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MOST of you may have heard about the Nobel Prize. But do you know the Ig Nobel Prize (搞笑诺贝尔奖)?The awards are given each year to 10 unusual achievements in science. It is to “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.
This September the 2014 winners of the Ig Nobel awards came out! Research into why bananas are slippery(滑的) won the Ig Nobel for physics.
A team of scientists from Japan, tested 12 different banana skins. They then used sensors to measure the friction(摩擦力) between the slippery side of banana skin and the ground. They found that when someone steps on a banana skin, a special chemical, polysaccharide follicular gel(囊泡多糖凝胶), is set off. This chemical reduces friction by one-fifth. Later, scientists also compared banana skin with apple skin and orange skin and showed why apple and orange skins are not quite so dangerous. Friction was about 60 per cent higher on an apple peel.
Polysaccharide follicular gel is also found in the membranes (薄膜) where our bones meet. “This idea will help to design a joint prosthesis (人工关节),” Kiyoshi Mabuchi, the lead scientist, told the BBC news.
The Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to doctors from the Detroit Medical Center, US. They used salt pork to stop a young child’s nose bleed. Other interesting research includes whether owning a cat was bad for your mental health and looking at ugly art can be painful.
While Ig Nobel Prizes are mostly funny, great scientific breakthroughs(突破) can be made. In 2006, a team found that a type of mosquito(蚊子) is equally attracted to the smell of feet and cheese. As a result, mosquito traps were made using cheese to fight against malaria in Africa.
1.Ig Nobel Prize awards are mainly given for achievements in _____.
A. chemistry B. Science
C. medical research D. Arts
2.Which of the following is True about the banana skin research?
A. The test led to the invention of a joint prosthesis.
B. Stepping on apple and orange skins are not dangerous.
C. The test showed that apple skin is more slippery than banana skin.
D. The chemical inside the skin mainly causes the banana’s slipperiness.
3.Which research has won 2014 Ig Nobel for Medicine?
A. Looking at ugly art can be painful.
B. Salt pork can be used to treat nosebleeds.
C. Mosquitoes like the smell of feet and cheese.
D. The influence cats have on their owner’s mental health.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Fun science that makes people think
B. Science is dry and humorless but meaningful
C. Ig Nobel Prizes： Think First, Then Laugh
D. Ig Nobel Prize given out to silly scientists
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You may have heard of the old story about the world's most whole-hearted fisherman. He had out-fished his friend all morning long. They used the same live bait (鱼饵), the same equipment and fished together in the same mountain stream. But he had almost caught a bucket of fish while his friend had yet to catch even one.
"What's your secret?" asked the friend. "I haven't even gotten any one!"
The successful fisherman emptied the bait of his mouth into a cupped hand and replied. "You have to keep your worms (鱼虫) warm."
Whether or not we fish or even eat fish, there is a lesson to be learned here. We are most likely to succeed when we fully put our hearts into a task. Especially if the task before us is difficult or there seems little probability of success. Whether we want to build a new business or write that first novel, we should see how willing we are to do what it takes-even if it means keeping the worms warm.
So I often ask myself. "How much do I want this?" when some people fish, if they don't catch, they don't eat. Some things are too important for me to risk failure. So how much do I want to succeed at this career (事业) or this dream? And how hard am I willing to work? If "success" only comes before "work" in the dictionary, I may have to work harder than I've ever worked before. But if I want it enough, the hard work will be worth it.
"Always bear in mind," said Abraham Lincoln, "that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
And that is where it always begins: with a whole-hearted resolution to succeed—in a task, in a career, in a life. How much do you want this? And, how hard are you willing to work? Start there, and great things can happen.
1.Paragraph 1 is mainly about the old story of ________.
A.two friends B.Abraham Lincoln C.some baits D.a fisherman
2.The lesson we learned is to ________ from Paragraphs 2-4.
A.only keep the worms warm B.write the first novel soon
C.put our hearts into any task D.be willing to do nothing
3.Why does the writer often ask himself the two questions?
A.See if he has been whole-hearted. B.Be able to risk failure anytime.
C.Find out if the hard work is worth it. D.Work less harder than before.
4.What does the word "it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A.Career. B.Dream. C.Success. D.Work.
5.What does the writer want to tell us according to the last two paragraphs?
A.Own your resolution is the most important.
B.Do as Abraham Lincoln says, you'll succeed.
C.To succeed begins with a whole-hearted resolution.
D.Start anywhere, and great things can always happen.
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—Have you heard of Tu Youyou, the famous doctor who won Nobel Prize in 2015?
—She devoted as much time as she could ______ on the project artemisinin(青蒿素).
A. working B. to work C. worked D. to working
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—Have you heard of Tu Youyou, the famous doctor who won Nobel Prize in 2015?
—She devoted as much time as she could ______ on the project artemisinin(青蒿素).
A. working B. to work C. worked D. to working
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— Have you ever heard of Tu Youyou?
— Yes, she _________ the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2015.
A. won B. winned C. wins D. has won
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﹣Do you know about the scientist Tu Youyou？
﹣Yes，she won the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine because of her great______．
A.surprise B.achievement
C.education D.satisfaction
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---Do you know Mo Yan？
--- Of course, I have read all the works of Mo Yan ________got Nobel Prize in 2012.
A. which B. what C. who D. whose
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---Do you know Mo Yan？
--- Of course, I have read all the works of Mo Yan ________got Nobel Prize in 2012.
A. which B. what C. who D. whose
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Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A internet B information C computers D E-mails
2.Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post B by e-mail C by telephone D by satellite
3.Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office B at school C at home D in the company
4.Who is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster B The officer C The user D No one
5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A English is important in using the internet.
B The internet is more and more popular.
C Most of the information is in English.
D Every computer must have the internet.
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Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computer together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you are joined to the internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mail to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices, or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the internet. For example, your school may have the internet. You use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.
Thanks to the internet, the world is becoming small. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell what ever you want by the internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
( ) 1 What is the passage mainly about?
A internet B information C computers D E-mails
( ) 2 Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?
A by post B by e-mail C by telephone D by satellite
( ) 3 Which may be the most possible place for people to work tomorrow?
A in the office B at school C at home D in the company
( ) 4 Who is the owner of the internet?
A The headmaster B The officer C The user D No one
( ) 5 What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A English is important in using the internet.
B The internet is more and more popular.
C Most of the information is in English.
D Every computer must have the internet.