Unit 1 课时作业7-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第一册(人教版2019)

UNIT 1　TEENAGE LIFE　　　　　　　 课时作业 7 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　Ⅰ. 阅读理解 Twelve-year-old Lydia Denton was recently named the winner of CITGO􀆳s Fueling Education Student Challenge, where she earned $ 20,000 after creating the Beat the Heat Car Seat, which is a portable device placed in the car seat that not only senses weight over five pounds but monitors temperature when the baby is in the seat. The soon-to-be seventh grader says she became inspired to make the invention after watching the news that babies were being left in hot cars, often by accident. “At first, I thought about raising money for the families, but that wouldn􀆳t fix the problem. I wanted to invent something that could prevent the deaths from happening. ” Lydia􀆳s device is started when it senses the weight of the child and the temperature setting reaches over 100 F (38℃) . At that point, an alarm goes off and a warning is sent via SMS to the parents. If the parents don􀆳t reset the device within 60 seconds, a built-in GPS chip sends a message to local authorities with the vehicle􀆳s location. After many rounds of testing with her local 911, Lydia is proud to say that Beat the Heat Car Seat is a success. Though many newer vehicles come with warning systems and smart seat systems, Lydia􀆳s goal was to create a device that would reach more people and that could also transfer from car seat to car seat as the child grew. She decided to use her prize money to continue making improvements on the device, which would sell for on