Jack Andraka from Maryland won the grand prize at the 2012 Intel 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 $75,000 prize. He was chosen from among 1,500 students in 70 countries.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 100 times more sensitive（敏感的）than other tests. “It costs 3 cents per test, and then it takes only 5 minutes 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 200 researchers 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 7 months. 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.

1. 1.

   What made Jack Andraka research pancreatic cancer?

   1. A.
      A high school task
   2. B.
      A professor’s encouragement
   3. C.
      Losing a friend
   4. D.
      Doubts about the present test
2. 2.

   Jack Andraka’s research on pancreatic cancer __________

   1. A.
      proved to be very successful
   2. B.
      was 100 times cheaper than other tests
   3. C.
      gave patients a 90% chance of survival
   4. D.
      was finished at the high school of Maryland
3. 3.

   We can infer（推断）from the text that Jack Andraka __________

   1. A.
      left a deep impression on Professor Maitra
   2. B.
      was thought highly of by companies
   3. C.
      got support from others easily
   4. D.
      wasn’t afraid of failure
4. 4.

   The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggested Jack Andraka will __________

   1. A.
      become rich
   2. B.
      make contributions（贡献）continually
   3. C.
      get a good job
   4. D.
      make products to treat cancer
5. 5.

   What’s the best title for the text?

   1. A.
      Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
   2. B.
      Jack Andraka’s Fights Against Cancer
   3. C.
      Research on Pancreatic Cancer
   4. D.
      Teenager Cancer Researcher

Do you still remember your dreams from childhood? They’re like flowers that never fade, “23-year-old Liu Wei told a happy audience during a broadcast of the nationwide talent competition China’s Got Talent. Liu, an ___16____ pianist from Beijing, was named one of the show’s finalists.
Liu once had arms. At the age of 10 he accidentally grabbed a high-voltage wire and lost his arms. “My family and I were so ___17____ then,” Liu recalled. He credits a disable boy he met at the hospital who gives him the __18_____ to cheer him up.
He was forced to __19_____ playing soccer (his favorite sport) but bounced back and ___20____himself to learn swimming. After two years, Liu had won two gold medals and one silver at the National Swimming Championship for the disabled in 2002.
By the age of 19, Liu had taught himself __21_____ to play the piano with his feet, fulfilling a childhood ___22____ of composing and producing music, he said ___23____ a big smile. “__24_____ enough time, I could be just as same as anyone.”
“I can read music and have __25_____ the ‘toeing’ by myself,” he told. According to Liu, the big toe is the most __26_____ digit when “toeing,” but that he can only reach five keys at the same time. “It means I have to train my toes to move more ___27____,” he said.
One of the show’s hosts, Cao Kefan, told press. “He was __28_____ so hard his feet were constantly cramping,” Cao said.
“ We’ve all __29_____ our dreams when we were young, but no one has fought as hard as you,” commented Gao Xiaosong. Gao is one of the show’s judges and one of most ___30____ music producers in China.
“You tell us that to __31_____ our dream, we need to spare no pains,” said Yi Nengjing, a show judge and Taiwanese pop star.
“I’ve received a lot of letters of support, all ___32____ me to focus on my music,” Liu said. When asked what he would do when the show was ___33____, he revealed several music companies had asked to __34_____ him. But whatever happened, he added he is sure he would keep __35_____ his dream.
“Music is like water and air to me,” he said. “I can’t live with out it.”

Do you still remember your dreams from childhood? They’re like flowers that never fade, “23-year-old Liu Wei told a happy audience during a broadcast of the nationwide talent competition China’s Got Talent. Liu, an ___16____ pianist from Beijing, was named one of the show’s finalists.

Liu once had arms. At the age of 10 he accidentally grabbed a high-voltage wire and lost his arms. “My family and I were so ___17____ then,” Liu recalled. He credits a disable boy he met at the hospital who gives him the __18_____ to cheer him up.

He was forced to __19_____ playing soccer (his favorite sport) but bounced back and ___20____himself to learn swimming. After two years, Liu had won two gold medals and one silver at the National Swimming Championship for the disabled in 2002.

By the age of 19, Liu had taught himself __21_____ to play the piano with his feet, fulfilling a childhood ___22____ of composing and producing music, he said ___23____ a big smile. “__24_____ enough time, I could be just as same as anyone.”

“I can read music and have __25_____ the ‘toeing’ by myself,” he told. According to Liu, the big toe is the most __26_____ digit when “toeing,” but that he can only reach five keys at the same time. “It means I have to train my toes to move more ___27____,” he said.

One of the show’s hosts, Cao Kefan, told press.  “He was __28_____ so hard his feet were constantly cramping,” Cao said.

“ We’ve all __29_____ our dreams when we were young, but no one has fought as hard as you,” commented Gao Xiaosong. Gao is one of the show’s judges and one of most ___30____ music producers in China.

“You tell us that to __31_____ our dream, we need to spare no pains,” said Yi Nengjing, a show judge and Taiwanese pop star.

“I’ve received a lot of letters of support, all ___32____ me to focus on my music,” Liu said. When asked what he would do when the show was ___33____, he revealed several music companies had asked to __34_____ him. But whatever happened, he added he is sure he would keep __35_____ his dream.

“Music is like water and air to me,” he said. “I can’t live with out it.”

1.A．aimless          B．legless        C．armless        D．forceless

2.A．desperate        B．happy          C．angry          D．nervous

3.A．power            B．strength       C．energy         D．enthusiasm

4.A．give away        B．give in        C．give up         D．give off

5.A．let              B．devoted        C．abandoned      D．challenged

6.A．what             B．how            C．whether        D．which

7.A．idea             B．purpose        C．dream          D．thought

8.A．at               B．to             C．in             D．with

9.A．given            B．if             C．when           D．only if

10.A．carried out     B．figured out    C．worked out     D．gave out

11.A．flexible        B．available      C．sensible       D．advisble

12.A．heavily         B．rapidly        C．slowly         D．slightly

13.A．looking         B．working        C．exercising     D．practicing

14.A．looked for      B．fought for     C．make for       D．took for

15.A．influential     B．beneficial    C．potential      D．official

16.A．make            B．gain           C．get            D．realize

17.A．letting         B．discouraging                     C．inspiring  D．encouraging

18.A．by              B．out            C．over           D．off

19.A．offer           B．sign           C．answer         D．find

20.A．pursuing        B．looking        C．thinking       D.promising                  

1. The miners who had been trapped in the mine for 2 days were finally r___________________.

2. The judge gave a prize to the cyclist who won the competition and show___________ to him.

3. The news of his death came as a s___________________ to us all.

4. The earthquake has almost left the area of Wenchuan in r___________________.

5. The driver ___________________ (受伤的) in the car accident said he had ignored the traffic lights.

6. He insisted we ___________________（组织）a meeting to discuss the coming English competition.

7. ---- What’s your a___________________ to smoking?

   ---- I think it is harmful to heath.

8. He is honest and r___________________ , so you can completely depend on him.

9. The new bridge has been finished on ___________________ (日程安排，计划) .

10. The salesman tried to p___________________ me into buying an expensive MP4, but I didn’t have enough money.

11. Look, here is a photo taken in my classroom at primary school, can you r______________ me in it?

12. The guide r___________________ that the visitors not park their cars at the gate.

13. The police are trying to discover the i___________________ of the killer.

14. After Li Ming’s ___________________(定居) here, he has got along well with all his neighbors.

15. Buses run f___________________ between the city and the airport, so it’s convenient for you to go to the airport.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.

Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.

Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.

This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”

He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant（移民）who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher（赶狗拉雪橇的人）, and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of  “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.

The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck.

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013.

B. Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant.

C. Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013.

D. Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012.

2.On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?

A. On Saturday, March 2.               B. On Monday, March 11.

C. On Saturday, March 9.               D. On Tuesday, March 13.

3. Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?

A. Aliy Zirkle.     B. Dallas Seavey.

C. Mitch Seavey.     D. Jeff King.

4. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A. the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US

B. experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age

C. men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time

D. all the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race