A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight 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).
The ideas for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her friend's experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines, she saw 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 created 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.In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?
| A．Travel. | B．Culture. |
| C．Technology. | D．Advertisement. |
The first paragraph is written to be a(n) ________.
| A．introduction | B．warning |
| C．conclusion | D．discussion |
Paragraph 5 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 |
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 |
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.
Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.
| A．In 2010. | B．Last year. | C．In 2013. | D．Last month. |
| A．to be interviewed about the Nobel Prize for Literature |
| B．to be a normal person who could tell stores |
| C．to win the Nobel Prize for literature |
| D．to be influenced strongly by his mother |
| A．Because he was poor. |
| B．Because he couldn’t tell stories. |
| C．Because his classmates often laughed at his look. |
| D．Because he didn’t work hard. |
| A．Working hard. | B．Money. | C．A good job. | D．A good look. |
| A．Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him. |
| B．Mo Yan was born in a rich family. |
| C．Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace. |
| D．Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot. |
An old porter (搬运工人) had worked for the railway for a very long time. One morning he was standing in one of the big railway stations and waiting for travelers to ask him to help them with their luggage, when he saw a small man running toward the trains with a big bag in his hand.
The porter watched the man for a few seconds, and the man saw the porter.
At once the small man ran up the porter and said, “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London, porter?” He was breathing very fast, and he seemed worried.
The old porter looked at him for a moment and then said with a smile, “Well, sir, I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run along rails. You see,” he explained, “the 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago.”The old porter’s job was _______
| A．to stand in the railway station |
| B．to answer the traveler’s question |
| C．to help the travelers carry their luggage |
| D．to ask the travelers to help him |
The small man looked worried, because _______.
| A．he couldn’t run so fast as the train |
| B．he wondered if he could catch the 10:35 train to London |
| C．the porter watched him for a few seconds |
| D．he lost his bag |
At the end of the story, the porter _______.
| A．played a joke on the small man |
| B．told the small man when he could catch the train |
| C．helped the samll man to catch the train |
| D．told the small man there was no 10:35 train to London |
When the porter told the man the train had left, the time was _______
A 10:40 B. 10:35 C. 10:30 D. 10:45
Dear Mrs. Smith,
I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me. It made a great contribution(贡献) to my life.
I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first years in schools. I hated to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. Your voice seemed to change with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day, I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.
During the summer after my year in your class, I missed hearing the stories you would read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words interesting, too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.
Yours,
Linda This letter is about a girl saying “” to a teacher.
| A．Happy Teachers’ Day | B．Thank you |
| C．Goodbye | D．Sorry |
Linda was not sure if Mrs. Smith could remember her becauseat school
| A．she wasn’t a good student. | B．she wasn’t good at all her lessons |
| C．she had few words | D．she liked reading |
Mrs. Smith got Linda .
| A．to enjoy reading | B．to enjoy drawing pictures |
| C．to write books | D．to read aloud |
Which is not true in the story?
| A．The teacher often said much to Linda. |
| B．The teacher did something important in Linda’s life. |
| C．The teacher opened the world of books for Linda. |
| D．The teacher read them all kinds of wonderful books. |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express (表示) a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You may think “He’s so cool,”when you see your favorite football player.
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”
| A．interested in | B．angry about |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used.
| A．pleased with | B．strange to |
| C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.
| A．can be used instead of many words |
| B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colorful |
| D．may not be as cool as it seems |
A letter to Hero School Weekly
| November 13 Dear Izzy, I’m going to New York to study next month. This means I will leave my friends at the end of the year. I worry about making new friends at my new school. Maria is my best friend. I think I will miss her. I hope she can find new friends but still keep in touch (保持联系) with me. I’ve known her for 8 years. But I really don’t want to leave my friends. What should I do? Sincerely, Cindy |
A letter from Hero School Weekly to Cindy
| November 15 Dear Cindy, Going to a new school always means making new friends. Just be friendly with everyone. And don’t worry about your best friend. She will find new friends and you two will keep in touch. Just remember to give her a call every few days. Best friends last forever(永远). Remember the past, plan for the future, but live in the present only. Yours truly, Izzy |
From the two letters, we know that Cindy is a(n) ______.
| A．student | B．nurse | C．clerk | D．editor |
Why does Cindy write a letter to Izzy?
| A．Because she wants to make friends with Izzy. |
| B．Because she wants to tell Izzy about her best friend. |
| C．Because she is going to New York. |
| D．Because she worries about leaving her friends. |
Cindy is going to leave her school ______.
| A．after this term | B．in December | C．with Maria | D．with Izzy |