2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：18
<p>切蛋糕的最佳方式</p><p>伦敦一名数学家在<span word="YouTube">YouTube</span>视频中展示了最佳的切蛋糕方式。您别说，还真有那么点道理。</p><p><span word="Forget">Forget</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span>; <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>-<span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> '<span word="new">new</span>' <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="unearthed">unearthed</span>（发掘，破获）<span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mathematician">mathematician</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Bellos">Bellos</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="Bellos">Bellos</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="wedges">wedges</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="susceptible">susceptible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drying">drying</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stored">stored</span>.</p><p><span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Numberphile">Numberphile</span>, <span word="Bellos">Bellos</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>.</p><p><span word="Namely">Namely</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedge">wedge</span>（楔子） <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fridge">fridge</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> '<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>', <span word="Bellos">Bellos</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p>'<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="maximising">maximising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gastronomic">gastronomic</span>（烹饪学的） <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>.'</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="on">on</span> 20 <span word="December">December</span> 1906 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Galton">Galton</span>.</p><p><span word="Titled">Titled</span> '<span word="Cutting">Cutting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>', <span word="Galton">Galton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedge">wedge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="faulty">faulty</span>'.</p>
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