1 . Despite an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of students in large lecture hall, Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science.
Known as “Dr. Tatiana”, the professor performs physics tricks with boundless energy and enthusiasm in her videos. A range of everyday objects are used in her experiments, from pingpong balls and toilet paper to marshmallows, bicycle wheels and hair dryers. Videos of her dramatic demonstrations have received hundreds of millions of views across social media platforms.
However, things aren’t always easy. When she first started teaching college freshman classes two decades ago, she also struggled to grab the attention of her students. “I did not grab their attention on the first day-that was my mistake.” she says. “I missed this opportunity to bond with them from the very beginning, and then it took me a while to find my voice.”
By the second semester, she found her footing, adjusting her approach to get her students engaged. The key, she says, has been to make herself approachable and her instruction personal. And, of course, add showy demonstrations. “These demonstrations often help students to connect these abstract concepts with real life.” she says.
Physics department head Grigory Rogachev says Erukhimova’s work has helped bring visibility to the department, with about 2. 5 million subscribers on its department’s YouTube page, which has translated to a boost in research funds and physics major applicants.
As a leader in a STEM field in which women are underrepresented, she’s become a role model for some. Afiya Dhanani attended Texas A&M University after seeing Erukhimova’s videos online. “Watching Dr. Tatiana do the experiments online, especially since she was a female leader. Was more inspiring for me to even go into physics.” Dhanani said in an interview with CBS Mornings. That’s all Erakhimova says she can hope for -making physics less forbidding and more exciting.
1. What does Erukhimova’s online videos feature?A.Rare materials. | B.Energetic presentation. |
C.Plain demonstration. | D.Professional explanation. |
A.All that glitters is not gold. |
B.Sharp tools make good work. |
C.First impressions are make or break. |
D.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. |
A.It leads more students to change their majors. |
B.It makes more people to know about the department. |
C.It helps the department translate more research papers. |
D.It attracts more physics professors to join the department. |
A.Inspirational. | B.Underestimated. | C.Cooperative. | D.Ambitious. |
2 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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3 . Elon Musk is a symbol of passion, hard work and success. A person may work hard in his life, but when hard work goes along with passion and a new idea, then something is created that astonishes the world. As the founder of big companies like PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Elon Musk is a guide and inspiration for the youth around the world.
Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa. He was the eldest of three children. His father Errol Musk, a British-born South African, was an engineer. Musk spent his childhood in South Africa and at the age of 9, he got his first personal computer. This got Elon interested in programming and he started to learn on his own. At the age of 12, he made his first computer game, Blaster, which earned him $500 when he sold the source code to a magazine.
When he was 17, he decided to leave home and had wanted to move to the United States after graduating from a secondary school in Pretoria. However, he was unable to move to the United States. In 1989, Elon Musk moved to Canada, where his mother's relatives lived. After obtaining Canadian citizenship, Musk went to Montreal. Due to a lack of money, he found a low-paying job. At the age of 19, he entered Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, studying there for two years. Finally, in 1992, his dream came true—he moved to the United States.
As a teenager, Musk struggled with depression. But then he realized that the most important thing was presenting himself with the right questions. The day he started doing this, everything started to get easier.
Musk thought that a human being had to expand the limits of his consciousness—to ask the right questions and get answers to them; thus he asked the best question of all: what will have the greatest impact on the future of humans? Musk found that these things were the Internet and space exploration.
The life of Elon Musk is inspiring. He found success on the Internet, without much formal learning. By reading books and using his willpower and dedication, he reached a level of knowledge that is difficult to imagine. He did not give up until he achieved his dreams. Elon Musk truly stands out among other billionaires because of his leadership abilities, positive attitude, ability to know when to take risks, and belief in futuristic technologies.
1. According to the passage, Elon Musk gained knowledge of computer by__________.A.teaching himself | B.learning from his father |
C.taking online courses | D.studying in Queens University |
A.Expanding knowledge by reading books. | B.Asking himself the right questions. |
C.Achieving success on the Internet. | D.Designing computer games. |
A.It's never too late to learn. | B.Youth means limitless possibilities. |
C.Where there's a will, there's a way. | D.He who doesn't advance falls backward. |
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1. What do Americans think of McDonald’s?
A.The food is good and the prices are low. |
B.The service is fast and the prices are high. |
C.The food is unhealthy but the service is fast. |
A.7,063. | B.5,780. | C.1,283. |
A.In 1960. | B.In 1970. | C.In 1980. |
A.He was a salesman before owning McDonald’s. |
B.He bought McDonald’s for 2.6 million dollars. |
C.He was 65 when he owned McDonald’s. |
A.A sports player. | B.A football game. | C.Their favourite sports. |
7 . 听下面一段对话,回答以下小题。
1. What did Peter learn from his grandfather?A.How to appreciate art works. | B.How to deal with artists. | C.How to run a museum. |
A.He studied at a college. | B.He served in the army. | C.He worked in a gallery. |
A.Rembrandt’s. | B.Botticelli’s. | C.Rubens’. |
1. When did Hemingway produce his first collection of short stories?
A.In 1923. | B.In 1929. | C.In 1952. |
A.His experiences during World War I. |
B.The time when he worked as a reporter. |
C.Those gifted but lonely and angry people. |
A.He wrote many books and stories. |
B.He wrote it with his own personal experiences. |
C.He wrote about his childhood. |
9 . 听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the album Thriller?A.It was Michael Jackson’s first album as an adult |
B.It’s by far the biggest-selling album in the world |
C.It was recorded in the year of 1983 |
A.In 1963 | B.In 1969 | C.In 1972 |
A.I’ll Be There | B.ABC. | C.Ben |
A.a director | B.a band’s lead singer | C.a producer and composer |
10 . With 11 foreign languages under her belt, 68-year-old villager-turned tour guide Xu Xiuzhen has become a celebrity in the town of Yangshuo.
Xu was born in a poor family at the base of Moon Hill. In the late 1970s, Yangshuo became one of the country’s first tourist destinations to welcome foreign visitors after China’s reform and opening up in 1978. “I began to see more foreign faces near Mt. Moon, and locals who spoke some English sold more bottled water than me,” said Xu. “No English, no money.” With the influx of foreign guests in Yangshuo, a large number of villagers sought opportunities to learn English given the booming tourism market. Xu eagerly joined the craze. At that time, she made a living on farming and occasionally sold bottled water to tourists near Mt. Moon.
Over the past 16 years, Xu never stops learning and has taught herself 11 foreign languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. But the polyglot farmer’s success has been hard-won. She started learning simple English phrases 16 years ago. “I used Pinyin to memorize the pronunciation of English words, but my strong southern accent made it quite difficult to understand,” said Xu. So, “I turned to foreign visitors for help, and I always appreciate their feedback because they have helped me correct my word choices and pronunciation.”
Not content to simply serve as a tour guide, she now owns a popular restaurant and operates a reputable hotel. Huang Yongzhong, director of Yangshuo’s tourism bureau, said Xu’s success has encouraged many farmers to follow suit. He added that the government supports local tour guides by providing frequent training on the laws and regulations of the tourism industry. Farmers in Yangshuo are passionate, sincere and hard-working, and this spirit will lead to more success stories like that of her, he said.
1. What does the underlined word “craze” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Learning English. | B.Living by farming. |
C.Selling bottled water. | D.Welcoming foreign visitors. |
A.making use of Pinyin | B.imitating southern accent |
C.learning from foreigners’ feedback | D.polishing the pronunciation of words |
A.Neutral. | B.Skeptical. | C.Positive. | D.Cautious. |
A.Practice makes perfect | B.One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero |
C.Don’t judge a book by its cover | D.The “late” bird strives to catch the worm |