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1、科学家在我们每一个人的心中都是崇高的。古往今来，无数的科学家用他们的精神激励着我们。阿尔伯特爱因斯坦就是其中一位。It seemed that Albert Einstein had changed the whole business.In fact，he did not invent the “thought experiment”， but he raised it to high art.Imagine twins，wearing identical watches; one stays home，while the other rides in a spaceship near th
2、e speed of light .little wonder that from 1919，Einstein was，and remains today，the worlds most famous scientist.In his native Germany he became a target for hatred because he was a Jew，a liberal，a humanist，an internationalist.His powerful voice later was widely heard，especially after he moved to the
3、US.Meanwhile，like any famous people，he made bits of legend: that he failed math in school (not true)That he opened a book and found an uncashed $1，500 check he had left as a bookmark (maybe he was absentminded about everyday affairs)That he was careless about socks，collars，slippers .that he couldnt
4、even remember his address: 112 Mercer Street in Princeton，where he finally settled .He died there in 1955.And after the rest of Einstein had been cremated，his brain remained for further research.Thanks to Einstein，we said goodbye to a prior universe and a previous God.Einsteins God was not clockmake
5、r，but the embodiment of reason in nature.This God did not control our actions or even sit in judgement on them.Physics is free，and we too are free，in the Einstein universe which is where we live.阅读障碍词1identical adj.完全相同的2target n.目标；指标3hatred n.仇恨；厌恶4liberal n.自由主义者5settle v.定居6cremate v.火化7prior ad
6、j.优先的8embodiment n.化身诱思导读根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)1Einstein was the worlds most famous scientist in 1919.()2Einstein was born at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton.()3We have made up a lot of stories about Einstein.()答案13FFTSection Warming Up，Prereading & Reading.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.figure An.突破()2.educateBn.数量()
7、3.originalCn.产量()4.publishDn.人物()5.breakthroughEv.教育()6.supportFv.出版()7.productionGv.支持()8.exportHv.出口()9.replaceIv.取代；以代替()10.quantityJadj.原来的；最初的答案15DEJFA610GCHIB.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A培养；养育 B的关键C对进行实验 D引进 E由于的结果 F涉及；提到1The key to our success in these areas was the team and the culture._2He never referred
8、 to his sisters in his letters._3New ideas have been brought in since China was opened to the outside world._4After experimenting with different types of wheat, Dr Lee decided to popularize the new species in the countryside._5As a result of evolution, it seems to me that humans should have no more
9、value than any other creature._6The woman brought up five children._答案16BFDCEAThe Student Who Asked QuestionsIn a hungry world rice is a staple(主要的) food and China is the worlds largest producer(生产者). Rice is also grown in many other Asian countries, and in some European countries like Italy. In the
10、 ricegrowing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a leading(主要的) figure.Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname(绰号), “the student who asks questions”.问问题的学生在全球粮食短缺的情况下，稻米是主要粮食，而中国是世界上最大的稻米产地。亚洲其他许多国家和一些欧洲国家比如意大利等也
11、种植水稻。在水稻种植领域，中国科学家袁隆平是一位杰出人士。袁隆平在中国出生并长大。小时候，他在很多学校接受教育，并且得到绰号“问问题的学生”。助读讲解the student who asks questions是the nickname的同位语，其中who引导定语从句修饰先行词the student。From an early age he was interested in plants. He studied agriculture(农学) in college and as a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding(培育)
12、. He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. He thought there was only one way to do this by crossing different species(动物或植物的种) of rice plant, and then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield(产量) than either of the original p
13、lants.袁隆平从小就对植物感兴趣。他在大学里研究农学，作为一名年轻的教师，他开始了作物育种方面的实验。他认为，解决人们吃饭问题的关键在于拥有更多的稻米，并且能更快地生产出来。他想只有一种方法可以做这件事通过杂交不同品种的水稻，然后他可以培育出一种新的水稻，这种水稻可以比原先的任何一种产量更高。助读讲解thought后that引导宾语从句，从句中was后为两个并列的不定式短语作表语。which could give.为which引导的定语从句，which在从句中作主语，不能省略。First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of
14、rice. The results of his experiments were published in China in 1966. Then he began his search for a special type of rice plant. It had to be male. It had to be sterile(不孕育的). Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered. This was the breakthrough. Researchers were brought in
15、from all over China to develop the new system. The research was supported by the government.首先，袁隆平对不同品种的水稻进行实验。1966年，他的实验结果在中国发表了。接着，他开始寻找一种特殊的水稻。这种水稻必须是雄性且不结果的。终于在1970年，一株天然的雄性不育稻被发现。这是一个突破。中国各地的研究者们被召集在一起开发新的水稻品种。这项研究得到了政府的支持。 助读讲解to develop the new system为不定式短语作目的状语。As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990s. There were other advantages too. 50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were converted(
