二、完形填空
We all know how Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity (引力). One day, he happened to see an apple fall from a tree. A curious Newton didn’t just walk away.
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, he wondered why the apple was drawn towards the earth. The rest, as they say, is history.
Centuries later, something
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happened to Alexander Fleming. One day, he noticed mould (霉菌) growing in a dish. Following his curiosity, he went on to
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penicillin (青霉素).
Like many of you, I grew up reading stories like these. But now, I don’t just keep
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alive in my memory. As a researcher myself, I also try to live out the lesson they teach.
I am ______ 5 ______ better ways to treat cancer. Since the beginning of my job, I have been taking a great ______ 6 ______ in nanotechnology (纳米技术). I would like to find out how it could help people ______ 7 ______ cancer. It was quite a(n) ______ 8 ______ idea in the field. This curiosity led me to study some special antibodies (抗体). They could give our bodies more strength to kill cancer cells ______ 9 ______ they left healthy cells almost untouched. The more I learnt, the ______ 10 ______ I wanted to dig.
My curiosity finally brought me to a leading lab for antibody engineering. It was a big
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for me to get used to a completely different research environment. Nothing was easy at first, but my curiosity kept me going and
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me past all the difficulties.
Curiosity lights my way.
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my curious mind, I would not be where I am today. Curiosity truly has great
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to push us to find new things. I am glad I have never been afraid to take the road less travelled. Now, I cannot wait to see
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my curiosity will lead me next. It will be a journey full of surprises.
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B
) 1. A. Suddenly B. Instead C. However D. Finally
(
C
) 2. A. different B. crazy C. similar D. important
(
A
) 3. A. discover B. increase C. steal D. record
(
B
) 4. A. it B. them C. me D. him
(
B
) 5. A. putting down B. working on C. taking off D. giving up
(
C
) 6. A. chance B. break C. interest D. pleasure
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D
) 7. A. receive B. serve C. cause D. fight
(
A
) 8. A. new B. simple C. awful D. foolish
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D
) 9. A. but B. before C. until D. while
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A
)10. A. deeper B. higher C. faster D. earlier
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C
)11. A. secret B. dream C. challenge D. business
(
A
)12. A. pushed B. stopped C. showed D. advised
(
D
)13. A. Through B. Against C. Behind D. Without
(
C
)14. A. powder B. joke C. power D. order
(
B
)15. A. when B. where C. why D. what
