13．Jack Andraka from Maryland won the grand prize atthe 2012Intel International Science and Engineer——青夏教育精英家教网——

Jack Andraka from Maryland won the grand prize at
the 2012Intel International Science and Engineering
Fair．It is the largest high school science competition in the world．The Maryland teenager is the youngest winner of the $75，000prize．He was chosen from among 1，500students in 70countries．
Jack Andraka invented a test for pancreatic cancer
（胰腺癌）．He started to learn it after losing a close family friend to the disease．"I went on the Internet and I found that 85%of all pancreatic cancers are found late，when someone has less than 2% chance of survival（生存），"he says，"and I was thinking，'That's not right．We should be able to do something．'"He found that early discovery is important to increasing the chances of surviving the disease．
The Maryland teenager asked to work in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and was allowed．There he developed a simple paper test，which can recognize the disease in a single drop of blood．His test has proved correct 90% of the time．It also is 100times more sensitive（敏感的）than other tests．"It costs 3cents per test，and then it takes only 5minutes to run，"he said．
Jack's success wouldn't have been possible without Anirban Maitra，a professor at Johns Hopkins．He was the only person among the 200researchers Jack wrote to who showed interest in his project．"I was very surprised that this was a 15-year-old who was writing this．I wanted to meet this clever young man and see what he wanted to talk about and so I called him over for an interview（会面）．"
Jack worked in Professor Maitra's laboratory，completing his project in 7months．The government has given the Maryland teenager patent rights（专利权）to the pancreatic cancer test．He is now talking with companies about developing the test into a simple product．
Whatever happens，the professor believes Jack Andraka's name is one we will be hearing again over the next 10 to 20 years．
66．What made Jack Andraka research pancreatic cancer？C
A．A high school task．
B．A professor's encouragement．
C．Losing a friend．
D．Doubts about the present test．
67．Jack Andraka's research on pancreatic cancerA．
A．proved to be very successful
B．was 100times cheaper than other tests
C．gave patients a 90% chance of survival
D．was finished at the high school of Maryland
68．We can infer（推断）from the text that Jack AndrakaA．
A．left a deep impression on Professor Maitra
B．was thought highly of by companies
C．got support from others easily
D．wasn't afraid of failure
69．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggested Jack Andraka willB．
A．become rich
B．make contributions（贡献）continually
C．get a good job
D．make products to treat cancer
70．What's the best title for the text？D
A．Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
B．Jack Andraka's Fights Against Cancer
C．Research on Pancreatic Cancer
D．Teenager Cancer Researcher．

12．Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger．But what can blind people do if they are allergic（过敏的）to dogs or just don't like them？For some people，the answer is provided by the Guide
Horse Foundation．
Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999．They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people．Miniature horses look just like regular horses，only much smaller．They are generally less than 34inches tall．Cuddles was the foundation's first guide horse in full service（服务）．She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw's helper．Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor．One night，while filling out a form to get a guide dog，Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind．Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time．He applied（申请），and a year later，Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team．
On a trip to New York，Cuddles helped Shaw safely tour Times Square，a very busy part of the city at night．The next day，Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building，a famous tall building．Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像），and traveled on the subway system．
Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles．He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself．
61．The Guide Horse FoundationC．
A．was set up by one person
B．has different kinds of horses
C．trains horses to guide blind people
D．has a history of several hundred years
62．According to the text，miniature horsesB．
A．live a shorter life than guide dogs
B．are much smaller than regular horses
C．are more friendly to people than dogs
D．are different from regular horses in many ways
63．We know from the text that Dan ShawB．
A．became blind at age 45
B．has a great love for horses
C．heard about guide horses from a friend
D．got a guide horse as soon as he applied
64．Cuddles changed Dan Shaw's life byC．
A．making him famous
B．helping to calm him
C．giving him confidence
D．helping him start an organization
65．The text is written to tell us thatA．
A．special animals can help people do seemingly impossible things
B．blind people are brave to face many challenges
C．horses are better than dogs as guide animals
D．New York City is a magical city．

11．Every day，15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school．She also took pictures of the food．However，Martha was very honest about the food．She did not just describe the food．She judged the taste and health of the food．
Martha also began to use her blog（博客）for an important reason．She began to raise（筹集）money for the organization Mary's Meals in the East African country of Malawi．It provides food for children in schools for free．Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary's Meals to help build a kitchen．
But then，Martha began to have a problem．Many people read her blog．She became big news．The news stories showed that the food at Martha's school was not always healthy．And that made some people angry．So the school officials decided to stop Martha's blog．They said that she could not take her camera to school．
But an amazing thing happened．Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet．Martha's story was even bigger than before．Now the officials had to change their minds．A few days later，Martha was again writing her blog．But more than that，people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children．Martha had hoped to raise about 10，000dollars．But the total reached 100，000dollars and still kept on growing!
Martha's blog also helped to improve meals at her school．One day she wrote：As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want．
No one knows what will happen to Martha's blog in future．But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals．
56．Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog toC．
A．invite students to judge the food
B．show the terrible taste of the food
C．express her opinion about the food
D．ask the school to improve the food
57．The organization Mary's MealsB．
A．was set up by Martha
B．provides free school meals
C．is an international organization
D．helps poor families build kitchens
58．Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog？B
A．It had a bad influence on her study．
B．Some people were upset by its content（内容）．
C．Taking pictures needs a lot of time．
D．Many other students started to copy her．
59．According to the text，MarthaA．
A．got a lot of support around the world
B．helped improve children's eating habits
C．raised 10，000for the Malawi school children
D．has no idea what to write on her blog in future
60．What's the best title for the text？D
A．School Meals
B．Mary's Meals
C．Power of the Internet
D．Martha Shares Her Food．

10．At East China University of Science and Technology，students will get a coupon（优惠券）if they eat up their food．Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts，such as books，magazines，mobile phone covers and handwarmers．
"It's been such a surprise，"said Liang Zhaoyun，19，a student at the university in Shanghai．"It has given us one more motivation to finish our food．"
The measure （措施） is part of a national"eat-up"campaign（行动） which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses（校园）．
Why only on campuses，you might ask？Because according to a report by Xinhna News Agency，students waste twice as much food as the national average（平均）．
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country．
"The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food．We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment-friendly and healthy lifestyle，"said Tao Siliang，secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University．
But some school food is poorly prepared，so students do not like to finish it all．Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it．
"I'm glad that we've reduced food waste since the‘eat-up'campaign began．But if we call on students to waste less food，we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses．"said Tao．
51．From Paragraph l，we know that the students will get a couponD．
A．when they eat school food
B．after they exchange gifts
C．if they collect the waste
D．if they finish all their food
52．The underlined word"motivation"in Paragraph 2meansA in Chinese．
A．动力   B．机会      C．试验    D．条件
53．The"eat-up"campaign is carried out on campuses becauseC．
A．students get a good education
B．schools offer small gifts
C．students waste too much food     D．school food is more delicious
54．The purpose of the campaign is mainly toB．
A．improve the school food standard
B．encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle
C．receive attention from the society
D．further improve the service in universities
55．The best title for this passage may beD．
A．Enjoy Your Food!
B．Reduce Waste on Campus
C．Meals in Universities．
D．"Eat-up"Campaign on Campus．

9．_________ is known to all，good friends _________ happiness and value to life．（　　）

8．He said he _________ his work，and then we needed to wait for him for a little while．（　　）

	A．	just finished		B．	was just finishing
	C．	had just finished		D．	was just finished

7．-What's that terrible noise？
-The boys _________ for a party．（　　）

6．Help is needed for families _________ homes were destroyed during the earthquake．（　　）

5．Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas．But some people think we buy too much．They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day．They don't want anyone to go shopping that day．
Buy Nothing Day is November 29．It's 25days before Christmas．It's after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping．At this time，we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to"buy，buy，buy!"
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver，British Columbia．Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day．In California，parents and children get together to read stories，sing songs，and paint pictures．The children talk about why they don't need a lot of toys．This year，in Manchester，England，people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much．
In Albuquerque，New Mexico，high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day．They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day．They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food．They made posters and talked to other students about it．The dinner was a big success，and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29．The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition．Next year，they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!

68．Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day？D
A．November 29 B.25days before Christmas．
C．After Thanksgiving． D．The first day after Christmas．
69．When do people usually do shopping？C
A．Before Thanksgiving．
B．On Christmas．
C．Before Christmas．
D．Anytime．
70．How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day？D
A．In California，parents and children get together to play games．
B．In England，people celebrated by performing plays．
C．In Mexico，high school students dressed up．
D．They bought nothing and made the others decide not to．

4．It's a fact that we all dream．Some dreams seem to last for hours，others only for seconds．Some of us have strange dreams，some have interesting dreams，and some of us have unpleasant dreams．Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-minute cycles，each cycle made up of six stages．In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement，known as REM，and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place．Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams．On the other hand，when during the first five stages （NREM），only seven percent could describe a dream．
However，of these same people woken during thO6e first five stages，74% were able to remember thinking activity，although they would not call it a dream．NerysDee，who has written about dreams in a book called"Your Dreams and What They Mean"says："Perhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer mundane problems，but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matters．"She also makes the following statement about 90-minute cycle：It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half．In other words，until they have missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period．

60．Which of the following statements about dreams is TRUE？C
A．Everyone dreams but very few can recall what they dream．
B．People can only remember unpleasant dreams．
C．Some people have long dreams and others have very short ones．
D．More than eighty percent of people can remember their dreams．
61．According to the tests in the 1980s，dreaming takes placeD．
A．between each 90-minute cycle
B．at any time during 90-minute cycles
C．during the first five stages of 90-minute cycles
D．in the last stage of 90-minute cycles
62．People woken during REM sleep canA
A．easily remember their dreams         B．hardly remember their dreams
C．only remember their dreams          D．partly remember their thinking activity
63．"Insomniacs"are persons whoC
A．can always remember their dreams
B．experience rapid eye movement
C．have trouble getting into sleep at night
D．usually wake after each 90-minute sleep period．

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