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　　albert einstein,whose theories on space time and matter helped unravel the secrets of the atom and of the universe,was chosen as "person of the century" by time magazine on sunday.

　　a man whose very name is synonymous with scientific genius,einstein has come to represent_(1)_the flowering of 20th century scientific thought that set the stage for the age of technology.

　　"the world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history.the reason is not political or economic,but technological-technologies_(2)_," wrote theoretical physicist stephen hawking in a time essay explaining einsteins significance."clearly,no scientist better represents those advances than albert einstein."

　　time chose as runner-up president franklin roosevelt to represent the triumph of freedom and democracy over fascism,and mahatma gandhi as an icon for a century when civil and human rights became crucial factors in global politics.

　　"what we saw franklin roosevelt embodying the great theme of freedoms fight against totalitarianism,gandhi personifying the great theme of inpiduals struggling for their rights,and einstein being both a great genius and a great symbol of a scientific revolution that brought with it amazing technological advances_(3)_," said time magazine editor walter isaacson.

　　einstein was born in ulm,germany in 1879.in his early years,einstein did not show the promise of what he was to become.he was slow to learn to speak and did not do well in elementary school.he could not stomach organized learning and loathed taking exams.

　　in1905,however,he was to publish a theory which stands as one of the most intricate examples of human imagination in history.in his "special theory of relativity,"einstein described how the only constant in the universe is the speed of light.everything else-mass,weight,space,even time itself-is a variable.and he offered the world his now-famous equation:energy equals mass times the speed of light squared-e=mc2.

　　"indirectly,relativity paved the way for a new relativism in morality,art and politics," isaacson wrote in an essay___(4)____."there was less faith in absolutes,not only of time and space but also of truth and morality."

　　einsteins famous equation was also the seed that led to the development of atomic energy and weapons.in1939,six years after he fled european fascism and settled at princeton university,einstein,an avowed pacifist,signed a letter to president roosevelt urging the united states to develop an atomic bomb before nazi germany did.roosevelt heeded the advice and formed the "manhattan project"_(5)_.einstein did not work on the project.

　　einstein died in princeton,new jersey in 1955.

　　A.explaining times choices

　　B.how he thought of the relativity theory

　　C.more than any other person

　　D.that secretly developed the first atomic weapon

　　E.that flowed directly from advances in basic science

　　F.that helped expand the growth of freedom

　　key：CEFAD

　　These days, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The_______(51) should be: "what job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child_______(52). The 12-to-19_______(53) group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufaqturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and_______(54) markets. One_______(55), Teenage Research Unlimited, has panels (評(píng)判小組) of teenagers who give their verdict (裁決) on products_______(56) jeans (牛仔褲). Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour sessions in a room _______(57) the "imaginarium (想象室)." Children are encouraged to play games to get_______(58) a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that_______(59) into their heads.

　　Some manufacturers prefer to do their own_______(60) research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarters in Seattle,_______(61) a panel of school children give their verdict on the _______(62) products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old, Andrew Cooledge, told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally_______(63) boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software _______(64), even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long they are too old. _______(65) their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.

　　51 A sentence B word C answer D question

　　52 A employees B labourors C consumers D employers

　　53 A age B year C time D generation

　　54 A the B another C other D others

　　55 A school B firm C store D college

　　56 A as B like C of D with

　　57 A called B calls C calling D call

　　58 A into B out of C along with D over

　　59 A happen B come C occur D fall

　　60 A science B creation C production D market

　　61 A there B here C where D which

　　62 A last B late C later D latest

　　63 A to B for C with D on

　　64 A Therefore B However C Besides D Otherwise

　　65 A Above B On C By D Over

　　答案:

　　51 D 52 C 53 A 54 C 55 B

　　56 B 57 A 58 A 59 B 60 D

　　61 C 62 D 63 A 64 B 65 C