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课件网) 语境7 创新与创业意识 语境7 创新与创业意识 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Most teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purpose in life. However， not Gitanjali Rao. The 15－year－old girl at STEM School Highlands Ranch has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is， therefore， not surprising that the youngster was selected from 5，000 equally impressive nominees(被提名者)－aged 8 to 16－for TIME Magazine’s first－ever “Kid of the Year”. The young girl， who knew she wanted to bring change and positivity to her community since third grade， was just ten years old when she heard about the lead－tainted(含铅的) water in Flint， Michigan， in 2015. After spending two months researching how the area’s drinking water became polluted， Rao began designing a device called Tethys， which attaches to a cellphone and informs the resident via an APP if their drinking water contains traces of the noxious metal. The prototype(模型) earned her the Young Scientist Challenge Award in 2017. A start－up businessman is working with scientists and medical professionals to test Tethys’ potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use. In 2019， Rao took on another social issue drug abuse. The apps she designed won the Pillar Prize at the Innovation Student Challenge， which helps to catch drug addiction in young adults before it’s too late. Rao said. “I wanted to come up with a way to diagnose such addiction at a nearly stage so you can take action earlier.” More recently， the teenager has created another inspiring app. “I started to label some words that could be considered bullying， and then the computer search engine took those words and identified words that are similar. You type in a word or phrase， and it’s able topic kit up if it’s bullying， and it gives you the option to edit it or send it the way it is.” Rao told editor Angelina in an interview. “The goal is not to punish. Instead， it gives you the chance to rethink what you’re saying so that you know what to do next time around.” 【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了15岁的Gitanjali Rao的成就和贡献。Gitanjali从10岁起就致力于解决世界性问题，她发明了检测饮用水中铅含量的装置Tethys，并设计了帮助识别药物成瘾和校园欺凌的应用软件。她的创新和积极贡献使她荣获《时代》杂志首届“年度儿童”称号。 1. What led to Gitanjali Rao’s being selected as “Kid of the Year”？ A. She has passion for STEM courses. B. She is the founder of a popular magazine. C. She addressed world problems creatively. D. She beat 5，000 candidates to enter a school. 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The 15－year－old girl at STEM School Highlands Ranch has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is， therefore， not surprising that the youngster was selected from 5，000 equally impressive nominees(被提名者)－aged 8 to 16－for TIME Magazine’s first－eve ... ...
