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中考英语时文阅读：杨振宁院士逝世

杨振宁是享誉世界的物理学家，也是中国首位诺贝尔奖得主。他于

103岁高龄在北京逝世，其一生不仅在全球科学界留下了不可磨灭的印记，

也为中国的发展作出了卓越贡献。作为新时代中学生，了解他的事迹，既

能拓宽国际视野，也能激发对科学的探索热情。

一、阅读理解

阅读下文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选择最佳选项。

YangChen-Ning,aworld-renownedphysicistandChina’sfirst

Nobellaureate,passedawayinBeijingattheageof103.Bornin1922

inHefei,AnhuiProvince,Yang’sacademicjourneybeganatTsinghua

University.Later,hewenttotheUniversityofChicagoandgothisPhD

there.Hisgreatcontributionstophysicshaveleftadeepmarkonboth

theglobalscientificcommunityandChina’sdevelopment.

Yang’smostfamousachievementwasworkingwithTsung-DaoLee.

Together,theywontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1957.Theyputforward

thetheoryofparitynon-conservationinweakinteractions.Thiswasa

revolutionaryideathatchangedmodernphysicsalot.Besides,hiswork

withRobertMillsontheYang-Millstheorybuiltafoundationforthe

StandardModelofparticlephysics.Manypeoplethinkthistheoryisas

importantasEinstein’stheoryofgeneralrelativity.

Apartfromhissuccessinscience,Yanglovedhishomelanddeeply.

In1971,hebecameoneofthefirstoverseasChinesescholarstovisit

China.ThisstartedmoreacademicexchangesbetweenChinaandthe

UnitedStates.HetriedhisbesttohelpChinarestorebasicscientific

research.HealsoraisedmoneytosupportChinesescholarsstudying

abroadandgaveimportantadviceonnationalscientificpolicies.When

hewentbacktoTsinghuaUniversity,heworkedhardtosetupand

developtheInstituteforAdvancedStudy.Thishadabiginfluenceon

China’shighereducationandthecultivationofscientifictalents.

YangChen-Ning’slifewasnotonlyagreatlegendintheworldof

science,butalsoabridgeconnectingEastandWest.His100-year

journeybecameanunforgettablepartinthehistoryofhumanknowledge

andcross-culturalcollaboration.

1.WheredidYangChen-NinggethisPhD?

A.AtTsinghuaUniversity

B.AttheUniv