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supergermn.averypowerfulgermthatisresistanttoknownantibiotics对现有抗菌素有抵抗力的超级细菌

virtuala.havingtheeffectofbeingsth.,thoughnotofficiallyrecognizedassuch事实上的（但并非正式的）

tapwaterrunningwater自来水

resistantbacteriabacteriathatareunaffectedbyantibiotics对抗菌素有抵抗力的细菌

CrownPrincessafemaleheirtoathrone有王位继承权的公主，女王储

sciencefairacompetitionwheregradeschoolorhighschoolstudentspresenttheirscienceprojectresultsandinthiswaycompeteinscienceandtechnologyactivities（中小学生）科技作品竞赛展览

WestVirginiaastateintheeasternUnitedStates西弗吉尼亚州（美国东部一州）

StockholmthecapitalofSweden斯德哥尔摩（瑞典首都）

Ashley（人名）

Script:

Whilereadingamagazine,Ashley,asixteen-year-oldgirl,cameacrossanarticlewhichsaidthatantibioticsandotherdrugswerediscoveredinEuropeanriversandtapwater.ThisledhertothinkthatsuchdrugsmightalsobepresentinthewatersnearherhomeinWestVirginia.

Ashleyfearedthatantibioticsinthewaterscouldleadtoresistantbacteria,orsupergerms.Theycankillcountlesspeople.

Shebegantestingherarea’sriver—theOhio.Withasimpledevicesheherselfhaddesigned,shecollected350watersamplesfromtheOhioovertenweeks.Shetaughtherselftoanalyzethesamplesbyreadingscientificjournals.Itwasoneofthemostscientificallysoundprojectsforsomeoneherage.

HerexperimentwasoneofthefirstofitskindintheUnitedStates.Itshowedthatlowlevelsofthreeantibioticsareindeedpresentinlocalwaters.Ashley’sstudywontheInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrize,avirtualNobelPrizeforteenagers.Shewona$5,000scholarshipandwasreceivedbySweden’sCrownPrincessVictoria.

Herinterestinsciencecamefromwalksinthewoodswithhermother.Butitwastheday-to-daystuff—howwatercomestothetap,howrainstickstoglass,thatmostfascinatedher.“Scienceisnotadeadthing,”shesays.“It’shappeningallaroundus.”

Bythesixthgrade,shewaswinningatsciencefairs.Shehasreceived$70,000inprizemoney,whichshehasputasideforcollege.SheplanstoattendHarvardUniversity.“Iwanttomakemyowndiscoveries,andnotjustreadaboutwhatothershavedone,”shesaid.HerteacherspredictthatshewillonedaywinaNobelPrize.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Youthisthegoldenstageinaperson’slife.Atthisstagepeoplearehealthy,energetic,imaginative,fullofenterprisingspirit,andfreefromworries.Theyfeelasiftheycanaccomplisheverything.Andtheyarereadytoexplore,tolearn,toexperience,andtocreate.Inotherwords,theyareeagertodosomethingconstructivewiththeirlives.Manyyoungpeoplealsohaveahighsenseofsocialresponsibility.Theyareconcernedwithimportantglobalissuessuchasenvironmentalprotectionandanti-smoking.Theyareinterestedindoingvolunteerworktohelpthoseinneedandtomakecontributionstosociety.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,about45%ofallseniorhighschoolstudentsdidsomevolunteerworkin1994.Theyoungpeopleinthetwopassages,whohavetakentheinitiativetodiscoveranddealwithproblemsfacingsociety,arerolemodelsforotherstofollow.

2.WestVirginia

astateincentraleasternU.S.A.Charlestonisitscapital.

3.theOhio

ariver1,579kilometerslong,flowingwestfromPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,totheMississippiatCairo,Illinois

4.theInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrize

HeldeachAugustinStockholm,itisaninternationalcompetitionthathonorsoneoftheworld’smostoutstandingwaterscienceresearchprojectsbyayoungpersonorgroupofyoungpeople.TheprizewasfirstawardedinSwedenin1995andinternationallyin1997.TheSwedishCrownPrincessVictoriaisthepatronessofthisevent.OnlyfinalistsinnationalcompetitionsheldfromMarchthroughJunequalifyfortheinternationalcompetition.

5.avirtualNobelPrizeforteenagers

TheInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrizeforteenagerscanberegardedastheequivalenttoaNobelPrizeforadults.

6.theday-to-daystuff

theeventsofordinarylife

7.sciencefair

anannualcompetitiveexhibitionofscience-relatedprojectspreparedbyhighschoolstudents.Allhighschoolscompeteonthelocal,county,orevenstatelevel.Prizesareawarded,andoftencollege-levelscholarshipsareofferedtosomeofthewinners.Themainobjectiveofthesciencefairistoencouragestudentstocontinuetheirstudiesinscienceandenteracareerinresearchorindustry.

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

a.Ascience-orientedgirlwhosucceededindiscoveringsupergermsinthelocalwatersofhertown.

b.Ascience-orientedgirlwhowonaNobelPrizeforteenagers.

c.Awinnerofaninternationalprizewhohasdonepainstakingworkinantibioticsandwaterconservation.

d.Ayounggirlwhosescientificexperimentsonthelocalwatersofhertownwoninternationalrecognition.

2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewaythespeakertellsthestory?

a.Tellingthestorychronologically.

b.Tellingthestorysubjectively.

c.Selectingfactualdetailswhichcanforcefullyshowthegirl’smerits.

d.Usingmanywordsofpositivemeaningtoshowadmirationforthegirl.

Exercise2

Readthetablefirst.Thenlistentotherecordingandsupplythemissinginformation.

Ashley’sExperiment

Theexperiment

Testingthewaterofherarea’sriver—theOhio.

Purpose

Tofindoutiftherewereantibioticsinthewaters,whichshefearedcouldleadtoresistantbacteriaorsupergermsandthusendangernumerouspeople’slives.

Procedure

1.Collected350watersamplesfromtheOhioovertenweeksbyasimpledevicedesignedbyherself.

2.Learnedtoanalyzethesamplesherselfbyreadingscientificjournals.

Findings

LowlevelsofthreeantibioticsarepresentintheOhio.

Honor

1.WontheInternationalStockholmJuniorWaterPrizescholarshipof$5,000.

2.MetbySweden’sCrownPrincessVictoria.

Passage2

YoungPeopleSayNotoSmoking

exposev.tomakeknown揭露

statewidea.throughoutthestate全州范围的

initiativen.thefirstmovementoractionwhichstartssth.带头行动

targetv.toaimat以……为目标（对象）

peern.apersonofthesameageasyou同辈

recruitv.togetnewmembers吸收新成员

standfortobeanabbreviationoforsymbolfor代表；

是……的缩写

peerpressureinfluencefrommembersofone’speergroup来自同辈的压力

closetoverynearto接近于，差不多

NewJerseyastateintheeasternUnitedStates新泽西州（美国东部一州）

Jackie（女子名，Jacqueline的昵称）

OnFebruary16,2001,theteenagersfromayouthgroupcalledREBELlaunchedtheiradvertisingcampaignattheLibertyScienceCenterinNewJersey.Theyworkedonvariousaspectsofthecampaignandevenappearedinthe“NotforSale”commercialontelevisionandtheradioagainsttobaccocompanies.

REBELstandsforReachingEverybodybyExposingLies.Itisastatewideyouthinitiativewhichfightsagainsttobaccocompanies.ThemovementbeganinNovemberlastyear.Itcarriesthemessagethatteenagersnolongerwanttobetargetedbytobaccocompaniesintheiradvertisements.Thegrouprealizedthatoneofthebiggestproblemsthatteenagersfaceispeerpressureonthemtosmokeordodrugs.Therefore,thegroupisworkinghardtoensurethattheirmessagereachesallteenagersatNewJerseyschools.

Whenthegroupwasfirstformed,therewereonlyfivemembers,alleighthgradestudents.Butbythissummerthegrouphadgrowntocloseto90members.Atarecentrecruitingparty,apizzaandpoolparty,attheWestNewYorkswimmingpool,morethan50newmemberswereattractedtothegroup.

“Wedon’tthinkthattoomanypeoplewouldbeinterested,”saidJackie,oneofitsfoundingmembers.“Buteveryoneknowsourmessage.Theyknowwhowearenow.”

1.theLibertyScienceCenter

anonprofitinstitutiondevotedtoinformalscienceandtechnologyeducationthroughinteractiveexploration.LocatedclosetotheStatueofLiberty,theLibertyScienceCenter’s160,000-square-footbuildingholdshundredsofhands-onexhibitsandthenation’slargestIMAXDOMEtheater（IMAXFilmsandthe3-DLaserShow）.Therearethreethemedfloors:

Invention,HealthandEnvironment.

2.NewJersey

astateonthemid-AtlanticcoastoftheU.S.A.,withanareaof21,248squarekilometersandapopulationofabouteightmillion（1999）.TheprestigiousPrincetonUniversityislocatedinthestate.

3.peerpressureonthemtosmokeordodrugs

Teenagersareundergreatpressurefromboysandgirlstheirage.Theyoftenfeelcompelledtofollowtheirpeerswhoaresmokingortakingdrugs,inordernottofeelleftout.

4.arecentrecruitingparty,apizzaandpoolparty

apartyheldtogetnewmembersforthegroupwithpizzaandswimmingtoentertainandattractthenewcomers

5.WestNewYork

atowninthestateofNewJersey,closetoNewYorkCity

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankstocompletetheanswers.

1.WhatdoesREBELstandfor?

ReachingEverybodybyExposingLies.

2.WhatisthemajoractionperformedbyREBEL?

Theylaunchedanadvertisingcampaigntocallonyouthtofightagainsttobaccocompanies.

3.Whatistheaimofthegroup?

Theyintendtospreadthemessagethatteenagersnolongerwanttobetargetedbytobaccocompaniesintheiradvertisements.

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