7.Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014,its annual online competition for
bright,creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science.While the project is led by Google,it also has the backing of the Lego Group and world-famous publications National Geographic and Scientific American.The competition is open for students aged 13to 18,who can sign-up now,form a team and begin working on a submission.
The winner will be rewarded with a ten-day exploration to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavor,as well as a VIP tour of‘Spaceport America'in New Mexico.Google is also throwing in a 50,000scholarshipand10,000for the winner's school to purchase cutting-edge science lab equipment.
Google suggests that each project should be"an in-depth investigation of a science question or engineering problem"but otherwise,it's up to students to pick and develop an idea that follows the competition rules.
Completed projects need to be submitted by May 12,2014at 11:59PDT.Google will announce the regional competitors in June,ahead of global finalists in August and the competition winners in September.
Interested?Here are the rules.
If you want to enter the competition as an individual (個人),you should register first.Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project.You may edit this later.Click the box stating that you have read,accept,and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Terms.
Upon completion of registration you may begin working on your project.The project must follow the technical,creative,and legal entry requirements set out in these Official Rules and the Googlesciencefair.com Site.You will be required to complete all sections of the Project Site.
You may begin working on your project after completing the registration process,however,you may not submit it for judging until you have requested and received parental consent (允許).Once you have done this,your parent or guardian will receive an email from Google with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate.The project will not be judged unless this consent is received.
63.From the first paragraph,we can learn thatA.
A.GSF is a science competition
B.teenagers should form a team
C.every teenager can take part in it
D.GSF is organized by Google alone
64.What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?A
A.Parental consent. B.Submission time.
C.Registration process. D.Project requirements.
65.If you plan to enter GSF alone,youC.
A.should create your project first
B.you needn't follow the official rules
C.you should provide some personal information
D.your should start your project before registration
66.The main purpose of the passage is toB.
A.offer tips on how to enter GSF
B.provide information about GSF
C.persuade teenagers to enter GSF
D.show teenagers the importance of GSF.
分析 本文屬于廣告類閱讀,主要介紹了Google公司組織的一項活動,并詳細說明了如何報名參加這樣的比賽以及注意事項等.
解答 63.A 推理題.根據(jù)第一段1,2行its annual online competition forbright,creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science可知這是一個每年都舉行的為那些項用科學(xué)改變世界的年輕人的網(wǎng)絡(luò)比賽.故選A.
64.A 段落大意題.根據(jù)最后一段1,2行however,you may not submit it forjudging until you have requested and received parental consent (允許).可知如果父母不允許你參加,你是沒有機會去參加這樣的比賽的.所以本段主要講述的就是你要獲得父母的允許.故選A.
65.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第五段第二行Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project.可知報名的時候,你需要提供一些你自己的個人信息.故選C.
66.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章主題段第一段Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014,its annualonline competition for bright,creative and ambitious teenagers who want tochange the world with science.提出了話題,然后再接下來幾段里詳細敘述了如何報名參加這樣的比賽以及注意事項等.故選B.
點評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.