Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ
阅读理解(2018·福建福州八县一中第二次月考)ThreeChileanstudentsgottheideaforaplant-powereddevicetochargetheircellphones,whilesittingintheirschool’soutdoorcourtyardduringabreakfromexams,withdeadmobilephones
Then,oneofthemhadan“aha”moment
“ItoccurredtoCamilatosayaboutplants,”saidinventorEvelynAravena
“Therearesomanyplantsandlivingthingsthathavethepotentialtoproduceenergy;whydon’ttheyhaveachargingoutlet
”Theirinvention—asmallbiologicalcircuit(生物电路板)calledE-Kaia—takesadvantageoftheenergyplantsproduceduringphotosynthesis(光合作用)
Aplantusesonlyasmallamountofthatenergy—therestgoesintothesoil,andthat’swheretheE-Kaiacollectsit
Thedeviceliterallyplugsintothegroundandthenintoyourphone
“Theybroughttheprototype;theprototypeworked—andthat’swhenitallchanged
It’sthemostamazingprojectI’veeverseenin