Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌).  One of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888. 

1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well.

B.Pasteur lived for less than seventy years.

C.Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling.

D.Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work..

2.From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ________.

A.he earned little money.

B.he cared much about money.

C.what he really enjoyed was a simple life.

D.of all mentioned above.

3.Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?

A.Because he was the greatest scientist in the world.

B.Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people .

C.Because he lived simply.

D.Because he was a great success as a scientist.

4.Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.

A.cared much about it.

B.made more discoveries.

C.lived a better life.

D.achieved more successes.

5.To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to __________.

A.study                                B.work

C.get large amount of money                D.raise tame animals

 

While football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.

For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

"We've been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're pretty optimistic(乐观)that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."

The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.

FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.  

1.Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.

A.football fans are angry with referees

B.their new product can satisfy football fans

C.their new product will have a good market

D.they can sell a lot of football in the future

2.In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.

A.Carlos Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product

B.Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement

C.Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product

D.Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product

3.The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.

A.information given back by a user            B.advice given by someone

C.supplying food to customers               D.food given back by consumers

4.The new product has drawn attention from some _________.

A.famous people     B.referees          C.big companies      D.countries

5.According to the passage , the following are true except _______ .

A.The chip sends 2,000 signals a second

B.The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air.

C.The chip will be used at the game in Japan.

D.The chip will also be used at the games in Germany next year."

 

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