Question

       Do you have bright ideas? Ideas of 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 called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners, altogether.

       Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called“Sunshine Superman. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. 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（精确的）and this is very important for research into the way of using solar（太阳的）power.

       You can do so much with animated（活动的）cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated 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 see moving signs,”said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff（悬崖）.Quite a warning!

       The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of“pupil power!”

1．The writer holds that people seldom       .

       A．have bright ideas                                  B．turn their bright ideas into reality

       C．make their life easier                            D．think of inventing something

2．The organizers of the competition hoped the schoolchildren who took part in it would       .

       A．become good designers for future Britain

       B．invent something for immediate use

       C．design something useful for the next day

       D．win as many prizes as they could

3．Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of       .

      A．recording direct sunshine                      B．recording the hours of sunshine

       C．using the energy of the sun                   D．knowing how strong sunlight it

4．What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?

       A．To warn people to be careful while working.

       B．To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.

       C．To add to the beauty of a city.

       D．To help make a car trip more exciting. 

5．The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to       .

       A．take better care of schoolchildren

       B．help schoolchildren in their studies

       C．stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions

       D．pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power

Answer 1

BACBD