二、二号签同学 Alice 介绍了著名物理学家、诺贝尔奖获得者杨振宁先生的生平经历、学术成就与社会贡献。阅读下面短文,一起向伟人致敬。
Deep sadness spread across China's social media as news spread that famous physicist Yang Chen-Ning had passed away. Yang, a Nobel Prize winner and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died in Beijing on October 18 at the age of 103.
Yang was born in 1922 in Hefei, Anhui Province, at a time when China was poor. He studied at Tsinghua University and later went to the United States to further his education. Yang became famous for his work on the law of parity nonconservation(宇称不守恒定律) with Tsung-Dao Lee.
Their work challenged an old idea in physics and won them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957. He also worked with Robert Mills on the Yang-Mills theory, which helped set up the Standard Model of Particle Physics(粒子物理标准模型). This is regarded as one of the cornerstones of modern physics.
Yang returned to China in 1999 and taught at Tsinghua University, helping students become outstanding scientists. His students described him as energetic, humble, and calm, with a clear mind. Even in his 80s, Yang continued teaching. He supported students to do top-level research and use science to solve real problems in China.
Yang's contributions extended beyond research. At age 99, he donated more than 2,000 books, letters, and papers to Tsinghua. He said, "I hope Tsinghua keeps not only my scientific work, but also the truth about who I am."
People online shared their sadness. One wrote, "He is a giant in science who shows that Chinese scientists can be great." Another said, "Yang served as a bridge between Chinese and Western cultures through science."
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A
)1. How did Yang help students at Tsinghua University?
A. He inspired students to use science to help China.
B. He taught his students to be energetic, humble and calm.
C. He mainly taught basic physics knowledge to his students.
D. He asked his students to only focus on the Yang-Mills theory.
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D
)2. What does the underlined word "giant" mean in the last paragraph?
giant n. /ˈdʒaɪənt/
1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid
e.g. He is interested in tales of giants and ogres.
2. a person or thing that is unusually large
e.g. The giant panda is our national treasure.
3. a very large and powerful organization
e.g. These are boom times for the software giant.
4. a person who is very good at something
e.g. László Bíró is a pen giant.
(from The Oxford English Dictionary)
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
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C
)3.
新考法 事件排序 In what order did the following happen in Yang's life?
a. Yang won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Tsung-Dao Lee.
b. Yang worked on the law of parity nonconservation with Tsung-Dao Lee.
c. Yang donated over 2,000 books, letters and papers to Tsinghua.
d. Yang went to the United States for further study.
e. Yang returned to China and taught at Tsinghua University.
A. b-a-d-c-e
B. b-d-a-c-e
C. d-b-a-e-c
D. d-a-b-c-e
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A
)4.
新考法 观点态度 What would the writer probably agree on?
A. Yang played an important part in science and cultural exchanges.
B. Yang spent most of his life in helping students do top-level research.
C. Yang was more famous for cultural exchanges than scientific research.
D. Most online comments were about Yang's personal life rather than Yang's work.
