Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of life’s
______ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this
______. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer
____. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was
____. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is
______ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chicken’s body, which is proof that the
______ came first. The team was
______ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising
______. The big question now is where chickens came from. The
______ is from dinosaurs.
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most
______ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be
_____ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials
_____ by the world’s top engineers cannot produce anything as
______ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that
______ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry. “Nature has found wonderful ways that
___ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.
小题1: | A.strangest | B.best | C.oldest | D.Closest |
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小题2: | A.puzzle | B.fact | C.history | D.opinion |
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小题3: | A.on purpose | B.by chance | C.without hesitation | D.at work |
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小题4: | A.breaking | B.changing | C.disappearing | D.Forming |
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小题5: | A.necessary | B.easy | C.kind | D.impossible |
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小题6: | A.egg | B.eggshell | C.chicken | D.dinosaur |
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小题7: | A.obviously | B.originally | C.thoughtfully | D.surprisingly |
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小题8: | A.invention | B.mistake | C.statement | D.discovery |
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小题9: | A.answer | B.research | C.road | D.egg |
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小题10: | A.common | B.ridiculous | C.funny | D.amazing |
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小题11: | A.interesting | B.helpful | C.normal | D.correct |
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小题12: | A.bought | B.cut | C.designed | D.carried |
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小题13: | A.brilliant | B.ordinary | C.1ight | D.small |
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小题14: | A.finding | B.watching | C.studying | D.making |
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小题15: | A.happen | B.work | C.wait | D.Look |
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