小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com选择性必修第一册Unit5WorkingtheLandⅠ.阅读理解AItwasanearlyblowtomyself-confidence.Iwasattendingmyfirstgroupmeetinginthelabasapostdoc,andIwaspleasedthatIcouldfollowmostofthediscussion.Then,infrontofeveryone,theprofessorturnedtomeandaskedaboutmypreviousaccomplishments.Ifroze.AsaPhDstudent,Ihadachievedlotstobeproudof.ButallofthosewereinmyhomecountryofBrazil.NowIwasinWashington,DCandIdidn’tknowwhattheword“accomplishment”meant.SoallIcouldsaywas“Idon’tknow”.IhaddecidedtodoapostdocabroadbecauseIthoughtthetrainingwouldhelpmesecureateachingposition.IappliedforandreceivedaBraziliangovernmentfellowshiptospend18monthsworkingabroadandgotapositioninalab.Itallseemedsoeasy—untilIactuallystarted.Inanewcountry,Istruggled.Afterthemortifyinglabmeetingincident,myconfidencetookanotherhit.ThepaperIintendedtopublishdidnotmaterialize.Iusedtobeinvitedtogivetalks.Now,Iwasaskedtospeakmoreslowlybecauseofmyaccent.Myconfidencewasdestroyed.Aftermonthsofself-doubt,IremindedmyselfthatIhadpotential.Ineededtodosomethingtoregainmyconfidence.IthoughtachangeofenvironmentmightbewhatIneeded.SoImadethemove.Inanothernewlab,Istillfeltinsecure.However,IwasdeterminedtomakethemostofthetimeIhad.Thereweremoreopportunitiestointeractwithothers,whichforcedmetotalkmore.Itwasawfulatfirst,butwithpracticeIbegantofeelmoreconfidentinmyEnglish.Iproposednewprojects.Ibegantoreceivepositivefeedbackonmypresentations.Myconfidenceisback.IfeelalittlelikeWonderWoman.Shewasastrongsoldierinherhomeland.Whensheleft,sheexperiencedobstaclesandfailuresonlytobecomeevenstrongerthanbefore.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inparagraph1referto?A.Ididn’tgiveaproperresponseinalabmeeting.B.ThepaperIintendedtopublishdidnotmaterialize.C.Iwasaskedtospeakmoreslowlybecauseofmyaccent.D.IremindedmyselfthatIhadpotential.2.Whatwastheauthor’sreactionwhenaskedaboutherpreviousachievements?A.Shefeltinsecure.B.Shekeptsilent.C.Shewasataloss.D.Shefeltproud.3.Whydidtheauthorgoabroad?小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comA.Toapplyforgovernmentfellowship.B.Togetadoctor’sdegree.C.Tobuildherownlab.D.Togainexperienceforaposition.4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ALabMeetingIncidentB.IFoundMyInsideWonderWomanC.Brazilians’ConfidenceImprovedD.PoorEnglishRuinedOpportunityBYouimproveyourrobot’ssoftwarebyimprovingitssoftware.AgrimGuptaofStanfordUniversity,however,begstodiffer.Hethinksyoucanalsoimprovearobot’ssoftwarebyimprovingitshardware.Heandhiscolleagueshaveinventedawayoftestingthisidea.Theybroughttotheirrobots,unimals,theprinciplesofevolution(进化)bynaturalselection.Unimals,withglobesforheadsandsticksforarmsandlegs,aresoftwarebeingsinteractingwithavirtualenvironment.Theenvironmentswheretheywanderedwereinthreevarieties:flatgrounds,groundswithhillsandsteps,andonesthathadthecomplexitiesofthesecondsort,butwithaddedobjects.Tobeginwith,theunimalswererandomlyassignedvariousshapes,butwithidenticalsoftware—derl.Newly-createdunimalslearnedtofacethechallengesinavirtualbootcamp.Theywerethenenteredintotournamentsingroups.Eachgroupwinnerwasawardedonemutation(变异)—oneextraarmorleg,oroneextraturninginajoint.Thenewreplacedtheoldestunimalandthenwasassigned...