Question

8．The 20th century witnessed some of the most surprising achievements as far as the
field of science and  technology is concerned．Among_these，_the_Indians_account
_for_a_significant share_of_the_pie．
Srinivas Ramanujan （18871920）
Ramanujan's great mathematical findings were beginning to be appreciated from 1915 to 1919．But his ach ievements were to be fully understood much later，well after his death in 1920．For example，his work on highly composite numbers （高合成数） with a large number of factors started a whole new line of researches in the theory of such numbers．
Meghnad Saha （18931956）
Meghnad Saha belonged to an outstanding group of Indian scientists whose contributions revolutionised diverse branches of knowledge and earned global recognition．He introduced the teaching of Nuclear Physics in Calcutta University at a time when the world had not even witnessed the impact of Nuclear Energy．Together with S．N．Bose，he made the first English translation of Einstein's papers on r elativity．
C．V．Raman （18881970）
Raman's discovery that molecules scatter light is known as the Raman effect．It is used to study the internal structure of the molecules．Early in his life Raman carried out and published extensive research on acoustics （声学） and optics （光学）．He received the Nobel Prize for his wellknown Raman effect in 1930．
Dr Hargobind Khorana （ 1922）
Khorana shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1968 with Marshall W．Nirenberg and Robert W．Holley for cracking （破译） the genetic code．His researches have opened up a new branch called genetic engineering in science．In 1970 he became the Alfred Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he continued his work．Apart from the Nobel Prize，Khorana has won many awards and honors for his achievement．
59．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1？B
A．The Indians like to make pie．
B．Many most surprising ach ievements in science and technology are made by Indians．
C．The Indians receive all of most surprising achievements in science and technology．
D．The Indians play a significant role in sharin g the pie．
60．Whose contributions were NOT well received when he was alive？A
A．Srinivas Ramanujan's．
B．Meghnad Saha's．
C．C．V．Raman's．
D．Dr Hargobind Khorana's．
61．Dr Hargobind Khorana mainly researched intoC．
A．mathematics     
B．relativity  
C．genetic code 
D．optics
62．What would be the best title for this passage？D
A．Indian Scientific Achievements  
B．Indian Contributions to t he World
C．Famous Indian Universities in History
D．Famous Indian Scientists in the 20th Century．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍的是20世纪印度杰出的科学家，他们对科学作出过伟大贡献，是科技领域出类拔萃的人物．

解答 59．选B 句意猜测题．根据第一段的画线部分意在说明在科技领域中印度人在获得最令人惊奇的成就的人员中占据重要地位．故选项B适合．
60．选A 细节理解题．根据对SrinivasRamanujan介绍的第二句But his ach ievements were to be fully understood much later，well after his death in 1920．可知，去世后，他的科学成就才得到全面的承认．
61．选C 细节理解题．根据对DrHargobindKhorana的介绍，尤其是第一句话Khorana shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1968 with Marshall W．Nirenberg and Robert W．Holley for cracking （破译） the genetic code．可知Dr Hargobind Khorana 主要从事基因密码方面的研究，故选C．
62．选D 标题归纳题．本文介绍的是20世纪印度杰出的几位科学家，以及他们对科学作出过伟大贡献，是科技领域出类拔萃的人物．故最好的标题为D．

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