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湖北省新高考联考协作体2020-2021学年高二上学期英语开学联考试卷(含听力音频)
Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters (过山车). Even as a(n)1, though, she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board. "I started 2 how I would prepare," she says. She looked to science and math and took classes in algebra (代数) and geometry (几何学) in middle school and high school. Then she did even more advanced math and a high-level physics course.
She also 3 theme parks as often as she could and researched the teams making those coasters online. When it came time for 4, she went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, where she 5 a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and 6 new coasters. These new coasters they design are 7 made of wood, except for a metal 8 on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes each new one is different. " A lot of the same components and concepts are used when I design new coasters. But they 9 with the terrain (地势) and design. That tells us what the limits will be— how tight the bends and how 10 the hills are."
Some parks 11 their coasters to be as scary as possible. That means big 12 and quick turns and lots of inversions (倒转). Lehrner is expert at making twisted wood coasters. The coasters she 13 make you feel as if you're going 14 than you really are, because the tracks are lower to the ground. "We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole 15— children as well as their parents," she said.
If you're really interested in something, go for it and pursue it. Jobs like this do exist!
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