A
Innovative Designs for Accessibility
Deadline： 2021-11-30
Award： $ 7,500
The Innovative Designs for Accessibility student competition challenges university students across Canada to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility barriers for people with disabilities.
Clean Tech Competition
Deadline： 2021-11-13
Award： $ 28,000
The Clean Tech Competition is a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth. The competition is designed to build a deeper understanding of STEM （science, technology, engineering, and math） related concepts, recognize outstanding talent, and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators.
Agile Robotics Competition
Deadline： 2021-11-10
Award: .$ 17,500.
Agile Robotics Competition is a simulation-based (仿真）competition designed to promote agility（灵活）in industrial robot systems by employing the latest advances in artificial intelligence and robot planning. The competition will be held virtually, so there is no need to travel to compete. The competition will use the Gazebo simulation tool.
Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge
Deadline： 2021-11-24
Award： $ 5,000
The Wearable Robotics Association is inviting entries that represent the most innovative new ideas in wearable robotic technology. The review committee will select as many as ten finalists. The one considered to be the most innovative will be announced at the conference and will receive $ 5,000 to accelerate the new technology.
1. Which competition favors competitors with a creative mind in helping the disabled?
A. Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge.
B. Agile Robotics Competition.
C. Clean Tech Competition.
D. Innovative Designs for Accessibility.
2. Which of the following is the aim of Clean Tech Competition?
A. To improve the research on STEM.
B. To develop teenagers' ability to innovate.
C. To help students go to beloved universities.
D. To encourage university students to be innovators.
3. What can we know a tout Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge?
A. Competitors with creativity arc more likely to win.
B. The final 10 competitors can get awards.
C. Only teenagers can take part in the competition.
D. Competitors can hand in their works in December.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文。文章介绍了四个竞赛项目及其相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Innovative Designs for Accessibility部分“The Innovative Designs for Accessibility student competition challenges university students across Canada to use their creativity to develop innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility barriers for people with disabilities.(无障碍创新设计学生竞赛要求加拿大的大学生利用他们的创造力，为残疾人的无障碍开发创新的、具有成本效益的实际解决方案)”可知，Innovative Designs for Accessibility竞赛旨在鼓励利用创新思维帮助残疾人。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Clean Tech Competition部分“The competition is designed to build a deeper understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) related concepts, recognize outstanding talent, and prepare the next generation of globally competitive innovators.(该竞赛旨在加深对STEM(科学、技术、工程和数学)相关概念的理解，识别杰出人才，为下一代具有全球竞争力的创新者做好准备)”可知，培养下一代，即青少年的创新能力是Clean Tech Competition的目标。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge部分“The one considered to be the most innovative will be announced at the conference and will receive $ 5,000 to accelerate the new technology.(被认为是最具创新性的一项技术将在大会上公布，并将获得5000美元用于加速这项新技术的研发)”可知，Wearable Robotics Innovation Challenge竞赛关注的是创新能力，由此推知，有创造力的参赛者更有可能获胜。故选A项。
