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UNIT2课时检测(一)“ReadingandThinking”的课文习读环节

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

WinnersoftheBroadcomMASTERS

GirlstookthetopprizesattheBroadcomMASTERS,asciencecompetitionformiddleschoolstudents.

AlainaGassler

Alainawonthe$25,000SamueliFoundationPrizefortheprojectofreducingblindspotsincars.ShewasinspiredtosolvethisissuebyhermotherwhodidntlikedrivinghervehiclebecauseitslargeA-pillar(A柱)designmadeherfeelindanger.“Istartedtothinkabouthowblindspotswereahugeprobleminallcars，”saidAlaina.Sosheworkedonitandsolvedit.

SidorClare

Sidorwonthe$10,000Marconi/SamueliAwardforInnovation,anhonormadebySamuelisgenerousdonationofhis2012MarconiSocietyPrizeAward.ShedevelopedbricksthatcouldonedaybemadeonMars,sothathumanswouldntberequiredtocarrybuildingmaterialswiththeminordertobuildthere.

AlexisMacAvoy

Alexiswonthe$10,000RobertWoodJohnsonFoundationAwardforHealthAdvancement,whichrecognizedthestudentwhoseworkandperformanceshowedthemostpromiseinhealth-relatedfieldsanddemonstratedanunderstandingofthemanysocialfactorsthataffecthealth.Shedesignedawaterfilter(过滤器)byusingcarbontoremoveheavymetalsfromwater.

RachelBergey

Rachelwonthe$10,000LemelsonAwardforInvention,awardedbyTheLemelsonFoundationtoayounginventorcreatingpromisingsolutionstoreal-worldproblems.Shedevelopedatrapmadeoftinfoil(锡纸)andnettingforthespottedlanternfly,aninvasivespeciescausingdamagetotrees.

1．WhatisthepurposeofAlainaGasslersinvention?

A．Tobeautifyvehicles.

B．Toimprovethesafetyofdriving.

C．Todecoratethesidewalkfortheblind.

D．Toreducethecarbonreleasedfromcars.

2．Whoseinventionisrelatedtohumanhealth?

A．AlainaGasslers. B．SidorClares.

C．RachelBergeys. D．AlexisMacAvoys.

3．WhatistheBroadcomMASTERSabout?

A．Art. B．Sport.

C．Technology. D．Education.

B