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The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things,which have helped to make the world better,smarter and a little more fun. Now,let's take a look at some of the inventions.
Super banana
Australian biogeneticist(生物遗传学家)James Dale
visited Uganda,a poor African country,in the early 2000s, where he found that 15%-30% of children under 5 were at the risk of going blind because they didn't get enough vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So hecame up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ugandans' health .With the help of Bill Gates' foundation,Dale developed the“super banana,’·He added a gene to the fruit,making it rich in vitamin A.
Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?
A.Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas. |
B.Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas. |
C.Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product. |
D.People's eating habits can be used to develop new food. |
What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?
A.The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game. |
B.It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills. |
C.It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball. |
D.The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball. |
What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?
A.It enables its users to float off the ground freely. |
B.It can work on many different kinds of surfaces. |
C.It still needs to improve its power and efficiency. |
D.It is an affordable means of transport for a family. |
What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?
A.They create magnetic fields to produce power. |
B.They apply technologies to many things in life. |
C.They are technologies which can produce electricity. |
D.They use wireless technology to improve their products. |