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   John B. Goodenough, an engineering professor from the University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry-jointly with M. Stanley Whittingham, a chemistry professor from the State University of New York and Japan’s Akira Yoshino, a professor of Meijo University-for the development of lithium-ion batteries (锂电池). According to the Nobel Committee, the three scientists “have created the right conditions for a wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and so brought the greatest benefit to humankind”.

Goodenough, born in 1922, identified and developed the key materials that can power portable electronics, leading to the wireless revolution. Today, batteries containing Goodenough’s innovations are used worldwide for mobile phones, power tools, laptops, tablets and other wireless devices, as well as electric vehicles.

Goodenough received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Yale University and a doctorate in physics from the university of Chicago. He beat the odds against him, first overcoming dyslexia (阅读困难症) as a child, and then the claim of a teacher who told the doctoral student in his 20s that he had started too late to be successful in physics.

He began his career in 1952 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, where he laid the groundwork for the development of random-access memory (RAM) for the digital computer. After MIT, Goodenough became a professor and head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford where in 1979 he discovered it would be possible to store energy in rechargeable batteries through lithium cobalt oxide (锂钴氧化物).That discovery helped develop the lithium-ion battery. Goodenough joined the University of Texas at Austin in 1986, where his groundbreaking work continued.

At 97 years old, he still continues to push the boundaries of materials science. Despite the lithium-ion battery being well developed and available as a commercial product, it has its limitations. It can’t be charged too fast or overcharged. Goodenough still wants to see some new developments.

“I hope Ut-Austin still keeps me employed,” Goodenough once joked.

【小题1】The underlined phrase “beat the odds” in Paragraph 3 means “  “.
A.become very famousB.face the challenges
C.win the competitionD.overcome the difficulties
【小题2】What can we infer from the passage?
A.In MIT, Goodenough made the important discovery leading to the development of the Lithium-ion battery.
B.When he studied for his doctorate in university, not all his teachers encouraged him to be successful.
C.According to the Nobel Committee, Goodenough made the greatest contributions in the discovery.
D.Because of his old age, Goodenough found it difficult to improve the limitations of the lithium-ion battery.
【小题3】What is the best title for the text?
A.The Father of the Lithium-ion Batteries.B.Three Scientists are Awarded the Nobel Prize.
C.Make the World “Good enough”.D.It’s Never too Old to Learn.
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   Even though we are probably not aware of it, on our path. through life, we are setting goals all the time. However, many things will not only depend on how firmly we set a' goal, but how _______ we act in achieving it.

A story shows how smart acting can turn a seemingly _______ crisis (危机) into a(n)_______ . During Roosevelt's third campaign for president ,millions of leaflets (传单) with the president's campaign speech were _______ . People who had no chance to see and hear Roosevelt live would be able to _______ it, hopefully like it and _______ him. Of course,his picture was on the front page. Too _______ no one had noticed that under the picture was a tiny but _______  name, George Moffet, who had taken the picture.

By law, Moffet would have had to be. asked for the right to _______ this picture. As the campaign managers

had. ________ to do so, the choices looked hard:either burn the millions of leaflets,________ losing the campaign and pay the high price to print new leaflets with a ________ picture, or ask Moffet's permission(许可). Both choices seemed ________. What could they do?

It was the campaign boss George Pekins who ________ the tables. He sent a telegram to Moffet with a great ________ telling him that Mr. Roosevelt's campaign team was planning to print millions of leaflets with Mr. Roosevelt's ________ . It would for sure be a great ________ for the photo studio. How much would he bewilling to ________ for using it?

Moffet said he would pay $ 210. Roosevelt's campaign boss ________ . So, a hard problem was solved wisely. The ________ ? Think of things in different ways.

【小题1】
A.quicklyB.carefullyC.bravelyD.wisely
【小题2】
A.nationalB.terribleC.immediateD.personal
【小题3】
A.gameB.challengeC.changeD.opportunity
【小题4】
A.designedB.collectedC.printedD.ruined
【小题5】
A.readB.admireC.watchD.keep
【小题6】
A.replaceB.begC.supportD.forgive
【小题7】
A.badB.lateC.hardD.strange
【小题8】
A.obviousB.importantC.wonderfulD.frightening
【小题9】
A.useB.drawC.shootD.show
【小题10】
A.decidedB.refusedC.failedD.regretted
【小题11】
A.enjoyB.riskC.finishD.consider
【小题12】
A.popularB.clearC.commonD.different
【小题13】
A.expensiveB.possibleC.amusingD.helpful
【小题14】
A.setB.turnedC.cleanedD.booked
【小题15】
A.letterB.planC.offerD.success
【小题16】
A.nameB.storyC.reportD.image
【小题17】
A.advertisementB.managementC.achievementD.development
【小题18】
A.askB.saveC.payD.charge
【小题19】
A.acceptedB.ignoredC.arguedD.admitted
【小题20】
A.powerB.excuseC.resultD.key

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   Iggy Azalea doesn't look like a rapper(说唱乐歌手).On May 17, she attended the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, US, with pink hair and a blue coat. She looked like a model, but won big as a rapper. The Australian beat out big names like Nicki Minaj and Drake to win the award for Top Rap Artist.

It's a great achievement in many people's eyes, but Azalea knew what she wanted from the beginning. At 15 she dropped out of high school because she was only interested in art classes. She worked as a house cleaner to save money for her dream the following year. Before her 16th birthday, Azalea left her home, a tiny town in Australia, for the US, making up her mind to become a rapper. Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she started rapping in the Southern-style accent of her surroundings and her single Ignorant Art came out in 2011.From then on, she never looked back.

However, her style has caused lots of discussions. She might be one of the most polarizing artists. She raps with a southern American accent, even though she speaks with an Australian one. Many people say that she overuses black culture in her music.

Her supporters are against it. Female American rapper MC Lyte defended(为……辩护)Azalea in an interview, saying she should not be judged because of where she's from. "Hip hop is universal(全世界的), and has no color line, "MC Lyte said. Azalea herself is proud of her music. "I really want to be focused on what I'm doing, "she said in an interview." That's really dangerous when you're trying to figure out ways to entertain people and make them happy. I don't want to be a part of that."

【小题1】After leaving for America, Azalea ________.
A.went to an art school for her dream
B.worked as a cleaner in the first year
C.never returned to her hometown in Australia
D.developed her Southern-style accent rap
【小题2】Azalea's music style is questioned because ________.
A.she sings with an Australian accent
B.she looks like a model herself
C.people think her music has too much black style
D.people don't accept singers from Southern America
【小题3】By saying "I don't want to be a part of that" Azalea means that ________.
A.she's unwilling to become popular
B.her music is for entertainment
C.she refuses to learn from other rappers
D.her music is not affected by others' taste
【小题4】Which of the following can best describe Iggy Azalea?
A.Kind and easy-going.
B.Determined and confident.
C.Honest and serious.
D.Talented and friendly.

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   The writer Margaret Mitchell, who wrote under the name Peggy Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936.Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started writing the story and learn more about her life.

Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer's life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900.She started writing stories when she was a child. She once worked as a reporter for The Atlanta Journal newspaper. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men towered over her, but she seemed very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains, "Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as 'Would you really marry a woman who works?' And today it'd be ‘Would you marry one who doesn't work?’"

The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it "The Dump".

Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

【小题1】The book Gone with the Wind was ________.
A.first published in a newspaper
B.awarded ten Academy Awards
C.written in "The Dump"
D.adapted from a movie
【小题2】Which of the following can replace "towered over" underlined in Paragraph 2?
A.Were very pleased with.
B.Showed great respect for.
C.Were much taller than.
D.Showed little interest in.
【小题3】Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?
A.Because she got an award for her book.
B.Because she was injured then.
C.Because her husband didn't like it.
D.Because she wanted to write books.
【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success
B.Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer
C.An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House
D.A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell