Young innovators who may save the world青少年创新者

孙大有

社会的进步，离不开科技的发展与创新，也离不开一代又一代年轻人的奋斗。他们用自己的热情和不懈的努力，创造了一个又一个奇迹。

主题语境：人物 篇幅：339词 建议用时：6分钟

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 （ 生物发光） 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（自动变光装置）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. 科恩在科学课上学习蚯蚓的知识时，想要建造一个机器蚯蚓，之后他编写了一个机器人原型的代码。

【点石成金】本句含有固定句式be doing...when；after which he wrote the codebehind a prototype robot为非限制性定语从句。

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. 但让他登上生态创新者名单的是他为空气污染严重的发展中国家设计的安装在窗户上的太阳能空气过滤装置。

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