C．She interviewed many people with Alzheimer's.

　　D．She called for more federal funding for Alzheimer's.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"Together we need to advocate for additional federal funding, which is surely lacking."可知，Meredith Vieira呼吁联邦政府给阿尔茨海默病拨更多的款。

　　2．Why was Hilarity for Charity created?

　　A．To raise young people's awareness about Alzheimer's.

　　B．To prevent the new generation getting Alzheimer's.

　　C．To collect material for a film about Alzheimer's.

　　D．To share stories related to Alzheimer's.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"we could create awareness and bring younger voices to the cause, so we created Hilarity for Charity ... bring a new generation of advocates to the cause"可知，Hilarity for Charity是为了提高年轻一代对阿尔茨海默病的认识而创立的。

　　3．Who started the Wipe Out Alzheimer's Challenge?

　　A．Seth Rogen.

　　B．Meredith Vieira.

　　C．Maria Shriver.

　　D．Lauren Miller Rogen.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"I founded the Wipe Out Alzheimer's Challenge"可知，Maria Shriver创立了该组织。

　　B

　　Something's happening at the lowest point on our planet.

　　The Dead Sea, a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west, is shrinking (缩小) at an alarming rate - about 3.3 feet per year, according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East. And human actions are largely to blame.

　　"It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea; it's more like the whole area，" said photographer Moritz Küstner, who visited the area in February to work on his series "The Dying Dead Sea."

　　The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it, such as the Jordan River basin. But around the 1960s, some of the water sources it relied upon were diverted (使改道). Israel, for instance, built a pipeline during that time so it could supply water throughout the country.

Mineral extraction (开采) industries are another main reason the water levels are falling, experts say. The Dead Sea's minerals have been used as medicine and can often be found in