Modern model of sci?tech in China中国科技进步的现代楷模

胡金莹

顾诵芬，作为我国飞机设计事业的奠基人、我国飞机空气动力学研究的开拓者，为我国航天事业的发展做出了突出的贡献。

主题语境：人物 篇幅：350词 建议用时：7分钟

1 If there is a single theme throughout the history ofscience and technology in China， it is self?improvement.Chinese scientist Gu Songfen， who won Chinas top scienceaward， is a modern model of the self?taught man.

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

3 In 1956， Chinas first aircraft design office was esta?blished in Shenyang， Liaoning Province， and its first task was to develop the countrys firsthomegrown jet aircraft. Gu was appointed head of the aerodynamics （空气动力学） team.

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

5 Gu went on to work on the development of the J?8， the countrys first supersonic jetfighter， which made its first test flight in 1969 but encountered serious problems duringflights. Without a camera， Gu glued knitting wool to the J?8s rear fuselage （机身） and tailwing to observe their flow during flight in person. To get a clear view of the way the woolwas disturbed， he required two planes to fly just five meters apart， which was a greatrisk for him and his pilot. After several flights， he finally found and fixed the problem.

6 In 1980， he was in charge of the design of J?8Ⅱ， which was required to perform at amuch higher level than previous aircraft. In four years， Gus team achieved the first flight ofthe J?8Ⅱ， laying the cornerstone（基石）for Chinas supersonic aircraft design.

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

Reading Check

Inference

1. What does the text intend to convey？

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

B. Chinas aviation industry develops so fast.

C. Lifelong learning is the key to ones success.

D. Self?improvement makes Gu Songfens 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 flyjust five meters apart， which was a great risk for him and his pilot. 為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. Onephrase is extra.

based on， come up with， in charge of， lay the cornerstone for，drive ones spirit of lifelong learning， participate in

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