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.
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| C．Technology. | D．Advertisement. |
| A．introduction | B．Warning |
| C．argument | D．discussion |
| 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 |
| 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 |
When you can't use words to express your idea，you can make a gesture and people will usually understand what you are trying to say．Here are some examples of using gestures in the UK．
The Wave（挥手）
The wave is the most common gesture．To greet each other or to say goodbye，most people raise their hand and move it from side to side．One famous wave is made by the Queen．You can watch a video to see how Her Majesty（女王陛下） does her tasteful（高雅的） wave．
The V Sign
You may just he trying to spread peace and love，but if you are in the UK，please pay attention to where your hand is facing．Let the back of your hand face yourself，or it becomes an impolite gesture．
Pointing
This is not used as an insult（侮辱），but it is an impolite action when in public．Doing this can cause people to get angry，and even they'll just walk away from you．
46．What does the underlined word gesture mean？ ．
A．手势
B．装饰
C．态度
47． is the most common gesture．
A．Pointing
B．The V sign
C．The Wave
48．What can the V Sign NOT spread？ ．
A．Impoliteness
B．Peace and love
C．Friendship
49．Pointing is an action when in public．
A．impolite
B．honest
C．important
50．What is the best title（标题） of this passage？ ．
A．Polite Gestures
B．Gestures in the UK
C．One Famous Wave．
A guy walked into a store with a gun and asked for all of the money from the cashier（收银员）.
After the shop assistant put the money in a bag，the robber saw a bottle of wine on the shelf．He told the man to put it in the bag as well．But the man refused and said．"No，because I don't believe you are over 21．"The robber said he was，but the young man still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him．
At that moment，the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant．The man looked it over and agreed that the guy was in fact over 2I．He put the wine in the hag．The robber then ran from the store with the bag．
The man called the police and gave the name and the address of the robber that he got off the license．They caught the robber two hours later．
This guy definitely wins the Stupid Prize．
41．What did the robber see on the shelf？ ．
A．A bottle of wine
B．A glass of coffee
C．Some bread
42．Why did the man refuse to give the wine to the robber？ ．
A．Because the man wanted to drink it himself．
B．Because he didn't believe the robber was over 21．
C．Because the wine was very expensive．
43．The robber took his out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant
A．money
B．ID card
C．driver's license
44．Who caught the robber two hours later？ ．
A．The shop assistant．
B．The police．
C．The cashier．
45．What do you think of the guy？ ．
A．He is stupid．
B．He is clever．
C．He is handsome．
U2 is the name of a band from Ireland．It's one of the most famous rock bands in the world．
In 1978，a 17﹣year﹣old high school student．Larry Mullen，looked for some musicians to make a band．Finally，he found another three boys Adam Clayton，David and Paul Hewson and they set up a band．The four boys named their hand U2．
They traveled a lot and gave concerts in many countries．More and more people got to know them and love their music．Many of their songs，such as Beautiful Day and Walk On，were popular．In the 1980s，the band became famous．
Now their music is still popular and people in the world still enjoy their music．
36．U2 is the name of from Ireland．
A．a country
B．a musician
C．a band
37．How many boys are there in the band？ ．
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
38．When did the band become famous？ ．
A．In 1978．
B．In the 1980s．
C．In 1998
39．Who is the founder of the band？ ．
A．Larry Mullen．
B．Adam Clayton．
C．Paul Hewson．
40．The passage is mainly about ．
A．a famous band
B．a high school student
C．Ireland．
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With the development of technology，smartphones are widely used among people.71．We can find many people playing mobile phones in the buses，restaurants and supermarkets． We call these people Phubbers（低头族）．
Many teenagers spend too much time playing games，listening to music and sending messages to their friends on the phones.72．他们没有足够的时间来学习． Some teachers complain that their students get worse grades than before．73．Playing mobile phones too much is not only bad for their study but also their health． The more they play mobile phones，the more tired they will feel．Some students have to wear glasses，because they play smartphones too much.74．So some teachers don't allow the students to use mobile phones at school．
We often see many phubbers using their mobile phones on the streets．It's really dangerous．75为什么不远离你的手机呢？You should study hard and take part in more outdoor activities instead of playing mobile phones in your free time．
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Balzac （巴尔扎克）was a great French writer．He was famous for Father Goriot．But he was poor before he became famous．He lived in a dirty and wet room and was often worried about food．All of his friends were very poor and they couldn't help him．
On a winter night，it was very cold．The wind blew and it was snowing heavily．Balzac went to bed early but couldn't fall asleep．He didn't eat any food before he went to bed．He was really hungry．He thought and thought，but he couldn't come up with a good idea．At that time，he saw a man climbing into his room through the broken window．The man began to steal something on the bookshelf．Balzac got up quietly and said，"Don't waste time，my friend，I could not find any money in the daytime，how can you find any in the dark？"
56．What did Balzac do？
57．Why did Balzac live in a dirty and wet room？
58．When did the story happen？
59．How did the thief come into Balzac's house？
60．Could the thief find any money in Balzac's room at last？
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