Gitanjali Rao, a teenager who lovented a mobile device to test for lead(铅)in drinking water, is Time

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Gitanjali Rao, a teenager who lovented a mobile device to test for lead(铅)in drinking water, is Time's Kid of the Year for 2020. The magazine announced the award Thursday, indicating Rao's ability to apply scientific ideas to real-world problems and her desire to motivate other kids to take up their own causes.
It's just the latest recognition for Rao. 15, who was named last year to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list(福布斯30岁以下青年才俊榜).She won praise in 2017 after she created a device named Tehys, using carbon nanotube sensors to detect lead in water. She was named America's Top Young Scientist when she was in the seventh grade. She went on to collaborate with scientists in the water industry to try to get the device on the market.
More recently f Rao has developed a phone and Web tool named Kindly, which uses artificial intelligence technology to detect possible early signs of cyberbullying(网络欺凌).
Rao was chosen in part because of the way she has followed up her technical work with efforts to get other young people to work on solving the problems they see. "I don't look like the typical scientist. Everything I see on TV is that it's an older, usually white man as a scientist,” she said. “My goal has really shifted not only from creating my own devices to solve the world's problems, but inspiring others to do the same as well. Because, from personal experience, it's not easy when you don't see anyone else like you. So I really want to put out that message: If I can do it, you can do it. and anyone can do it.”
24. hat made Rao win Time's Kid of die Year?
A. Her invention and inspiration to others.
B. Her ability to ensure kids' drinking water.
C. Her motivation to solve practical problems.
D. Her way of influencing other young people.
25. What did Rao do when she was 12?
A. She developed a tool called Kindly.
B. She created a device called Tehys.
C. She won America's Top Young Scientists.
D. She became one of the Forbes 30 Under 30.
26. Which can probably replace the word “collaborate” in Paragraph 2?
A. Compete.    B. Exchange.    C. Cooperate.    D. Bargain.
27. What can we know about Rao?
A. She wants to be a typical scientist.    B. She once suffered cyberbullying.
C. She lived a hard life when young.    D. She encourages others to do like her.
 
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