Mathisoneofthemostboringclassesformanystudents.Butrecently,attheUniversityofCaliforniaintheUS,aclassgot400studentsinterested.Therewereevenanother35frombehindwindows.couldma
Mathisoneofthemostboringclassesformanystudents.Butrecently,attheUniversityofCaliforniaintheUS,a classgot400studentsinterested.Therewereevenanother35 frombehindwindows.
couldmakeaboringsubjectsointeresting?TerenceTao,the31-year-olduniversityteacher,isknownas“theMozartofMath”.Tao,borninHongKong,spenthischildhoodinAustralia.Heshowedhisgreat inmathwhenhewasveryyoung.Attheageoftwo,hecouldread.Atnine,hewenttocollegemathclasses.Attwenty,hegothisdoctor’sdegree(博士学位).Lastsummer,Tao aFieldsMedalwhichisknownasthe“NoblePrizeofMath”. hewastalented,TerenceTaodidn’tgotocollegeuntilhewasfourteen.“Inmyopinion,it’snot togotocollegetooyoung.”saidTao.Headded,“ ,studyingislikebuildingalargetower.Itmusthaveastrongbase(基础).Thenitcanbebuilthigher.”
Peopledon’tthinkTaois therestofus.HewearsaT-shirtandanoldpairofsportsshoes.HereadsJapanesecomicbooks,too.Buthe lovesmath.“Inmanyways,myworkismyhobby.”hesaid.
小题1:A.math B.music C.Japanese
小题2:A.passing B.watching C.shouting
小题3:A.What B.Which C.Who
小题4:A.talent B.importance C.need
小题5:A.made B.won C.found
小题6:A.If B.Although C.Because
小题7:A.necessary B.convenient C.difficult
小题8:A.Sofar B.Attimes C.I