a look at what Albert Einstein was doing at the age of 26.
100 years ago, Einstein was working in Switzerland. His hobby was physics. Without much money or
help, he wrote five papers (论文) for a physics magazine. Three of these greatly changed the study of
physics and our understanding of space, time, light and matter (物质). His most famous work is on the
Theory of Relativity (相对论). Einstein was given the Nobel Prize (诺贝尔奖) for it is discoveries. Although
he did many other things later, 1905 has been called Einstein"s "Year of Wonders (奇迹)". It has been 100
years since then. Because of this, the UN has named 2005 me World Year Of Physics.
Fifty years after Einstein"s death, a question is asked, "Will there ever be another Einstein?" It may take a
1ong time. After all, Einstein was born more than 200 years after Sir Isaac Newton, another great scientist.
Besides, physics is a different field (领域) now, and education is different, too. Even if you can"t be the
next great scientist, it is still helpful to remember some of the things that made Einstein great. He thought
independently (独立地) and read widely. He left us with a formula (公式) for life: If A is a success in life,
men A=X+Y+Z.X is work; Y is play; and Z iskeeping your mouth shut.
B. Wonders
C. Success in life.
D. Relativity.
B. Einstein was 26 years old in l905
C. Einstein made some very important discoveries in 1905
D. Einstein studied physics in l 905
B. Because it is hard to make important discoveries as Einstein did.
C. Because people don"t work hard any more.
D. Because physics is getting more and more difficult.
B. Einstein has been dead for 50 years
C. There have been other great discoveries after Einstein"s death
D. 1905 has been called Einstein"s "Year of Wonders"
B. Success means all study and no play.
C. Success means working hard,relaxing and not talking too much.
D. Success is a secret that nobody knows.
USA and other countries uses this word.
Thomas Edison is believed to be the first person to use "Hello" on the telephone soon after the world"s
first telephone was invented.
At first people began their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure if a
telephone could really carry voices.
Edison was a man with few words. He wanted to save time. The first time he picked up the phone, he
was very busy. He trusted (信任) the telephone as he invented it himself. He was sure someone was there
and only said "Hello".
From then on, "Hello" is often heard when you pick up the telephone.
A. only in the USA
B. only in England
C. in many countries
D. in English-speaking countries except the USA
B. didn"t know the word "Hello"
C. had nothing to do with the word "Hello"
D. might be the first one to use "Hello" on the telephone
B. they didn"t know each other
C. they couldn"t see each other
D. they wanted to ask each other questions
B. He could say few words
C. He didn"t like to talk much
D. He had few friends
B. he knew the person
C. he invented the telephone and trusted it
D. he had just met the person
In the Tang Dynasty (朝代), there was a famous poet 1 name was Li Bai. He was born in a poor
family. And he died 2 1762 AD. When he was young, he didn"t like reading.
Once, he saw an old woman 3 an iron pestle (杵) when he was 4 from the school. Li Bai was
very 5 . He asked 6 that for?
The old woman said she would grind the iron pestle into a needle (针). Li Bai 7 , "The pestle is so
thick, and when can it be ground down to a needle?" The old woman smiled , "My boy, where there is will,
there is a way!" The pestle is thick, but if I grind it every day, it can be ground down into a needle 8 .
Am I right?"
Li Bai thought to him self, "what she said is right. Nothing in the world is 9 if I set my mind in it.
It is all the same to the study. If I put my heart into it, can"t I study well?"
Li Bai understand the truth. After that, he studied diligently (勤奋). At last he became a famous poet,
and 10 a good name for more than a thousand years.
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Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years. Every once in a while she would bring home a new book She"d sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the eyes and cry. She was not stupid. She simply had not had the 1 to learn to read. Her parents were sharecroppers in Florida in the 1920s. Sharecroppers did not own the 2 they farmed. Instead, they gave a part of their crops (plants grown on farms for food) to the owner. It was quite a hard way to 3 , and both of Bertha"s parents worked hard in the fields. Often Bertha had to leave school to help. Before she was a teenager, Bertha"s schooling was 4 . Bertha Ingram didn"t learn to read 5 her early married life, either. She wanted to, but she was always too busy. She worked all day. Bertha Ingram"s mind was sharp (敏锐的). As a housekeeper for other people, she had to memorize telephone messages. She became a good cook too, but she had to 6 everything she did because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn"t write down what she had done. In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke (中风). This illness 7 her to lose the use of one arm and both legs. It also weakened her ability to speak. 8 she began to get better, she had a 9 thought - for the first time in her life. Because she couldn"t work, she had the time to learn to read. In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha Ingram was quite nervous. Would people laugh at her? Would they 10 to teach her? It didn"t happen that way. She had a teacher who worked very hard with her. After the first day Ingram could 11 wait to get to the library. As she learned to read, Ingram got more and more confidence (信心) in herself. She became a reader at religious (宗教的) services, joined neighborhood groups, and 12 at meetings in the city hall. Finally she wrote a book telling about her life. At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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