北语18秋《阅读》II作业4.docx

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北语18秋《阅读》II作业4

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NoonethoughtofanythingevenalittlebitlikethezipperuntilWhitecombL.Judsoncamealong.Therewerebuttonsandbutton-holes,hooksandeyes,lacesandbuckles.Theyalltookanirritatinglylongtimetodoup,especiallywhenmenworehigh-lacedbootsandfashionableladiessqueezedthemselvesintolongcorsets.WhitecombL.Judson£§sslide-fastenerwasanout-of-the-blueinvention,andnooneknowswhatgavehimtheidea.Nooneevenknowsmuchabouthim,exceptthathewasamechanicalengineerlivinginChicagoandthathepatentedotherinventions,todowithastreetrailwaysystemandmotor-cars.Judsoninventedthefirstzipper（called,atthetime,aClaspLockerorUnlocker）in1891.Thisingeniouslittledevicelookssosimple,andtheprinciplebehinditissimple:

onerowofhooksandeyesslottingneatlyintoanotherrowbymeansofatab.Yetittook22years,manyimprovementsandanotherinventortomakethezipperreallypractical.ÎÊÌ⣺BeforeJudsoninventedthezipper,peoplefoundbuttoningclothestobe（）

A:

interesting

B:

burdensome

C:

easy

D:

comfortable

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Inthe（haze）Isawtwoofmytrekmates.

A:

darkness

B:

light

C:

thinmist

D:

heavysmog

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The12thlunarmonthinChineseiscalledlayue（themonthtoworshipallthedeities）.The8thdayofthe12thelunarmonthistheLabaFestival.ItistreatedasthebeginningoftheChineseholidayseason.AftertheLabaFestival,peopleenterintothebusypreparationfortheLunarNewYear.ThemainactivityoftheLabaFestivaliscookingandsharingthespeciallabagruel（laba-zhou）.MostpeoplebelieveithasacloserelationtoSakyamuni,theBuddha.Helefthiscomfortablehomeandsetoffinsearchofthefinalenlightenment.Afterdaysoftravellingwithoutrest,hecollapsednearariverinnorthernIndia.Hewasrevivedbyawanderingshepherdess,whoofferedhimherlunchoffamilyleftoversconsistingofstickycereal,glutinousrice,dates,chestnutsandwildfruit.Afterconsumingthisrepast,Sakyamunitookabatchandsatunderatreeformeditation,wherehefinallyattainedenlightenment.Theverydaywasthe8thdayofthelastlunarmonth.Themealwastheoriginallabagruel.ÎÊÌ⣺Sakyamuniateamealwhichwasmadeofallthefollowingexcept（）

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wildfruit

B:

rice

C:

cereal

D:

meat

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Astronomers£¨ÌìÎÄѧ¼Ò£©cantelljusthowhotthesurfaceofthemoongets.Thesideofthemoontowardthesungetstwodegreeshotterthanboilingwater£¨·ÐË®£©.Thenightsidereaches243degreesbelowzero£¨Áã¶È£©.Inaneclipse£¨ÔÂÊ´£©,theearth'sshadowfallsonthemoon.Thenthemoon'stemperaturemaydrop300degreesinaveryshorttime.Atemperaturechangelikethiscannothappenontheearth.Whydoesithappenonthemoon?

Astronomersthinkthatthesurfaceofthemoonisdust.Ontheearth,rocksstoreheatfromthesun.Whenthesungoesdown,therocksstaywarm.Butthedustofthemooncannotstoreheat.Sowhenthemoongetsdark,theheatescapesquickly.Themoongetsverycold.ÎÊÌ⣺Astronomershavefoundthatthemoon'ssurfaceis£¨£©

A:

alwayshotterthanboilingwater

B:

eitherveryhotorverycold

C:

usuallymanydegreesbelowzero

D:

aboutthesameasthatoftheearth

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WhileIwasworkingasachildpsychologist,aprincipalphonedme."I'mbaffled,"hesaid."Achildhaswrittenanessaycalled¡®ThePropertiesoftheNucleus.¡¯"Histeachercan'tunderstandit.NeithercanI."IwenttotheschoolandmetMark,aneight-year-oldwithgingerhairandfreckles.Helookedlikeaveryordinaryboytome.Iproceededwiththeintelligencetest."WhatisMars?

"Iasked.Mostchildrenhisagesay,"Achocolatebar."Hedescribedtheplanetindetail.Hequicklycompletedthetests,includingamathtestformucholderchildren.Thenhelookedatmeasiftosay:

"Can'tyoucomeupwithsomethingmoredifficult?

"Ihadseengiftedchildrenbefore,butthisboywas"offthemap"asfarasassessinghisIQwasconcerned.Mark'sprincipleandarrangedforMarktobetutoredbyascienceteacher.Butinmanywayshewasjustanormalchild.Wewantedhimtobesociallyadjustedaswellasintellectuallyoutstanding.SowealsoencouragedhimtojointheClubScoutsandwekepthiminclasswithkidsofhisageforthetimebeing.IaskedMark'sparentswhattheythoughtofhim."Hecanbeapainintheneck,"hismothersaid."Heaskssuchimpossiblequestions,"shesmiled."Butwelovehimdearly."Thiswascrucial.Liketherestofus,giftedchildrenneedtobeloved.Hegainedafirst-classhonorsdegreefromCambridge,isnowchairmanofhisowncomputercompanyandishappilymarriedwithtwochildren.ÎÊÌ⣺Theboy'sparentslookedupontheirsonas（）

A:

arealgenius

B:

anormalboy

C:

amischievousboy

D:

aboythatneedslove

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MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie