Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014, its annual online competition for
bright, creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science. While the project is led by Google, it also has the backing of the Lego Group and world-famous publications National Geographic and Scientific American. The competition is open for students aged 13 to 18, who can sign-up now, form a team and begin working on a submission.
The winner will be rewarded with a ten-day exploration to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavor, as well as a VIP tour of ‘Spaceport America’ in New Mexico. Google is also throwing in a $50,000 scholarship and $10,000 for the winner’s school to purchase cutting-edge science lab equipment.
Google suggests that each project should be “an in-depth investigation of a science question or engineering problem” but otherwise, it’s up to students to pick and develop an idea that follows the competition rules.
Completed projects need to be submitted by May 12, 2014 at 11:59 PDT. Google will announce the regional competitors in June, ahead of global finalists in August and the competition winners in September.
Interested? Here are the rules.
If you want to enter the competition as an individual (个人), you should register first. Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project. You may edit this later. Click the box stating that you have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Terms.
Upon completion of registration you may begin working on your project. The project must follow the technical, creative, and legal entry requirements set out in these Official Rules and the Googlesciencefair.com Site. You will be required to complete all sections of the Project Site.
You may begin working on your project after completing the registration process, however, you may not submit it for judging until you have requested and received parental consent (允许). Once you have done this, your parent or guardian will receive an email from Google with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate. The project will not be judged unless this consent is received.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.
GSF is a science competition
teenagers should form a team
every teenager can take part in it
GSF is organized by Google alone
小题2: What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A．Parental consent.
B．Submission time.
C．Registration process.
D．Project requirements.小题3:If you plan to enter GSF alone, you ________.
A．should create your project first
B．you needn’t follow the official rules
C．you should provide some personal information
D．your should start your project before registration小题4: The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．offer tips on how to enter GSF
B．provide information about GSF
C．persuade teenagers to enter GSF
D．show teenagers the importance of GSF
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
本文注意介绍了Google公司组织的一项活动，并详细说明了如何报名参加这样的比赛以及注意事项等
小题1:A
【试题解析】推理题。根据第一段1,2行its annual online competition for bright, creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science可知这是一个每年都举行的为那些项用科学改变世界的年轻人的网络比赛。故A正确。
小题2:A
【试题解析】段落大意题。根据最后一段1,2行however, you may not submit it for judging until you have requested and received parental consent (允许).可知如果父母不允许你参加，你是没有机会去参加这样的比赛的。所以本段主要讲述的就是你要获得父母的允许。故A正确。
小题3:C
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第五段第二行Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project.可知报名的时候，你需要提供一些你自己的个人信息。故C正确。
小题4:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章主题段第一段Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014, its annual online competition for bright, creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science.提出了这样的一个话题，然后再接下来几段里详细叙述了如何报名参加这样的比赛以及注意事项等。
故B正确。
【长难句解析】
1.While the project is led by Google, it also has the backing of the Lego Group and world-famous publications National Geographic and Scientific American.
【翻译】尽管这个计划是有Google公司主导的，但是它仍然受到《国家地理杂志》和《美国科学》等的支持。
【分析】本句中的while引导的是一个让步状语从句，while表示“尽管”；该词作为连词有多种含义，如“当…时”（引导时间状语从句），“然而”（表示上下文轻微的转折）；
2. Once you have done this, your parent or guardian will receive an email from Google with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate.
【翻译】一旦你做了这件事情，你的父母亲或者监护人就会收到一份Google公司的邮件，里面有关于他们如何允许你参加的说明。
【分析】本句中有一个with的复合结构：with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate. 其基本结构为：with+宾语+宾语补足语；宾语补足语可以是名词，代词，形容词，副词，现在分词，或者过去分词，也可以是不定式。对宾语的情况进行补充说明。当做宾语补足语的动词与宾语构成被动关系的时候，使用过去分词的形式；当二者构成主动关系的时候，使用现在分词的形式。要特别要注意With的复合结构经常与独立主格结构转换使用。