When Emma Yang was seven years old, her grandmother became forgetful. Over the next few years, those memory problems, caused by early Alzheimer's disease, worsened. Yang, who learned to write computer programs at an early age, decided to create an app to help. "When I was about 11, I got really interested in using technology for social good to help other people around the world ," says Yang, who is now 14.
In her app called Timeless, Alzheimer's patients can look through photos of friends and family, and the app will tell them who the people are and how they're related to the patients. The app also includes a simple reminder screen that lists appointments for the day, along with a simple contacts screen that shows photos of family members along with names. If a patient tries to call a contact repeatedly, the app will flash a quick reminder: "You just called less than five minutes ago." A "me" page shows the patient's own name, age, phone and address.
"There are no apps that really help Alzheimer's patients with their daily lives, "Yang says. "A lot of times people think that the elderly can't really use technology,but in fact,if you introduce it to them carefully,it can really benefit their lives. "
Catherine Possin,an associate professor at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center,agrees. "It can be hard for somebody who has a lot of memory problems to learn a new technology,"Possin says. "But if the app is simple enough,they can learn to use it through practice. "
Looking through the photos,Possin says,can be a type of social activity for the patient,helping keep family members and friends in mind. It also could strengthen memory. "I think it can be very helpful for patients to exercise memories and make them stronger and make them more resilient（可迅速恢复的）in the face of the disease."
1.What is the "contacts screen" made for?
A.To show the list of appointments for the day.
B.To show the patient's own information.
C.To show photos of family members.
D.To show the changes in the patient
2.The underlined word "them" refers to "______".
A.old people B.Alzheimer's patients C.apps D.technologies
3.What can we learn from Katherine Possin?
A.It is easy for Alzheimer's patients to learn to use apps.
B.The app can help Alzheimer's patients strengthen their memory.
C.The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is helping Yang develop the app.
D.Social activities can help Alzheimer's patients remember things about themselves.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.A Perfect App for the Patients-Timeless
B.Young Developer of an Alzheimer's App
C.New Medicines to Cure Alzheimer's
D.A Talented Student-Emma Yang
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When Emma Yang was seven years old, her grandmother became forgetful. Over the next few years, those memory problems, caused by early Alzheimer's disease, worsened. Yang, who learned to write computer programs at an early age, decided to create an app to help. "When I was about 11, I got really interested in using technology for social good to help other people around the world ," says Yang, who is now 14.
In her app called Timeless, Alzheimer's patients can look through photos of friends and family, and the app will tell them who the people are and how they're related to the patients. The app also includes a simple reminder screen that lists appointments for the day, along with a simple contacts screen that shows photos of family members along with names. If a patient tries to call a contact repeatedly, the app will flash a quick reminder: "You just called less than five minutes ago." A "me" page shows the patient's own name, age, phone and address.
"There are no apps that really help Alzheimer's patients with their daily lives, "Yang says. "A lot of times people think that the elderly can't really use technology,but in fact,if you introduce it to them carefully,it can really benefit their lives. "
Catherine Possin,an associate professor at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center,agrees. "It can be hard for somebody who has a lot of memory problems to learn a new technology,"Possin says. "But if the app is simple enough,they can learn to use it through practice. "
Looking through the photos,Possin says,can be a type of social activity for the patient,helping keep family members and friends in mind. It also could strengthen memory. "I think it can be very helpful for patients to exercise memories and make them stronger and make them more resilient（可迅速恢复的）in the face of the disease."
1.What is the "contacts screen" made for?
A.To show the list of appointments for the day.
B.To show the patient's own information.
C.To show photos of family members.
D.To show the changes in the patient
2.The underlined word "them" refers to "______".
A.old people B.Alzheimer's patients C.apps D.technologies
3.What can we learn from Katherine Possin?
A.It is easy for Alzheimer's patients to learn to use apps.
B.The app can help Alzheimer's patients strengthen their memory.
C.The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is helping Yang develop the app.
D.Social activities can help Alzheimer's patients remember things about themselves.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.A Perfect App for the Patients-Timeless
B.Young Developer of an Alzheimer's App
C.New Medicines to Cure Alzheimer's
D.A Talented Student-Emma Yang
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When Emma Yang was 7 or 8 years old, her grandmother got Alzheimer's disease（阿尔茨海默病）. It made her grandmother lose her memory. She couldn't even know her own family members.Yang, now 14, decided to create an app to help people with this disease.
Her app is called Timeless. It uses facial recognition technology. Alzheimer's patients can use the app to look at photos of their friends and family. The app will tell them who the person is and how they recognize（认出）someone in the same room; they can take pictures and the app will try to identify them.
Yang got the idea after seeing how facial recognition is used in different areas, especially in health care. She worked with a tech company to create the facial recognition software that her app used. She learned to code（编码）for the iPhone for the first time in the process.
The app is still in development. Yang is trying to raise money through crowdfunding（众筹）so that she can take the next step. Though some may think that the app is too hard for older people to use, Yang is hopeful. “If you introduce it to them right away, it's actually possible for them to use it and it can really benefit their lives,” she said.
Memory expert Katherine Possin agreed. Possin said looking at photos on the app can help patients feel more social. It can also improve their memory, she added.
1.Emma Yang's app was created to help people________.
A.who like taking photos B.who have Alzheimer's disease
C.who have lost their family members D.who are too old to take care of themselves
2.What can the app Timeless do?
A.It can cure diseases. B.It can tell good strangers from bad ones.
C.It can recognize faces. D.It can talk to patients.
3.What's Yang's attitude（态度）towards Timeless?
A.Confident. B.Hopeless. C.Disappointed. D.Doubtful.
4.The last paragraph is mainly written to__________.
A.introduce a famous memory expert
B.show how popular the app is
C.explain the app's usefulness from an expert's point of view
D.show that the app also works for healthy people
5.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A.Facial Recognition Technology B.Alzheimer's Disease
C.Yang's Grandmother D.“Timeless” Memories
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Answer the questions.
In 1935, when Emma was five years old, her mother died. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, they were no replacement for a mother’s love. Emma, who grew up to be my mother, told me that her family was too poor to afford to buy her a little doll at that time.
After her mother’s death, Emma was determined to look after others. She felt that she could make up for her sad childhood through her dedication（奉献）to her own family. But I knew there was still something missing.
A few days before Christmas in 1989, one customer came to our company with her beautiful handmade dolls. I decided to get one for my five-year-old daughter, Lucy. Then I had an idea, I asked the customer to make me a doll for my mother, Emma—a special one with grey hair and glasses—a grandmother doll.
A friend of mine agreed to play Santa（圣诞老人）to deliver the presents to our home on Christmas morning! I began to get ready for what would turn out to be one special day of my mother’s life.
Santa arrived on Christmas Day at the planned time. Lucy was so happy to get the present from Santa. When Santa turned to leave, he looked once more into his huge bag and brought out one more present. Then he asked where Emma was. To my mother’s big surprise, she heard her name! He handed her the present and also a message card:
For Emma,
Before my trip this year, I was cleaning my room and found this package. It was supposed to be delivered on December 25, 1935. Many apologies for delivering the present late.
Love,
Santa
She couldn’t speak but only held the doll she had waited fifty-four years to receive as tears of joy ran down her cheeks（脸颊）. That doll, given by“Santa”，made my mother the happiest“child”that Christmas.
--An extract（摘录）from An unforgettable moment
1.Emma grew up in a rich and happy family, didn’t she?
_____________________________________________
2.Why was the writer interested in that customer’s dolls?
____________________________________________
3.What did the doll for Emma look like?
____________________________________________
4.Who played Santa to deliver the presents for the writer?
____________________________________________
5.How did Emma feel when she received the doll?
____________________________________________
6.Please give a proper title for the passage.（No more than 10 words）
____________________________________________
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We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.
Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A. She moved away from her grandma. B. She moved away from her parents.
C. She lived with her grandparents. D. She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 和好 B. 打架 C. 离婚 D. 生气
3.The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?
A. The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.
B. The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.
C. The writer could sit on the table while having meals.
D. The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.
4.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A. For her son. B. For her grandchildren.
C. For the poor. D. For herself.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer disliked her childhood. B. The writer complained about her parents.
C. The writer missed her grandma so much. D. The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
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We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favourite granddaughter and she was my favourite grandma.
Two years later, my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in a house while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl,letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A.She lived with her grandparents. B.She moved away from her parents.
C.She moved away from her grandma. D.She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word “divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A.和好 B.打架 C.离婚 D.生气
3.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A.For her son. B.For the poor. C.For her grandchildren. D.For herself.
4.The writer’s grandma let him/her do the following EXCEPT________.
A.taste sugar B.share some drink
C.have pocket money D.save some coins
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The writer disliked her childhood.
B.The writer missed her grandma so much.
C.The writer complained about her parents.
D.The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.
Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A. She moved away from her grandma. B. She moved away from her parents.
C. She lived with her grandparents. D. She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 和好 B. 打架 C. 离婚 D. 生气
3.The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?
A. The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.
B. The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.
C. The writer could sit on the table while having meals.
D. The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.
4.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A. For her son. B. For her grandchildren.
C. For the poor. D. For herself.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer disliked her childhood. B. The writer complained about her parents.
C. The writer missed her grandma so much. D. The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.
Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A. She moved away from her grandma. B. She moved away from her parents.
C. She lived with her grandparents. D. She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 和好 B. 打架 C. 离婚 D. 生气
3.The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?
A. The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.
B. The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.
C. The writer could sit on the table while having meals.
D. The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.
4.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A. For her son. B. For her grandchildren.
C. For the poor. D. For herself.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer disliked her childhood. B. The writer complained about her parents.
C. The writer missed her grandma so much. D. The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心脏病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.
My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（数据），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the doctor’s office.
My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she needed an operation.
My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and came out fine.
My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（积极的态度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her.
1.The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because ________.
A. he was afraid to do the operation.
B. he talked too much about the risks
C. he had never done such an operation
2.The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother ________.
A. nervous B. unhappy C. relaxed
3.We can tell from the story that the grandmother ________.
A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother
B. celebrated her 97th birthday with her family
C. lived through the operation by the second doctor.
4.The underlined word“stubborn” probably means ________ in Chinese.
A. 执拗的 B. 严谨的 C. 无知的
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. It is better to depend on statistics.
B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.
C. A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A.He was seven years old.
B.Because he was seven years old.
C.When he was seven years old.
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Last autumn, my 80-year-old grandmother was having problems with her heart. My family sent her to the ______.
After a careful examination, a famous doctor told my grandmother, “You have such a ______ heart condition that you should have an operation.”
“But the complications(并发症) can happen.” The doctor ______ my grandmother and looked at her worried face.
The doctor went on to say that she would have a 40 percent possibility of having a heart trouble during the operation, a 35 percent possibility of being unable to stand up, and even a 20 percent of ______ on the operating table because of her old age.
My grandmother was ______ surprised and quickly said, “Doctor, since you’re talking about these ______. I have one for you: there is a 100 percent possibility that you won’t operate on me!” With these words, my grandmother got up and ______ the doctor’s office.
The next day, my grandmother went to another doctor’s office. There she was also told she needed an ______. The doctor also said that her ______ might cause some problems, but he was quite sure about the success of the operation.
My grandmother might be brave, but she is not silly. She then asked the doctor, “If I am your mother, what will you ______?”
The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arms around her, and said, “Mom, let’s have the operation!”
My grandmother had the operation and came out fine! Her positive attitude added many wonderful and happy years for her to enjoy life with my family.
1.A.restaurant B.hotel C.hospital
2.A.fantastic B.serious C.proper
3.A.encouraged B.warned C.promised
4.A.fighting B.hurting C.dying
5.A.terribly B.nearly C.simply
6.A.conditions B.changes C.possibilities
7.A.left B.reached C.entered
8.A.operation B.experience C.examination
9.A.weight B.height C.age
10.A.include B.recommend C.promise
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