Christine Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park. When the government issued shutdown orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus(冠状病毒), she loaded the back of her car with donated books and began her own mobile library.“I know this may not be conventional, and yet it has worked and I feel of use,”she said.
Across the United States，volunteers are reporting a jump in little free libraries as readers look to pass the time. Made of wood or brick，and placed in front of parks or in the trunk of a car， the libraries have seen their small spaces filled with books.
Around 1,000 people live in the Yosemite Valley，where entertainment options are limited and some residents say Christine Reynolds' mobile library and her friendly chats offer a needed break.“I live in a rural area，so the Internet is not a guarantee. The time that some people might fill with online services is not an option for me. I turn to books to fill that gap.” said Connor Timpone, who lives east of Yosemite Valley. “Books have been a bright spot for me.”
“The spaces also have transformed into a new purpose. Readers are leaving can goods and other needed items to assists fellow neighbors. The libraries allow neighbors to help one another without getting physically close,” said Greig Metzger, director of the nonprofit Little Free Library.
Since 2009，tens of thousands of little free libraries have sprung up in the United States and more than 100 countries. The small spaces operate by donation and through volunteers. Volunteers check the free libraries weekly, and the Selection is always different from the week before. Though the work Lakes much effort and time, it is rewarding.
1. What do we know about Christine's library?| A．It follows the traditional practice. |
| B．It is placed in the back of her car. |
| C．It mostly consists of her own books. |
| D．It is sponsored by the National Park. |
| A．They meet people’s needs on special occasions. |
| B．They've received a great many donated books. |
| C．They can be easily constructed in many ways. |
| D．They can provide access to online services. |
| A．Supplying varieties of books. |
| B．Guaranteeing a needed break. |
| C．Creating a bond among neighbors. |
| D．Getting neighbors physically close. |
| A．With the support of the local government. |
| B．Through donations and voluntary services. |
| C．By means of the Participation of local residents. |
| D．Under the guidance of non-profit organizations. |
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【推荐1】The novel, Of Human Bondage, is considered a masterpiece of the 20th century. It is also a semi-autobiographical（半自传的）story of author W. Somerset Maugham.
At first glance，the book seems like an anti-fairytale, going against the usual moral values of courage and kindness. However, readers will see that the English author was exploring the same kind of values. The only difference is that he delivered his message through a story with more suffering.
The main character, Philip Carey, leads a difficult life. Besides having to live with a clubfoot （畸形足）, his peers make fun of him for it. Though he is offered a scholarship from Oxford, he turns it down. He would rather study “things that matter” in Germany. He generously helps a woman with whom he is fascinated, but this causes him to drop out of medical school---he gave her all his money. Penniless, he becomes a hunger-stricken vagabond（流浪汉）, takes a low-paid job for the sake of survival, and finally gets back to medical training and settles down.
Philip's altruism（利他主义）is often regarded as a weakness by other characters, but does this lead to his downfall？
Quite the opposite. Philip's goodwill to a patient, Mr. Athelny, led to him marrying the eldest Atpelny girl, who cherishes（珍惜） him with all her heart.
What is more, even in his"unsuccessful"early days, Philip's courage in unfavorable circumstances helps him form friendships and a support network that get him through tough times. This is how he finds his most valued long-term companions. Last but not least, his hardships give him empathy（共情）.
As French writer Romain Rolland put it, “There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.” Of Human Bondage demonstrates（验证） that.
1. What is the third paragraph mainly about？| A．Philip Carey's bad marriage. | B．Philip Carey's foot disability. |
| C．Philip Carey's tough life. | D．Philip Carey's generosity. |
| A．It is never too late to mend. | B．Kindness wins out. |
| C．Experience must be bought. | D．No gains without pains. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Reserved. | C．Objective. | D．Appreciative. |
【推荐2】The day I heard that Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business, I was heartbroken.The bookstore, which was a landmark in the neighbourhood, was a place where anyone could drop in and read books.
When I hurried to the store, I saw that the books were already packed into boxes.I had a long chat with Casey, the store's elderly owner. Sighing deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run his bookstore.Most young people preferred reading e-books on tablets and more customers were attracted by low-priced books of online stores.I tried to think of some words to comfort him, but I knew Rainbow Bookstore couldn’t stay in business much longer.
A few months later,I was back in the neighbourhood during my spring break and was surprised to see that the bookstore was still there and opened for business.Its old brick walls hadn't been decorated, but inside it was like a different world.
I was told that the community had decided to work together on a programme to save Rainbow Bookstore.The programme was led by Jennifer Oakley,a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighbourhood and who had now taken over the bookstore from Casey.Under Jennifer's leadership, the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together.It had a cafe selling food and there were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitings and even jazz concerts and movie nights, where people could gather to share an experience that couldn't be downloaded online.
l also met Casey, who was looking up at readers' comments that kept popping up on the screen.“I remember readers' comments used to appear on a big board here.”I pointed at the corner.Casey smiled,“Well, as you can see, business knowledge combined with creativity has brought my old bookstore into the 21st century!I’m so pleased to see that everything I wanted to offer to the community is still here.”
1. Why did Rainbow Bookstore face close down?.| A．Because it had a long history. |
| B．Because people no longer loved reading. |
| C．Because it was affected by e-books and online stores. |
| D．Because there were fewer residents in the neighbourhood. |
| A．New books. | B．Lower price. |
| C．Inside decorations. | D．Creative management. |
| A．Flashing up. | B．Looking up. |
| C．Putting down. | D．Handing in. |
| A．Jennifer's books couldn't be downloaded online. |
| B．Casey couldn’t accept the new style of the bookstore. |
| C．Many bookstores will have success in the 21st century. |
| D．The new bookstore creates a literary bond between readers. |
【推荐3】The Tianjin Binhai Public Library was described by The Daily Mail as “the world’s ultimate library” in 2017, and “breathtaking” was the word chosen for it. One book at the library and you’ll see why. With its futuristic design and walls loaded with books, it’s the dream library of every book lover.
But as the awe continues, there’s a burning question lying in the back of our minds: When physical bookstores are closing down one by one, what makes libraries immune from digitalization? And do we still need libraries as we’ve got the Internet in our hands?
Reporter Ian Clark has the answer. “Libraries are not declining in importance - people are simply changing the way they use them,” he wrote. What Clark means is that libraries have shifted from simply being storehouses of books to a medium to help “bridge the gap between the haves and the have-nots”. According to him, Libraries Are Essential. Since not everyone can afford a smart phone, a tablet or an Internet connection, and not everyone has the know-how to search the internet efficiently, it’s public libraries that make sure that these resources and technologies are available to a larger group of people. And one of the pitfalls that come with online materials is that they’re not always trustworthy. “Google doesn’t tell you what you’re not getting, so people need to evaluate the quality and completeness of what they see on their screens, ” Sarah Pritchard, dean of libraries at Northwestern University, told Northwestern Research Magazine. And libraries are usually where that “evaluation” happens.
But all of these practical functions aside, we still need the physical space that a library provides. It’s something that's called a “third place”, according to the Seattle Times. This is a place in which we can fully concentrate on our study and work without easily getting distracted. And compared to other “third places” like coffee shops, libraries have a “non-commercial nature” that allows you to relax completely. “Nobody is trying to sell you anything in the library. There is no pressure to buy and there is no judgment of your choices,” Anne Goulding, a professor at Victoria University in New Zealand, said. “There are few other spaces that you can just ‘be’ without somebody questioning your presence or your motivation.”
1. The attraction of the Tianjin Binhai Public Library lies in _______.| A．world's ultimate library | B．design and book walls |
| C．every book lover's dream | D．reports on The Daily Mail |
| A．problems | B．functions | C．mistakes | D．trends |
| A．Libraries have changed the way people read. |
| B．Libraries are as important as they used to be. |
| C．Libraries are better used by the poor than the rich. |
| D．Libraries are made more available to more people. |
| A．Libraries make people less likely to get distracted. |
| B．Libraries give people more motivation and inspiration. |
| C．Libraries provide people with a wider range of choices. |
| D．Libraries allow people to read without fear of being judged. |
| A．In a news report. | B．In an introductory speech. |
| C．In a science magazine. | D．In a fashion brochure. |
【推荐1】You are on your way to a concert.At a crossroad,you see a group of people, all staring at the sky.Without even thinking about it, you stare upward, too. Why? In the middle of the concert,someone begins to clap and suddenly the whole room joins in.You do,too.Why?
Social proof determines that people feel they are behaving correctly when they act the same as other people. In other words, the more people who follow a certain idea, the better or truer we consider the idea to be. An experiment carried out by the psychologist(心理学家）Solomon Asch shows how peer pressure can influence common sense.A subject is showed a line,and next to it three lines - one shorter, one longer and one of the same length as the original one. He must show which of the three lines similar to the original one. If the person is alone, he gives a correct answer. Now, five unknown actors enter the room.One after another, they give wrong answers. And in one third of cases, the subject will answer incorrectly to match the other people's responses.
Why do we act like this? Well, in the past, following others was a survival method. Suppose that one day 5,000 years ago, you were travelling with your hunter friends. Suddenly,they all ran away.What would you have done? Would you have stood still, weighing up whether what you were looking at was a lion or something that just looked like a lion? No,you would have run, too.We are generations of those who copied others' behaviors. This is so deeply rooted in us that we still use it, though it offers few survival advantages today.
Social proof is the evil behind many things. The advertising industry, for example, often makes use of it.Therefore, be doubtful whenever a company says its product is "the most popular". Remember British novelist W.Somerset Maugham's words, "If 50 million people say something foolish,it is still foolish."So should we always follow the crowd?
1. What's the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To share the story. |
| B．To describe a scene. |
| C．To introduce the topic. |
| D．To settle an argument. |
| A．Wrong answers driven by unknown cases. |
| B．True ideas followed by surrounding actors. |
| C．Social influence that decides people's psychology. |
| D．Peer pressure that corrects people's common sense. |
| A．rooted behaviors to survive |
| B．natural responses to dangers |
| C．lasting advantages of copying ancestors |
| D．traditional ways of travelling with friends |
| A．Supportive. |
| B．Disapproving. |
| C．Doubtful. |
| D．Objective. |
When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, Barkhad Dahir doesn't get out of his car. He pushes a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick pushes on his phone he pays for almost everything he needs.
Electronic payments offer consumers convenience, provide profits for banks, credit card companies and payment processors and offer merchants improved cash flow and convenience. "I haven't seen cash for a long time. Almost every merchant even hawker (小贩) on the street accepts payment by cellphone.
Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN and then entering the retailer's payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment.
Other people fear that electronic payments may create security risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported.
| A．There's no waiting for it and no counting of cash. |
| B．The system is impressively simple and secure. |
| C．Security is nothing to worry about with the procedures. |
| D．Clearing up cash payments has several advantages as well. |
| E．However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society will do when the power goes off. |
| F．Privacy security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment technology. |
【推荐3】Teens are now less likely to do part-time jobs, drink alcohol or go out without their parents than teens 10 or 20 years ago. This generation of teens is delaying (推迟) the responsibilities and pleasures of adulthood. Some people think that today’s teens are more responsible. Others have suggested that today’s teens aren’t working because they are simply lazy.
To figure out what’s really going on, we should look at these trends (趋势) with “life history theory” taken into consideration. A “fast life method” was the most common parenting approach in the mid-20th century, when fewer high technology devices were available and the average woman had four children. The parents needed to focus on day-to-day survival. As a result, kids needed to take care of themselves sooner. A “slow life method” on the other hand is more common in times and places where families have fewer children and spend more time on each child’s growth and development. When an average family has two children, preparing for college can begin as early as primary schools. There is a clear difference between the two methods. The two methods are adaptations to a particular cultural background, so each isn’t naturally “good”or “bad”.
Delaying exposure (接触) to alcohol, then, could make young adults less prepared to deal with drinking in college. One study found teens who rapidly increased their binge-drinking (酗酒) were more at risk of alcohol dependence than those who learned to drink over a longer period of time. The same might be true for teens who don’t work, drive or go out much in high school. College teachers describe students who can’t do anything without calling their parents.
However, the “slow-life method” is also likely beneficial as teens are spending more time developing socially and emotionally before they drive, drink alcohol and work for pay. The key is to make sure that teens eventually get the opportunity to develop the skills they will need as adults: independence, along with social and decision making skills. For parents, this might mean pushing their teenagers out of the house more.
1. Compared with teens nowadays, which can best describe teens in the past?| A．Believable. | B．Outgoing. |
| C．Intelligent. | D．Independent. |
| A．Social comments. | B．Cultural changes. |
| C．Educational development. | D．Methods of education. |
| A．Spend less time in taking care of their children. |
| B．Force their children to leave home at an early age. |
| C．Encourage their children to take part in social activities. |
| D．Help their children to get to adulthood as soon as possible. |
| A．How teens develop skills they need in future. |
| B．Teens take no responsibility for what they do. |
| C．Why today’s teens aren’t in any hurry to grow up. |
| D．Nowadays teens can’t make decisions by themselves. |
| A．Society. | B．Education. |
| C．Business. | D．Entertainment. |
【推荐1】Where do you find beauty? Fashion Magazines? Music Videos? One American photographer is finding beauty in unexpected places. And a new documentary about his work might help change the traditional standards of “who” is beautiful.
Rick Guidotti put aside his career as a fashion photographer to turn his lens to people living with genetic, physical and behavioral differences. He says what changed his perception of beauty was a chance encounter with an albino (白化病) girl.
“I was just tired of people telling me who was beautiful. Every season that face would change but I was always told who was beautiful. As an artist, I don’t see beauty just on covers of magazines. I see it everywhere. So it was my initial intention that opened my eyes a little wider and wider.” Said Guidotti.
Guidotti has created Positive Exposure, a not-for-profit organization that uses photography and video to transform public perceptions and promote a world where differences are celebrated. Guidotti and Positive Exposure are featured in a new documentary called On Beauty.
The cast and crew recently hosted a screening at Georgetown University in Washington. One of the women featured in the film is Jayne Waithera. “I never thought I was beautiful because nobody said that to me, but meeting him was my profound moment. I remember that particular day he took my picture and I felt so good like I felt there’s somebody who, really loves me and sees me for who I am and who sees me more than my condition.” said Waithera.
The documentary is the idea of producer Joanna Rudnick. After seeing Rick’s photos, she decided to tell his story. Joanna and Rick are traveling from city to city to promote On Beauty. “As I travel from community to community, I’m taking photographs and I’m encouraging individuals with a positive sense of who they are. They’re seeing beauty in their reflection but I’m also encouraging their families and they in turn are encouraging their communities as well. All is based on the philosophy of change how you see, see how you change.”
1. For what reason did Rick change his career?| A．He was intended to make a new documentary. |
| B．He was completely tired of being a photographer. |
| C．An albino girl changed his comprehension of beauty. |
| D．The beauty on covers of magazines is always changeable. |
| A．It promotes awareness of beauty. |
| B．It brings a healthy profit for Rick |
| C．It makes documentary more popular. |
| D．It welcomes differences in the world. |
| A．pictures of beauty were popular with people |
| B．what she experienced has shaped her life greatly |
| C．it was lucky for people to appreciate the real beauty |
| D．photographs gave people a positive sense of society |
| A．Ambitious and committed. | B．Hardworking and cautious. |
| C．Talented and independent. | D．Determined and humorous. |
【推荐2】In the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the athletes were fighting hard to win glory for themselves and their country. Do you care about the gold medal count? Shouldn’t we just enjoy the game? Readers share their opinions.
George
The spirit of the Olympic Games is about sportsmanship and performing your personal best, which brings the whole world together under peace and competition. It was never purely about winning gold medals and dominance, as no single athlete can dominate (统治) the whole Olympic Games. The spirit of the Olympics also give an important message to the world that no single country should seek to dominate over others.
Eric
None of the athletes who fail to win a gold medal have anything to be ashamed of. If they win a medal, great! If they don’t, we know they did their best. One minute on stage, 10 years of practice off stage. The small medals contain their countless efforts. Gold, silver, bronze, even if they didn’t win any medal, we cheer for them and are proud of them. Go China!
Allende
The Chinese delegation has been put on too much pressure, which is unfair to all hard-working athletes. A gold medal is not everything. Think about those players who lost the gold but tried their best, most people do not show friendly sympathy to them, but even lightly blame them, and I was one of these people. I have to take this occasion to apologize for my behavior. Don’t create unreasonable pressure, you are not the one playing the game!
1. What do George and Eric have in common?| A．They are excellent athletes. | B．They are lack of sportsmanship. |
| C．They look at win and loss objectively. | D．They care about medals too much. |
| A．He is sorry for what he did. | B．Chinese players hope for mercy. |
| C．Pressure results in unfair competition. | D．Most people feel pity for the losers. |
| A．A personal diary. | B．A research paper. |
| C．A newspaper report. | D．A story collection. |
【推荐3】When a young physician appeared in a village to set up practice, she ran into a wall of distrust. Fourteen years on, the locals treat her as one of their own, Yang Feiyue reports.
Two pairs of old-fashioned black shoes with rugged cotton soles (鞋底) stand out among a pile of items, including awards certificates that exemplify Zhong Jing’s work in improving rural health over the past 14 years.
The shoes are by no means finely finished and point to the tough manual labor of a 90-year-old villager who touched Zhong’s soul and made her decide to put down roots in Longhe village, Longchang town, Qianxi-nan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province.
“I’ve never been able to get over how she must have struggled across several kilometers of rough mountain roads just to send me these shoes,” Zhong says.
The anecdote is one of many that tell of the bond between Zhong and the village’s 3,000 or so residents. Rain or shine, Zhong opens the door of her clinic in the village no later than 7: 30 am each day. The clinic is the only place where the villagers can see a doctor and have their ailments (疾病尤指慢性病) tended without trekking (艰苦跋涉) further afield.
Zhong, 39, knows every one of her patients and their conditions, so her diagnoses are done efficiently, with prescriptions that almost always seem to do the trick. When villages are on their work breaks, Zhong makes calls to some who have chronic (长期的) diseases, such as high blood pressure, and diabetes.
When Zhong settled down in Longhe in 2008, villagers’ worries of having nowhere to turn to in a medical emergency evaporated.
1. What’s the local villagers’ reaction when Zhong first appeared in the village?| A．They relied on her treatment very much. |
| B．They did not have belief in her very much. |
| C．They just completely ignored her effort. |
| D．They treated her as one of their own. |
| A．To illustrate that Zhong lived a poor life. |
| B．To illustrate that Zhong walked a long way. |
| C．To illustrate Zhong’s simple lifestyle. |
| D．To illustrate the local’s appreciation for her. |
| A．Because she has advanced diagnose skills. |
| B．Because she has confidence in her medial knowledge. |
| C．Because she thoroughly knows her patients’ conditions. |
| D．Because the local patients have no other clinic to go. |
| A．Disappeared. | B．Declined. | C．Established. | D．Confirmed. |
【推荐1】One piece of advice I give young people is that they don't have to decide what they want to do for the rest of their life at age 22. Just think of all the jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago and what might exist 10 years from now.
My daughter is a nurse practitioner(从业者). But she didn’t start there when she went to college. She got her undergraduate degree in hotel and restaurant management with a minor(辅修课程) in business. She wanted to find a job in travel and tourism and see the world. On graduation day she looked at me and said, “Mom, I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life that’s meaningful, but I don’t think it' s travel and tourism”. I looked at her and said, “Just get a job and then figure it out.”
She struggled for a year or two after college with a couple of different jobs including work in the travel industry for a short time. But she started thinking early on after graduation about becoming a nurse. Whenever she talked to me about it, I told her she’d be a great nurse-super organized, able to multitask better than anyone I knew, with amazing people skills. But I also told her that she’d have to work hard and study the sciences if she wanted to be a nurse.
She considered her choices and decided to enter a combined nursing/nurse practitioner program getting her second bachelor’s degree then her master’s. She had found her passion(热衷的爱好)!Her nursing career since 2005 has progressed. She now has a mix of leadership, administrative, and clinical work.
Do you know what your passion is? Have you found it in your work or are you still searching for it?
1. How did the author react to her daughter’s words on graduation day?| A．She recommended a job to her daughter. |
| B．She was worried about her daughter’s future. |
| C．She was angry about her daughter’s uncertainty. |
| D．She advised her daughter to find answers in practice. |
| A．Cautious. | B．Favorable. |
| C．Unconcerned. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．She has traveled around the world. |
| B．She has figured out what she loves to do. |
| C．She was unsuccessful in her nursing career. |
| D．She was unwilling to follow her mother’s suggestion. |
| A．By listing facts. | B．By analyzing causes. |
| C．By making a comparison. | D．By providing a typical example. |
【推荐2】Planning to go to a gym? If you are one of those who have spent many days planning to join a gym or to attend it regularly, then why not choose some home exercises? Here are some home exercises without equipment.
Jumping jacks
This one is the best home workout without weights, which is a great exercise that will work your hands and legs. Perform this exercise by standing with your feet placed together and arms at your sides. Now tuck in your abs (收腹) and jump by bending your knees. At the same time, move your feet apart as much as you can and raise your hands to bring into line with your shoulders. While you come back you must be in a starting position, feet together, hands at sides and knees bent. You must land on your heels and again jump.
Jogging
Jogging is one of the best home exercises without weights. You don’t need to have a lawn or jogging track at home to perform this exercise. There are many benefits of jogging. It will work your entire legs. Moreover, it is a classic cardiovascular (心血管的) workout. Make sure you wear jogging footwear even if you are jogging at home to avoid any stress on your feet. Also, you can gradually increase the jogging time and speed.
Rotating (旋转) exercise
Start by rotating your wrists, clockwise (顺时针方向地) and anticlockwise. Now, alternately rotate your feet in the same fashion. Now place both your hands on the shoulders and start rotating your shoulders clockwise and anticlockwise. Place an exercise mat and lie flat on your back. Now lift your left leg and rotate it clockwise; do not bend your knees. Now rest the left leg, lift your right leg and rotate it
Anticlockwise
It is necessary to set a perfect mood for exercise which will help you stick to the exercise routine and excitement. Make sure you wear proper exercise clothes to perform the workout with ease. Also, putting on your favorite music will make your exercise session more lively. If you get bored with exercises, just dance, after all it’s also one of the best home exercises.
1. While jogging at home, you__________.| A．may exercise your body entirely |
| B．had better choose a pair of proper shoes |
| C．should find a space as the jogging track first |
| D．must stick to a fixed time and speed |
| A．Hands-legs-back-legs. |
| B．Wrists-hands-feet-shoulders. |
| C．Wrists-feet-shoulders-legs. |
| D．Hands-shoulders-knees-legs. |
| A．a good mood and atmosphere |
| B．a good coach |
| C．a professional teacher |
| D．a good timer |
【推荐3】Let’s begin with the story: King Hiero contracts the ancient Greek polymath Archimedes (阿基米德) to detect fraud in the manufacture of a golden crown. Archimedes accepts the challenge and, during a subsequent trip to the public baths, realizes that the more his body sinks into the water, the more water is displaced — making the displaced water an exact measure of his volume.
Realizing he has hit upon a method to determine whether the King’s crown was made of gold or silver, the young Greek leaps out of the bath and rushes home naked crying “Eureka! Eureka!” Or, translated: “I’ve found it! I’ve found it!”
Too bad, however, Archimedes probably never uttered the phrase in that way.
First and foremost, Archimedes himself never wrote about this episode, although he spent plenty of time detailing the laws of buoyancy (浮力). The oldest authority for the naked-Archimedes eureka story is Vitruvius, a Roman writer, who included the tale in his introduction to his ninth book of architecture. “Vitruvius may have gotten it wrong,” says Chris Schmitt, a mathematician at the University of Berlin and a self-described Archimedes fan. “The method attributed to Archimedes in the story works in theory so it sounds right, but when you actually try it, you find that the real world gets in the way.”
In fact, Schmitt is one of a long line of scientists, including Galileo, who have read the account and thought, “That can’t be right.” As Galileo wrote, Archimedes could have achieved a far more precise result using his own law of buoyancy and an accurate scale. In fact, the surface tension of water can make the volume of a light object like a crown immeasurable. “There may be some truth to it,” Schmitt adds. “Archimedes did measure the volume of things but the eureka moment was maybe due to his original discovery concerning buoyance, not to sitting in the bathtub and then running through the streets naked.”
Much like Newton’s apple, the exclamation persists because of the enduring power of the story: a golden crown, a life in the balance, a naked mathematician. The suspect foundations of the eureka moment take nothing away from the word’s ability to uniquely and concisely convey the flash of inspiration.
1. According to the first paragraph, how would Archimedes measure the volume of the crown?| A．He would weigh himself with and without the crown. |
| B．He would weigh the crown first and then put it into water. |
| C．He would go to the public baths wearing the crown on his head. |
| D．He would sink the crown into water and measure the water displaced. |
| A．He believed the word “eureka” was said in another situation. |
| B．He suspected Archimedes didn’t run through the street naked. |
| C．He doubted Archimedes carried out the experiment independently. |
| D．He thought Archimedes would not have used the method described. |
| A．The word “eureka” is still widely used today. |
| B．The word “eureka” is now a formal scientific term. |
| C．Most people accept the authenticity of the original story. |
| D．People are still inspired by the achievements of Archimedes. |
| A．To introduce the famous scientist Archimedes. |
| B．To examine the credibility of the eureka story. |
| C．To explain how the word “eureka” was created. |
| D．To urge people not to use the word “eureka” anymore. |
