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1、豆蔻年华荣唐博通大师赛桂冠2019年美国博通大师赛最终从来自47个州的2348名学生中挑选出30名数学、科学、技术和工程领域的新星,其中前五名全部由女生包揽。阅读短文并回答问题WhenitcomestoU.S.midd1eschoo1scienceandengineering,gir1sru1e.Gir1stookthetopfiveprizesatthe2019BroadcomMASTERS,acompetitionformidd1esch1studentsacrossthecountry.Thewinnerswereannounced1astmonth.Thechampionwas14-y
2、ear-o1dA1ainaGassierwhodesignedasystemtomakedrivingsaferbyreducingthenumberofb1indspots,theareasthatdriverscannotseeoutsidetheirvehic1es,which1eadtoabout840,000accidentsayearnationwide.A1ainassystemhe1psdriverssee“throughtheA-framepi11ar(支柱),thepartofthevehic1eatthefrontthatjoinsthetopandfrontwindow
3、,whichisimportantforsafetyandcannotberemoved.A1ainausedacameratohe1pdrivers1ook“through”thestructuretoseewhatisb1ocked.Thecamerasendsvideotoadevicethatshowsimagesontheothersideofthepi11ar.Thedriverthencanseewhat,sintheb1indspot.A1ainasaidthatwhensheheardhernameca11edasthewinner,“itwassounexpected,Sh
4、ereceiveda$25,000prizeforherinventionandto1dPopu1arMechanicsshecou1dmakeimprovementsonherdevicewiththemoney.A1ainasaidshewantedtoimprovethepicture,makingiteasytoseeinanykindofweather,oratanytimeofday.Shea1soto1dthemagazineshehopedtose11heridea.ttCompetitorsof2019,inc1udingA1aina,area1ready1eadersint
5、heirfie1dsofscience,techno1ogy,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)JsaidPau1aGo1den,presidentoftheBroadcomFoundation,ttTheseyounginnovatorsgiveeveryoneofushopeforthefUture.”TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionisaprojectoftheSocietyforScience&thePub1ic.ThetemMASTERSisshortforMath,App1iedScience,Techno1ogy,andEng
6、ineeringforRisingStars.Theprogramwassetuptomotivateyoungpeop1etoattendco11egeandpursuecareersinSTEMfie1ds.1. VVhatearnedA1ainathefirstp1aceatthe2019BroadcomMASTERS?A. Introducingtechno1ogytotestdrivers,ski11s.B. Improvingadevicetosendemergencysigna1s.C. Designingacameratomonitortheroadconditions.D.
7、Inventingasystemtoshowdriverstheb1ockedareas.2. VVhatcanWe1earnaboutA1ainafromparagraph3?A. Shehasbeendreamingabouttheprizefor1ong.B. Shewantstoadvertiseherideainmoremagazines.C. Sheinvitespeop1etotesthersystembytakingphotos.D. Shemayspendtheprizemoneyimprovingherdevice.3. VVhafsPau1a,sattitudetowar
8、dsthecompetitors?A.Doubtfu1.B.Negative.C.Positive.D.Unconcerned.4. VVhatdoestheauthorintendtodointhe1astparagraph?A.Addsomebackgroundinformation.B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.C.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.D.Raiseanewtopicfordiscussion.【参考答案】DDCA目单词学习1. b1indspot盲区2. frame几(图画、门、玻璃等的)框架3. pi11a
9、rn.柱子4. improvementn.改进处,改善Thereisagreatimprovementonyourpreviouswork.你的工作与从前相比有很大进步。5. setup建立,创建白长难句分析1. Thechampionwas14-year-o1dAIainaGassierwhodesignedasystemtomakedrivingsaferbyreducingthenumberofb1indspots,theareasthatdriverscannotseeoutsidetheirvehic1es,which1eadtoabout840,000accidentsayearn
10、ationwide.【分析】句子主干为“ThechampionwasA1ainaGass1er,owho,导定语从句,修饰先行词A1ainaGaSSIer;theareas是对“b1indSPotS”的解释说明:“that”引导定语从句,修饰先行词theareas;which”引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明先行词“b1indspotso【翻译】第一名是14岁的阿蕾娜盖斯勒,她设计了一个系统,该系统通过减少盲区(汽车外司机看不到的区域)来提高驾驶的安全性。在美国,盲区每年造成约84万起事故。2. A1aina,ssystemhe1psdriverssee“through“theA-framepi
11、11ar(支柱),thepartofthevehic1eatthefrontthatjoinsthetopandfrontwindow,whichisimportantforsafetyandcannotberemoved.【分析】句子主干为A1ainassystemhe1psdriverssee4through*theA-framePiHar“thepartofthevehic1eatthefronf,是对“theA-framePinar的解释说明;“that”引导定语从句,修饰先行词thePart;“which”引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明先行词“A-framepi11ar,【翻译】这个
12、系统帮助司机“透视”A柱。A柱是汽车前方连接车顶和前窗的部分,对安全起着重要作用,且不能被移除。当知识拓展博通大师赛(BrOadComMASTERS)由科学与公众学会举办,旨在激励年轻人上大学并从事STEM领域,向全美国6年级、7年级和8年级的学生开放。在2019年春季,约有8万名学生参加了由该学会主办的约300个科学博览会,这些学生中只有10%参加在华盛顿举行的决赛,最终由一批科学家、工程师及教育家组成的评委从来自47个州的2348名学生中挑选出30名数学、科学、技术和工程领域的新星,30名入围者因其在STEM领域的成功以及展示批判性思维、沟通、创造力和团队合作的技能而获得超过10万美元的奖金。STEM是科学(Science)、技术(Techno1ogy)、工程(Engineering)、数学(Mathematics)四门学科英文首字母的缩写,其中科学在于认识世界、解释自然界的客观规律;技术和工程是在尊重自然规律的基础上改造世界、实现与自然界的和谐共处、解决社会发展过程中遇到的难题;数学则作为技术与工程学科的基础工具。美国政府近年来加大了对从小学到大学各个层次的STEM教育的支持力度,推出教育基金,鼓励各州改善STEM教育,加大对基础教育阶段理工科教师的培养和培训。政府还要求科学家多去学校演讲、参与课外活动,以激发年轻人对科学知识的兴趣。