MOST of you may have heard about the Nobel Prize. But do you know the Ig Nobel Prize (搞笑诺贝尔奖)?The awards are given each year to 10 unusual achievements in science. It is to “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.
This September the 2014 winners of the Ig Nobel awards came out! Research into why bananas are slippery(滑的) won the Ig Nobel for physics.
A team of scientists from Japan, tested 12 different banana skins. They then used sensors to measure the friction(摩擦力) between the slippery side of banana skin and the ground. They found that when someone steps on a banana skin, a special chemical, polysaccharide follicular gel(囊泡多糖凝胶), is set off. This chemical reduces friction by one-fifth. Later, scientists also compared banana skin with apple skin and orange skin and showed why apple and orange skins are not quite so dangerous. Friction was about 60 per cent higher on an apple peel.
Polysaccharide follicular gel is also found in the membranes (薄膜) where our bones meet. “This idea will help to design a joint prosthesis (人工关节),” Kiyoshi Mabuchi, the lead scientist, told the BBC news.
The Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to doctors from the Detroit Medical Center, US. They used salt pork to stop a young child’s nose bleed. Other interesting research includes whether owning a cat was bad for your mental health and looking at ugly art can be painful.
While Ig Nobel Prizes are mostly funny, great scientific breakthroughs(突破) can be made. In 2006, a team found that a type of mosquito(蚊子) is equally attracted to the smell of feet and cheese. As a result, mosquito traps were made using cheese to fight against malaria in Africa.
Ig Nobel Prize awards are mainly given for achievements in _____.
| A．chemistry | B．Science |
| C．medical research | D．Arts |
Which of the following is True about the banana skin research?
| A．The test led to the invention of a joint prosthesis. |
| B．Stepping on apple and orange skins are not dangerous. |
| C．The test showed that apple skin is more slippery than banana skin. |
| D．The chemical inside the skin mainly causes the banana’s slipperiness. |
Which research has won 2014 Ig Nobel for Medicine?
| A．Looking at ugly art can be painful. |
| B．Salt pork can be used to treat nosebleeds. |
| C．Mosquitoes like the smell of feet and cheese. |
| D．The influence cats have on their owner’s mental health. |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Fun science that makes people think |
| B．Science is dry and humorless but meaningful |
| C．Ig Nobel Prizes： Think First, Then Laugh |
| D．Ig Nobel Prize given out to silly scientists |
This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the USA. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is fifteen. He is from Canada. Jack is tall but Jim is short. They are in the same grade, but they are in different classes. Jim is in Class Two, Grade Seven. Jack is in Class Three. They go to school(上学) at seven in the morning and go home(回家) at six in the afternoon.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 Jim and Jack are ____.
A. from the same country（国家）
B. in blue shoes
C. from different countriesJim is ____.
A. short B. tall C. strongJim and Jack are in ____.
A. the same grade
B. different grades
C. the same class Jack is in ____.
A. Class 4 B. Class 3 C. Class 2They go to school at ____ in the morning.
A. 6:00 B. 7:00 C. . 8:00
I have a pen pal (笔友). His English name is James, but he’s a Chinese boy. He is twelve years old. He is tall. He has a round face, big eyes and a big nose. His mouth is wide, but his ears are small. He doesn’t have long hair . James is my ____.
A. student B. teacher C. pen friendJames is ____.
A. 12B. 13C. 14James is from ____.
A. Canada B. ChinaC. EnglandJames has ____ hair.
A. shortB. long C. bigJames’ face is_____.
A. redB. long C. round
Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce (减少) the amount (数量) of fat students today and in the future.
The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.
The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost．She wants the students to eat right，exercise more and control (控制) their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes．At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one too.
The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. In Michelle’s country over ______ of the students are too fat.
| A．75% | B．a quarter | C．a half | D．15% |
The word “obesity” in the second paragraph means ______ in Chinese.
| A．厌食症 | B．抑郁症 | C．肥胖症 | D．强迫症 |
What does the lady want the shops to do?
| A．To offer gym classes. |
| B．To plant a vegetable garden. |
| C．To serve meals with less fat. |
| D．To sell healthier foods. |
It’s a good way for a fat student to have ______ every day.
| A．more vegetables | B．sweet foods |
| C．many cokes | D．much fat |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．The lady introduces healthy drinks. |
| B．The lady cares about food cost. |
| C．The lady fights obesity in students. |
| D．The lady feels worried about the height. |
What Does the Sign Say
What time does the university（大学）park open in March?
| A．At 6:00 a.m. | B．At 6:30 a.m. |
| C．At 8:00 a.m. | D．At 8:30 a.m. |
Which sign tell you not to smoke?
| A．Sign 2. | B．Sign 4. | C．Sign 6. | D．Sign 8. |
How much will you at least pay for renting（租借）tents if you go camping with three friends?
| A．￡10. | B．￡15. | C．￡20. | D．￡30. |
Where can you see Sign 5?
| A．Near the hospital. | B．In front of the cinema. |
| C．In front of the school. | D．In a park. |
Where can you see Sign 9?
| A．On the playground |
| B．At the school library. |
| C．Near the swimming pool. |
| D．In the computer room. |
阅读理解(判断正误：T表示正确，F表示错误)
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧头) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy （仙女）came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said. “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold（金） axe and asked, “Is this yours?” “No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver（银） axe and asked again. “Is this yours?” “No.” again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, this is mine.” called out the happy man. “I know that well enough.” said the fairy, “I only want to see if you can tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides（除了--外） your own one.”The man with his old axe fell into the river．
The fairy came out and asked what was wrong with him．
The sad man only wanted the gold and silver axes．
The fairy found his lost axe for the man．
From the story, we know that an honest （诚实的）man may get more．