Unit 13 People 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A (2021·山东新高考第一次模拟) Innovative Designs for Accessibility Deadline：2021 04 30 Award：$7，500 Open to：University students The Innovative Designs for Accessibility student competition challenges students across Canada to use their creativity to develop innovative，cost effective and practical solutions to accessibility barriers for people with disabilities.(Read more) Clean Tech Competition Deadline：2021 04 13 Award：$28，000 Open to：Students(13 15 years old) The Clean Tech Competition is a unique，worldwide research and design challenge for pre college youth.The competition is designed to build a deeper understanding of STEM(science，technology，engineering，and mathematics) related concepts，recognize outstanding talent，and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators.(Read more) Agile Robotics Competition Deadline：2021 04 10 Award：$17，500 Open to：Adults The Agile Robotics Competition is a simulation based(基于仿真的) competition designed to promote agility(灵活) in industrial robot systems by employing the latest advances in artificial intelligence and robot planning.The competition will be held virtually(虚拟地)，so there is no need to travel to compete.The competition will use the Gazebo simulation tool.(Read more) Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge Deadline：2021 04 24 Award：$5，000 Open to：Everyone The Wearable Robotics Association is inviting entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in wearable robotic technology.The review committee will select as many as ten finalists.The one considered to be the most innovative will be announced at the conference and will receive $5，000 to accelerate the new technology. 1．Which competition favors competitors with a creative mind in helping the disabled A．Clean Tech Competition. B．Innovative Designs for Accessibility. C．Agile Robotics Competition. D．Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge. 2．What's the aim of Clean Tech Competition A．To make research about STEM. B．To encourage university students to be innovators. C．To help students prepare for the university. D．To find talented teenagers and develop their ability to innovate. 3．What can we know about the four competitions A．They are open to everyone. B．Every competitor can get an award. C．They are held in April. D．They are held virtually. B (2021·太原市高三年级模拟试题一) The Chinese Doctor Who Beat the Plague(鼠疫) In the winter of 1910，Dr.Wu Lien teh stepped off a train in the northern Chinese city of Harbin.He was there to solve a medical mystery，at great personal risk.Over the past few months，an unknown disease had swept along the railways of northeast China，killing 99.9% of its victims.The Qing Imperial Court had sent the Cambridge educated Dr.Wu north to stop the epidemic(流行病). When Dr.Wu arrived in Harbin on Decembe ... ...
