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Terrific,"

thedirectorsaid,steppinguptothestagefromtheaisle（过道）.“Except,couldyoukidsfacetheaudienceabitmore?

Thekidsshiftedtofacetheemptyseats,whichwouldbefilledinafewdaysforthechurchplay."

Perfect,"

thedirectorsaid."

Now,Grandma,readtoyourgrandchildren."

Apangofsadnesshitme.IfonlyIcouldreadtomyrealgrandchildren!

Ihadagranddaughter,butI'

dnevermether.Sixteenyearsearliermysonwasinvolvedinarelationshipthatendedbadly.Butoutofitcameablessing:

ababygirlnamedLena.Ihopedtobeagrandmothertoher--butshortlyafterthebirth,themothermovedwithoutanyaddressleft.Overtheyears,Iaskedaroundtowntotryandfindmyson'

sex-wife,butitseemedthatshedidn'

twanttobefound.

I'

djustjoinedthisnewchurchaweekearlier,andwasatonceofferedthepartofGrandmaintheplay.AtleastnowIcouldpretendtobeagrandma.Therehearsalswentwell,andfinallythedayoftheshowarrived.Theperformancewasgreat."

Youalllookedsonaturalupthere,"

oneofmyfriendssaid.

Afterward,wewenttothechurchbasementforrefreshments.Iwalkedovertooneofthegirlsintheplay.Rehearsalshadbeeninsuchahurrythatweneverreallygottotalk."

How'

smygranddaughter?

Ijoked.

Fine!

sheanswered.Justthen,someoneelsewalkedupandaskedthegirlhername.

Iwasn'

tsureIheardthegirl'

sanswercorrectly.Butitmademeaskheranotherquestion."

What'

syourmother'

sname?

Shetoldme.Iwasstillinshock."

Andwhat'

syourfather'

Iasked.Itwasmyson.

She'

donlystartedgoingtothatchurchaweekbeforeIdid.Sincethatdayoftheplay,we'

vestayedclose.Notlongago,sheevenmademeagreatgrandma.

1.Whatwastheauthordoingatthebeginningofthestory?

A.TellingastoryB.Playingagame.

C.Preparingforaplay. 

D.Actinginamovie.

2.Whydidtheauthorfeel"

apangofsadness"

atthewordsofthedirector?

A.Thedirector'

swordsremindedherofherlostgranddaughter.

B.Thedirector'

swordshurtherbadly.

C.Shewishedthatshehadarealgrandchild.

D.Thedirectorwasn'

tcontentwithherperformance.

3.Whathappenedinthechurchbasementaftertheplay?

A.TheauthorplayedajokeonLena.

B.Lenatreatedtheauthorasafriend.

C.TheauthorgottoknowwhoLenawas.

D.Lenamistooktheauthorforhergrandmother.

4.Wecaninferthatwhenwritingthestory,theauthorfelt______.

A.light-hearted 

B.heartbroken 

C.confused 

D.anxious

B

Theabilityoffallingcatstorightthemselvesinmidairandlandontheirfeethasbeenasourceofwonderforages.Biologistslongregardeditasanexampleofadaptationbynaturalselection,butforphysicistsitborderedonthemiraculous.Newton'

slawsofmotionassumethatthetotalamountofspin（旋转）ofabodycannotchangeunlessanexternalforcespeedsituporslowsitdown.Ifacathasnospinwhenitisreleasedandexperiencesnoexternalforce,itoughtnottobeabletotwist（转动）aroundasitfalls. 

Infact,therightingofafallingcatissimilartoamagician'

strick.Themovementsofthecatinmidairaretoofastforthehumaneyetofollow,sotheprocessishardtounderstand.Eithertheeyemustbespeededup, 

or 

thecat'

sfallsloweddownforthephenomenontobeobserved.Acenturyagotheformerwasrealizedbymeansofhigh-speedphotographyusingequipmentnowavailableinanydrugstore.Butinthenineteenthcenturythecaptureonfilmofafallingcatledtoascientificexperiment. 

Theexperimentwasdescribedinapaperpresentedtothe 

Paris 

Academy 

in1894.Twoseriesoftwentyphotographseach,onefromthesideandonefrombehind,showawhitecatintheactofrightingitself.Grainythoughtheyare,thephotosshowthatthecatwasdroppedupsidedown,withnospin,andstilllandedonitsfeet.Carefulanalysisofthephotosrevealsthesecret.Asthecat 

rotates 

thefrontofitsbodyclockwise,thebackandtailtwist（扭转）counterclockwise,sothatthetotalspinremainszero,inperfectaccordwith 

Newton'

slaws.Halfwaydown,thecatpullsinitslegsbeforechangingitstwistintheoppositewayandthenextendsthemagain,withthedesiredendresult.Theexplanationwasthatwhilenobodycanacquirespinwithoutforce,aflexibleonecanreadilychangeitsdirection.Catsknowthisnaturally,butscientistscouldnotbesurehowithappeneduntiltheyincreasedthespeedoftheirviewsathousandtimesasmuch. 

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A. 

Theexplanationofaninterestingphenomenon 

B.Miraclesinmodernscience 

C.Theprocessinscientif