閱讀理解(Reading Comprehension)
Allison Schwartz from Connecticut:
Marie Curie is my hero because she shows determination, and that if you keep at your goal you will get what you want.She was an inventor and a scientist.She discovered radium and she invented the first mobile X-ray machine so that soldiers could be X-rayed in the field when they were hurt.I thought it was neat(極好的)that she was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for science.
Sebastian Robbins from Washington:
Someone who failed at something and moved beyond it.For me, it was Albert Einstein.When I heard that he failed algebra(代數(shù)),I knew we had a connection.When I heard at age nine he spoke hesitantly(吞吞吐吐的)I knew I had arrived.I didn't let the facts dissuade (勸阻)me.In reality he never failed math but he did fail the entrance exam to the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich; that was enough for me.I had to walk home with my share of papers that had“have your mother call me”written in red on part of the paper.I would periodically think of the words from his“gymnasium”(high school)teacher in Munich, “Your mere presence here undermines(破壞)the class's respect for me.”
Rachel Kern from New Mexico:
I am a senior at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, majoring in chemistry with a minor(兼修)in environmental(環(huán)境的)sciences.I am interested in many environmental issues, including alternative(替代性的)energy.I really admire scientists such as Linus Pauling, Rachel Carson, and Albert Einstein who did not separate their private beliefs from their work.They combined their scientific knowledge with their moral(道德的)and ethical(倫理的)beliefs to educate others on environmental, political, and social issues.
Owen Paine from New Jersey:
I admire Einstein.Okay, I admit it; I'm an Einstein groupie.Some mornings I even have his hair.I have Einstein calendars, coffee mugs, posters, neckties, T-shirts, biographies(傳記)and even a life size soft sculpture(雕刻)of him sitting in my office.I have everything Einsteinium except his problem solving skills.
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