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【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

Maker Moment

Last year, Izzy Goldstein, 12, learned in science class that we can reduce air pollution by using natural energy sources, such as wind and solar power, instead of gasoline. This made her wonder what she and her schoolmates could do to help the environment. "Maybe if my school got a bike rack（架子），more kids would bike to school instead of depending on cars," Izzy told TIME for Kids．Rather than ask their school to buy a rack, Izzy and her friends decided to make a bike rack by themselves.

They came up with a design. They calculated how much wood they might need. They measured howlong the boards should be. They used power tools to cut them and put them together safely. And they didall this in their school's makerspace.

Makerspaces are workspaces where kids can learn to create objects using technology, engineering,art and design. These spaces often feature a mix of high-tech machines, such as 3D printers and robotickits（工具箱），and simple materials like clay and cardboard.

Izzy goes to the Harley School in New York. It is one of a growing number of schools across theUnited States with makerspaces. Makerspaces are largely inspired by Maker Faires（創(chuàng)客盛會(huì)），whichare events that give people a chance to share their creative projects. Each year, about 250,000 peopleattend the Maker Faires in San Mateo, California, and Queens, New York. Maker Faires have alsospread to countries around the world, including Egypt, France and Thailand.

Schools are introducing makerspaces to the curriculum（課程）because makerspaces give kids away to have ideas and build something from those ideas. Kima Enerson is a makerspace teacher atthe Harley School. But she says kids can become extraordinary makers in an ordinary classroom, too.In Harley's Lower School (pre-kindergarten to Grade 4), students learn about the basics of computersoftware. By third grade, they study coding and how electricity works. In sixth grade, they learn to safelyuse tools such as drills and saws. When students get to high school, Enerson shows them how to applytheir skills to solve global problems. "Throughout the process of designing, students are learning tocreate something to better the world," she says

【1】What did Izzy and her friends decide to make by themselves?

【2】What are makerspaces?

【3】How many people attend the Maker Faires in San Mateo and Queens each year?

【4】Why are schools introducing makerspaces to the curriculum?

【5】What can high school students learn in Enerson's class?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A bike rack.

【2】Makerspaces are workspaces where kids can learn to create objects using technology，engineering，art and design.

【3】About 250.000.

【4】Because Makerspaces give kids a way to have ideas and build something from those ideas.

【5】They can learn to apply their skills to solve the global problems/create something to better the world.

【解析】

本篇通過Izzy和朋友們一起做自行車架的事情，介紹了創(chuàng)客空間，學(xué)校引入創(chuàng)客課程的目的，是為了讓學(xué)生能運(yùn)用自己所學(xué)的技術(shù)解決全面的問題，通過設(shè)計(jì)的過程，學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)創(chuàng)作，實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的創(chuàng)意。

【1】根據(jù)第一段Rather than ask their school to buy a rack, Izzy and her friends decided to make a bike rack by themselves.可知比起叫學(xué)校買自行車架，她和朋友們決定自己做，故答. A bike rack.。

【2】根據(jù)第三段. Makerspaces are workspaces where kin to create objects using technology, engineering ,art and design.可知“創(chuàng)客空間是學(xué)生們可以用技術(shù)、工程、美術(shù)和設(shè)計(jì)創(chuàng)造物品的地方”，故答Makerspaces are workspaces where kids can learn to create objects using technology，engineering，art and design。

【3】根據(jù)第四段Each year, about 250,000 people attend the Maker Faires可知“每年有大約2 50,000創(chuàng)客盛會(huì)”；故答About 250.000。

【4】根據(jù)第五段Schools are introducing makerspaces to the curriculum（課程）because makerspaces give kids away to have ideas and build something from those ideas可知“學(xué)校引入創(chuàng)客課程，是因?yàn)閯?chuàng)客空間給學(xué)生提供實(shí)現(xiàn)他們創(chuàng)意的空間”，故答. Because Makerspaces give kids a way to have ideas and build something from those ideas。

【5】根據(jù)最后一段When students get to high school, Enerson shows them how to apply their skills to solve global problems. "Throughout the process of designing, students are learning to create something to better the world," she says可知“到了高中學(xué)生可以用所學(xué)學(xué)的技能解決全部的問題，通過設(shè)計(jì)的過程，學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)創(chuàng)作東西讓世界更美好”；故答They can learn to apply their skills to solve the global problems/create something to better the world。