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【题目】Inspired by a 9-year-old cyclist who has the use of only part of one hand, a group of students at the University of Guelph has won an international award for their invention--a bike brake lever(刹车手柄)that pulls both the front brake and the back brake at the same time.

Lauren Turner was able to ride her bike, but not as confidently and quickly as her friends.

“She couldn't use the front brake. She was only using the back brake, but the front brake makes you stop twice as fast,” says Micha Wallace, who with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew morris won the second prize in the James Dyson Awards for their single-handed bike brake lever.

“She used it all last summer and she had no problems. She said it helped her go faster because she felt more confident in her braking abilities. She felt safer,”says Wallace.

The invention was the fourth-year design project for the four students. They designed, tested and created a prototype(模型)within a four-month period.

When Wallace heard about the James Dyson Awards on the news, she and her co-inventors entered their project in the UK-based contest, which rewards student designers who creat proucts that improve the way we live. The Guelph students collected the second prize-£2,000 for them, plus £500 for their school.

As well, they had a chance to meet James Dyson, a UK inventor. While praising the students for their invention, Dyson said the single-handed lever could improve safety for all cyclists. “By using both brakes at once, you could prevent the possibility of flying over the handlebars and ending up with an injury.”

The students are hoping to sell the patent to a major company.It may be used in other devices that require two hands for operation.

【1】 The bike brake lever was designed with the aim of ______.

A. taking part in a contest

B. making the inventors famous

C. helping the disabled bike more safely

D. helping general people bike faster

【2】 The James Dyson Award ________.

A. is named after a famous university

B. helps winners marked their inventions

C. awards winners money

D. has a worldwide influnce

【3】 From the text, we could infer that brake lever________.

A. is only useful for disabled cyclists

B. also improves the bike′s speed

C. has already been widely used

D. will have a wide market in the future

【4】 What′s the best title for the text?

A. Student inventors win UK prize.

B. Awards aimed at students are established.

C. Bikes will be safer in the future.

D. The disabled gain more attention.

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】A

【解析】【1】细节理解题。根据文章开头可知:发明者是一个残疾女孩特殊骑车方式的启发下发明这个装置,再根据文章第三、四段可知,该发明让女孩骑车更安全。

【2】细节理解题。根据“The Guelph students collected the second prize--£2000 for them,plus £500 for their school”可知C正确;该奖项是以发明家James Dyson的名字命名,A错误;B、D文章未提到。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知,这种自行车刹车手柄主要是使车子安全快速地停下来,不仅用于自行车,还用于别的需要两只手来进行刹车的器械,并且有可能会有公司收购其专利权。因此可推知这项发明在不久的将来会有广阔的市场。故答案选D。

【4】主旨大意题。文章主要报道了一群大学生发明自行车刹车并获奖的消息。

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