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1、Sciencenotalwayssoserious阅读理解答案 Sciencenotalwayssoserious Didyouknowthatifyouattachaweightedsticktothebackofachicken,itwalkslikeadinosaur? No,youdidnotknow(orcaretoknow)suchthings,butnowyoudo!Thankstothisyear’swinnersoftheIgNobelPrizes!Nowinits25thyear,theIgNobelisthegoofyyoun
2、gercousinofthehonoredNobelPrize.Itapplaudsachievementsinthefieldsofmedicine,biology,physics,economics,literature,etc.EverySeptemberatHarvardUniversity,awardsarepresentedin10categoriesthatchangeyeartoyear,dependingon—accordingtotheorganization—whatmakesthejudges“laugh,thenthink”.
3、 Theceremonyofficiallybeginswhenaudiencememberslaunchpaperairplanesatanassignedhumantargetonthestage,thenspeakersonlyhave60secondstopresenttheirresearch.Inpreviousyears,theone-minuterulewasimposedbyayounggirl—nicknamedMissSweetiePoo—whowouldgouptotheplatformandrepeatthewords:“Ple
4、asestop,I’mbored,”inasharptoneuntilthespeakerleftthestage. Fortunatelyforcandidatesthough,theIgInformalLecturesareheldafterwardsonSaturdaytogivepresentersmoretimetoexplainthecrazythingsthey’reworkingon. Theresearchcanseemmorelikethebrainchildrenofteenageboysthanofrespectableadu
5、lts.Justin SchmidtwonthephysiologyIgforcreatingthe“StingPainIndex,”whichratesthepainpeoplefeelaftergettingstung(蛰)byinsects.Smithpressedbeesagainst25differentpartsofhisbodyuntiltheystunghim.Fivestingsadayfor38days,Smithconcludedthatthemostpainfulstinglocationswerethenostril(鼻孔)a
6、ndtheupperlip.Ouch. Assillyastheysound,notalloftheIgawardslackscientificapplicability.Agroupofscientistsfrom12differentcountrieswoninthemedicinecategoryforaccuratelydiagnosingpatientswithappendicitis(阑尾炎)basedonanunusualmeasurement:speedbumps(减速带).Theyfoundthatpatientsaremorelik
7、elytohaveappendicitisiftheyreportpainduringbumpycarrides. Alltheseweirdexperimentshavejustonethingincommon.They’reimprobable.Itcanbetemptingtoassumethat“improbable”impliesmorethanthat—impliesbadorgood,worthlessorvaluable,trivialorimportant.Somethingimprobablecanbeanyofthose,orno
8、neofthem,orallofthem,indifferentways.And
