On a cloudy afternoon last September, Rubio watched Texas National Guard soldiers help passengers off planes at a small airport near College Station. All of them were running away from Hurricane (飓风) Ike. They had something else in common as well. Each passenger wore a bright yellow wristband  (腕带)  , RFID, developed by Rubio's company. The wristband had a computer chip, which allowed the state's emergency response center (急救中心) to follow the person who wore it.

    "The wristband really made a difference," says Rubio, adding that thousands of families who called the state's emergency response center during the hurricane were able to find loved ones. The wristbands also made a lot of money for Bubio's company.

    That's a goal Rubio could not have imagined even a few years ago, as a 36-year-old stay-at-home mum with three kids under ten and a husband who travelled for work five days a week. "All I wanted was to have my family back together," she says.

Rubio considered doing something different after the birth of her third child and returned to work. A-friend suggested the technology of RFID. It wasn't new but was mainly used to find packages. Rubio began imagining wider use of RFID, and in 2005 the wristband appeared at a business conference and did a good job. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the company further used the technology, and later during Ike about 27,000 people were successfully saved.

    "I'm a mum with three kids or a woman in a technology field. I've succeeded and got confidence," Rubio also achieved something else. She finally has the family life she always wanted.

57. People wore wristbands during Hurricane Ike in order to_______.

A. protect them from being hurt

B. be allowed to get on the planes

C. lead their way to a safe place

D. be found easily by other people

58. Rubio decided to return to work because______________.

A. she wanted to make money

B. she liked the new technology

C. she needed a change in life

D. she was used to hard work

59. How did the wristband work according to the passage?

A. Very well.              B. All right.         C. Not well.        D. Very badly.

60. What does Rubio think is the most important?

A. Usual business.                                  B. Family life.

C. Great success.                                   D. Social position.

Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.
At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.
Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.
“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.
In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.
But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.
“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.
That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.
“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.
【小题1】Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in        .

Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.

At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.

Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.

“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.

In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.

But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.

“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.

That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.

“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.

1.Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in        .

A．China            B．America           C．the Philippines     D．Japan

2.The prize Valdez won in September is called       .

A．the Laurens Prize                       B．the International Children’s Peace Prize

C．the Pulitzer Prize                        D．the Noble Prize

3.What does the underlined word “darkness” in the passage mean?

A．Without any fire.    B．Without any family.  C．Without any food.   D．Without any light.

4.It’s clear that       .

A．Valdez likes to sleep in public cemetery      B．Valdez has a lot of love and hope

C．Valdez still looks food from trash            D．Valdez’s parents love him very much

5.According to the passage, we can know that        .

A．Valdez teaches homeless kids about their rights

B．all the homeless kids have a better life now

C．Valdez made a lot of money from the organization

D．Championing Community Children was founded in 2000