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16．Do you have bright ideas for inventions that change society or at least make life easier for somebody？Perhaps we all do sometimes，but we don't often make the idea a reality．Recently，in Britain，there was a competition （比赛） called Britain Designers for Tomorrow，which encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas．There were two groups in the competition：Group One was for school children under 16； Group Two was for school children over 16．And there were eleven prize winners altogether．
Neil Hunt，one of the prize winners，was called"Sunshine Superman"by one newspaper carrying his design．It's important when people study to record sunshine accurately （准确地）．We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is．Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight．Neil's is more accurate and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power．With his prize $100，Neil plans to carry on inventing．
You can do so much with cartoons．Look at Simon West's idea for animated（动画） road signs．He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them．This isn't a new idea．But it is new to use these pictures on road signs．"We found that people were more likely to pay attention to moving signs，"said Simon．So now，you can really see rocks falling，trains moving，horses running or a car falling over edge of a cliff （悬崖）．Quite a warnin g!
The ideas in the competition were so creative that we are surprised．Why British industry doesn't ask more school children for suggestions．Perhaps this will be the start of pupil power!

24．The aim of the competition in Britain was toC．
A．ask scientists to carry out their bright ideas    
B．ask children for suggestions
C．encourage young people to carry out their clever ideas
D．encourage children under 16 to carry on inventing
25．Why w as Neil Hunt called"Sunshine Superman"？D
A．Because he invented the way of using solar energy．
B．Because he suggested the way of using solar power．
C．Because he was one of the prize winners．
D．Because he was able to record sunshine more accurately．
26．From the passage we can infer that Neil will probably become aA．
A．designer     B．teacher     C．professor      D．recorder
27．In the author's opinion，B．
A．British industry shouldn't ask more school children for suggestions
B．it will be better to ask more school children for suggestions
C．the ideas in the competition are not so good    
D．more scientists should take part in the competition．

分析 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，你有好主意的发明改变社会或者使人的生活更轻松吗？也许我们都有时，但我们不常常使这个想法成为现实，最近在英国，有一个比赛开展起来，为了鼓励年轻人实施他们的好主意．本文以此展开，主要介绍了这个比赛．

解答 24，答案：C．细节理解题．根据"Recently，in Britain，there was a competition （比赛） called Britain Designers for Tomorrow，which encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas．"可知，这项比赛的目的是鼓励年轻人实施他们的创意．故选C．
25．答案：D．细节理解题．根据"Neil's is more accurate and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power．"可知，他被称为阳光超人的原因是因为他是能够记录阳光更准确．故选D．
26．答案：A．推理判断题．根据文中对Neil的描述，尤其是"Neil Hunt，one of the prize winners，was called"Sunshine Superman"by one newspaper carrying his design"可知，Neil可能将成为一名设计师．故选A．
27．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"Why British industry doesn't ask more school children for suggestions．Perhaps this will be the start of pupil power!"可知，作者认为向在校的孩子寻求建议是更好的．故选B．

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及推理判断题，细节理解题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．

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