A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight 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).

The ideas 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 created 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 hope 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. conclusion D. discussion

3. Paragraph 5 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

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging(挑战) for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

1.The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.

A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful D. comfortable

2. The word “quit” in the passage means “___________”in English.

A. carry on B. put off C. give up D. pick up

3.Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

C. You can find life is full of nice things.

D. Never give up half-way.

4.We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.

A. the writer was very successful in his life

B. the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain

C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father

D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain

5.The best title for the passage is“________”.

A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain

B. Enjoy the Beautiful Views

C. Conversations between Father and Son

D. Father and I

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