Most people have never heard of Tim Berners-Lee. He is not nearly as rich or famous as Mare Andreessen, who is the founder of Netscape, or Bill Gates, whose name has become a well-known word.
Berners-Lee, who worked in a small office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the creator of the World Wide Web. The creation of the Web is so important that some people compare Berners-Lee to Johann Gutenberg, who invented printing by movable type (活字) in the fifteenth century.
Berners-Lee was born in England in 1955. His parents, who helped design the world’s first commercially (商业地) available computer, gave him a great love of mathematics and learning.
In 1980,Berners-Lee went to work at CERN, a physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland,where he had a lot of materials to learn quickly. He had a poor memory for facts and wanted to find a way to help him keep track of things he couldn’t remember. He invented a software program that allowed him to create a document that had links to other documents. He continued to develop his idea through the 1980s. He wanted to find a way to connect the knowledge and creativity of people all over the world.
In 1991,his project became known as the World Wide Web. The number of Internet users started to grow quickly. However, Berners-Lee was not completely happy with the way the Web had developed. He thought it had become a passive tool for so many people, not the tool for creativity that he had imagined.
In 1999,Berners-Lee published a book called Weaving the Web, in which he answers questions he is often asked,“What were you thinking when you invented the Web?” “What do you think of it now?” “Where is the Web going to take us in the future?”
【小题1】From paragraph 1 we can see .A.Tim Berners-Lee has never heard of Netscape |
B.Berners-Lee is as famous as Mare Andreessen |
C.Berners-Lee is as well-known as Bill Gates |
D.we know little about Tim Berners-Lee |
A.In 1955, Berners-Lee’s parents gave him a great love of music. |
B.In 1980, Berners-Lee wanted to find a way to connect the knowledge and creativity. |
C.In 1991, Berners-Lee finished the World Wide Web. |
D.In 1999, Berners-Lee made a play called Weaving the Web. |
A.Printed and sent out. |
B.Bought and offered to others. |
C.Invented and sold. |
D.Wrote and exchanged. |
Once, Buddha was walking from one town to another with some of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his followers, “I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there”.
The follower walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing the lake right at the edge of it. As a result, the water became very muddy, very dirty. The follower thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?!” So he came back and told the Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.”
So, the Buddha said, let us take a little rest here by the tree. After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The follower obediently (顺从地) went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the Buddha.
The Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the follower and said, “See, you let the water be and the mud settled down on its own. You got clear water. It didn’t require any effort”.
Our mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time and it will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and best decisions of our life when we stay calm.
【小题1】Why did Buddha asked his follower to collect water?A.Because they were travelling. |
B.Because they were passing a river. |
C.Because Buddha was too tired to go on. |
D.Because Buddha wanted a drink. |
A.The tree. | B.The lake. |
C.The mud. | D.The pot. |
A.He is reliable and thoughtful. | B.He is humorous and intelligent. |
C.He is hesitant and dependent. | D.He is picky and impatient. |
A.Trial and Error. | B.Sometimes Just Let it Be. |
C.Buddha and His Follower. | D.Efforts will Pay Off. |
Mark Twain received his genius (天才)from his mother . Obviously he didn’t get it from his father . He once stated that he had never seen a smile on his father’s face .On the other hand, his mother had the rare ability to say humorous things. The same ability made Mark Twain an extremely humorous public speaker.
【小题1】Because of the nature of his jokes when he was a child , Mark Twain would
A.ran away from school |
B.cause his parents to quarrel with others |
C.get into trouble with his friends and neighbors |
D.like to sit on the bank of the Mississippi River |
A.Mark Twain’s father was a cruel man |
B.Mark Twain never attended school on time |
C.Mark Twain often went boating in the nearby river |
D.Mark Twain’s mother was something of a humorist |
A.the Mississippi and the people riding on it | B.his friends and neighbors |
C.his school life | D.his parents |
A.his practical jokes | B.his father’s seriousness |
C.the history of the Mississippi | D.his mother’s genius for humor |
Simon James is a super-trail runner (越野跑步者) who encourages people to reconnect with nature in the name of exercise. He has completed Super Trail in the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas. A late-night bet with a client (客户) got him tied to running.
“In 2006, a business client challenged me one evening in a bar to a 36-hour walk across 54 miles of the West Highland Way, and I foolishly said ‘yes’,” James said. “He then rang me the next day to tell me we would be running it.”
At the time, James was 20 kilograms overweight and the longest he had run before that was just under 8 miles, but he managed to finish that run and has never looked back.
According to a report, two-thirds of adults in the U. K. are overweight, one-fifth suffering from depression (抑郁). The huge influence caused by modern lifestyle has worsened these issues. We are aware of the importance of exercise in everyday life, and no amount of virtual meetings can make up for direct social contact. James said, “Only one thing can fix these problems — trail running.”
What is unique about trail running, he explained, is that “it reconnects us to our beautiful nature and connects our physical, mental and spiritual aspects, as well as providing us with an experience which can connect us to other people”.
Inspired, he quit his city life of working 16-hour-plus-days as a banker, and spent more time in trails and mountains.
James is now in charge of the trail running company Run the Wild. He said every run has been a gift following a physical operation in 2015, even though his doctor told that he could hardly run again. He said, “The outdoors is such a great place for us all to experience.”
【小题1】How did Simon James take part in trail running?A.He was inspired by a friend. | B.He tried to deal with his health issue. |
C.He made a bet with a client. | D.He had a passion for workout. |
A.It focuses largely on overweight British people. |
B.It has little influence on people’s mental health. |
C.It connects people through virtual community. |
D.It helps to build the social connection for people. |
A.Courageous. | B.Sociable. |
C.Kind-hearted. | D.Determined. |
A.A Unique Experience | B.A Trail to Nature |
C.Running Wonder | D.Depression Disorders |
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