Who is Uwamanzu?
选项A说Uwamanzu是一位常春藤大学的学生,这貌似为正确答案,但录音内容一开始说的是她是个大学生,现在已经同时被8 所常春藤大学录取,这当然不 等于她现在就是常春藤大学的学生。选项B 说她是新西兰移民,但录音内容说她是 尼日利亚移民,而且完全没有提及新西兰。选项C 意思是她是2016年 Intel Science Talent Search的重点发言人,而录音内容是她是2016 Intel Science Talent Search这 项科学竞赛进入最终竞赛的人选(finalist)。所以,该题前三项都不正确。正确选 项 D 说的是她是一位纽约州的大学生,正在研究水泥在油田中的使用,这与录音内容相符,即她进入2016 Intel Science Talent Search最终比赛是因为她对水泥有助于 防止水下石油钻井平台破裂的研究( for her research on cement that could help prevent underwater oil rigs from rupturing) 。
[重点难点]
把握时态形式与数字差异,理解underwater oil rigs与 oilfields的关系。
[录音原文]
Uwamanzu, a student in New York State, has been accepted by all eight Ivy League schools. She, a daughter of Nigerian immigrants, plans to pursue a science-related major. She was a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search for her research on cement that could help prevent underwater oil rigs from rupturing. She has also received an invitation to the White House Science Fair.