Dreams are like stars.You may never catch them,but if you follow them,they will lead you to success.Yan Ning is such a dream follower.

Yan is a rising star in the science world.When Yan Ning was only a little girl,she dreamed of being a great scientist.After years of hard work,in 1996,she went to Tsinghua University to study biology.After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000,she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007.Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab.At the age of 30,she became the youngest professor(教授)at Tsinghua.

Now.Yan,42,has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton.On April 30,she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates(院士)into the US Natinal Academy of Science(国家料学院)

However,it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements.She said that in order to realize her dream,she expericnced a lot of failures and pains.But she never gave up her dream.Instead,she followed her dream and fought for it.

She usually works at least I4 hours a day.Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night.She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her.

In a TV interview,Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams."All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them."

1.Yan went to Tsinghua to study in 1996.

A. chemistry B. physics C. medicine D. biology

2.We can learn from the passage that

A. Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research.

B. Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job.

C. Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it.

D. Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help.

3.What is the best title(标题)for this passage?

A. A Difficult Research. B. A Dream Follower.

C. A Smooth Road. D. A Famous University

What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.

Blue Sky

I think there won’t be any TV channels in 2050.People will be able to choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television.In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands.

Julia

In 2050, there won’t be enough water.Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food.There may be serious water shortage (缺乏).

Ashley

Don’t be so worried about that, Julia! People will work out this problem.And I think there will be less water pollution.Water will be much cleaner than it is now.

Linkin

I quite agree with Ashley.And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again.All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born.

1.Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.

A.channels B.pictures C.menus D.programmes

2.Julia thinks in 2050.

A.the water will be much cleaner B.there will be more water pollution

C.people won’t have enough food D.some places will have more water

3.Who agrees with what Ashley has said?

A.Blue Sky B.Julia C.Linkin D.No one.

4.Ashley thinks people will have in the future.

A.more healthy food B.less healthy food

C.cleaner water D.dirtier water

5.Linkin thought that a kind of medicine would be able to make people

A.become rich B.keep healthy C.live happily D.stay serious

Zhou Yan, a middle school student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers(手指)were injured(受伤).The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease(疾病)”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more and more teenagers are using mobile phones.

Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago. He sent messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time playing with his mobile phone. His mom got very angry with him,but he didn’t stop playing with it until his arms got injured.

Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much, like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease”. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt(疼痛), they should go to see a doctor as soon as possible. Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially(尤其)at school.

1.Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because ______.

A.his mother got angry with him B.it doesn’t work well

C.it made his arms and fingers hurt D.it is useless to him

2.Zhou Yan didn’t do well in exams because ______.

A.he didn’t like studying B.he argued with his mother

C.he was ill and didn’t go to school D.he spent much time on the mobile phone

3.Yang Ling thinks teenagers should ______.

A.go to see a doctor very often B.not use mobile phones any more

C.use mobile phones less and less D.use mobile phones more when they are out of school

4.The writer wants to tell us ______ in the article.

A.only a few teenagers have mobile phones

B.using mobile phones too much is bad for teenage study and health

C.mobile phones can help teenagers get out of trouble(麻烦)

D.people shouldn’t use mobile phones

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