A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight(手电筒) getting power from the holder's body heat is going home today from California with a big prize and a chance to do further research.
Ann Makosinski was the only Canadian among the four winners at Google's international science competition. Thousands of young scientists from around the world took part in the competition.
Winning the science and technology competition was "a surprise". Ann said, "I think it will have a great influence on my future."
Ann thanked her family for encouraging her interest in science and said that her first toy was a box of transistors(晶体管).
Ann's prize includes $ 25,000 and a "once in a-lifetime expericnce" from Google for her Hollow Flashlight, which has no moving parts or batteries.
The idea for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her friend's experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines, she s«w the friend couldn't study when it became dark because there was no electricity or light. She saw the need for a flashlight that has no batteries - Hollow Flashlight.
In her project, Ann wrote "I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. The flashlight needs at least a 5℃ temperature difference between the holder's body and the environment around to produce light."
A video of Ann explaining how she creatcd the flashlight has been watched more than 1.4 million times on the Internet.
Though Ann was successful, she has not made a decision about her career path. Ann hope that she can find a way to join her love of film and science together.
The four winners were chosen from 15 final competitors from eight countries. The competition attracted thousands of students in 120 countries.
1. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?
A. Travel. B. Culture. C. Technology. D. Advertisement.
2. The first paragraph is written to be a(n) ________.
A. introduction B. warning C. argument D. discussion
3. Paragraph 6 mainly tells us ________.
A. what Ann saw in the Philippines B. why Ann invented Hollow Flashlight
C. how Ann's family encouraged her interest D. what prize Ann got for Hollow Flashlight
4. According to the passage, we learn ________.
A. easy to win the international science competition
B. Hollow Flashlight is safe, noiseless and can save energy
C. Ann has made a decision to be a scientist in the future
D. few people are interested in how Ann created the flashlight
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任务型阅读，阅读短文，并按要求完成1—5题。
1题为判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；2—4题为简略回答问题；5题为英译汉。
Fifteen is such an awful(糟糕的) age, I should know. I really wish I were eighteen. If you are an adult, you can be your own boss. People like my parents and my teachers are always telling me what to do. You know what I mean. “It’s time for bed, Sandy.” Or “ Sandy, you’ve watched too much TV for one night.” “Sandy, stand up straight.” “Sandy, you must improve your handwriting.” Sandy this, Sandy that. No one tells adults when they go to bed or not to watch TV. Besides, adults get to wear what they like... Now it’s going to be great to be an adult. Don’t you agree?
I’m Sandy’s mother. Having a fifteen-year-old daughter isn’t always easy. Right now, we’ve got a problem. Our neighhour, Mrs. White, wants Sandy to look after her pet dog for one week. Sandy really wants to do it, but I’m worried. She’s too young and inexperienced. Well, I will never be able to relax knowing she is all alone with a dog. I’ve tried to explain my feelings to her, but she won’t listen. She keeps telling me that the Whites live very near, so she can ask for help. She insists that Mrs. White won’t ask her to look after her pet dog if she doesn’t think Sandy is old enough. She says I’m “babying” her and I hate to see her mad at me. What should I do?
Finish the tasks according to the passage.
1. Sandy is fifteen years old and she wishes to be her own boss.
2. What does Sandy think her parents and her teachers are always doing about her ?
3. Why is Sandy’s mother worried when Sandy wants to help Mrs. White?
4. Should Sandy look after Mrs. White’s pet dog?
5. Put the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
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A number of animals, especially birds, travel to 3 places to get away from the cold. Wild geese, for example, fly south. Other animals, such as bears, snakes and squirrels, 4 most of their time eating or storing food. After enough food and energy preparation, they go to safe places to hibernate (冬眠).
Hibernation is a special and deep sleep. When animals hibernate, their body temperature drops, and their heart
beat and breathing become very 5 . They look like dead ones. The largest hibernators are bears. 6 other hibernators, bears do not eat or drink while hibernating, which can last as 7 as six months.
For some cold-blooded animals, 8 gives them a good place to keep warm. 9 the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes or ponds. For insects (昆虫), most of them don’t 10 during the winter, which is called diapause (昆虫生
长的停滞期).
( )1 A. protect B. protecting
C. protects D. to protect
( )2. A. how B. what
C. where D. why
( )3. A. cooler B. warmer
C. colder D. windier
( )4. A. cost B. spend
C. take D. pay
( )5. A. quick B. strong
C. slow D. noisy
( )6. A. Instead B. Except
C. Unlike D. Without
( )7. A. long B. much
C. many D. far
( )8. A. land B. water
C. air D. space
( )9. A. Since B. When
C. For D. Even
( )10. A. sleep B. talk
C. grow D. stop
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- My pleasure.
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- Great! ________.
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C. Many hands make light work D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
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词汇和句子，根据汉语提示写出正确的单词。
1.Could you give me some （建议）on learning English?
2.You are supposed to be （有耐心的）in the exam.
3.They （鼓励）us to be our best.
4.Mr Wu spent as much time as he could （解释）the difficulties to us.
5.She wanted to make a special cake for her mother as a （礼物）at her birthday party.
6.My grandfather always says if I work hard, I’ll have a （光明的）future.
7.Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake and it is one of the most （美丽的）cities in China.
8.Many people like watching”Gangnam Style”video, （包括）the elderly.
9.Lots of people in the world have sleep （问题）.
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A.alone,alone B.lonely,lonely C.alone,lonely D.lonely,alone
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Cindy ,Jerry and Mary are giving their opinions about a good friend.
Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest(诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing . If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust(信任).
Jerry: I think a good friend has to be generous. Here “generous” doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his money or his clothes. It means he should share(分享) his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Mary: In my opinion, a good friend should understand(理解) his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ places and think more for his friends.
( )1.What does the underlined sentence(划线句子) mean?
A. It’s more important to be honest.
B. To be honest is as important as other things.
C. To be honest is not very important.
D. To be honest isn’t as important as other things.
( )2.Jerry would like to make friends who_________.
A. give him money B. know him very well
C. share his ideas and feelings D. give him some clothes
( )3. Mary thinks friends should_________.
A. visit each other often B. go to more places to play
C. understand each other D. help each other do more things
( )4. Which of the following is True?
A. They are talking about what they think a good friend should be.
B. They are talking about money.
C. They are talking about clothes.
D.They are talking about trust.
( )5.What does the underlined word ”generous” mean in Chinese?
A.聪明的 B.慷慨的 C.真诚的 D.信任的
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