Question

On May 2, 2012, Ashok Gadgil became the winner of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation (全球創(chuàng)新獎(jiǎng)). Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has made a big difference in the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent thirty years helping people in need. His inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science  could help,” Gadgil said.
In the 1990s, Gadgil designed his first life-saving invention after more than 10,000 people died from Bengal cholera (孟加拉霍亂) because of the clean water crisis (危機(jī)) in India. His invention uses ultraviolet light to kill deadly disease-carrying germs (細(xì)菌) from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water (about 21 cups). So far, the invention has provided safe drinking water for more than five million people in India and other developing countries.
Gadgil’s another important invention is the Berkeley-Darfur Stove (爐具). The long and violent war in Darfur, Sudan, has caused many people to move to foreign countries and live in refugee camps (難民營(yíng)). They are given food aid. But people still have to travel a long distance five times a week to gather firewood to cook meals. This can be dangerous because of street violence in the area. To avoid danger, some spend much of their money used to feed their families buying firewood.
The stove Gadgil created cuts fuel usage by 55%. That means people wouldn’t have to leave the camps to find firewood as often. The invention also helps to save homes more than $300 a year. About 125,000 people and their families have been helped.
As a professor, Gadgil encourages his students, “Be optimistic (樂觀的) when you try a hard problem,” he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big influence on the world.”
小題1: Ashok Gadgil was given the honor because _______.

A．he was a famous professor and physicist at UC, Berkeley

B．he improved the lives of people in developing countries

C．he spent thirty years helping people in need

D．he developed useful inventions with his team

小題2:Which of the following statements about Gadgil is TRUE?

A．He helped about 125,000 people in India.

B．He spent lots of money on his inventions.

C．He used his knowledge to help people in need.

D．One of his inventions could cure Bengal cholera.

小題3:What do people benefit from the Berkeley-Darfur Stove?

A．They can sell stoves to make a living.

B．They can save both time and money.

C．They can be protected from diseases.

D．They can cook their food easily.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：2012年5月2日，加吉爾獲得了麻省理工學(xué)院全球創(chuàng)新獎(jiǎng)。他的發(fā)明給發(fā)展中國(guó)家的人們提供了很大幫助。他的發(fā)明幫助了世界各地的人超過了1億。第一項(xiàng)發(fā)明是用紫外線殺死飲用水中攜帶疾病的細(xì)菌，第二項(xiàng)發(fā)明是伯克利-達(dá)爾富爾斯火爐。他的每一項(xiàng)發(fā)明都為全世界的人們提供了很大的幫助。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：為什么加吉爾得到了這個(gè)榮譽(yù)？分析原文：Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has made a big difference in the lives of people in developing countries.句意：每年，他的發(fā)明都為發(fā)展中國(guó)家的人們提供了很大的幫助。為此他獲得了這個(gè)榮譽(yù)。故選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：下列關(guān)于加吉爾的描述正確的是哪一項(xiàng)？結(jié)合句意，分析選項(xiàng)：第一項(xiàng)的中的數(shù)字不正確；第二項(xiàng)短文中沒有描述他在發(fā)明中花費(fèi)了很多錢；第四項(xiàng)題意：他的發(fā)明之一，可以治愈
孟加拉霍亂。應(yīng)改為他的發(fā)明可以幫助解決這種疾病。故選 C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：人們從伯克利-達(dá)爾富爾斯火爐得到了什么利益？分析原文：The stove Gadgil created cuts fuel usage by 55%. That means people wouldn’t have to leave the camps to find firewood as often. The invention also helps to save homes more than $300 a year. 句意：這種火爐可以節(jié)省用料55%。人們不用四處找柴火了。同時(shí)可以幫助每個(gè)家庭一年節(jié)省超過300美元。從而選擇第四項(xiàng)。故選D