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Math is one of the most boring classes for many students.But recently,a math class at the University of California in the US got four hundred students interested.There 1 even another thirty-five students watching from behind windows.
Who could make a boring subject so 2 ?Terence Tao,the 31-year-old professor.He is known as“the Mozart of Math”.
Tao was born 3 Hong Kong.He spent his childhood in Australia.At the 4 of two,he could read.At nine,he went to college math classes.At twenty,he 5 his doctoral degree.Last summer,Tao won a Fields Medal.This is known as the“Nobel Prize of math”.
Tao was talented.He went to college when he was fourteen.“There's no point going to college too young.”said Tao.He said studying 6 is like building a pyramid.A pyramid must have a strong base, 7 then it can be built higher.
In 8 ways,he's like us.Tao wears an Adidas sweatshirt and 9 sports shoes.He reads Japanese comic books.But he said his 10 love is still math.“In many ways,my work is my hobby,”he said.
生詞
boring adj. 乏味的,無趣的:The book was so long and boring that I could not finish it.這本書冗長乏味,我根本無法把它讀完。
doctoral adj. 博士學位的:a doctoral degree博士學位
talented adj. 天才的,有天賦的:a very talented actress一個很有天賦的女演員
1.A.were B.a(chǎn)re C.was D.is
2.A.difficult B.useful C.important D.interesting
3.A.on B.from C.in D.of
4.A.year B.time C.day D.a(chǎn)ge
5.A.made B.got C.took D.brought
6.A.nice B.good C.well D.hardly
7.A.though B.because C.a(chǎn)nd D.unless
8.A.a(chǎn)ll B.some C.much D.a(chǎn)ny
9.A.a(chǎn) piece of B.a(chǎn) set of C.a(chǎn) number of D.a(chǎn) pair of
10.A.first B.second C.one D.last
參考譯文
對許多學生來說,數(shù)學是最枯燥的學科之一,但最近,美國加利福尼亞大學的一堂數(shù)學課卻引起了400名學生的興趣。甚至還有35名學生在窗戶外看著。
是誰讓如此枯燥的學科變得有趣呢?是31歲的陶哲軒教授。他被譽為“數(shù)學界的莫扎特”。
陶哲軒生于香港。童年是在澳大利亞度過的。在兩歲時,他已經(jīng)能讀書了。9歲時他去一所大學學數(shù)學。20歲時他獲得了博士學位。去年夏天,陶哲軒獲得了菲爾茲獎。該獎被譽為“數(shù)學界的諾貝爾獎”。
陶是一位天才。他14歲時上了大學?!斑^早上大學沒有意義。”陶說。他說學習好比建金字塔,金字塔必須有牢固的基礎,然后才能建得更高。
在某些方面,他和我們很相似。陶穿阿迪達斯運動服和一雙跑鞋,喜歡看日本漫畫書。但他說,他的最愛還是數(shù)學?!霸诤芏喾矫?,我的工作就是我的愛好?!彼f。
參考答案
Thursday 1.A 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A