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1、UniversitygraduatesMallorieBrodieandLaurenHasegawa,whoinvented阅读理解答案 UniversitygraduatesMallorieBrodieandLaurenHasegawa,whoinventedasmartphoneappthattracksconstructiondefectsforcommercialbuilders,hadatigerbythetail. Bridgit,whichtheyfoundedin2012,launcheda
2、cloud-basedcommunicationsplatformthathelpedmanagedefectsonconstructionsites,whichcandelayprojectsandresultincostlyrepairsifleftunchecked.Thesmartphoneapplicationletssitesupervisorstakephotosofcracksordamagedpaint,sharethemwithemployeesandtracktheproblemstoso
3、lution. Morethan600subcontractorsusedthepilotversioninmanybuildingsitesbeforethecommercialversion,calledCloseout,officiallylaunched. Feedback(反馈)wassogoodthattheybegantowonder:Whylimittheirinventiontoaspecificindustry?Whynotturnitintosomekindofahandytoolfo
4、rconsumerstoo?Thisbecametheirdilemma.Inotherwords,shouldtheystaythecourseorlookforwiderapplicationsoftheirapp? TheexpertspolledallagreedBridgitshouldstayfocusedonitsoriginalgoal.Ms.HasegawaandMs.Brodietookthatadvice. Asmorebusinesscustomerssignedon,itbecam
5、eclearthattheymadetherightdecision.Sincethen,thecompany’sgrowthhasbeenrapid. Earlierthisyear,BridgitlaunchedCloseout,whichisdesignedsothateventheleasttech-savvycanuseiteasily.Today,theappisbeingusedonsitesacrossCanadaandtheUnitedStatesandevenbytopgeneralcon
6、tractors. InOctober,BridgitwasnamedtotheCanadianInnovationExchange’stop20listofCanada’smostinnovative(创新的)companiesworkingindigitalmediaandinformationandcommunicationtechnology. ButMs.HasegawaandMs.Brodiearenotrestingontheirglories.Theyhavealsobeencollecti
7、ngfeedbackonCloseoutfromcustomers,andthey’lllaunchanewversioninthespring.Itwilltargetnotonlygeneralcontractorsbutdevelopersandbuildingowners,too. 8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂defects＂inParagraph1probablymean? A.Style.B.Process.... C.Drawback.D.Material. 9
8、.Whatdidthetwograduatesdecidetodowhenthepilotversionwaswellreceived? A.Turntotheordinaryconsumermarket. B.Lookforwiderapplicationsoftheirapp. C.Turnitintoawidely-usedtoolforconsumers. D.Cont
