With the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.

Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration for China and their suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are published in “Post-bag” while others are kept for reference（参考）.

Many readers have suggested contests（竞赛）to develop closer contact between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Trivia（各种科目的知识） Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.

This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues. Entrants must mail their answers before January 31, 2006. Fifty entrants with correct answers to all the questions will be named in the April 2006 issue.

1．China Today is           .

       A．a magazine                                          B．a newspaper

       C．a TV guide                                          D．a teaching reference

2．How many contests has China Today held in the past few years?

       A．Only 1.               B．At least 2.            C．More than 3.        D．It’s not clear

3．According to the passage, you can draw a conclusion that           .

       A．all the people who answer three of the questions correctly will win prizes

       B．people who answer all the questions correctly will surely win prizes

         C．people who mail their answers before January 31 will see their own names in the April 2006 issue

        D．fifty of the entrants who answer all the questions correctly will see their own names in the April 2006 issue

4．Supposing China Today is a monthly, this issue may be           .

       A．the January 2005 issue                         B．the March 2006 issue

       C．the February 2006 issue              D．the April 2005 issue

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 ________.

由湖南卫视策划的“超级女生”节目连续热播，在很多观众特别是中学生中引起了很大的反响，上周末你们班也为此展开了一场讨论。讨论结果如下：?

注意：1.行文应连贯，内容应完整；?

2.题目和开头语已给出，但不计入总词数；?

3.词数：100～200。?

Super Girls' Voice?

Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “Super Grils' Voice”,which was held by Hunan TV Station. _______________

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由湖南卫视策划的“超级女生”节目连续热播，在很多观众特别是中学生中引起了很大的反响，上周末你们班也为此展开了一场讨论。讨论结果如下：?

注意：1.行文应连贯，内容应完整；?

2.题目和开头语已给出，但不计入总词数；?

3.词数：100～200。?

Super Girls' Voice?

Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “Super Grils' Voice”,which was held by Hunan TV Station. _______________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.”

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

2.The word “deterrent” most probably refers to something that _____.

A．keeps someone from taking action

B．helps to move the traffic

C．attracts people’s attention

D．brings someone a financial burden

3.What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?

A．Flexible work hours.

B．Her research interests.

C．Her preference for the lifestyle on campus.

D．Prospects of academic accomplishments.

4.Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________.

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

5.What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?

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.