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2 Read the passage and complete the tasks that follow. 阅读短文，完成后续任务。（每题 1 分，共 10 题）
Amazing young inventors
Young people are always full of cool ideas. Let's meet three teenagers who have made amazing inventions to help solve daily problems.
Ann: A special flashlight
Ann, a smart girl from Canada, invented a special flashlight at just 15. Normal flashlights need batteries or electricity to work, but hers doesn't need any batteries or electricity. It works with the heat from a person's hand! She got the idea from her friend in the Philippines who couldn't do her homework at night because of power shortages (短缺). Ann thought, "Our bodies produce heat all the time. Why not use it to make light?" After trying many times, she finally made a flashlight that really works with body heat. Later, she even made something cooler — a cup that can charge your phone with heat from hot drinks!
Kylie: A helpful backpack
Kylie, an 11-year-old girl from the USA, had cancer and needed to get shots (注射) every day. For the treatment, she had to carry a heavy machine that held the medicine. But the machine was so heavy that walking around with it was really hard. Kylie didn't like this, so she designed a new backpack that is light, colourful, and made just to hold the medical machine safely. Now, other sick children can also use this backpack to move around more easily. Both doctors and patients thanked her for the great solution.
Arsh: A talking device
Some people, like the late (已故的) scientist Stephen Hawking, cannot speak due to disabilities. They need to "talk" with special communication devices. Traditional devices are often slow and expensive. Arsh, a 16-year-old student from India, made a new device called TALK. It can turn breath signals into spoken words. Users simply breathe into a small microphone, and the machine translates their breath into words and speaks them aloud. Compared to older devices, TALK is much faster and more affordable.
2-1 Complete the table. Fill in each blank with no more than three words. 填写表格，每空格最多三词。
2-2 Read the sentences and choose the best inference. 读句子，选择最恰当的推断。
(1) She got the idea from her friend in the Philippines who couldn't do her homework at night because of power shortages.
A. Ann wanted to help people in places without electricity.
B. Ann wanted to make money from selling flashlights.
(2) Later, she even made something cooler — a cup that can charge your phone with heat from hot drinks!
A. Ann continued developing new inventions rather than stopping at one.
B. Ann created another invention for her own use.
(3) Kylie didn't like this, so she designed a new backpack that is light, colourful, and made just to hold the medical machine safely.
A. Kylie stopped using the medical machine completely.
B. Kylie tried to make treatment easier by designing something new.
(4) Compared to older devices, TALK is much faster and more affordable.
A. Patients prefer to use TALK because of its speed and price.
B. TALK is the fastest and cheapest talking device ever created.
Amazing young inventors
Young people are always full of cool ideas. Let's meet three teenagers who have made amazing inventions to help solve daily problems.
Ann: A special flashlight
Ann, a smart girl from Canada, invented a special flashlight at just 15. Normal flashlights need batteries or electricity to work, but hers doesn't need any batteries or electricity. It works with the heat from a person's hand! She got the idea from her friend in the Philippines who couldn't do her homework at night because of power shortages (短缺). Ann thought, "Our bodies produce heat all the time. Why not use it to make light?" After trying many times, she finally made a flashlight that really works with body heat. Later, she even made something cooler — a cup that can charge your phone with heat from hot drinks!
Kylie: A helpful backpack
Kylie, an 11-year-old girl from the USA, had cancer and needed to get shots (注射) every day. For the treatment, she had to carry a heavy machine that held the medicine. But the machine was so heavy that walking around with it was really hard. Kylie didn't like this, so she designed a new backpack that is light, colourful, and made just to hold the medical machine safely. Now, other sick children can also use this backpack to move around more easily. Both doctors and patients thanked her for the great solution.
Arsh: A talking device
Some people, like the late (已故的) scientist Stephen Hawking, cannot speak due to disabilities. They need to "talk" with special communication devices. Traditional devices are often slow and expensive. Arsh, a 16-year-old student from India, made a new device called TALK. It can turn breath signals into spoken words. Users simply breathe into a small microphone, and the machine translates their breath into words and speaks them aloud. Compared to older devices, TALK is much faster and more affordable.
2-1 Complete the table. Fill in each blank with no more than three words. 填写表格，每空格最多三词。
2-2 Read the sentences and choose the best inference. 读句子，选择最恰当的推断。
(1) She got the idea from her friend in the Philippines who couldn't do her homework at night because of power shortages.
A. Ann wanted to help people in places without electricity.
B. Ann wanted to make money from selling flashlights.
(2) Later, she even made something cooler — a cup that can charge your phone with heat from hot drinks!
A. Ann continued developing new inventions rather than stopping at one.
B. Ann created another invention for her own use.
(3) Kylie didn't like this, so she designed a new backpack that is light, colourful, and made just to hold the medical machine safely.
A. Kylie stopped using the medical machine completely.
B. Kylie tried to make treatment easier by designing something new.
(4) Compared to older devices, TALK is much faster and more affordable.
A. Patients prefer to use TALK because of its speed and price.
B. TALK is the fastest and cheapest talking device ever created.
答案
2-1
(1) Name
(2) Age
(3) without electricity
(4) light, colourful
(5) A talking device
(6) cannot speak
2-2
(1) A
(2) A
(3) B
(4) A
(1) Name
(2) Age
(3) without electricity
(4) light, colourful
(5) A talking device
(6) cannot speak
2-2
(1) A
(2) A
(3) B
(4) A
