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Moshe Kai Cavalin，a boy from San Gabriel，California，is only 17 years old. Yet he has already ________ so much. He has a university degree in ________. This year he started online classes in computer science and，it ________ him that NASA called to offer work after ________ him in the past because of his age. Meanwhile，he was encouraged to develop ________ at will. He just published his second book and planned to have his airplane pilot’s license by the year’s end.
Still，Cavalin insists that he’s a(n) ________ person rather than a genius. He ________ his parents with years of focused instruction balanced by the ________ to pick his after－school activities. “My case isn’t that ________. It’s just a combination of parenting and ________，” he says.
His parents say he was always a ________ study. At 4 months，he pointed to a ________ in the sky and said the Chinese word for airplane，his first word. Cavalin ________ the limits of his home schooling after studying trigonometry (三角学) at age 7. _______，his mom started driving him to community college.
But his rapid rise hasn’t been without ________. Early in college，he once ________ being an astrophysicist (天体物理学家). But he ________ interest when he started taking advanced physics classes. At that time，software ________ him，which led him toward computer science，which ________ to be a better fit. Ricardo Arteaga，his boss at NASA，says Cavalin is ________ for a project that combines math，computer and aircraft technology.
1.A.suffered B.achieved C.learned D.contributed
2.A.engineering B.physics C.math D.astronomy
3.A.disappointed B.satisfied C.surprised D.relieved
4.A.rejecting B.connecting C.employing D.consulting
5.A.careers B.habits C.abilities D.hobbies
6.A.intelligent B.ordinary C.fortunate D.aggressive
7.A.respects B.appreciates C.supports D.credits
8.A.freedom B.access C.limit D.guide
9.A.common B.attractive C.accidental D.special
10.A.competition B.regulation C.motivation D.restriction
11.A.careful B.quick C.clever D.happy
12.A.star B.bird C.jet D.kite
13.A.changed B.hit C.created D.defined
14.A.However B.Besides C.Instead D.Therefore
15.A.twists B.difficulties C.struggles D.barriers
16.A.gave up B.objected to C.dreamed of D.went on
17.A.added B.lost C.showed D.generated
18.A.fascinated B.defeated C.requested D.reminded
19.A.came out B.brought out C.put out D.turned out
20.A.perfect B.anxious C.grateful D.ready
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Twelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched a bird flying through the trees. The beautiful sight left quite an impression on him. But weeks later, back home, Rhett Butler got the news that trees had been cut down in the area he visited.
To keep his website going, he travels around the world on several major trips each year. His working tools are a laptop computer, cameras and sometimes diving equipment. He often calls on experts for information. For example, he interviewed Alison Jolly, a top experts on lemurs(狐猴). He interviewed Rodney Jackson, a biologist who established the Snow Leopard Conservancy.
Stories like these have made Mongabay a favorite place on the Internet for researchers, students and teachers. In April, Time.Com named it one of the fifteen top climate and environment websites in the world.
1. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Rhett Butler and his website.
B. Rainforest on Malaysian Borneo.
C. How Rhett Butler protected rare animals.
D. How Rhett Butler made his website popular.
2.Rhett Butler didn’t publish his book about rainforests because _______.
A. making websites earns more money than writing books
B. he didn’t want to become a writer
C. the book was not about rainforest protection
D. he wanted to use the information to create a website
3.Which of the followings is NOT true about the Mongabay. Com?
A. It was set up in 1999.
B. It attracted many advertisers.
C. At least two related websites grew from it.
D. Rhett Butler made a lot of money from it.
4.To keep his website going, Rhett Butler ________.
A. kept visiting the rainforest
B. traveled around and interviewed experts
C. raised rare snow leopards
D. made a great number of advertisements
5.We can learn from the passage that _________.
A. Mongabay.Com was loved by researchers as well as students
B. kids. Mongabay.Com. has many stories written by kids
C. WildMadagascar.org is better known than Mongabay.Com
D. Rodney Jackson was once a businessman
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When 12 girls from San Fernando High School in California received a grant(经费) to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter to help the homeless.
For over a year, the girls have been using all their free time to complete the _______
“They have this amazing internal(内心的)_______that I’ve never seen in any individual,” Violent Mardirosian, a teacher at San Fernando High who is_______with the team on the project, told The Huffington Post. “I thought_______that maybe some of them would give up, say ‘I didn’t_______this much work,’ but they haven’t. They’re just working hard and they’re not giving up and they’re super _______”.
Living in a low-income community, the girls have seen the_______of homelessness first-hand. Many of them are from immigrant families and hoped the_______, which is powered by rechargeable(可再充电的) solar panels(控制板), would help the _______.
Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia told The Huffington Post that ________ she had no previous ________experience, the girl figured out as a team how to________the shelter using how -to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important________she’s learned during the project isn’t technical.
“I’ve learned a lot about________others, helping the community and being selfless and showing a better world to other people and________someone else’s life,” she said. The project was carried out with DIY Girls, a nonprofit that helps fund STEM-science, technology, engineering and math- projects for _________
Mardirosian said all the participating students have ________their interest in STEM through this project.
“Many of them didn’t think about engineering before. They thought maybe they’re not ________out to be an engineer. But working together, now they ________their skill - whether a writing skill or a drawings skill or a speaking skill, they’re all________in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture,” she said.
1.A. project B. coding C. report D. course
2.A. clock B. doubt C. drive D. pressure
3.A. agreeing B. working C. meeting D. talking
4.A. once again B. all the time C. at the moment D. at the beginning
5.A. receive B. expect C. believe D. mind
6.A. surprised B. confused C. excited D. worried
7.A. problem B. adventure C. choice D. difference
8.A. equipment B. community C. machine D. shelter
9.A. families B. homeless C. team D. research
10.A. when B. until C. while D. because
11.A. engineering B. managing C. teaching D. planning
12.A. renew B. create C. protect D. describe
13.A. skill B. lesson C. fact D. subject
14.A. helping B. following C. pleasing D. questioning
15.A. changing B. leading C. experiencing D. running
16.A. children B. adults C. teachers D. girls
17.A. imagined B. remembered C. discovered D. ignored
18.A. left B. put C. picked D. made
19.A. accept B. realize C. wonder D. share
20.A. discussed B. learned C. found D. needed
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When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24,1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption（收养）because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but only after six months did he decide to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
Jobs and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. He named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as a fruit garden in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from competitor Microsoft and suffered heavy losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability（盈利） and introduced new products such as the IPod, the IPhone and the IPad.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t be discouraged. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find your interest. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.”
1.Why did Jobs’ mother abandon him? ( within 6 words)
2.What did Jobs do half a year later in college? ( within 5 words)
3.When was Jobs removed from Apple? ( within 2 words)
4.What happened to Apple after Jobs left it？ ( within 10 words)
5. What do you think is the most important thing to lead Jobs to success? (1 word )
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When Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4,000 employees.
At 30, Jobs , however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPad.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
1.Why did Steve Jobs stop his college education?
A. He had financial problems
B. He took no interest in his major
C. He wanted to start a company
D. He hated to share rooms with his friends
2.What can be inferred about Apple from the passage?
A. It was founded in Oregon B. It had a difficult beginning
C. It developed from a garage D. It had a successful beginning
3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
A. Steve Jobs invented the iPhone
B. Steve Jobs joined Microsoft in 1987
C. Steve Jobs gave Apple a second life
D. Steve Jobs set up another company at 30
4.What does what Steve Jobs said suggest?
A. Courage goes with confidence B. Attitude is everything
C. Hope helps us succeed D. Enthusiasm is the key to success
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Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, "Versed".
"I'm delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win," said Armantrout.
"For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising."
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Versed."
"This book has gotten more attention," Armantrout said, "but I don't feel as if it's better."
The first half of "Versed" focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. "Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry," said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
"Versed", published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
1.According to Rae Armantrout, __________
A．her 10th book is much better
B．her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．the media is surprised at her works
D．she likes being recognized by her readers
2.Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
A．She published a poetry textbook.
B．She used to teach Denise Levertov.
C．She started a poets' group with others.
D．She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.
3.What can we learn about "Versed"?
A．It partly concerns the poet's own life.
B．It is mainly about the American army.
C．It is a book published two decades ago.
D．It consists of three parts.
4.Rae Armantrout's colleagues think that she __________.
A．should write more B．has a sweet voice
C．deserves the prize D．is a strange professor
5.What can we learn from the text?
A. "Versed" has been awarded twice. B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD. D. About 2,700 copies of "Versed" will be printed.
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Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, Versed.
“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win, ”said Armantrout.“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University.She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Versed.
“This book has gotten more attention, ” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”The first half of Versed focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not.“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry, ” said Seth Lerer,head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
Versed, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
1.According to Rae Armantrout, ____.
A．her 10th book is much better
B．her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．the media is surprised at her works
D．she likes being recognized by her readers
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Rae Armantrout?
A．She published a poetry textbook.
B．She used to teach Denise Levertov.
C．She started a poets’ group with others.
D．She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.
3. What can we learn about Versed?
A．It consists of three parts.
B．It is mainly about the American army.
C．It is a book published two decades ago.
D．It partly concerns the poet’s own life.
4.Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ____.
A．should write more
B．has a sweet voice
C．deserves the prize
D．is a strange professor
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. About 2, 700 copies of Versed will be printed.
B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.
D. Versed has been awarded twice.
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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco，California is one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is also one of the most visited places in the world. More than 1800 hundred million vehicles have used the bridge since it opened more than 70 years ago.
The bridge was painted “International Orange” because that color went well with the natural surroundings. The color also is easier to see in the heavy fog that often covers the area. But the Golden Gate Bridge was not named for its orange color. It was named for the body of water that it crosses, the Golden Gate Strait, which is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean
Planning for the bridge began in the 1920s when the area around San Francisco was growing. People living in the area needed another way to get to the city besides small ferries. Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer for the project. Work began in 1934.Mr.Strauss demanded the strongest safety protections in the history of bridge building. These included the first use of “hard hats” to protect the workers' heads and special glasses to protect their eyes. A special safety net was suspended under the bridge. This net saved the lives of 19 men during the construction.
The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.It extends 1280 meters across the water. The total length is 2737 meters. It was the largest suspension bridge(吊桥)in the world until 1964.That is when the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in New York City. Today, the Golden Gate Bridge is the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world.
1.What was the Golden Gate Bridge named after?
A. The Strait it crosses B. The color of a paint
C. The local climate D. Its natural surroundings
2.How did people cross the Golden Gate Strait before the bridge was built?
A. By plane. B. By train.
C. By road. D. By boat.
3.Why was a special safety net suspended under the bridge?
A. Because it can protect the environment
B. Because it can prevent workers from falling
C. Because it can make construction easier
D. Because it can save building materials from falling
4.What do we know about Joseph Strauss?
A. He built the first suspension bridge in the world.
B. His safety measures were not of practical value.
C. He attached importance to the workers' safety.
D. He demanded strong measures to ensure the safety of the bridge.
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A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into women’s shoes.
Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.
A San Francisco start-up company called Rothy’s, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Roth Martin is the company’s co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for women’s feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is done by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoe’s outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.
Rothy’s shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “We’re not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitless supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.
For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.
1.How are used plastic bottles usually dealt with?
A.They are buried or burned.
B.They are used to make shoes.
C.They are changed into soft materials.
D.They arc returned to factories for reuse.
2.What does the underlined word knitted in the third paragraph mean?
A.Attached. B.Fixed.
C.Combined. D.Repaired.
3.Which of the following directly helped to increase the sales of Rothy’s shoes?
A.The design and color. B.The reasonable price.
C.The company’s advertisement. D.The star power of Gwyneth Paltrow.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To advertise a new kind of shoes.
B.To describe the process of making shoes.
C.To introduce a new way of recycling plastic waste.
D.To stress the importance of environmental protection.
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A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into women's shoes.
Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.
A San Francisco start-up company called Rothy's, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Roth Martin is the company's co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for women's feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is done by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoe's outer part, called the sole. This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.
Rothy's shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “We're not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitless supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled material to make other products.
For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.
1.How are used plastic bottles usually dealt with?
A. They are used to make shoes. B. They are buried or burned.
C. They are changed into soft materials. D. They are returned to factories for reuse.
2.What does the underlined word “knitted” in the third paragraph mean?
A. Combined. B. Fixed.
C. Spotted. D. Repaired.
3.Which of the following directly helped to increase the sales of Rothy's shoes?
A. The design and color. B. The reasonable price.
C. The company's advertisement. D. The star power of Gwyneth Paltrow.
4.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To advertise a new kind of shoes.
B. To introduce a new way of recycling plastic waste.
C. To describe the process of making shoes.
D. To stress the importance of environmental protection.
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