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It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects(前景) of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less serious for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual(智力的) opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary(包括各种学科的) team, manage budgets and negotiate(谈判) contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
【小题1】By “a one-way street” in the first paragraph, the author means ________.
A.university researchers know little about the commercial world |
B.there is little exchange between industry and academia |
C.few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university |
D.few university professors are willing to do industrial research |
A.keeps someone from taking action |
B.helps to move the traffic |
C.attracts people’s attention |
D.brings someone a financial burden |
A.Flexible work hours. |
B.Her research interests. |
C.Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. |
D.Prospects of academic accomplishments. |
A.do financially more rewarding work |
B.raise his status in the academic world |
C.enrich his experience in medical research |
D.have better intellectual opportunities |
A.Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market |
B.Develop its students’ potential in research. |
C.Help it to obtain financial support from industry. |
D.Adapt its research to practical applications. |
Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion(混淆) over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever.?
Sudan1 is a red industrial dye that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in food products across the European Union (EU) in July 2003.?
Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food products from the shelves. So far 580 products have been recalled.?
Last week Sudan's Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification of the origin of the dye's name.?
Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan's Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye.?
“We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there,” she said. “Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship.”?
The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week.?
“They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got the name,” she said. “People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out.”?
Sudan dyes, which include Sudan?1 to 4,are red dyes used for colouring solvents(溶剂),oils, waxes, petrol, shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.?
What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph One??
A. Causing cancer.B. Having side effect.
C. Containing poison.D. Poisonous.
How did the Sudan?1 get its name??
A. The dye is often produced in Sudan.?
B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan.?
C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.?
D. Many foods produced in Sudan contain the dye.
We can infer from the passage that _______.?
A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safety?
B. Sudan?1 is often used to be added to the food?
C. people didn't realize the danger of Sudan?1 until 2003?
D. many food shops will be closed down
Which of the following is the best title??
A. Keep away from Sudan?1
B. No Sudan?1 dye links to the country?
C. How Sudan?1 dye got its name
D. Pay attention to the food safety
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Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play.All over the world men and women and boys and girls enjoy sports.
1 They help to keep people healthy and feeling good.When they are playing games, people move a lot.This is good for their health.Having fun with their friends makes them happy.
2 In small towns, crowds meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games.In the big cities,thousands of people buy tickets to see an ice-skating show or a baseball game.
3 What are your favorite sports now? You probably play the games that people in your town or city play. 4 Then swimming is probably one of your sports.Boys and girls in Australia love to swim.There are wonderful beaches there and the weather is good for swimming. 5 Then you would like to ski.There are many skiers in Austria where there are big mountains and cold winters.Does it rain often where you live? Then kite flying would not be one of your sports.It is one of the favorite sports of Thailand.
A.How many sports do you like?
B.What’s the weather like?
C.Is the climate hot where you 1ive?
D.Or do you live in a cold climate?
E.Many people enjoy sports by watching others play.
F.What games have you played?
G.Sports help people to live happily.
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As you explore (探索) music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do, you will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.
Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in worship(做礼拜). You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.
Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家)。
As an artist the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.
Music can suggest activities (活动) and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the artists of different times and places.
1.The title of this passage is .
A. Let’s Enjoy Singing and Dancing
B. Let’s Explore Music
C. Music—An Expression of Composers
D. Music—A Suggestive Feeling
2.In the first paragraph, the author appeals (呼吁)to us, saying .
A. “Try to write music”
B. “Be friendly to music”
C. “Express your feeling in music”
D. “Discover the things and places in music.”
3.From the second paragraph, we know that .
A. music is mainly of country, nature and home
B. if we love music, we will love the country , mature and home
C. you may listen to music at work or at play
D. music can express how people live, work, and think
4.By means of music, the composer wishes that .
A. you would study with him
B. you could share his feelings and ideas
C. you would express your own feelings
D. you would help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression
5.The last paragraph observes that music makes it possible .
A. to express activities and feelings at the same time
B. to bring understanding between people of different times and places
C. that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music at the same time
D. that people of different times and places can get together
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French novelist Jules Verne (1828—1905) is often called the father of science fiction. Although he was not a great traveler himself, his characters travelled to the moon (in From the Earth to the Moon), under the sea (in Twenty thousand leagues under the sea), into a volcano (in A journey to the centre of the earth), around the world (in Around the World in Eighty Days) and to many other places.
Jules Verne was born in the French city of Nantes in 1828. When he was a boy he ran away from home to work on a ship. However, his father soon found him and brought him home. After that he decided that any future travel he did would be in books. In 1847 his father sent Jules to Paris to study to be a lawyer. Even though he was busy writing, Verne passed his exams in 1849 with high marks.
When Jules told his father he did not want to be a lawyer, his father was very angry. He stopped sending his son any money, so Jules had to earn a living by his writing. Over the next few years he wrote many stories and plays, which brought him only a little money. Then, in 1856, he met Honorine de Viane, a rich, young widow with two children. The couple married the next year.
After his marriage, Verne worked as a businessman in Paris. However, he was not very successful at his job and spent most of his time writing books and doing research for the next one. In 1863 he published his novel Five Weeks in a balloon and the following year he published A Journey to the centre of the earth which made him famous. His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.
In his Lifetime, Jules Verne wrote more than 50 books and he became a rich man. Many of this imaginative novels have been turned into films.
【小题1】When Jules Verne was brought home by his father, he decided that ________.
A.he would devote himself to writing |
B.he would go on more travels in the future |
C.he would stop writing about future travels |
D.he would do what his father required |
A.He was not good at his schoolwork. |
B.He went to Paris because he wanted to be a lawyer. |
C.His early stories and plays didn’t bring in much money. |
D.He got married in 1856. |
A.family | B.marriage | C.business | D.writing |
A. From the Earth to the Moon.
B. Five Weeks in a Balloon.
C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth.
D. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
【小题5】Which can we infer from the passage?
A.Jules Verne’s stories and plays were liked by film makers. |
B.Jules Verne was not clever enough to learn law. |
C.Jules Verne’s wife helped him a lot in his writing career. |
D.Jules Verne’s stories and plays made him famous in the 1850s. |