I have been very lucky to have won the Nobel Prize twice. It is, of course, very exciting to have such an important recognition of my work, but the real pleasure was in the work itself. Scientific research is like an exploration of a voyage of discovery. You are continually trying out new things that have not been done before. Many of them will lead nowhere and you have to try something different, but sometimes an experiment does work and tells you something new and that is really exciting. However small the new finding may be, it is great to think “ I am the only person who knows this” and then you will have the fun of thinking what this finding will lead to and deciding what will be the next experiment. One of the best things about scientific research is that you are always doing something different and it is never boring. There are good times when things go well and bad times when they don’t. Some people get discouraged at the difficult times but when I have a failure, my policy has always been not to worry but to start planning the next experiment, which is always fun.
It is very exciting to make a new discovery. Some people will do the strangest things for this excitement, such as going round the world in a balloon or walking to the North Pole. There are not many new places to explore but there is a lot of new information to be discovered in science and a journey into this unknown area can be much more worthwhile and just as exciting.
I am sometimes asked, “What do you have to do to win a Nobel Prize?” My answer is: “I don’t know. I have never tried.” But I know of one way not to win one. There are some people whose main reason for doing science is to win prizes and they are always thinking about how to do it. Such people don’t succeed. To do good science you must be interested in it and enjoy doing experiments and thinking out problems. And, of course, you must be prepared to work hard and not to be too discouraged by failure.
1.In the writer’s eyes his greatest pleasure in all his lifetime is _______.
A. to win the Nobel Prize for the first time
B. to be awarded the Nobel Prize for the second time.
C. in the work itself
D. to have a much more important recognition of his work.
2.Why did the writer think scientific research to be one of the best things?
A. You will be able to win the Nobel Prize through the scientific research
B. You can make as much money as possible by doing the scientific research.
C. You may continue doing with something different and exciting, so you can never be tired of doing the scientific research.
D. You can get much more chances of promotion by making the scientific research.
3.What would the writer do when he had a failure?
A. He would forget this failure and start the next experiment.
B. He used to be worried about it for several days and never forget it.
C. He always gave up his study as the result of the failure.
D. He used to think out the reasons and then continue to do it again.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer could still keep calm when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Prize.
B. The writer always gave up his courage when he met with some difficulties in the course of his scientific research.
C. In the field of science there are still many new things which need to be studied further.
D. There are still many exciting places to explore in the world.
A traveler lost his way and got off the highway to see where he was. As he drove by, he saw rows and rows of pigpens and pigs running in fields. Suddenly, his eyes caught something really strange. It looked like a pig with a wooden leg.
He drove up into the arm, where he met the farmer. “ Excuse me, ” the traveler said. “ I was just driving by and looking at all your pigs, and I just had to stop and ask about it. Tell me, is there really a pig out there with a wooden leg?” The farmer smiled. “ Oh, that would be old Caesar you saw. He’s the finest pig I’ve ever had ---and smart! Well, let me tell you a little about that pig.”
“ One night a couple of years ago I got to drinking and I guess I had more than I should have. I fell down and knocked over a lamp. That started a fire in the house and old Caesar smelled the smoke. He came in the back door, got the wife and kid out, roused me up and got me out. There is no question about it ---- that night old Caesar saved all our lives. You know that I’m not going to forget it too easily.”
“ Why,” the traveler said, “ this is amazing! I have never heard of a pig like this before! This is fantastic! But tell me, how did he get that wooden leg?”
The farmer laughed and said, “ Well, when you have a pig so smart, you don’t want to eat him all at one time!”
1.The farmer thought the pig _______.
A. very fat B. very clever C. very kind D. very strange
2.The passage indicates that _______.
A. the pig lost a leg in the fire
B. the farmer deeply thanked the pig
C. the pig had a very good keeper
D. the real leg had been eaten by the farmer
3.The author wants to _______.
A. report a piece of news
B. tell us a moving story
C. tell us a humorous story
D. have a joke with us
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man ____ his 3-year-old daughter for ____ a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became ____ when the child tried to decorate a ____ to put under the Christmas tree. ____, the little girl brought the gift to her ____ the next morning and said, “ This is for you , Daddy.”
The man was ____ by his earlier ____, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was ____. He yelled at her, stating, “Don’t you know when you give someone a present, there is ____ to be something inside?” The little girl looked ____ at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “ Oh, Daddy, it is not empty ____. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He ____ his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her ____. Only a short time later, an ____ took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many ____ and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an ____ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container ____ unconditional love and kisses… from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other ___, anyone could hold, more ____ than this.
1.A. asked B. praised C. begged D. punished
2.A. wasting B. stealing C. selling D. holding
3.A. glad B. angry C. sad D. upset
4.A. room B. hall C. box D. ball
5.A. Nevertheless B. But C. Therefore D. And
6.A. father B. mother C. teacher D. sister
7.A. puzzled B. surprised C. scared D. embarrassed
8.A. overwork B. overreaction C. event D. overpass
9.A. empty B. heavy C. full D. wet
10.A. happened B. seemed C. supposed D. used
11.A. down B. back C. up D. forward
12.A. at all B. after all C. above all D. in all
13.A. put B. turned C. handed D. gave
14.A. kindness B. forgiveness C. sadness D. carelessness
15.A. event B. incident C. accident D. action
16.A. days B. months C. nights D. years
17.A. imaginary B. kind C. gentle D. warm
18.A. filled with B. pleased with C. crowded with D. equipped with
19.A. world B. feeling C. possession D. love
20.A. expensive B. precious C. comfortable D. interesting
The train is running ______120 kilometres an hour.
A. at a speed B. at the speed C. at a speed of D. on a speed of
Jumping out of ____ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _____ exciting experience.
A. / ; the B. / ; an C. an; an D. the; the
Please remind me _______ he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.
A. where B. when C. how D. what
