decomposefaster．Hethenperformedteststofindthebacteriaresponsiblefordecomposingtheplastics．
Inanexperiment，hemixedplasticbagsandaspecialkindofdirttogether，andfoundthattheydid
Burdmanagedtodoitinthreemonths．
Plasticusuallytakesthousandsofyearstodecompose（降解），butthishighschoolstudentDaniel
DanielBurd
000intheIntelScienceTalentSearch．
searchforawaytolessenourdependenceonnon﹣renewableenergy．Shewonthetopprizeof﹩100，
growingthemasbiofuel（生物燃料）．Thisresearchisespeciallyimportantastheworldcontinuesto
SaraVolzperformedexperimentsinwhichshegrewalgaebasedontheiroiloutputforthepurposeof
research．SaraVolz
000toworkonhisown
reactor．Andhediditattheageoffourteen．HereceivedaThielFellowship，whichgavehim﹩＝100，
Taylorthoughthecoulddobetter．Longstoryshort，hewantedtobuildasmallnuclear
RadioactiveBoyScout，anovelinwhichakidtriesandfailstobuildanuclearreactor．
TaylorWilsonwastheyoungestpersontoachievenuclearfusion（核聚变）．HewasinspiredbyThe
Medicine．TaylorWilson
He'stheyoungestpersontohavespokeninfrontoftheRoyalSocietyof
expensiveand400timesmoresensitivethantechnologynowadays．
JackAndrakacreatedabiosensorforcancerthathesaysis168timesfaster，26，667timesless
fields．JackAndraka
1．（8分）We'vegotalistofteenscientistsfromavarietyof
列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
第一部分、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下
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D.Adictionary．
C.Anadvertisement．
B.Amagazine．
A.Aguidebook．
（4）Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom？
D.Itiswidelyusedineverydaywaste．
C.Itwascompletedinthreemonths．
B.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly．
A.Itwonhima﹩100，000prize．
（3）WhatdoweknowaboutDanielBurd'sinvention？
D.Astorybook．
C.Energyshortage．
B.Plasticpollution．
A.Anovelbyakid．
（2）WhatexcitedTaylorWilson'sinterestinhisinvention？
D.TaylorWilson．
C.JackAndraka．
B.DanielBurd．
A.SaraVolz．
（1）Whodesignedamedicalinstrument？
elsewhere．
Hissolutiononlyproduceswaterandsmallamountsofcarbondioxide．Hesaysitcouldeasilybeused


D.Becausehewasverycuriousaboutkitchentools．
C.Becausehedidn'tknowthecommonkitchentools．
B.Becauseherefusedtohelpwithdinner．
A.Becausehewasnotwellbehaved．
（1）Whywastheauthorshockedatherson'sresponse？
whatIcallaman．I'mgladthatIpreparedsogreatapresentformyfuturedaughter﹣in﹣law．
Now，notonlycanhemakehisowndinner，butalsohecanmakeabigmealforhisfamily．That's
nothingmasculine（男子气概的）aboutbeinghelpless．
day．Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking，andmoreimportantly，herealizesthere's
learning，andmorethanjusthousekeeping．"Iappreciatewhatyoudoasamom，"hetoldmeone
wouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive﹣butitcouldn'tbedeniedthathewas
hismother﹣hetriedtobegnottohavesewinglessons，eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday，someone
Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenshootinghoopsinthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswith
preheatinganoven．
piecrust（馅饼皮）andfilleditwithapples，allwhilelisteningtomyexplanationontheimportanceof
saucereducedonthestove，hewashedandseasonedachickenforroasting．Thenherolledoutthe
thathedidn'tsayno．Fortwohours，threedaysaweek，Raywasallmine．Oneday，ashistomato
SoIcameupwithaplan：IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse．Iwasdelightedtofind
knowthatI'draisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife，"What'sfordinner？"
thatwearealsoraisingsomeone'sfutureroommates，boyfriends，husbands，orfathers．Iwantedto
Asparents，whilewefocusonoursons'confidenceandcharacter，weperhapsdon'talwaysconsider
wonderedwhatelseIhadn'tpreparedRayfor．
own．Butthatnight，asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit，I
Icouldonlyblamemyself．Inthefamily，nobodyelse'shandswentinthesauceexceptmy
responseshockedme．"What'sacolander（漏勺）？"heasked．
2．（6分）Oneeveninglastsummer，whenIaskedmy14yearoldson，Ray，forhelpwithdinner，his


and59percentinJapan．
about94percentofadultsowningsmartphonesin2017，comparedwith77percentintheUnitedStates
SouthKoreahastheworld'shighestsmartphoneusagerate，accordingtoPewResearchCenter，with
preventthesepedestrianaccidents，"saidKICTseniorresearcherKimJong﹣hoon．
"Increasingnumbersofaccidentsarehappeningatpedestriancrossings，sotheselightsareneededto
flashinglightsandawarningsenttothephonesbyanappthattheyareabouttostepintotraffic．
Inadditiontored，yellowandblueLEDlightsontheroad，"smartphonezombies"willbewarnedby
lightsatcrossingscanwarnbothpedestriansanddrivers．
State﹣runKoreaInstituteofCivilEnginingandBuildingTechnologybelieveditssystemofflashing
developedcountries．
totheirphoneswillbecomevictimsinacountrythatalreadyhassomeofthehighestinjuryratesamong
Thedesignersofthesystemweremotivatedbygrowingworrythatmorepedestrians（行人）addicted
down，inthehopeofpreventingaccidents．
flashinglightsataroadcrossingtowarn"smartphonezombies"（低头族）tolookupanddriverstoslow
3．（8分）AcityinSouthKorea，whichhastheworld'shighestsmartphoneusagerate，hasplaced
D.Cookingandsewingmakeboysmasculine．
C.Theimportanceofhousework．
B.Boysshouldbeinvolvedinhousework．
A.Usefuleducationforboys．
（3）Whatwouldtheauthorliketoconveyinthetext？
D.preparingchildrenfortheirfuturelife
C.makingchildrenliveahardlife
B.tellingkidswhatisrightandwrong
A.buildingupchildren'sconfidence
（2）Intheauthor'sopinion，someparentspaylittleattentionto．


C.SouthKorearankingtheworld'shighestphoneusagerate．
B.Watchingoutforsafetywhilecrossingtheroad．
A.Flashinglightsatthecrossingindifferentcountries．
（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？
D.Doubtful．
C.Objective．
B.Indifferent．
A.Supportive．
（3）What'sKimDan﹣hee'sattitudetothenewwarningsystem？
D.Byraisingaquestion．
C.Byexplainingasubject．
B.Bymakingcomparison．
A.Bydescribingascene．
（2）HowdoesthewriterintroducethehighsmartphoneusagerateofSouthKorea？
D.Toensuredrivers'safety．
C.Toremindpedestrianstolookaround．
B.Tolimittheuseofphones．
A.Topreventpedestrianaccidents．
（1）WhatisthepurposeofSouthKorea'snewwarningsystem？
melookaroundagain，andIhopethatwecanhavemoreoftheseintown，"shesaid．
absorbedinherphonetoremembertolookattraffic．"Thisflashinglightmakesmefeelsafeasitmakes
KimDan﹣hee，a23﹣year﹣oldcitizenofIlsan，welcomedthesystem，sayingshewasoftentoo
Seoul，butisexpectedtogonationwide，accordingtotheinstitute．
Fornow，thewarningsystemissetuponlyinIlsan，acityabout30kmnorthwestofthecapital，


（1）WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali？
city'sfamousRiverWalk．
fireworks．OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver，alongthe
withmorethan15，000peopleinattendanceeachyear．VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodand
SanAntonio，Texas，alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration．Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations，
world．TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th．
partofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundthe
watchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty．Theeventis
ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear．Visitorscan
candlescalled"diyas"．
changefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall．Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsor
InIndia，Diwaliisafive﹣dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear．Theexactdates
initsfourthyear．
themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare．Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent，now
BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago．SheispresidentofASBCommunications，
Square．"
heritage，artsandvarietytotheworld，"shesaid，"andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimes
act．"Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture，
America．But，shesaid，manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia．So，shedecidedto
NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent．ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessin
parksandmuseums．
landmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare．Theyarealsoheldinmany
placeswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon．DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmerican
Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell．TheUnitedStatesisoneofthe
"rowoflights"．ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia．
4．（8分）MoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali．DiwaliisHindifor
D.NewwarningsystemtopreventaccidentsinSouthKorea．


aboutsixstandard﹣sizeOreos'worthofcalories﹣wouldyou？
mind，ifyouknewthatyoucouldhelpkeepyourhearthealthybyeatingjustalittlebitlesseveryday﹣
5．（10分）Heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdisabilityanddeathworldwide．（1）Withthatin
最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的
D.DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia．
C.IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica，too．
B.ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali．
A.DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks．
（4）Whatisthemainideaofthetext？
D.IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia．
C.Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica．
B.ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica．
A.ItisheldinautumninIndia．
（3）WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali？
D.ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants．
C.TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS．
B.Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm．
A.TomaketheAmericanculturericher．
（2）WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent？
D.Clothes．
C.Food．
B.Lamps．
A.Dances．


tohelphimwriteand（3）．Everyday，JudywouldsitbyMartyinclass，takingnotestomake
downstairs．Whenherson（2）togethisMBA，JudyO'Connorattendedeveryclasswithhim
thesweetestwaypossible．Itwasn'tuntilafterhiscollegeyearsthatMartybecamedisabledafter（1）
6．（20分）Whenamomattendedschooltohelpherdisabledson，hersonandtheschoolthankedherin
个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
第二部分、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面�