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著名物理学家杨振宁逝世
标题：Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang dies at 103
文章来源：ABC news
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Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists
in modern physics, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103.
The prestigious Tsinghua University, where he studied and served as a professor, said in a
statement that Yang died of an illness, without sharing further details. “Professor Yang is one of
the greatest physicists of the 20th century, having made revolutionary contributions to the
development of modern physics," the statement said, praising his contribution to China’s scientific
and educational developments.
Yang won the Nobel Prize in 1957 with Tsung-Dao Lee for their investigation of the so-called
parity laws that led to “important discoveries regarding the elementary particles,” according to theNobel Prize website. They were the first Chinese-born Nobel Prize winners in physics.
In his speech at the Nobel Banquet at the time, he said he was as proud of his Chinese
heritage as he was devoted to modern science, a part of human civilization of Western origin. “I
am heavy with an awareness of the fact that I am in more than one sense a product of both the
Chinese and Western cultures, in harmony and in conflict,” according to his speech, shared on the
Nobel Prize website.
Yang, also known as Frank or Franklin, was also famous for his Yang–Mills theory developed
with American physicist Robert Mills.
Born in 1922, Yang was brought up surrounded by the Tsinghua campus, where his father
was a math professor, the website said. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he obtained his
master’s degree from Tsinghua.
He enrolled in the University of Chicago in the United States to pursue a doctorate in 1946
and was strongly influenced by Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, who had won the same
Nobel Prize in 1938, the website said. He later became a professor at the Institute for Advanced
Study in Princeton.
In 1986, he became a distinguished Professor-at-large at the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, to which he generously donated many of his awards and articles, including the Nobel Prize.
Starting from 1999, he served as a professor at Tsinghua.
According to a 2017 report by China's official news agency Xinhua, Yang obtained American
citizenship. He said at the time it was a painful decision, one that his father had not forgiven him
for. He renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2015, saying it was a beautiful country that gave him
good opportunities in studying science, the report said. The Nobel Prize website said Yang had
three children.
【阅读理解】
原文阅读并掌握大意后，请完成以下4道阅读理解题。
1. What did Chen Ning Yang donate to the Chinese University of Hong Kong?
A. Scientific books.
B. Awards and articles.
C. Research funds.
D. Notes on Yang–Mills theory.
2. Why is it inferred that Chen Ning Yang had close ties with Tsinghua University?A. He was born there.
B. He studied and worked there.
C. His father taught there.
D. He won the Nobel Prize soon after graduation.
3. What was Yang's attitude towards his Chinese heritage and Western modern science?
A. He was proud of the former and devoted to the latter.
B. He thought the latter was more career-important.
C. He believed they were completely conflicting.
D. He valued the former more.
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Yang's life and achievements.
B. How Yang won the Nobel Prize.
C. Yang's contributions to Tsinghua.
D. Yang's cultural integration experience.
【语法填空】
请在阅读完成原文和阅读理解题后，继续完成原文短文语法填空题。
Chen Ning Yang, a Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was one of the most influential
scientists in modern physics. He passed away in Beijing at the age of 103. The prestigious
Tsinghua University, 1.______ he studied and served as a professor, released a statement saying
Yang died of an illness 2.______ no further details were provided.
Yang 3.______ (win) the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 together with Tsung-Dao Lee for
their research on parity laws. They were the first Chinese-born scientists 4.______ (receive) this
honor. In his Nobel Banquet speech, Yang expressed pride in his Chinese heritage and devotion to
Western modern science, 5.______ (describe) himself as a product of both cultures.
6.______ (bear) in 1922, Yang grew up in Tsinghua Campus as his father was a math
professor there. After 7.______ (graduate) from Tsinghua with a master’s degree, he went to the
US for further studies. He later taught at several famous universities and made great contributions
to physics, especially with the development of the Yang–Mills theory.
In 1986, Yang became a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and generously
donated many of his awards, including the Nobel Prize, 8.______ the university. He 9.______
(final) returned to teach at Tsinghua in 1999. Though he once held American citizenship, herenounced it in 2015, saying the US had given him valuable 10.______ (opportunity) for scientific
research.
【话题写作】
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国科学家的故事很感兴趣。他最近从新闻中得
知杨振宁先生逝世的消息，向你询问更多关于杨振宁先生的事迹。请你给Peter写一封回信，
内容包括：
1.简要介绍杨振宁先生的主要成就；
2.分享你从他身上获得的启示；
3.表达对他的缅怀之情。
注意：
1.词数80 左右；
2.格式已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考译文】
中国诺贝尔物理学奖得主、现代物理学领域最具影响力的科学家之一杨振宁于周六在
北京逝世，享年103岁。
杨振宁曾就读并执教的著名学府清华大学在一份声明中表示，他因疾病离世，未透露
更多细节。声明指出，杨振宁教授是20世纪最伟大的物理学家之一，为现代物理学的发展
做出了革命性贡献，同时赞扬了他对中国科技和教育事业发展的贡献。
据诺贝尔奖官网介绍，1957年，杨振宁与李政道因对所谓宇称守恒定律的研究共同获得诺贝尔物理学奖，他们的研究促成了“关于基本粒子的重要发现”。两人是首批获得诺
贝尔物理学奖的华裔科学家。
在当时的诺贝尔晚宴演讲中，杨振宁表示，他为自己的中国血统感到自豪，同时也致
力于源自西方的现代科学这一人类文明的组成部分。诺贝尔奖官网公布的演讲内容显示，
他说：“我深刻意识到，在多种意义上，我都是中西两种文化共同的产物，这两种文化既
有和谐之处，也存在冲突。”
杨振宁又名弗兰克或富兰克林，他与美国物理学家罗伯特・米尔斯共同提出的杨・米
尔斯理论也广为人知。
据诺贝尔奖官网记载，杨振宁于1922年出生，在清华园长大，其父是清华大学的数学
教授。本科毕业后，他在清华大学获得了硕士学位。
1946年，他前往美国芝加哥大学攻读博士学位，深受1938年诺贝尔物理学奖得主、
意裔美国物理学家恩里科・费米的影响。后来，他成为普林斯顿高等研究院的教授。
1986年，杨振宁出任香港中文大学博文讲座教授，并向该校慷慨捐赠了包括诺贝尔奖
在内的许多奖项和文献资料。1999年起，他在清华大学担任教授。
据中国官方通讯社新华社2017年的一篇报道，杨振宁曾获得美国国籍。他当时表示，
这是一个痛苦的决定，他的父亲始终没有原谅他。2015年，他放弃了美国国籍，称美国是
一个美丽的国家，为他的科学研究提供了良好的机会。诺贝尔奖官网显示，杨振宁有三个
子女。
