SHANGHAI-Famed Chinese scientist Qian
Weichang died here on Friday morning, saddening millions of his countrymen.
He was 98.
Qian, a pioneer in mechanics and applied
mathematics in modern China, was one of the three famous "Qians" in
China's science and technology field. He was well known alongside Qian Xuesen,
the father of China's space program, and Qian Sanqiang, a nuclear physicist who
oversaw the development of China's nuclear program.
Wu Shuqing, former president of Peking
University, said Qian was an internationally well-known scholar whose modesty
and conduct has set a good example for following generations.
After learning about Qian's death, millions
of Chinese people offered their condolences (吊唁) online.
Many students from Shanghai University,
where Qian was a former president, burst into tears after hearing the news,
saying it was a great loss to the university and to China.
For those off campus for the summer vocation,
many visited their university website, which had been turned gray. Some said
they planned to return to the campus to mourn him.
Many of those still on campus voluntarily
joined preparations for a mourning (哀悼) service that will begin at the university on Saturday.
The university has set up two mourning
halls at two of its campuses and publicized the mourning time and phone numbers
at the two sites.
Qian was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, in 1912.
Although he was initially not good at science, he chose to study physics at
Tsinghua University because he believed science and technology were the keys to
strengthening China in the 1930s.
He graduated from Tsinghua in 1935, and
earned his PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Toronto in Canada
in 1942.
He returned to China in 1946 and became a
mechanics professor and later vice-president at Tsinghua University.
Qian made great contributions to the
engineering applications of sciences, such as the fluttering of airplanes,
armor penetration, the design of instruments and pipe systems.
He is an academician (院士) of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
36. Qian Weichang used to work at ______.
A. Tsinghua University and Peking
University
B. Shanghai University and Toronto
University
C. Peking University and Shanghai
University
D. Tsinghua University and Shanghai
University
37. According to the passage, the students
expressed their sadness to Qian's death in the following ways EXCEPT that they
______.
A. held mourning meetings in the university
B. could not stop crying for losing him
C. went to the university to mourn him
themselves
D. offered their help to the mourning
service
38. The passage tells us that ______ made
Qian Weichang aim at science in his university time.
A. his talents at study
B. his failures at science
C. the family's expectation
D. his love to the country
39. Which of the following statements is
WRONG according to the passage?
A. Qian Weichang graduated from Tsinghua
University.
B. Qian Weichang used to work side by side
with Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang.
C. Qian Weichang spent at least four years
studying and living abroad.
D. Qian Weichang was not good at science
before he went to university.
40. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Respected Scientist Passes on at 98
B. The Great Life of the Scientist-Qian
Weichang
C. The Whole Nation Mourn Qian Weichang
D. A 98-year Old Man Passed in Shanghai
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