21世纪学生英文报(初一)第8期阅读理解Day4
curiosity has driven scientists
好奇心已经驱使科学家们
led to this year's Nobel Prize
领衔今年的诺贝尔奖
Nobel Prize in physics
诺贝尔物理学奖
Japan-born Syukuro Manabe
出生于日本的真锅淑郎
the first model to study climate change.
第一个研究气候变化的模型
the other two winners
另外两位获奖者
are German scientist
是德国科学家
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
诺贝尔生理学或医学奖
nerve cells
神经细胞
send a message to our brains
向我们的大脑发送信息
can help develop drugs
可能有助于开发药物
Nobel Prize in chemistry
诺贝尔化学奖
Making new materials or drugs is not easy.制造新材料或药物并非易事。
found a way to make this process faster, easier and greener
找到了一种方法让这个过程更快、更容易、更环保
has found a catalyst
已经找到了一个催化剂
Choose the answer:
1. What can we learn about this year 's Nobel Prize in physics?关于今年的诺贝尔物理学奖,我们能了解到什么?
One of the winners studied climate change with a computer model.其中一位获奖者用计算机模型研究了气候变化。
A. lt celebrates the study of scientists' curiosity.
(它庆祝对科学家好奇心的研究。)
C. lt shows that computer skills are not important in science.
(这表明计算机技能在科学中并不重要。)
D. Three German scientists shared the prize.
(三名德国科学家分享了这一奖项。)
2. According to Julius and Patapoutian, we can feel cold or pain because根据朱利叶斯和帕塔普提安的说法,我们可以感觉到寒冷或疼痛,因为
some special nerve cells send messages to our brains 一些特殊的神经细胞向我们的大脑发送信息
B. our brains can make special nerve cells
(我们的大脑可以制造特殊的神经细胞)
C. we can feel our own fingers.
(我们能感觉到自己的手指。)
D. there are chemical reactions in our brains.
(我们的大脑里有化学反应。)
3. What might the word "treat" in "treat many diseases" mean?
“treat many diseases”中的“treat”一词可能是什么意思?
答案:D. 治疗
A. 查询
B.了解
C.导致
4. How is List and MacMillan's study helpful?李斯特和麦克米兰的研究有什么帮助?
lt helps make new materials or drugs faster and easier.它有助于制作新材料或药物变得更快、更容易。
A. It found some new molecules.
(它发现了一些新的分子。)
B. It helps scientists to build new molecules without chemical reactions.
(它帮助科学家在没有化学反应的情况下构建新的分子。)
D. It shows that a catalyst is not a must formaking new materials.
(这表明催化剂不是制造新材料的必要条件。)
5.What is the text mainly about?文章的主要内容是什么?The winners of this year 's Nobel Prize in science.今年诺贝尔科学方面的获奖者。
A. The importance of winning a Nobel prize.
(获得诺贝尔奖的重要性。)
B. How hard it is for scientists to make new findings.
(科学家想要有新的发现是多么的困难。)
D. How curiosity has helped scientists win Nobel prizes.
(好奇心如何帮助科学家赢得诺贝尔奖。)