Young innovators who may save the world青少年創(chuàng)新者

孫大有

社會(huì)的進(jìn)步，離不開(kāi)科技的發(fā)展與創(chuàng)新，也離不開(kāi)一代又一代年輕人的奮斗。他們用自己的熱情和不懈的努力，創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)又一個(gè)奇跡。

主題語(yǔ)境：人物 篇幅：339詞 建議用時(shí)：6分鐘

1 Just when I start to worry aboutthe fate of the world， along comes anew generation of innovators who aremaking big changes in the way thingsare done.

Nikita Rafikov

2 Nikita is young， but he has bigplans for the future， and he has the ideas to get him there. The 11?year?old developed a wayto embed（嵌入） Green Fluorescent Proteins（GFP） into windows to create efficientlighting. GFP is the protein found in certain jellyfish that creates those coolbioluminescence （ 生物發(fā)光） effects seen in nature photography. By embedding thisprotein into windows， Rafikov has found a way to light homes without the use of electricity.

Lynnae Shuck

3 After a positive volunteer experience at a nearby wildlife refuge， Lynnae wanted tofind a way to teach more kids the role of refuges and give them more opportunities to helppreserve them. So she carried out the Junior Refuge Ranger program where kids aged 8 to11 participate in labs， habitat hikes， and birding expeditions to learn about conservation，endangered species protection， habitat restoration， and environmental awareness.

David Cohen

4 David Cohens big idea is the perfect example of how creative kids can be when theyare allowed to think outside the box. Cohen was learning about earthworms in scienceclass when he wanted to build a robotic earthworm， after which he wrote the codebehind a prototype robot. By loading the robot with heat?sensing technology， GPS， andother life?saving programs， Cohens robot could be used to find and rescue people safelyand efficiently.

Jai Kumar

5 Jai likes to invent things， especially things that provide simple solutions to everydayproblems. The 12?year?old middle?schooler has created a gaming system for the senior aswell as an automatic light dimmer（自動(dòng)變光裝置）that senses sound levels in the schoolcafeteria. But what landed him on this list of eco ? innovators is his window ? mountedsolar?powered air filtration device designed for developing countries where air pollution isvery high. The device uses inexpensive components to purify the air before it enters thehouses.

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1. Who has made contributions to protecting wildlife？

A. Jai Kumar.

B. David Cohen.

C. Lynnae Shuck.

D. Nikita Rafikov.

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2. What is a robotic earthworm used to do？

A. Accompany the senior.

B. Search and rescue people.

C. Provide light automatically.

D. Replace the heat?sensing system.

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3. Which of the following made Jai Kumar an eco?innovator？

A. A game system.

B. The windows with GFP.

C. An automatic light dimmer.

D. A solar?powered air filtration device.

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1. Cohen was learning about earthworms in science class when he wanted to build arobotic earthworm， after which he wrote the code behind a prototype robot. 科恩在科學(xué)課上學(xué)習(xí)蚯蚓的知識(shí)時(shí)，想要建造一個(gè)機(jī)器蚯蚓，之后他編寫了一個(gè)機(jī)器人原型的代碼。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句含有固定句式be doing...when；after which he wrote the codebehind a prototype robot為非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。

2. But what landed him on this list of eco?innovators is his window?mounted solar?powered air filtration device designed for developing countries where air pollution is veryhigh. 但讓他登上生態(tài)創(chuàng)新者名單的是他為空氣污染嚴(yán)重的發(fā)展中國(guó)家設(shè)計(jì)的安裝在窗戶上的太陽(yáng)能空氣過(guò)濾裝置。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句中，what landed him on this list of eco?innovators 為主語(yǔ)從句；designed for developing countries為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾his...air filtrationdevice；where air pollution is very high為修飾developing countries的定語(yǔ)從句。