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  Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes—the pieces of pa per that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there—are an example of such an invention.

  Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating(令人沮丧的) experience he often had while singing in his church choir(唱诗班) . Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages.

  Around the time Fry lard about a new adhesive (粘合剂) that a (同事) , Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough not to tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.

  Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the “sticky pieces of paper” for trial use. When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.

1.The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry ________ .

[  ]

A.had a lot of knowledge

B.was very hard-working

C.was good at creative thinking

D.loved his job at the church

2.In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?

[  ]

A.They worked together and 'ten discussed science.

B.His invention of a special adhesive made Fry's invention possible.

C.He persuaded 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use.

D.He co-operated with Fry by providing the new adhesive for him.

3.Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes?

[  ]

A.An email to a friend.

B.An ad in a newspaper.

C.A note on a friend's door.

D.A postcard from abroad.

4.The underlined words“took off” mean ________.

[  ]

A.became popular quickly

B.had even more uses

C.disappeared from the market

D.started to leave the ground

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    MtQomolangma was first conquered (征服)in 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and She pa Tenzing, his guide(向导)became the first climbers to reach the topMore than 750 times have people tried to conquer the mountain, but not 1 successful, yet every climber knows the 2 reaching the top

    Two such climbers, and two 3 ones, are Scott Fischer and Rob Hall Fischer, an American guide with much experience, was lost in a terrible storm which swept across the 4 A rescue team (营救队)found him and his friend, but didn't 5 to bring Fischer to safety in the terrible conditions because he was dying New Zealander Rob Hall, 6 experienced climber and guide, was lost near the top These two men had something in common: they were both guides who took ‘tours’ of less experienced climbers up the mountain

    There is a lot that can go wrong in an action to reach the top of Mt Qomolangma: a 7 change in weather conditions or a wrong turningPlanes will only be sent to rescue if they 8 in advance In spite of all these, there is a business in leading guided tours to the top 9 mountain climbers can now pay $ 64,000 or more to achieve their aim

    Many people wonder how guides can hope to 10 their inexperienced climbers when they fail to keep themselves alive Steve Bell, also a guide who has recently led a team to Mt Qomolangma, believes that they are safer than others, because the guide can ask a 11 climber to turn back at any 12 if he feels that 13 is a danger to the team

    Whether these expeditions (远征)are safe or not, many climbers feel that they have turned MtQomolangma into a business, like a park for the very rich One 14 ,however, will always remain : it doesn't matter how much money you have, if you make a mistake on Mt Qomolangma, the possible result will be 15

1Aevery Beach

   Cone Dall

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2Aresults Bfact

   Cproblem Ddangers

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3Aunknown Bunimportant

   Cunlucky Dunpleasant

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4Acamp Bland

   Criver Dmountain

[  ]

5Atry Bmanage

   Csucceed Ddo their best

[  ]

6Aother Bnext

   Canother Dsecond

[  ]

7Asudden Bwrong

   Cstrange Dspecial

[  ]

8Ahave paid

   Bare being paid

   Chad been paid for

   Dhave been paid for

[  ]

9AExperienced Bwrong

   Cstrange Dspecial

[  ]

10Alook after Bdeal with

   Cfind out Ddo good to

[  ]

11Ashy Bweak

   Cstrong Dbrave

[  ]

12Awhere Bway

    Cpath Dpoint

[  ]

13Aguide Bclimber

    Csomeone Dmountain

[  ]

14Aword Btruth

   Cthought Dsentence

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15Asorrow Bdefeat

   Cdeath Dregret

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  When 70-year-old Bernie Meyers of Wilmette, Ill, died suddenly a cancer, his eight-year-old granddaughter Sarah Meyers didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to him.For weeks Sarah said little about what she was feeling.But then one day she came home from a friend’s birthday party with a bright helium balloon(氦气球).“She went into the house,”her mother recalls,“and came out carrying the balloon and an envelope addressed to ‘Grandpa Bernie, in Heaven Up High.’”

  The envelope contained a letter in which Sarah told her grandfather that she loved him and hoped somehow he could hear her.Sarah wrote her return address on the envelope, tried the envelope to the balloon and let it go.“The balloon seemed so fragile,”her mother remembers.“I didn’t think it would make it pass the trees.But it did.”

  Two months passed.Then one day a letter arrived addressed to“Sarah Meyers’ Family”and bearing(盖有)a York, Pa(宾州)post mark.

  “Dear Sarah, family & friends,

  Your letter to Grandpa Bernie Meyers safely reached the address and was read by him.I understand they can’t keep material things up there, so it drifted back to Earth.Those who live in Heaven just keep thoughts, memories, love and things like that.Sarah, whenever you think about your grandpa, he know and is very close by with love.

  Sincerely yours

  Don Kopp(also a grandpa)

  Kopp, a 63-year-old retired clerk, had found the letter and the nearly deflated balloon while hunting in northeastern Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州)——almost 600 miles from Wilmette.The balloon had floated over at least three states and one of the Great Lakes before coming to rest on a tree.

  “Though it took me a couple of days to think of what to say,”Kopp notes,“it was important to me that I write to Sarah.”

  “I just wanted to hear from Grandpa somehow,”says Sarah.“Now I think I have heard from him.”

(1)

What did Sarah want to do after her grandpa died?

[  ]

A.

She wanted to say good-bye to him

B.

She wanted to post a letter to her grandpa

C.

She wanted to give her grandpa a birthday gift, a helium balloon

D.

he wanted to make an experiment with a helium balloon

(2)

How did Sarah send a letter to her grandpa?

[  ]

A.

She put the letter into the balloon

B.

She stuck the letter on the balloon

C.

She used the helium balloon to tie the letter to

D.

She wrote something on the balloon and then let it go up

(3)

Which sentence is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

The letter drifted back to Earth

B.

The letter went up to Heaven

C.

The letter was caught on a tree

D.

The letter was received by a grandpa

(4)

Who answered the letter?

[  ]

A.

Her grandpa

B.

A retired clerk

C.

A hunter

D.

Both B and C

(5)

What is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Love finds a way

B.

A letter from Heaven

C.

A surprising answer

D.

An unexpected result

Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as  much as 64 days in a row. Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping.
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa., has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin  Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day.
And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and  doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV.
Nicole's sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family,  according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com.   .
"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website. "She's 17 now  and it really upsets her. She's missed out on a lot."
Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row,  waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose.
In Nicole's' case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy(癫痫) to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention..
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy(昏昏欲睡的) and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website. "When awake, the patient's whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike. When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions."
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light. Some patients also have intense food cravings(渴望).
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms.
There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy(发作性嗜睡病)medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year.
【小题1】What's the reflection of Nicole's sleepwalking state?

A.Being forgetful.B.Missing Christmas.
C.Sleeping around the clock.D.Being exhausted and bad-tempered.
【小题2】According to the passage, Kleine-Levin Syndrome         .
A.is not impossible for doctors to diagnose
B.affects approximately l,000 people all round the country
C.is also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome which only affects females
D.makes those suffering this condition sleep as much as 64 days in a row without eating
【小题3】Frorn the passage we can infer that        .
A.the disease will change the patients' behavior for good
B.the case of Nicole has been covered several times by different media
C.the.patients of this kind are more and more sleepy when the syndrome begins
D.the patients of this kind become too sensitive to being exposed to any noise and light
【小题4】According to the passage, Nicole           .
A.was once suspected of lying about her condition
B.has a good appetite for food because of the disease
C.has adapted to the condition and can well cope with it
D.will be cured of the disease by using the combined medication

Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as  much as 64 days in a row. Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping.

This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa., has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin  Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a day.

And when she does wake up, she is often so tired out that she is in a sleepwalking state and  doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV.

Nicole's sleepwalking state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family,  according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com.   .

"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website. "She's 17 now  and it really upsets her. She's missed out on a lot."

Delien told talk show host Jeff Probst that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row,  waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat.

Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about l,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose.

In Nicole's' case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy(癫痫) to West Nile was mentioned, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention..

When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy(昏昏欲睡的) and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website. "When awake, the patient's whole behavior is changed, often appearing “stupid" or childlike. When awake he experiences confusion, complete lack of energy, and lack of emotions."

Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light. Some patients also have intense food cravings(渴望).

The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms.

There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy(发作性嗜睡病)medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year.

1.What's the reflection of Nicole's sleepwalking state?

A.Being forgetful.                       B.Missing Christmas.

C.Sleeping around the clock.               D.Being exhausted and bad-tempered.

2.According to the passage, Kleine-Levin Syndrome         .

A.is not impossible for doctors to diagnose

B.affects approximately l,000 people all round the country

C.is also known as Sleeping Beauty Syndrome which only affects females

D.makes those suffering this condition sleep as much as 64 days in a row without eating

3.Frorn the passage we can infer that        .

A.the disease will change the patients' behavior for good

B.the case of Nicole has been covered several times by different media

C.the.patients of this kind are more and more sleepy when the syndrome begins

D.the patients of this kind become too sensitive to being exposed to any noise and light

4.According to the passage, Nicole           .

A.was once suspected of lying about her condition

B.has a good appetite for food because of the disease

C.has adapted to the condition and can well cope with it

D.will be cured of the disease by using the combined medication

 

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