A 17--year--old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph (声谱仪) that recognizes the "fingerprints" of different molecules(分子).

Mary Master man, a senior at West Moore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

     More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the competition, which is in its 66th year.

      Spectrographs, which measure  wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing equipment to look for explosives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its powders.

      They can cost as much as $100,000, but Masterman's invention--made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera--cost less than $1,000, Intel said.

      Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett during a banquet Tuesday night in Washington.

      "It was a complete surprise," Masterman said. "I wasn't expecting it."

      Masterman said she has been interested in science ever since she was little. She couldn't remember ever not being interested. She credits her parents with encouraging her.

      She said she has not decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist.

      Among the former winners of the competitions top award are six Nobel Laureates(佩戴桂冠的人), three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists.

      "You're not only dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but you're dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking--edge research in total," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "It's really something that's hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even achieve this level of capability at such a young age."

61. What is probably the best title for the passage?

    A. Senior challenges Nobel prize.

    B. Masterman invents a sensing equipment.

    C. Teen wins $100,000 science scholarship.

    D. Spectrograph recognizes the "fingerprints".

62. According to the passage, Masterman received the honor because

    A. the spectrograph she invents can be used to look for drugs

    B. Masterman’s invention is made of lenses, a laser, and a camera

    C. Masterman has shown great interest in science since she was young.

    D. the spectrograph she invents costs much less as well as its high quality

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. The competition attracts national talents to attend

    B. Masterman was sure to win before the contest.

    C. Intel Science Talent Search is held every year.

    D. Spectrographs can be widely used in many fields.

64. The underlined sentence in the 8th paragraph probably means

    A. belives in her parents for encouraging her

    B. she likes her parents' way of encouragement

    C. she thinks her parents' encouragement was trustful.

    D. she owes her success’s to her parents' encouragement

65. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that

    A. It's unreasonable for a teen to win the honor

    B. Mary's achievement was unusual and unexpected

    C. Mary defeated twenty--one top scientists in the world

    D. 40 seniors took part in the final section of the competition.

A 17--year--old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph (声谱仪) that recognizes the "fingerprints" of different molecules(分子).

Mary Master man, a senior at West Moore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Talent Search.

More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the competition, which is in its 66th year.

Spectrographs, which measure wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing equipment to look for explosives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its powders.

They can cost as much as $100,000, but Masterman's invention--made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera--cost less than $1,000, Intel said.

Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett during a banquet Tuesday night in Washington.

"It was a complete surprise," Masterman said. "I wasn't expecting it."

Masterman said she has been interested in science ever since she was little. She couldn't remember ever not being interested. She credits her parents with encouraging her.

She said she has not decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist.

Among the former winners of the competitions top award are six Nobel Laureates(佩戴桂冠的人), three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists.

"You're not only dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but you're dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking--edge research in total," said Brenda Musilli, Intel's director of education. "It's really something that's hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even achieve this level of capability at such a young age."

1. What is probably the best title for the passage?

    A. Senior challenges Nobel prize.

    B. Masterman invents a sensing equipment.

    C. Teen wins $100,000 science scholarship.

    D. Spectrograph recognizes the "fingerprints".

2. According to the passage, Masterman received the honor because

    A. the spectrograph she invents can be used to look for drugs

    B. Masterman′s invention is made of lenses, a laser, and a camera

    C. Masterman has shown great interest in science since she was young.

    D. the spectrograph she invents costs much less as well as its high quality

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. The competition attracts national talents to attend

    B. Masterman was sure to win before the contest.

    C. Intel Science Talent Search is held every year.

D. Spectrographs can be widely used in many fields.

4. The underlined sentence in the 8th paragraph probably means

    A. believes in her parents for encouraging her

    B. she likes her parents' way of encouragement

    C. she thinks her parents' encouragement was trustful.

    D. she owes her success’s to her parents' encouragement

5. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that

    A. It's unreasonable for a teen to win the honor

    B. Mary's achievement was unusual and unexpected

    C. Mary defeated twenty--one top scientists in the world

    D. 40 seniors took part in the final section of the competition.