Albert Einstein is said to have been asked by a student, "what finding helped you most when you
were __1__ the theory of relativity?" Einstein replied without __2__ moment"s hesitation. "Finding
how to think about the problem."
The same __3__ is told about Sir Isaac Newton and __4__ other scientists. We have no proof
__5__ any of these well-known conversations __6__ took place, but we are prepared to believe
that they did, and, if so, that the __7__ was the same one Einstein gave, __8__ this is the "way
scientists work and science progresses."
Scientists usually work toward models of the process of structure they are studying. __9__ we
have models of the structure of the universe and of the atom, models of the process __10__ which
the genetic (遗传的) pattern is passed from one building block of life to _11__ models of the
economic system and __12__ on. Some models are mathematical, but a model does not have to
have equations (方程) or even diagrams; the __13__ requirement is no doubt that it _14__ an
insight (洞察) into the relationships that determine __15__ something works as it does or how it
is put together.
| ( ) 1. A. designing ( ) 2. A. a ( ) 3. A. event ( ) 4. A. any ( ) 5. A. that ( ) 6. A. naturally ( ) 7. A. question ( ) 8. A. although ( ) 9. A. Otherwise ( )10. A. for ( )11. A. either ( )12. A. so ( )13. A. urgent ( )14. A. provide ( )15. A. when | B. inventing B. the B. news B. more B. since B. actually B. answer B. because B. Nevertheless B. by B. other B. later B. important B. will provide B. what | C. revealing C. an C. story C. few C. which C. eventually C. conversation C. unless C. Still C. on C. both C. further C. original C. provided C. why | D. developing D. some D. information D. several D. as D. regularly D. topic D. once D. Thus D. to D. another D. straight D. unnecessary D. is provided D. whether |
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| Patricia Pania wanted to be was a mother and home-maker. But 1.___________ life was turned upside down when a motorist, 2._____________(distract) by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car. The impact killed her 2-year-old daughter. Four months later, Pania reluctantly but 3.____________ (courage) decided to try to educate the public and to fight 4. ______________ laws to ban drivers from using cell phones 5. _____________ a car is moving. In her first speech, Pania was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic 6. ________________(transform) took place. She stopped 7. _____________ (shake) and spoke with 8. _____________ strong voice. For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. She wanted everyone in the audience to know 9. _____________ she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears and to action. In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation 10. _____________ a highly effective speaker. | |||
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| About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn"t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy-who could not have been more than seven or eight years old-replied. "Frankly, I"ve been feeling a little depressed lately." This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn"t find out we were "depressed" until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don"t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why? Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social rote to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders. In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示. machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加 区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures. Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials. | |||
| 1. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________. | |||
| A. a sure sign of a psychological problem in a child B. something hardly to be expected in a young child C. an inevitable has of children"s mental development D. a mental scale present in all humans, including children | |||
| 2. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________. | |||
| A. through contact with society B. gradually and under guidance C. naturally and by biological instinct D. through exposure to social information | |||
| 3. The phenomenon that today"s children seem adult like is attributed by the author to ________. | |||
| A. the widespread influence of television B. the poor arrangement of teaching content C. the fast pace of human intellectual development D. the constantly rising standard of living | |||
| 4. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children? | |||
| A. It enables children to gain more social information. B. It develops children"s interest in reading and writing. C. It helps children to memorize and practice more. D. It can control what children are to learn. | |||
| 5. What does the author think of the change in today"s children? | |||
| A. He feels amused by chair premature behavior. B. He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note. C. He considers it a positive development. D. He seems to be upset about it. |