18.A high school student of 18 from Salt Lake City won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search in the United States.The winner received a computer and a scholarship for a college education.
Over 1,500 high school students from the whole country entered projects in the competition this year.Their research included chemistry,medicine,physics,mathematics,engineering,and computer science-almost every area of science.
Forty high school students were invited to the capital city Washington for the final judging.A team of scientists judged them on their research abilities,Critical thinking skills and creativity.The judges also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the winners.
The top winner received 100,000 dollars for college.Shennon Bab of American Forc High School studied the water quality of tile Spanish Fork River in Salt Lake City for six years.She found that people have a harmful effect on the river through human activity,including agriculture.And she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future.These include educating the public not to put household chemicals down the drains(下水道),which lead to the river eventually.
Yi Sun a boy of 17 from the Hannker School in San Jose,California,earned the second place.He won a 76,000 dollar scholarship for new discoveries about a mathematical theory known as random walks.His work could help computer scientists and chemists.Yi Sun was born in China.
The winner of the 3rd place was also 17 years old and born in China.Yuan"Chelsea"Zhang of Montgomery Blair High School in Rockville,Annapolis,won a 50,000 dollar scholarship.She researched the molecular genetics(分子遺傳學)of heart disease.Her findings could aid the development of new medicines.
The Intel Science Talent Search is American's oldest science competition for high school students.It is 65 years old this year.The winners in the past have already gone on to receive six Nobel prizes and some other top honors in science and math.
61.What do you know about American talent search project?D
A.Nobel prizes were received by most of the winners
B.The project includes researches in every area of science.
C.Most winners are from Asian countries.
D.Only a small part of the students can attend the final judging.
62.Based on the text,B..
A.water quality in Salt Lake City will be better than that in the other states
B.Shannon Babb suggested more than one way to improve the water quality
C.the river was polluted only by those living near it
D.household chemicals should be kept in the drains forever
63.Which of the following about the girl from Annapolis is NOT true?A
A.Her discovery is of great help to Chinese medicine.
B.The scholarship she received was half as many as Shannon Babb.
C.Her research will contribute to the cure of heart disease.
D.She and the second-place winner Yi Sun have something in common.
64.What is the main idea of the text?C
A.Three winners'contributions to science and math.
B.Three Chinese students won the Science Talent Search.
C.Winners of the Intel Science Talent Search in the US.
D.Great rewards were given to winners in the competition.
65.Where will you possibly find this text most?B
A.In a handbook.
B.In a newspaper.
C.In a textbook.
D.In a medical magazine.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,本文主要報道了今年美國的"英特爾科學人才探索獎"的獲獎情況.
解答 61-65.DBACB
61題答案:D考查細節(jié)推理,根據二三段的Over 1,500 high school students from the whole country entered projects in the competition this year…Forty high school students were invited to the capital city Washington for the final judging.來自全國的1500名高中生進入了該項比賽的項目…四十個高中生被邀請到首都華盛頓參加決賽.可知只有一小部分的學生參加了決賽,故本題答案為D選項.
62題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章第四段的And she suggested ways to improve the water quality in the future.她也建議了一些將來改善水質量的方法.可知本題答案為B選項.
63題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,根據文章倒數(shù)第二段的Her findings could aid the development of new medicines.(她的發(fā)現(xiàn)能有助于新藥物的發(fā)展).可知A選項"她的發(fā)現(xiàn)對于中藥很有幫助"與原文表述不一致,故本題答案為A選項.
64題答案:C考查主旨大意,本文主要講的是與美國的"英特爾科學人才探索獎"相關的一些知識;故本題答案為C選項.
65題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,本文報道了今年美國的"英特爾科學人才探索獎"的獲獎情況;故應該出現(xiàn)在報刊中,故本題答案為B選項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.