Module 6 Films and TV Programmers
the ideas in the composition were so inventive that we are surprised. why british industry doesn’t ask more school children for suggestions. perhaps this will be the start of pupil power!36. the aim of the competition in britain was to _____.a. ask scientists to carry out their bright ideasb. ask children for suggestionsc. encourage young people to carry out their clever ideasd. encourage children under 16 to carry on inventing37. why was neil hunt called “sunshine superman”?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.38. from the passage we can infer that neil will probably become a _____.a. designer b. teacher c. professor d. recorder39. in the author’s opinion, _____.a. british industry shouldn’t ask more school children for suggestionsb. it will be better to ask more school children for suggestionsc. the ideas in the competition are not so goodd. more scientists should take part in the competitionban american company has developed a car powered by electricity that travels at high speed like cars powered by traditional fuels. company officials say the car is experimental and will not be sold to the public for a long while. yet some experts have called the vehicle(交通工具) an important step toward the production of pollution-free automobiles. the new car, called the impact, was made by the general motors company. engineers say the impact uses technology developed for the car that won the first international race for vehicles powered by sunlight. the impact creates no air pollution because its power comes from a large battery(電瓶). it can travel at a speed of 88 kilometers an hour. then the battery must be refueled with more electricity. the battery can be refueled in a few hours with electric current(電池) from a person’s house. it must be replaced completely every two years. the impact has two motors. each powers one of the front wheels. reports say the car makes almost no noise at low speed. it makes a small noise as it goes faster. the impact has a top speed of 160 kilometers an hour and it can go from zero to 96 kilometers an hour in eight seconds. that is faster than most gas-powered cars.