（一）LessIsMore根据下列材料，请回答问题Itsoundsallwrong--drillingholesinapieceofwoodtomak

共享题干题 （一）Less Is More 根据下列材料，请回答问题 It sounds all wrong--drilling holes in a piece of wood to make it more resistant to knocks. But it works because the energy from the blow gets distributed throughout the wood rather than focusing on one weak spot. The discovery should lead to more effective and lighter packaging materials. Carpenters have known ________(51)centuries that some woods are tougher than others. Hickory, for example, was turned into axe handles and cartwheel spokes because it can absorb shocks without breaking. White oak, for example, is much more easily damaged, ________(52) it is almost as dense. Julian Vincent at Bathe University and his team were convinced the wood's internal structure could explain the differences.Many trees have tubular vessels that run ________ (53) the trunk and carry water to the leaves. In oak they are large, and arranged in narrow bands, but in hickory they are smaller, and more evenly distributed. The researchers ________ (54) this layout might distribute a blow's energy throughout the wood, soaking up a bigger hit. To test the idea, they drilled holes 0.65 millimetres across into a block of spruce, a wood with ________ (55)vessels, and found that ________(56) withstood a harder knock. ________(57)when there were more than about 30 holes per square centimeter did the wood's performance drop off. A uniform substance doesn't cope well with knocks because only a small proportion of the material is actually________ (58). All the energy from the blow goes towards breaking the material in one or two places, but often the pieces left________(59)are pristine(未经破坏的). But instead of the energy being concentrated in one place, the holes provide many weak spots that all absorb energy as they break, says Vincent. "You are controlling the places ________(60) the wood breaks, and it can then absorb more________ (61) , more safely. "The researchers believe the principle could be applied to any material ________(62) example, to manufacture lighter and more protective packaging. It could________(63)be used in car bumpers, crash barriers and armor for military vehicles, says Ulrike Wegst, ________ (64) the Max Plank Institute for Mental Research in Stuttgart. But she emphasizes that you'd ________ (65) to design the substance with the direction of force in mind. "The direction of loading is crucial," she says.1.[不定向选择题]________A.over B.at C.around D.on 2.[不定向选择题]________A.If B.Just C.Only D.Rarely

1.参考答案：B
参考解析：“the Max Plank Institute for Mental Research”是一个机构，具体地说，。它是一个研究所。“在某个机构”可用at或in，at表示“机构”，in表示“方位”，是“三维”的。故选B。
2.参考答案：C
参考解析：空格所在的句子是一个倒装句，所以应该选only，only when引起主句中主语和助动词(did)倒置。整个句子的意思是：只有当每平方厘米超过30个孔时，木头抵御敲打的表现才变差。故选C。3.[不定向选择题]________A.among B.in C.a D.for

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