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Unit4单元高考阅读
阅读提示：本文体裁为记叙文。主题语境为人与社会，主题语境内容为科技发展。美国国家航空航天局创办了一个名为HUNCH的项目，一群高中生在项目中研究如何杀死国际空间站的细菌。本文侧重培养学生的思维品质。
Bacteriaareanannoyingproblemforastronauts.Themicroorganisms(微生物）fromourbodiesgrowuncontrollablyonsurfacesoftheInternationalSpaceStation,soastronautsspendhourscleaningthemupeachweek.HowisNASAovercomingthisverytinybigproblem?It’sturningtoabunchofhighschoolkids.Butnotjustanykids.ItisdependingonNASAHUNCHhighschoolclassrooms,liketheonescienceteachersGeneGordonandDonnaHimmelbergleadatFairportHighSchoolinFairport,NewYork.
HUNCHisdesignedtoconnecthighschoolclassroomswithNASAengineers.Forthepasttwoyears,Gordon’sstudentshavebeenstudyingwaystokillbacteriainzerogravity,andtheythinkthey’reclosetoasolution(解决方案）.“Wedon’tgivethestudentsanybreaks.TheyhavetodoitjustlikeNASAengineers，，，saysFlorenceGold,aprojectmanager.
“Therearenotests,”Gordonsays.“Thereisnogradedhomework.Therealmostarenogrades,otherthan‘Areyouworkingtowardsyourgoal?Basically,it’sI’vegottoproducethisproductandthen,attheendoftheyear,presentittoNASA.’Engineerscomeandreallydoanpersonreview,and…it’snotaverynicethingattimes.It’sahardbusinessreviewofyourproduct.”
GordonsaystheHUNCHprogramhasanimpact(影响）oncollegeadmissionsandpracticallifeskills①.ThesekidsaresoabsorbedintheirstudiesthatIjustsitback②.Idon’tteach.”Andthatannoyingbacteria?GordonsayshisstudentsareemailingdailywithNASAengineersabouttheproblem,readyingaworkablesolutiontotestinspace.