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请在需要填空的空格中,填入文章后对应题目的答案,请注意不要含有空格键,不要含有空格键。 Almost eight years ago, the American educator Abraham Flexner published an article entitled The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge. In it , he argued that the most powerful intellectual and technological breakthroughs usually emerged from research that initially appeared “ useless”, without much relevance to real life. As a result, it was vital, Flexner said, that these “useless” efforts should be supported, even if they did not produce an immediate payback, because otherwise the next wave of innovation simply would not occur. “ Curiosity, which may or may not produce something useful, is probably the outstanding characteristic of modern thinking,” he declared. In 1929, Flexner persuaded a wealthy American family, the Bambergers, to use some of their donations to fund the Institute for Advanced Study(IAS) at Princeton to support exactly this kind of “undirected” research. And it paid off: brilliant Jewish scientists fleeing from Nazi Germany, such as Albert Einstein, gathered at the IAS to explore undirected ideas. And while some of these, such as Einstein’s own work developing his early theory of relativity, did not initially seem valuable, many eventually produced powerful applications (though after many decades). “Without Einstein’s theory, our GPS tracking devices would be inaccurate by about seven miles,” writes Robbert Dijkgraaf , the current director of the IAS, in the foreword to a newly released reprint of Flexner’s article. Concepts such as quantum mechanics (量子力学) or superconductivity also seemed fairly useless at first—but yielded huge dividends at a later date. The reason why the IAS is re-releasing Flexner’s article now is that scientists such as Dijkgraaf fear this core principle is increasing under threat. The Trump administration has released a projected budget that threatens to reduce funding for the arts, science and educational groups. Many Republicans believe that research is better financed by business or philanthropists(慈善家) than by government. But one striking fact about the past century is how much American innovation originated in federal projects; Silicon Valley would never have boomed were it not for the fact that state funding enabled the development of the World Wide Web , for example.1. What may be the best title for the passage?______ A. The value of Creative Ideas B. The Importance of Basic ResearchC. Innovation in Silicon Valley D. In Praise of “Useless” Endeavors2. According to Abraham Flexner, what is an important feature of modern thinking?______ A. Curiosity B. Application C. Devotion D. Passion3. The “ undirected” research (Para.3) refers to research ______ A. not funded by government agencies B. without any practical purpose in mindC. with indefinite experimental methods D. supported by non-profit organizations4. Examples of initially ”useless” research include all of the following EXPECT ______ A. quantum mechanics B. theory of relativityC. superconductivity D. GPS tracking devices 5. Flexner’s article was reprinted because ______ A. businesses in Silicon Valley wish to put pressure on the governmentB. Democrats believe that government funding should go to small businessC. Republicans argue that scientific research should be financed by businessD. some scientists worry that government will cut its funding forbasic research
请在需要填空的空格中,填入文章后对应题目的答案,请注意不要含有空格键,不要含有空格键One of the central principles of raising kids in America is that parents should be actively involved in their children's education: meeting with teachers, volunteering at school helping with homework, and doing a hundred other things that few working parents have time for. These obligations are so baked into American values that few parents stop to ask whether they’re worth the effort.Until this January, few researchers did, either. In the largest-ever study of how parental involvement affects academic achievement, Keith Robinson and Angel L.Harris, two sociology professors at Duke, found that mostly it doesn’t. The researchers combed through nearly three decades' worth of surveys of American parents and tracked63 different measures of parental participation in kids' academic lives, from helping them with homework, to talking with them about college plans. In an attempt to show whether the kids of more-involved parents improved over time, the researchers indexed these measures to children's academic performance, including test scores in reading and math. What they found surprised them. Most measurable forms of parental involvement seem to yield few academic dividends for kids, or even to backfire(适得其反) -regardless of a parent's race, class, or level of education. Do you review your daughter's homework every night? Robinson and Harris's data show that this won’t help her score higher on standardized tests. Once kids enter middle school, parental help with homework can actually bring test scores down, an effect Robinson says could be caused by the fact that many parents may have forgotten, or never truly understood, the material their children learn in school. While Robinson and Harris largely disproved that assumption, they did find a handful of habits that make a difference, such as reading aloud to young kids (fewer than half of whom are read to daily) and talking with teenagers about college plans. But these interventions don't take place at school or in the presence of teachers, where policymakers have the most influence - they take place at home.Comment 1:Basically the choice is whether one wants to let kids to be kids. Persistent parental involvement and constantly communicating to the kids on what the parents want consciously or unconsciously would help the kids grow up or think like the parents sooner than otherwise. Comment 2:It also depends on the kid. Emotional and social maturity have a lot to do with success in college and in life. Some kids may have the brains and are bored by high school, but that doesn't mean they are ready for college or the work place. Comment 3:The article doesn't clearly define "helping," but I understood it as actually assisting children in the exercises (e.g. helping them to solve a math problem) and/or reviewing their work for accuracy rather than simply making sure they've completed their work. I think the latter is more helpful than the former. I would also certainly hope that no study would discourage parents from monitoring their children's performance!1. The word "they" (Para. l) refers to ______ A. studiesB. PrinciplesC. valuesD. obligations2. What is the main conclusion of the Robinson and Harris’s study? ______ A. The kids of more-involved parents improve over time.B. Parental involvement may not necessarily benefit children.C. Parental involvement works better with low-achievers.D. Schools should communicate with parents regularly.3. Comment1 suggests that______ A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should be kids after allC. parents may influence children's thinkingD. persistent parental involvement is a must4. The writer of Comment 2 would probably agree that______ A. high intelligence does not guarantee successB. getting ready for college is an emotional processC. social maturity is sufficient to achieve success in lifeD. high school is often boring in the U.S.5. Which of the following parental helps will the writer of Comment 3 consider proper?______ A. Reviewing kids' homework for accuracy.B. Monitoring kids' class performance.C. Assisting kids in their exercises.D. Making sure kids have finished their work
Text OneA. accelerateB. otherwiseC. betweenD. imitatePhrases:A. would be difficult to 1 ______ B. from 2 ______ its feathersC. enabling the bird to 3 ______ D. it 4 ______ could The emperor penguin traps air in its feathers. Not only does this insulate the bird against extreme cold but it also enables it to move two or three times fasterthan 5 ______ How? Marine biologists have suggested that it does so by releasing tiny air bubbles 6 ______ .As these bubbles are released, the reduce friction on the surface of the penguin's wings, 7 ______ . Interestingly, engineers have been studying ways to make ships go faster by using bubbles to reduce friction against their hulls (船身 ) . However, researchers acknowledge that further investigation is challenging because "the complexity of penguin’s wings 8 ______