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【題目】 People need light for daily activities, but in some places in the world, access to reliable power is a problem, and natural disasters can make the matter worse.

Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork understand how important light is to people in need. After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Andrea and Anna, then graduate students in architecture and design at Columbia University, wanted to do something to help.

So as a school assignment, they designed a lighting product that was lightweight, portable and wireless, something that might help improve the safety and living conditions of Haitians. The result was the LuminAID light. An inflatable( 可充氣的 )plastic, waterproof rectangle light that can be recharged with solar power. What was only a school project for them soon became something much more when friends and contacts began sending the lights to those in need.

In their final year of architecture school, Andrea and Anna filed a patent for the lamp, and shortly after graduating, they went to India to conduct field tests on their prototype( 維形). Anna says visiting villages without stable access to electricity was really meaningful to them. “It helped us understand the houses and the conditions that these people were living in. And what was so interesting is one of the villages that we’ve visited. The house was made out of really thick cement( 水泥), so even in the daytime, it was completely dark inside the house. So we saw real need for portable lighting, “Anna says.

In 2011, Andrea and Anna launched their business LuminAID. They say that after hearing from people who use the lights, they now realize how important their product is.

【1】How did Andrea and Anna help Haitians?

A.They invented a type of light for Haitians.

B.They donated some money to Haitians.

C.They sent some lights to Haiti.

D.They recharged some lights with solar power.

【2】What can we learn about the LuminAID light?

A.It’s originally a school task.

B.It’s sold only to individuals in need.

C.It’s for villagers with stable access to electricity.

D.It helps understand the conditions of the villagers.

【3】Why did Andrea and Anna go to India?

A.To find the need for portable lighting.

B.To visit some interesting villages.

C.To apply for patent on the lamp.

D.To test their lighting product in the target market.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Give Light, Get Light

B.Little Light, Big Difference

C.Andrea and Anna’s Journey of Learning

D.A New Access to Reliable Power

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了兩個學生利用自己的設(shè)計幫助解決了一些地區(qū)的人解決了照明問題。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由第三度“So as a school assignment, they designed a lighting product that was lightweight, portable and wireless, something that might help improve the safety and living conditions of Haitians.”可知，作為學校的一項作業(yè)，他們設(shè)計了一個輕便，容易攜帶的無線照明產(chǎn)品，可以幫助海地人改善安全性和生活條件。這是他們對海地人民的幫助，故選A項。

【2】推理判斷題。由第三段“What was only a school project for them soon became something much more when friends and contacts began sending the lights to those in need.”可知，當朋友熟人們將燈送給更多需要的人之后，本只是學校任務(wù)的一件事很快變成更大的一項工程。所以判斷出，這種燈開始只是學校布置的一項任務(wù)，故選A項。

【3】推理判讀題。由第四段“In their final year of architecture school, Andrea and Anna filed a patent for the lamp, and shortly after graduating, they went to India to conduct field tests on their prototype( 維形).”可知，在建筑學校最后一年時，Andrea和Anna為他們的燈申請了專利。畢業(yè)后不久，他們就去印度實地試驗他們燈的雛形。由此判斷出，他們是將印度作為他們事業(yè)的目標市場，到那里去測試產(chǎn)品的各項情況。故選D項。

【4】標題歸納題。通讀全文尤其是第一段可知，人們?nèi)粘Ｉ�活需要燈光照明，但在有些地方，因為種種原因，人們并不能獲得可靠的電能。結(jié)合全文尤其是最后一段可知，這兩個人的設(shè)計的燈雖然輕，但是對需要的人很重要。所以短文的最佳標題是“小小的光，大大的影響”故選B項。