Modern model of sci-tech in China

河北 胡金莹

主题语境：人物 篇幅：350词 建议用时：7分钟

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(空气动力学)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 (机身) 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.

企业想要发展，就要不断地完善管理制度和工作体制，不断地革新管理模式。连锁经营就是许多管理者口中的热门词汇。许多企业家还坚守着传统的经营管理模式，按部就班地经营着一家公司，对外不扩大规模，只守着过去的辉煌而止步不前。可是其结果非常明显，连锁经营发展的公司远远地超过了它们，连锁经营的企业不管在人才培养、企业规模，还是在人员流通方面都遥遥领先。连锁经营不仅实现了经济的创新，在管理模式上也是“新中之新”，为很多企业提供了发展的契机。

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.为了清楚地观察毛线是如何被打乱的，他要求两架飞机飞行的距离只保持五米，这对他和飞行员来说是一个很大的风险。

【点石成金】本句中，To get a clear view of the way the wool was disturbed 为动词不定式作目的状语；the wool was disturbed 为修饰way 的定语从句，省略了关系代词that或in which；which was a great risk for him and his pilot 为非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个句子。

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.