小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Assessment阅读理解AForthepast17yearsmylifewasveryhappy.Thenthefirstsadthinghappened.Mymotherbecameveryill,andsoonsheknewthatshewasdying.Justbeforeshedied,sheaskedElizabethandmetogotoherroom.Sheheldourhandsandsaid,“VictorandElizabeth,mychildren,I'mveryhappybecauseyouloveeachother,andbecauseonedayyou'llgetmarried.Everyoneinthefamilylovesyou,Elizabeth.Willyoutakemyplaceinthefamily,mydear?IcandiehappilyifyoulookafterthemwhenIhavegone.”Mymotherdiedandwewereverysad,becausewelovedherdearly.Elizabethwasbraveandhelpedus;hersweetsmilegaveussomehappinessintheunhappydaysaftermymother'sdeath.Thetimecameformetogotouniversity.Ididn'twanttoleavemysadfamily,butweallknewthatIshouldgo.Itwashardtoleave,too,becausetheparentsofmygoodfriendHenrywouldnotlethimgotouniversitywithme.SoIhadtogoalone.OnmyfirstdayatuniversityImetmyteacher,ProfessorWaldman,whowasoneofthegreatestscientistsintheworld.Hegaveawonderfultalktoallthestudentswhowerestartingattheuniversity.Heendedhistalkbysaying,“Someofyouwillbecomethegreatestscientistsoftomorrow.Youmuststudyhardanddiscovereverythingthatyoucan.ThisiswhyGodmadeyouintelligent—tohelpotherpeople.”Aftertheprofessor'stalk,Ithoughtverycarefully.IrememberedthestormwhenIwas15;Irememberedhowthelightninghaddestroyedthetrees.Fromthenon,Iwantedtouseelectricitytohelppeople,andIwantedtodiscoverthesecretoflife.Idecidedtoworkonthesetwothings.Istartedtoworkthenextday.IworkedveryhardandsoonProfessorWaldmanandIrealizedthatIcouldlearntobeaverygoodscientist.Theprofessorhelpedmeverymuch,andotherimportantscientistswhowerehisfriendshelpedme,too.IwasinterestedinmyworkandIdidnottakeoneday'sholidayduringthenexttwoyears.Ididnotgohome,andmyletterstomyfamilywereveryshort.Aftertwoyears,IhaddiscoveredmanythingsandIbuiltascientificmachinethatwasthebestintheuniversity.Mymachinewouldhelpmeanswerthemostimportantquestionsofall.Howdoeslifebegin?Isitpossibletoputlifeintodeadthings?Toanswerthesequestionsaboutlife,Ihadtolearnfirstaboutdeath.Ihadtowatchbodiesfromthemomentwhentheydiedandthewarmlifeleftthem.Inthehospitalandintheuniversity,Iwatchedthedyingandthedead.Dayafterday,monthaftermonth,Ifolloweddeath,soitwasadarkandterribletime.Ibuiltatallmastabout150metershigh,whichwashigherthanthetallestbuildinginthecity,tocatchlightningandsendtheelectricitydowntomymachineinthelab.IbelievedIcouldusethatelectricitytogivelifetothingsthatweredead.Thenoneday,theanswercametome.SuddenlyIwassurethatIknewthesecretoflife.1．Accordingtotheauthor,thesecretoflifeisto________．A.givelifetothingsthatweredeadbyusingelectricity小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comB．useelectricitytocurediseasesC．buildthebestmachinetolearnaboutdeathD．becomethegreatestscientistoftomorrow2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ElizabethmarriedshortlyafterVictor'smotherdied.B.Victordidnotwanttoleavehisfamilybecausehismotherdiednotlongbefore.C．Victor'smotherwasveryangrywhensheknewhelovedElizabeth.D．ElizabethwasabravegirlwholovedVictorandgavehimmuchhelp.3．VictordidallthefollowingduringhisresearchintheuniversityEXCEPTthat________．A.hediscoveredmanythingsandbuiltascientificmachineB.hebuiltatallmasttocatchlightningandsendtheelectricitydowntothemachineC．heworkedhardandtookon...