Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out. Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79，the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance can lead.
When he was 15 in 1948，Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was “quite ridiculous”.
In spite of his teacher’s criticisms, Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end，understand everything about how cells actually work，”Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996，the first cloned mammal in the world.
In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
“Luck favors the prepared mind，”Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work, but when they do, you have to seize the chance. ”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
| A．Sir John Gurdon |
| B．Shinya Yamanaka. |
| C．Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka. |
| D．Gurdon’s science teacher. |
What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?
| A．无知的 | B．无畏的 |
| C．荒废的 | D．荒谬的 |
According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?
| A．As a boy, he was told he was hopeful. |
| B．He ranked first at his high school in biology. |
| C．It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack. |
| D．In spite of his teacher’s criticisms, he kept working hard. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Ninety percent of the time things don’t work. |
| B．Luck favors the prepared mind. |
| C．Life is full of pleasure. |
| D．How to know cells actually work. |
Hi! My name is Zhou Mei. I＇m your English(英语) teacher. I＇m from Beijing. This is Mike. He is from the U.S.A. He＇s your teacher,too. This is Li Lei. He＇s from Guangzhou. He＇s new(新来的).
根据短文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)。. Zhou Mei is a teacher.
Mike is a teacher, too.
. Zhou Mei and Mike are from China.
Li Lei is a student(学生).
Li Lei is from Beijin
This is Miss Brown. Her name is Alice Brown. She is from America. Her telephone number is 8257-6632. She is in Shanghai No.2 Junior High School(在上海二中). She is nice. She is a good teacher. I like(喜欢) Miss Brown very much.
根据短文内容，完成下面的名片。
Full name : Alice Brown
Family name:
Given name；
From:
Tel:
Job (工作):
Good morning, class(同学们).My name is Wang Gang. I＇m your teacher. This is Dongdong. This is Liu Mei. Nice to meet you.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。Dongdong is a teacher.
Liu Mei is a teacher, too.
Wang Gang is a teacher.
They are in the classroom.
Dongdong and Liu Mei are classmates(同学).
When US student Olivia Priedeman, 17, woke up one morning, she thought she had had a dream about making plans with a friend.
But it wasn’t a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text message from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.
Reading and sending text messages while asleep—called “sleep texting”—is an unusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleepwalking. It’s also a growing concern(关心的事) among doctors: young people can’t live without their cell phones.
One in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phone on or near their bed.
Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, has studied sleeping texting. She said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.
Andrew Stiehm, a sleep medicine expert with Allina Health in Minnesota, agrees. It’s possible for the part of the brain that controls motor skills (动作技能) to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断) may be still asleep. That’s why some people can perform basic movements ---such as walking, talking, texting or even driving—while they’re sleeping. Some of Dowdell’s students said that they’re disturbed by their nighttime texting behavior. But because sleep texting is unconscious, it’s a difficult habit to break. Dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting.
Marjorie Hogan, a doctor at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic devices(电子设备) outside the bedroom at certain times. What happened to Olivia Priedeman?
| A．She sleepwalked to a friend’s house. |
| B．She dreamed of making plans with a friend. |
| C．She phoned one of her friends during the night. |
| D．She read a text message from her friend while asleep. |
. Which part the brain controls keeps awake while asleep?
| A．judgment | B．language |
| C．memory | D．motor skills |
What does the underlined word “unconscious” mean?
| A．无法 | B．无意识的 |
| C．无反应的 | D．无规律的 |
. What does doctor Hogan suggest people who sleep text do?
| A．Stop text during the daytime. |
| B．Take some medicine to control the behaviour. |
| C．Keep their phones out of their bedrooms while they sleep. |
| D．Wear socks on their hands to stop themselves from texting. |
We can learn from the passage that ________.
| A．It’s easy to give up a sleep texting habit. |
| B．One in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit. |
| C．Sleep texting can reduce the quality of one’s sleep. |
| D．Sleep texting does more harm to one’s health than sleepwalking. |
| Wildwood School Library Guide This will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library. Service hours:  3:00 pm-5:30 pm on school days; 8:30 am-11：00 am on weekends. On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids. Borrowing: Each student can borrow one or two books at a time. More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research. Returning: Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due （到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books. Damaged（受损的）or Lost Books: When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather. Please call us at 3362-1323 for more information. |
Students can borrow more than two books at a time__________.
| A．for sending exams |
| B．to do school research |
| C．for after-school activities |
| D．to read together with their parents |
_______ must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows.
| A．Three dollars | B．Half the price of the book |
| C．Full price of the book | D．Twice the price of the book |
The students are advised to _________to prevent rain.
| A．carry their library books in plastic bags |
| B．cover their library books with raincoats |
| C．put their library books into their pockets |
| D．keep their library books in their classroom |
This library guide is for_______.
| A．teachers from Wildwood |
| B．workers in Wildwood School Library |
| C．visitors to Wildwood School |
| D．parents of the Wildwood School students |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The library is open for two and a half hours every day. |
| B．Students’ parents can go to the school library on weekends. |
| C．Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like. |
| D．Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days. |
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