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Bacteria are anannoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms(微生物) fromour bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station,so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcomingthis very tiny big problem? It’s turning to a bunch of high school kids. Butnot just any kids. It depending on NASA HUNCH high school class, like the onescience teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High Schoolin Fairport, New York.
HUNCH isdesigned to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the pasttwo years, Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zerogravity, and they think they’re close to a solution(解决方案). “Wedon’t give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASAengineers,” says Florence Gold, a project manager.
“There are notests,” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades,other than‘Are you working towards your goal?’Basically, it’s ‘I’ve got to produce this product and then,at the end of year, present it to NASA.’ Engineers comeand really do an in-person review, and…it’s not a verynice thing at time. It’s a hard business review of your product.”
Gordon says theHUNCH program has an impact(影响) oncollege admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed intheir studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.” And that annoying bacteria?Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about theproblem, readying a workable solution to test in space.
32.Whatdo we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station?
A. They are hardto get rid of.
B.They lead to air pollution.
C. They appeardifferent forms.
D.They damage the instruments.
33. Whatis the purpose of the HUNCH program?
A. To strengthenteacher-student relationships.
B. Tosharpen students’ communication skills.
C. To allowstudents to experience zero gravity.
D.To link space technology with school education
34. What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program?
A. check theirproduct.
B.Guide project designs
C. Adjust workschedules.
D. Grade their homework.
35. Whatis the best title for the text?
A. NASA: TheHome of Astronauts.
B. Space: TheFinal Homework Frontier.
C. Nature: AnOutdoor Classroom.
D. HUNCH:ACollege admission Reform.
答案解析：
32. A。根据第一段，细菌在国际空间站表面无法控制地生长，宇航员每周都要花时间清理它们，这说明细菌很难被摆脱。
33. D。根据第二段，HUNCH项目的目的是将高中的课堂与NASA工程师联系起来，让学生们参与到解决空间站细菌问题的研究中。
34. A。根据第三段，NASA工程师会对学生们一年后的产品进行实地审查，这是一种严格的产品审查。
35. B。整篇文章讲述的是HUNCH项目如何让学生们在高中阶段就参与到解决空间站细菌问题的研究中，并将他们的研究成果作为最终作业呈现给NASA。
