题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省广州市六中珠江中学2024-2025学年九年级英语上学期10月月考英语试题
There are many geniuses who changed the world in history, such as Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton. They all had great ideas that have lived on long after their deaths. Now let's take a look at four of the smart people alive today.
Christopher Langan | Born in San Francisco in 1952, Christopher Langan is a special kind of genius. By the time he was four, he'd already taught himself how to read. At high school, he taught himself math, physics, Latin and Greek. It was reported that his IQ should be between 195 and 210. |
Judit Polgdr | Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1976, Judit Polgar is called as without doubt the best woman chess player in history. Polgar was a chess-playing genius and she first defeated(打败) an international master, Dolfi Drimer when she was just 10. It was reported that her IQ should be 170. |
Mislav Predavec | Mislav Predavec is a math professor with a reported IQ of 190. Predavec was born in Zagreb in 1967, and his great abilities were obvious from a young age. He runs a trading company Preminis. |
Paul Allen | Allen has an IQ of between 160 and 170. He was born in 1953 in Seattle and made friends with Bill Gates while still at school. He attended Washington State University but gave up his study in 1974 and then talked(劝说) Gates into leaving Harvard. The following year, the pair founded Microsoft in New Mexico. |
Inventors of the Future The Young Inventor Club is calling on young students aged 12-15 to join in the invention competition. |
Enter the competition: Step 1: Join the club! Sign up for the Young Inventor Club. It's free and easy. Simply click(点击) the"Join the Club" and fill out the necessary information. Step 2: Come up with an idea. You can record problems that you see in your everyday life. And think of ways to solve them and write down anything that comes to you. Then, choose the best one as your invention idea. Step 3: Submit(提交) your invention idea. Send us a picture or drawing of your invention with your name and phone number. You should also send a written description of your invention. |
Time: ●Submit your invention idea no later than December 20, 2024. ●The top 3 winners will be announced on December 30, 2024. For more information, please visit our website: www.younginventorclub.com. |
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