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 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 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 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. 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
Yesterday my husband and I walked into a “ What a Burger” for lunch. As we were sitting waiting for our ________to come, I noticed an older man in a wheelchair roll himself over to a table.
He was all by himself and he _______there for a few minutes, looking around , smiling all the time. No one seemed to notice him ______me. I got up and went over to his _______ and asked if I could get him something to _______.
He smiled and said , “ Oh yes! And thank you kindly. I’d like some beer please.”
When I brought him his beer , I told him my______and ask him to _______if he needed anything else.
We were in the “What a Burger” for a good hour. The man just _____ smiling at everyone and looking around the restaurant as he ______ate his hamburger and fries.
As we were getting ready to ______, I wanted to refill our glasses and , as I walked by the man’s table, I asked if he would like a refill ________we left.
Again , with a big ______, he said,” Yes, please!”
When I brought it back to him, he told me that he just loved beer and the hamburgers here. I told him I did too. He told me I had made him ________by coming over, talking to him, and _____ him out. I gave him a hug and told him he had made my day too! As I was turning to leave ,he told me to have a blessed day. I smiled and said I would and wished him to have _______,too.
I hope he made his way back home safely.
1.A. ticket B. change C. order D. picture
2.A. sat B. stood C. lay D. rested
3.A. like B. but C. as D. with
4.A. car B. room C. table D. grade
5.A. watch B. follow C. drink D. read
6.A. plan B. house C. place D. name
7.A. wave B. stop C. stay D. shout
8.A. forgot B. kept C. finished D. remembered
9.A. carefully B. seriously C. quietly D. finally
10.A. leave B. answer C. refuse D. return
11.A. after B. until C. before D. while
12.A. smile B. thought C. voice D. style
13.A. nervous B. happy C. peaceful D. sad
14.A. taking B. sending C. helping D. bringing
15.A. that B. it C. this D. one
—Do you mind my opening the window?
—Don’t you see the willow catkins (柳絮)swimming about in the air?
A. Yes,please B. Of course not C. You’d better not D. It doesn’t matter
----I am going to buy stocks (股票)with all my money. Any good advice for me?
---_______________________.You should be cautious(谨慎)in the stock market.
A. Don’t burn the candle at both ends. B. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
C. Better late than never. D. Actions speak louder than words.
---Justin, could you tell me_____________________________?
---On the first floor of the RT Supermarket.
A. when will the Lianyungang Wanda Plaza be built
B. how soon will the 2016 Olympic Games take place
C. how long our Art Festival will last
D. where I can find a KFC fast food shop
---How much do you know about John Nash?
----Just a little. He is a Nobel Prize –winning scientist ____ was killed in a car crash yesterday.
A. which B. what C. who D. whom
