新疆乌鲁木齐市第十五中学 2024-2025学年 高二上学期期末考试 英语试题 （含答案）.pdfVIP

乌鲁木齐市第十五中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

总分120分考试时间120分钟

第一部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）

（一）阅读理解（共37.5分）

WhenGitanjaliRaosharedhowshelikes“findingsolutionstorealproblems”,itwas

hardtoimaginethisdynamic11-year-oldgirlcouldsettleaproblemthathasescaped

scientistsforyears.

Injustthreemonths,Raocameupwithadevice(装置)thatcanreplacethecostlyand

lengthytestscurrentlyusedtoreliablydetermineleadlevelsinourfreshwater.Inspiredby

thecurrentlitigation(诉讼)inFlint,Michigan,acaseofwaterpollutionfrom2014to2015,

RaodesignedanewtestingsystemthatresultedinherbeingnamedAmerica’sTopYoung

Scientistfor2017.

Raohadbeenfollowingthewaterproblemforabouttwoyears.Shewasamazedbythe

numberofpeopleaffectedbyleadpollutioninwaterandwantedtodosomethingtochange

this.Gitanjalispentmonthstryingtoconvincelocalhighschoolsandcollegestogiveherlab

timetocontinueherexperiment.Athome,Gitanjaliworkedonherprojectinthe“science

room”sheaskedherparentstocreateforher.Raohascreatedadevicethatusesthreeparts:a

cartridge,aBluetoothreaderandanapp.Toputitsimply,thecartridgecontainscarbon

nanotubes(纳米管)thatreacttolead.ThisreactionisthenregisteredbytheBluetoothreader,

whichsendsasignaltoamobileappthatcantellyouimmediatelyifyourwaterissafeto

drink.

RaoappropriatelynamedthedeviceTethysaftertheGreekgoddessoffreshwater,andis

hopingtomakealittleimprovementtogetthedeviceonthemarket.Whilewemaynotbe

awareofanyleadpollutionpresentinouragingpipelines,leadpoisoningcancausedelaysin

physicalandmentaldevelopment.WithRaobelievingthatthe“purposeofscienceistoma