A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight (手電筒) 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 (晶體管) .
Ann's prize includes $25,000 and a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” 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 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一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 5t 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 hopes 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. it's 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
來自加拿大的15歲女孩Ann Makosinski發(fā)明了一種不 用電池的手電筒——空心手電筒(Hollow Flashlight) 。不像 我們平常用的手電筒，“空心手電筒”無需任何外部電源支 持就能發(fā)光，它需要的只是我們的一雙手。
1. C推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹的是15歲女孩Ann發(fā)明的“空心手電筒”，故我們很可能在報紙 的“科技”欄目讀到該文章。
2. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段提到發(fā)明手電筒的15歲學(xué)生得了大獎，并且獲得了進(jìn)一步研究的機(jī)會。由此可知 第一段向我們作了背景介紹，為下文的敘述做了鋪墊。
3. B主旨大意題。由第六段第一句的“The idea for the invention came from... ”可知，本段主要告訴我們的是 Ann發(fā)明“空心手電筒”的原因，故正確答案為B項。
4. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第七段的“I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. ”可知，“空心手電 筒”不用任何電池和有害材料，它們也不會產(chǎn)生噪音， 會持續(xù)發(fā)光。由此可知正確答案為B項。
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The eldest brother called out,“ Are you looking for a large camel?”
“And was the camel blind in one eye?” asked the second brother.
“And was a woman with a child riding on it?” said the youngest brother.
“Yes!Yes!Where are they?”
“We have not seen them ,” said the second brother. “But if you ride to the east,you might catch up with them. ”
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“We are not thieves,” replied the eldest brother. “We haven’t seen your camel or your wife or child. ”
“ Tell me ,” the rich man said ,“ how did you know so much about my camel?”
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1. The underlined part “passed away” in the passage probably means “”.
A. married B. went on a trip
C. got lots of money D. died
2. On the road the brothers met a rich man who.
A. came to welcome them to the city
B. came to look for his wife and child
C. wanted to ask the brothers the way
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A. he saw the camel walk on the road himself
B. he found only the grass on one side of the road was eaten
C. he saw some prints of a woman's boots on one side of the road
D. he just guessed what he said might be true
4. If added to the end of this passage,which of the following would fit best?
A. The brothers were caught as thieves.
B. The brothers asked the rich man for a lot of money.
C. The rich man traveled east and found the camel.
D. The rich man didn't believe the brothers at all.
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1. Is President Jacob Zuma South Africa's first black president?
2. What did Mr Mandela do in the 1990s?
3. When did Mr Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?
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A. she loves science class
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C. she needs to make preparations for class
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TEL;555-7267
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Ticket： ¥20
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