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Away from Home
Cristobal Martin was bom in Granada, Spain, 38 years ago. "Granada is the most beautiful
city in the world, "says Mr. Martin. "Its sun is warm and its air is clear. " Today, Mr Martin works
in Germany, where the weather is often cold and rainy. But in Germany, he works in a factory
and makes a much better pay."In Granada, there is very little industry. I was only a farm worker.
When the German company came and offered me a job, I took it right away"Mr. Martin works
in a chemical factory. He works from 7: 00 am to 4: 00 pm. From 10: 00 pm to 1: 00 am, he
has another job cleaning out the office of a doctor in his neighborhood.
Mr. Martin does not speak much German. "I wish I had time to go to school and learn
more. It would be easier to live here. I have sat with the same men at lunch every day for four
years, and we never talk to each other. They think of me as a"foreigner', "he says.
After work, Mr Martin rides home on the bicycle he brought with him from
Spain. "I live in a small room that I dont like very much. But I know that a better room is not
why I came to Germany."Mr. Martin hopes that in two years he will have enough money to
return home. "I want to open up a small shop, find a wife, and have a satisfactory life for me
and my family.
Mr. Martin lives in a neighborhood with Italians and Spanish people. "We think alike, "he
says, "and we dont mind the noise of the wives and children that the Germans complain about.
I am thankful for the jobs Germany has given me But Germany is not the proper place for me.
It is not my home.”
A.True
B.. False
C.old and rainy
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B. False
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Mysteries of the Sea
The sea is the largest unknown part of our world. Much of this vast blanketof water is still to be discovered
Luckily, no single nation has to learn all about the ocean by itself. The worldsea is owned by no one; it surrounds the earth and belongs to us all. Scientists inmany different countries are working to explain its mysteries
Some are studying ways of bringing the ocean,s huge supply of water to thedeserts of the world. Others are studying the ways in which sound travels and isaffected by water and heat. What happens when sea water touches differentelements(*)is another subject of study. These are just a few of the questionswhich ocean scientists are working on
One of the most interesting projects in oceanography(海洋学 )is the work ofmapping the ocean floor Only a very small part of it has been mapped. This was not important when only surface ships sailed the world,'s oceans, but it can meanthe difference between life and death to men in ships going underwater.
Long ago there was only one way to find out how deep the ocean was.Aseaman would throw a heavy rope over the side of his ship. Then he pulled therope up after it had reached the bottom. But this was not a very accurate way ofmeasuring
In the 20th century, a better way was found. Sound was used to measure theocean. An American Navy ship sailed into a narrow area of water to do an experiment. Seamen dropped some equipment that would produce a loud noisewhen it hit the bottom. And a little instrument measured the time it took for thesound to reach the ship. This has helped scientists map the ocean floor.
A. detailed
B. limited
C.deep
D.vast
A. the elements in the sea
B.the weather on the sea
C. the studies of the sea
D.the sound under the sea
A.drawing maps of the sea floor
B. building underwater ships
C. sailing the world,s oceans
D.saving lives in the ocean
A.inaccurate
B.unknow
C. uninteresting
D.impossible
A.heat
B. light
C.rope
D.sound
Research Is a State of Mind
① For many years, there has been much misunderstanding as to just what
research is. The popular belief seems to be that there is something mysterious (神秘
的))about it and every research requires expensive scientific equipment. Actually, this is
not so, Research isn't a physical thing at all; it's a state of mind. It is a simple, organized
way of trying to accomplish something you wish to do.
②You start by selecting the problem you would like to solve, and then you list
at least ten reasons why it has not been solved. But in selecting the problem, you
need to be sure that it is worth the effort. Remember, it takes just as much effort to
solve a useless problem as a useful one.
③ After carefully selecting the problem and the ten things between you and the
solution, you then use the same procedure as in solving a crossword puzzle (填字游戏).
You start with the less serious difficulties, and eventually you arrive at the one or
two maior ones. In the solution of the remaining difficulties, you may need some simple
equipment, but what you need most is patience. Few people realize how hard it is to do
anything new.
④Maybe one of the reasons people are so easily discouraged is because of their
education. During all our years at school, we were examined two or three times a year. If
we failed once, we were out. However, all research work is 99,9% failure and, if we succeed
once, we are in. If we are going to make progress, we must learn to fail intelligently so
that we won't become discouraged at the 99.9% failure.
A. The first step of research
B. The true nature of research
C. Combining research with education
D. Finding solutions to research questions
E. Trying not to be discouraged by failure
A. The first step of research
B. The true nature of research
C. Combining research with education
D. Finding solutions to research questions
E. Trying not to be discouraged by failure
A. The first step of research
B. The true nature of research
C. Combining research with education
D. Finding solutions to research questions
E. Trying not to be discouraged by failure
A. The first step of research
B. The true nature of research
C. Combining research with education
D. Finding solutions to research questions
E. Trying not to be discouraged by failure
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
A.happen very often
B. worth doing
C. do something new
D.lose one's patience
E.solve a useless one
F. expensive scientific equipment
G.the major difficulties in research
All over the world, people do many of the same things necessary in order tolive, yet in different ways.
Along the Amazon River, people live in river houses. Many South AmericanIndians live in grass huts, and Eskimos may live in snow houses. You may beliving in an apartment building several stories high. __1__
People live in different places, and they eat different foods __2__ Forinstance, sea spiders (蜘蛛) are caught for food in Japan. You may have eaten asea spider, too, in the form of a seafood cold dish. In the United States, you maybuy your hunch from a hotdog stand. __3__ But there, a native seller may sellyou a hotdog that is actually a piece of dog meat
__4__ Yet the Indians there have found a way to take the poison out fromthe plant and use the plant to make flour. From the flour, they make the bread,which is major food all over South America.
Much of the food you eat probably comes from your local supermarket. __5__But an Indonesian on the island of Bali may wait much longer for a meal.There, a sticky(粘性的) liquid is spread on the end of a long pole. Then it is heldup in the air until dragonflies(蜻蜓) come along and are stuck in the sticky iquIn this way, a meal is done.
A- And much of that may need only to be heated before it is ready to eat.
B- Yet sometimes, they may eat the same foods
C-In South America, there is a very poisonous plat
D-You may have eaten some of the food yourself.
E-There are hotdog stands on the islands of Sumatra as well.
F- Or you may live in a house
A Luck Coin
A 1943 US penny made at the Denver Mint(铸币厂) has sold for $I.7milionThat single coin is thought to be the__1__ copper( 铜)coin made in Denverthat year.
Pennies were made of steel in 1943 because copper was in__2__supplyfor use in equipment to help__3__World War II. That was the only year that Lincoln pennies were not__4__ of copper
A __5__ coin collector was eager to pay the huge sum for the coin becauseit was one of a kind. And that collector__6__ had a 1943 copper penny fromeach of the other two US Mints
You might be surprised to__7__ what some of your own coins are __8__. the more scare any collectible(可收藏的) item is, the higher the __9__ tends to be .it is possible that you might have a small __10__ sitting in your pocket right now!
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