年度风云儿童

李全忠

Kid of the Year

Scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao is TIME Magazines firstever “Kid of the Year”. The 15yearold was chosen from a list of thousands of other amazing kids who are working to change the world. The honor is in recognition of Raos commitment to creating scientific solutions. At 10 years old， she created a lead（鉛） detection tool after learning about the water crisis in Flint， Michigan. Since then， shes also come up with an app that helps diagnose earlystage prescription opioid（鸦片样物质） addiction and another tool that can prevent cyberbullying.

There was never one “aha moment” for her， she says. Through the years， she says shes simply built up her love of science and technology to craft innovative and impactful solutions to different problems that matter to her and others around her. She calls it “science for kindness”. “My goal is to innovate for the better， innovate to make positive change in this world，” she says. “And thats what makes me keep going and thats what drives me—knowing that people out there do need help.”

Her opiate tool uses recent developments in protein detection methods to assist in identifying addiction early on， she says. After a sample of bodily fluid is analyzed， a user can receive his results on a mobile app， in addition to other resources such as a map of addiction centers close by， she says. Rao came up with the idea after a family friend was in a car accident and became addicted to prescription opioids.

Kindly， her app for spotting and preventing cyberbullying， uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify words and phrases online that could be considered bullying.

“These are things I never thought I would actually do， but here I am today accomplishing them，” she says. “So dream big， come up with ideas， have fun with it， and then look at how you can do it because theres no one stopping you but yourself，” she says.

1. What do we know about Gitanjali Rao from the first paragraph？

A. She suffered from cyberbullying.

B. She stood out when very young.

C. She was chosen from thousands of scientists.

D. She has been studying the water crisis for 5 years.

2. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean？

A. Seeing is believing. B. Easy come， easy go.

C. No pains， no gains. D. It is never too old to learn.

3. What actually inspired Gitanjali Rao to invent the app thats helpful for opioid addiction？

A. Her family friends story.

B. Her parents sincere support.

C. The passion for finding solutions.

D. The recognition of Raos commitment.

4. Which of the following words can best describe Gitanjali Rao？

A. Enthusiastic and determined.

B. Courageous and calm.

C. Cooperative and generous.

D. Ambitious and professional.

你喝的水安全吗？Gitanjali Rao會给你一个满意的答案。

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

Gitanjali Rao， a Colorado teenager 1._____________（invent） a mobile device to test for lead in drinking water， is TIMEs Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine 2._____________（announce） the award Thursday， citing（表彰） Raos ability 3._____________（apply） scientific ideas to realworld problems—and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.

Its just the latest 4._____________（recognize） for Rao， 15， who was named last year to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She won praise in 2017 after she responded to the Flint， Mich. water crisis by creating a device named Tehys， 5._____________（use） carbon nanotube（纳米管） sensors to detect lead in water.  She went on to team up 6._____________scientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.

美国《时代》杂志每年都会选出年度风云人物，2020年《时代》杂志首次选出“年度风云儿童”。美国科罗拉多州的15岁印度裔发明家拉奥（Gitanjali Rao）当选2020年的“年度风云儿童”。