高二英语课文材料原文人教版.docVIP

人 教 版 新 教 材 高二（下） Unit 11 Scientific achievements A ZHONGGUANCUN Whatever great achievements the future may have in store for China, it is likely that many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing．Zhongguancun, in Beijing’s Haidian District，is the new centre for Chinese science and technology. It is home to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and more than ten famous universities, including Peking University and Tsinghua University． Zhongguancun was set up as a special economic zone in the late l990s and quickly became the leader of China’s hi-tech industry．The science centre got started in the early l980s, when Chen Chunxian, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences，opened a private research and development institute．Within the next ten years, more than a hundred scientific and hi-tech companies moved into the area and new hi-tech centres developed around the original Zhongguancun Garden．They all have their own characteristics，but they all share the spirit of creativity and scientific skill that have made Zhongguancun a success． The science park is also home to a growing number of overseas Chinese who have grasped the opportunity to develop their ideas at home．Xiang Yufang is one of those who have returned to China after studying and working abroad．Zhongguancun made it possible for him to follow his dreams and help the country he loves． “I studied abroad because I wanted to see more of the world and work with some of the top scientists in my field．I never felt really comfortable abroad，and I missed everything about China．When I got my master’s degree，I wanted to return home but couldn’t find a company where I could use what I had learnt．I worked abroad for a few years and then I heard about Zhongguancun．I knew it was perfect for me.” Yufang talked to some friends from his university in Beijing and they helped arrange for his return．He left his job in the foreign company and came back to Beijing． “I was so happy．It was wonderful，like a dream come true．I coul