水管出现裂缝并爆裂开来。但是，唐山市的100万居民几乎都没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。凌晨3点42分，一切都开始摇晃起来。仿佛到了世界末日！20世纪最大的地震之一就在唐山市正下方11千米处爆发了。在200多千米以外的北京也感觉到了震动，全国三分之一的地方都有震感。一条8千米长、30米宽的巨大裂缝横穿房屋、道路和水道。蒸汽从地上的洞里冒了出来。坚硬的岩石山变成了泥沙河。在可怕的15秒钟内，一座大城市就成了废墟。人们遭受了极大的苦难。三分之二的人在地震中丧生或受伤。成千上万个家庭遇难，许多孩子变成了孤儿。死亡和重伤人数达到40多万。然而，幸存者又怎么能相信这是自然的呢？人们无论朝哪里看，哪里的一切都几乎被毁了。市内所有的医院、75%的工厂和建筑以及90%的住宅都不复存在了。砖块就像秋天的红叶一样覆盖着大地，不过风没法刮走它们。两座水坝垮了，大多数桥梁不是塌了，就是无法安全通行了。铁轨如今变成了一块块废钢。数以万计的奶牛再也不能产奶了，50万头猪和几百万只鸡全都死了。井里满是沙子，而不是水。人们惊呆了。接着，那天下午晚些时候，强度几乎和第一次地震一样的又一次大地震在唐山爆发了。一些救援人员和医生被困在废墟下面。更多的建筑倒塌了。水、食物和电都很难获得。人们开始疑惑，这场灾难还会持续多久。不是所有的希望都破灭了。地震发生后不久，部队派了15万名战士到唐山协助救援工作。数十万的人得到了救助。部队组织小分队将受困的人们挖出来，将死者掩埋。在唐山市以北的地区，1万名矿工中的大部分被从煤矿中救了出来。救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者建了避难所。火车、卡车和飞机给这座城市运来了淡水。慢慢地，这座城市又开始出现了生机。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)阅读理解AThetroublestartedat9：30pmlastNewYear’sEve,inNewmark.Whenthefireengines(消防车)arrivedatthefire,averyoldwomanwassittinginathirdfloorwindow.Thefirefightersplacedaladder(梯子)againstthewoodenhouse,and26－year－oldMarcusReddickclimbed35feettothethirdfloor.Thewoman,60yearsoldandveryfat,wassittingwithbothfeetoutofthewindow.WhenMarcusreachedthetopoftheladder,thewoman,afraidandnervous,puthertwolegsaroundhim.SuddenlyMarcusfellbackwardsofftheladder,withthelargewomansittingonhim.Marcuslandedfirst—hittingawallbesidethefrontstairs—andbrokethewoman’sfall.Shefellnomore,buthefellanothertenfeetdownthestairs.Whenthefireofficerreachedhim,Marcuswasunconscious．Withinanhour,adoctortoldthementhatMarcuswasnearlybraindead,andwouldonlygetworse.Doctorstalkedofturningoffthelife－savingmachineandaskedifthefamilywouldliketogiveawayhisheart.Theanswerwas“yes”．OnJanuary6,firefightersliftedMarcus’coffin(棺材)—coveredwithanAmericanflag—ontoayellowfireengine.Hundredsoffirefightersfromalloverthestatejoinedtheprocession(行列)throughNewmarkstreets.Childrenwatchedsilentlyfromschoolwindows.ThedayMarcusdied,hisheartwasgivenawaytoayounggirl.HisfamilysaidthatitwasthesecondlifeMarcushadsaved.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位消防员在救人的过程中不幸牺牲的故事。1．WhathappenedlastNewYear’sEveinNewmark?A．Anoldwomanwaskilled.B．Afireenginewasmissing.C．Afirefighterwasmurdered.D．Awoodenhousecaughtfire.D解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的thefireengines(消防车)arrivedatthefire和Thefirefightersplacedaladder(梯子)againstthewoodenhouse可知，一座木制房屋着火了，故选D项。2．Afterreachingthetopoftheladder,Marcus________．A．wasveryafraidandnervousB．couldn’tseeanythingclearlyC．founditdifficulttogetdownD．wasknockedoffandgothurtD解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的Marcusfellbackwardsofftheladder和第三段中的adoctortoldthementhatMarcuswasnearlybraindead可知，Marcus从梯子上摔下来后受了重伤，故选D项。3．Theunderlinedword“unconscious”inParagraph2means“________”．A．homeless B．senselessC．breathless D．helplessB解析：词义猜测题。由第三段中的Withinanhour,adoctortoldthementhatMarcuswasnearlybraindead可知，Marcus当时失去了意识，故选B项。4．WecaninferfromtheendofthetextthatMarcus’familymightfeel________．A．sadbutproudB．shybutexcitedC．angryanddoubtfulD．worriedandsurprisedA解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的ThedayMarcusdied,hisheartwasgivenawaytoayounggirl.HisfamilysaidthatitwasthesecondlifeMarcushadsaved.可推知，Marcus的家人对他的离世感到很伤心，不过对于将他的心脏捐赠给一个女孩这件事感到很自豪，故选A项。BAseriesofsmallearthquakeshaveshakencentralNebraskaandbecomethetalkofthearea.Accordingtotheinformationonawebsite,therehavebeenseveralquakessincethe9ththismonthintheheartofthestate,centeredonthetownArnold,­magnitude(震级)quake,happenedearlythatmorning,followedbythreeonthefollowingday,anotheronSunday,andthenthemostrecentearthquakeonMonday.Thestrongestquakewasthefirstonethatstruckonthe10th,whichreachedamagnitudeof3.7.Theearthquakeswerefoundaboutthreemilesbelowthesurface.Therehaven’tbeenanyreportsofhumaninjuryordamageofbuildingscausedbythequakes,accordingtoKWBE,aradiostation.“Itisjustkindofstrange，”BeckyDailey,treasureroftheArnoldChamberofCommerce,toldthatstation,addingthatpeoplearoundtownarerunningaroundandtalkingaboutthefrequentquakes.Actuallysmallquakeslikethesearenotunusual.JusttwominutesbeforeNebraska’smostrecentearthquake,­magnitudeearthquakehitanareanearAguanga,inSouthernCalifornia’sRiversideCounty.ThereweretwomorethatdayindifferentareasofPuertoRico:a2.9­magnitudequakeanda3.1­magnitudequake.Thosewereallsmall,butstrongerquakesregularlyrocktheworld—justnotsooften.Earthquakesareusuallycausedwhenrockundergroundsuddenlybreaks.Thissuddenreleaseofenergycausesthewavesthatmakethegroundshake.Twoblocksofrockortwoplatesarerubbing(摩擦)againsteachother.Afterawhile,therocksbreakbecauseofallthepressurethatisbuiltup.Whentherocksbreak,theearthquakehappens.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。在美国的内布拉斯加州一连发生了六次小地震，本文介绍了这些地震的相关情况。5．WhatdoweknowaboutthequakesinNebraska?A．Thereweresixquakesinall.B．Theyallhappenedwithin24hours.C．TheywerecenteredonthecapitalLincoln.D．Thebiggestonereachedamagnitudeof4.0.A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“Thefirst,­magnitude(震级)quake,happenedearlythatmorning,followedbythreeonthefollowingday,anotheronSunday,andthenthemostrecentearthquakeonMonday.”可知，一共爆发了六次小地震。6．AccordingtoKWBE,thequakesinNebraskamostprobably________．A．causedmanybuildingstofallB．causeddamagetothecropsC．werenotfeltbythelocalsD．werenotdangerousD解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“Therehaven’tbeenanyreportsofhumaninjuryordamageofbuildingscausedbythequakes,accordingtoKWBE”可知，这些小地震都不危险。7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2mostprobablymean?A．Thatnohumangotinjuredinthequakes.B．Thatquakeshappenedtheresofrequently.C．Thatanearthquaketookplaceinthestate.D．Thatpeoplekepttalkingaboutthequakes.B解析：代词指代题。根据画线词后面的“...addingthatpeoplearoundtownarerunningaroundandtalkingaboutthefrequentquakes.”可知，“It”指的是频繁发生地震的现象。这种现象在BeckyDailey看来是很奇怪的。8．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningthequakesinParagraph2?A．Somanyquakeshappenedonthe9th.B．Smallquakescanbeeasiertofindnow.C．Nobigearthquakeshappenedthesedays.D．Smallquakesareactuallyverycommon.D解析：写作意图题。根据第二段的“Actuallysmallquakeslikethesearenotunusual.”可知，后面提到那些小地震都是为了证明这一点。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空WhenIwaslittle,mymomreadmeabedtimestoryalmosteverynight.However,onenight,mymomfoundshehad__1__toreadtome,soshe__2__acopyofCharlieBrown’s’Cyclopedia.Shestartedtoreadthequestionsandanswersinthebook.Thebook__3__theknowledgefromthehumanbodytothespaceinawayevena5­year­oldchildcould__4__.Fromthenon,Icouldn’t__5__toreadthenextvolume(册)．AsIgrewolder,Ireadmore__6__ofthiskind.Ireadthemnotbecausetheywereas__7__asstories,butbecausetheyofferedmuchknowledgeIhadnever__8__before.Inhighschool,Iwasinterestedinbiology,physicsandmath__9__politicsorcomputerscience.Moststudentslikedtravellingorplayingoutsideafter__10__.Formyself,Iwasstillimmersedin(沉浸于)the__11__ofscience.Iwas__12__tohaveanexcellentbiologyteacherthroughhighschool,whosawmy__13__inbiology,andtoldmethatgoodstudentslikemeendedupdoingsomethingcalled“research”.SoI__14__tookbiotechnology(生物技术)incollege.Iworkedhardinaresearchlab,which__15__mealotinmycareer.__16__Igraduatedfromcollege,Iwantedto__17__afamousresearchinstitute.Luckily,Iwas__18__.Iamalwaysthinkingthatifmymomhadnotreadthesciencebooktomethatnight,