He continued:“I know that selfpromotion happens a lot and if people want to do that,good luck to them,but I do not regard it as a positive thing. I realised this a long time ago and nobody is going to change my mind.Newspapers should be more discerning(有洞察力的)over who they write about. They should have more taste.As far as I am concerned,I can't offer anything for their readers.”
Dr Perelman has some small savings from his time as a lecturer,but is apparently unwilling to increase them with the $1 million offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge,Massachusetts,for solving one of the world's seven “Millennium Problems.”
【解题导语】 数学天才Perelman博士因没有被选进俄罗斯数学研究所和母亲隐居在圣彼得堡,虽然他由于解决数学界世纪难题而震撼了数学界,却放弃了一百万美元的奖励金,Perelman坚持说自己不值得媒体和公众的关注。
5.Grigory Perelman lives with his mother because________.
A.he has to look after her
B.his mother has a million dollars
C.he has been out of work for a long time
D.he is badly paid at the mathematical institute
答案 C [细节理解题。第一段介绍Grigory Perelman生活状况及原因,他和母亲住在圣彼得堡一所简陋的房里和母亲一起靠她一个月30英镑的退休 金过日子,因为他已多年没有工作。由此看出本题C项正确。]
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