Do you want to help shape the future of everything from entertainment and transport to sport and the environment? Then you might want to think about the fascinating world of engineering. Tomorrow's Engineers Week is running 4-8 February 2020, and is the perfect time to get an idea of what engineering is all about.

Engineers are the people who use scientific knowledge, ranging from long-established scientific laws to cutting-edge discoveries, to solve problems and improve life for all of us. Tomorrow's Engineers Week aims to get young people interested in this exciting career. It also wants to change the way we think about engineers.

One place to find out more about engineers is the website thisisengineering.org.uk, where you can meet 16 young engineers with amazing and different jobs. There's Halvard, who builds farm robots; and Olivia, who uses her chemical engineering skills to create soaps and shampoos kind to the skin and the environment. Alice digs train tunnels deep underground. Michelle builds rides. As a child, she loved these thrilling rides. At the age of 14, she attended a lecture on roller coaster design, and then she realized that engineering was a great way to turn her passion into her career.

If you want to meet some inspirational engineers, ask if your school has signed up to take part in the Big Assembly (大型集会) on 6 February. Don't worry if not, though, you can check it out yourself afterwards on the tomorrowsengineers.org.uk website.

【1】The goal of Tomorrow's Engineers Week is to________.

A.introduce young engineers

B.announce the latest discoveries

C.show the future work of engineers

D.attract the youth' s interest in engineering

【2】Which of the engineers fancies building roller coasters?

A.Halvard.B.Olivia.

C.Alice.D.Michelle.

【3】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To explain what engineering is all about.

B.To advertise Tomorrow's Engineers Week.

C.To encourage schools to sign up for an assembly.

D.To introduce the website thisisengineering.org.uk.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Tomorrow's Engineers Week这一活动，并鼓励学生积极参加。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容“Tomorrow's Engineers Week aims to get young people interested in this exciting career.( 明天的工程师周这个项目旨在让年轻人对这个令人兴奋的职业感兴趣。)”可知，明日工程师周项目的目的在于吸引年轻人对这个职业的兴趣。故选D项。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段末尾内容“Michelle builds rides. As a child, she loved these thrilling rides. At the age of 14, she attended a lecture on roller coaster design, and then she realized that engineering was a great way to turn her passion into her career.( 米歇尔设计飞车项目。当她还是个孩子的时候，她就喜欢这些刺激的游乐设施。14岁时，她参加了一场关于过山车设计的讲座，然后她意识到，工程学是把她的热情转化为事业的好方法。)”可知，Michelle设计了过山车。故选D项。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章末尾内容“If you want to meet some inspirational engineers, ask if your school has signed up to take part in the Big Assembly on 6 February. Don't worry if not, though, you can check it out yourself afterwards on the tomorrowsengineers.org.uk website(如果你想见到一些鼓舞人心的工程师，问问你的学校是否已经报名参加2月6日的大会。如果没有，也不用担心，你可以在tomorrowsenginees.org.uk网站上查看)”由此判断出，本文的目的是鼓励参加这个活动。故选B项。

细节理解题

考查内容主要涉及时间、地点、人物、事件、原因、结果、数字等议论文中例证细节和定义类细节。这类题目的共同特点是：答案一般都能在文章中找到。事实细节题可选用寻读法。比如文章第1小题：

The goal of Tomorrow's Engineers Week is to________.

A．introduce young engineers

B．announce the latest discoveries

C．show the future work of engineers

D．attract the youth' s interest in engineering

根据题干进行寻读，定位到文章第二段内容原句“Tomorrow's Engineers Week aims to get young people interested in this exciting career.”，与选项进行对比选择，D项“attract the youth' s interest in engineering”与原文“get young people interested in this exciting career”为同义表达。因此D项为答案。