Question

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

   Ann's prize includes $25,000 and a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” from Google for her Hollow Flashlight,which has no moving parts or batteries.

   The idea 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一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 5t 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 hopes 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. argument

   D. discussion

3. Paragraph 6  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. it's 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

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B

   来自加拿大的15岁女孩Ann Makosinski发明了一种不 用电池的手电筒——空心手电筒(Hollow Flashlight) 。不像 我们平常用的手电筒，“空心手电筒”无需任何外部电源支 持就能发光，它需要的只是我们的一双手。

1. C推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍的是15岁女孩Ann发明的“空心手电筒”，故我们很可能在报纸 的“科技”栏目读到该文章。

2. A细节理解题。文章第一段提到发明手电筒的15岁学生得了大奖，并且获得了进一步研究的机会。由此可知 第一段向我们作了背景介绍，为下文的叙述做了铺垫。

3. B主旨大意题。由第六段第一句的“The idea for the invention came from... ”可知，本段主要告诉我们的是 Ann发明“空心手电筒”的原因，故正确答案为B项。

4. B细节理解题。由第七段的“I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. ”可知，“空心手电 筒”不用任何电池和有害材料，它们也不会产生噪音， 会持续发光。由此可知正确答案为B项。