Modern model of sci-tech in China

河北 胡金瑩

主題語境：人物 篇幅：350詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1If there is a single theme throughout the history of science and technology in China,it is self-improvement.Chinese scientist Gu Songfen,who won China's top science award,is a modern model of the self-taught man.

2Born in 1930,Gu is an aircraft designer at the Aviation(航天) Industry Corporation of China,Ltd.,the country's leading aircraft maker.At the age of 21,he joined China's aviation industry when it was in its early development.

3In 1956,China's first aircraft design office was established in Shenyang,Liaoning Province,and its first task was to develop the country's first homegrown jet aircraft.Gu was appointed head of the aerodynamics(空氣動力學)team.

4In the 1950s,China had no aviation experience,equipment or wind tunnels.Gu decided to teach himself.He visited the library at Beihang University every day to search for all the information he needed.Based on that information,Gu came up with an aerodynamic design system and on July 26,1958,after two years of development,his team celebrated the maiden flight of China's first training jet.

5Gu went on to work on the development of the J-8,the country's first supersonic jet fighter,which made its first test flight in 1969 but encountered serious problems during flights.Without a camera,Gu glued knitting wool to the J-8's rear fuselage (機身) and tail wing to observe their flow during flight in person.To get a clear view of the way the wool was disturbed,he required two planes to fly just five meters apart,which was a great risk for him and his pilot.After several flights,he finally found and fixed the problem.

6In 1980,he was in charge of the design of J-8Ⅱ,which was required to perform at a much higher level than previous aircraft.In four years,Gu's team achieved the first flight of the J-8Ⅱ,laying the cornerstone（基石）for China's supersonic aircraft design.

7Gu's endless curiosity drove his spirit of lifelong learning.He continued his scientific inquiries,translated foreign books,talked with young scholars,and even learned Russian,Japanese and German late in life.

企業想要發展，就要不斷地完善管理制度和工作體制，不斷地革新管理模式。連鎖經營就是許多管理者口中的熱門詞匯。許多企業家還堅守著傳統的經營管理模式，按部就班地經營著一家公司，對外不擴大規模，只守著過去的輝煌而止步不前。可是其結果非常明顯，連鎖經營發展的公司遠遠地超過了它們，連鎖經營的企業不管在人才培養、企業規模，還是在人員流通方面都遙遙領先。連鎖經營不僅實現了經濟的創新，在管理模式上也是“新中之新”，為很多企業提供了發展的契機。

Reading Check

Inference 1.What does the text intend to convey?

A.Gu Songfen has set a good example to children.

B.China's aviation industry develops so fast.

C.Lifelong learning is the key to one's success.

D.Self-improvement makes Gu Songfen's success.

Detail 2.How did Gu Songfen gain aerodynamics knowledge?

A.By searching for information everywhere.

B.By attending lectures at Beihang University.

C.By going to a library to look for information.

D.By referring to previous aviation experience.

Detail 3.Why did Gu Songfen make two planes fly so close?

A.To test flights.

B.To find problems.

C.To do experiments.

D.To challenge himself.

Inference 4.How can we describe Gu Songfen according to the text?

A.Modest.

B.Talented.

C.Determined.

D.Punctual.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Discover the useful structure in the text

To get a clear view of the way the wool was disturbed,he required two planes to fly just five meters apart,which was a great risk for him and his pilot.為了清楚地觀察毛線是如何被打亂的，他要求兩架飛機飛行的距離只保持五米，這對他和飛行員來說是一個很大的風險。

【點石成金】本句中，To get a clear view of the way the wool was disturbed 為動詞不定式作目的狀語；the wool was disturbed 為修飾way 的定語從句，省略了關系代詞that或in which；which was a great risk for him and his pilot 為非限制性定語從句，修飾前面整個句子。

Ⅱ.Complete the passage with the phrases from the box in proper forms.One phrase is extra.

Abao is a Chinese teacher working at a public school in Australia and he is 1.________teaching Chinese to the kids there.Recently,he 2.________a good idea to help the kids learn ancient Chinese poems.3.________traditional Chinese culture,he transformed the poems into beautiful songs and encouraged them 4.________different activities related to Chinese poems.Thanks to what Abao had done,these beautiful songs have 5.________these children's Chinese learning.