Question

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 13 to 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 $50,000 scholarship and $10,000 for 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, 2014 at 11:59 PDT. 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.

1.From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.

GSF is a science competition

teenagers should form a team

every teenager can take part in it

GSF is organized by Google alone

2. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

A. Parental consent.B. Submission time.

C. Registration process.D. Project requirements.

3.If you plan to enter GSF alone, you ________.

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

4. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

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

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文注意介紹了Google公司組織的一項(xiàng)活動，并詳細(xì)說明了如何報名參加這樣的比賽以及注意事項(xiàng)等

1.A

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第一段1,2行its annual online competition for bright, 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(xiàng)用科學(xué)改變世界的年輕人的網(wǎng)絡(luò)比賽。故A正確。

2.2】A

【試題解析】段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2行however, you may not submit it for judging 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(jī)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A正確。

3.3】C

【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)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C正確。

4.4】B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段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.提出了這樣的一個話題，然后再接下來幾段里詳細(xì)敘述了如何報名參加這樣的比賽以及注意事項(xiàng)等。

故B正確。

【長難句解析】

1.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.

【翻譯】盡管這個計劃是有Google公司主導(dǎo)的，但是它仍然受到《國家地理雜志》和《美國科學(xué)》等的支持。

【分析】本句中的while引導(dǎo)的是一個讓步狀語從句，while表示“盡管”；該詞作為連詞有多種含義，如“當(dāng)…時”（引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句），“然而”（表示上下文輕微的轉(zhuǎn)折）；

2. 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.

【翻譯】一旦你做了這件事情，你的父母親或者監(jiān)護(hù)人就會收到一份Google公司的郵件，里面有關(guān)于他們?nèi)绾卧试S你參加的說明。

【分析】本句中有一個with的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)：with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate. 其基本結(jié)構(gòu)為：with+賓語+賓語補(bǔ)足語；賓語補(bǔ)足語可以是名詞，代詞，形容詞，副詞，現(xiàn)在分詞，或者過去分詞，也可以是不定式。對賓語的情況進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充說明。當(dāng)做賓語補(bǔ)足語的動詞與賓語構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系的時候，使用過去分詞的形式；當(dāng)二者構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系的時候，使用現(xiàn)在分詞的形式。要特別要注意With的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)經(jīng)常與獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)轉(zhuǎn)換使用。