Question

In the near future, we may be using our eyes to operate our smart-phones and tablets, even when it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja.

The Gaze Group has been developing eye-controlled computer technology for nearly 20 years. But those devices have been firstly designed to help those with disabilities, and are very expensive.

“After a while, we figured out that probably the best way is to go for a mass-market way,” says Gaze’s Sune Alstrup Johansen. “where everybody would have this available."

Johansen and some of his colleagues have formed a new company, the Eye Tribe, which is hoping to develop the technology on a mass commercial level.

The technology works with the help of the computing device toward the user’s face. After making sure of the user’s eye movements, the technology is then able to easily find where a person’s eyes are moving, and then allow the eyes to control a cursor(光標).

“Our software can then determine the location of the eyes and know where you’re looking on the screen to make sure what you’re looking at, ” reads an explanation on the Eye Tribe site.

There has been a gradual change toward hands-free technology in recent years, particularly in the gaming world. Recently Xbox released the Kinect device, which lets users control their Xbox and play certain games using only their hands, legs and voices. But still, most of these devices have been more of a gimmick than a practical way to use one’s hands to control a mobile device. Johansen said a replaceable filter(濾光器)would be a cheap, convenient way for most consumers.

And even as companies like The Eye Tribe work to create such a product for the average user, making the eye-controlled technology more accessible and less expensive will have similar benefits for physically disabled users.

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1.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. An introduction of eye-controlling technology

B. An introduction of a new device.

C. An introduction of smart-phones

D. An introduction of a new technology for the disabled.

2.The underlined word “gimmick” probably means ___________.

A. a way                           B. a trick                          C. a lie                             D. a dream

3.According to the passage, we can learn that ___________.

A. the eye-controlling technology was first developed for the blind

B. the present developing of the technology will bring no good

C. the eye-controlling technology is only intended for the disabled people

D. there is no such a phone as we can use only with our eyes at present

4.This passage is probably taken from ___________.

A. an experiment report                               B. a science fiction

C. a science website                                     D. a school textbook

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了未來社會的一種科技發(fā)明，用眼睛操作手機或者電腦。不久的將來，人們手中的智能手機和平板電腦就或許可以用眼睛來操控了。一直致力于研究幫助殘障人士用眼睛控制電腦技術的公司Gaze Group打算將該技術應用于適合普通用戶使用的領域，這樣不但能惠及更多人，同時還能明顯降低此類技術的使用費用。據悉，該技術通過電腦設備向用戶臉部投放紅外光線，在校準用戶的眼睛活動方式之后，該技術便可輕松感知用戶眼睛活動的方向，并由此控制電腦光標。該公司負責人表示，雖然目前大部分智能手機和移動設備都未配備紅外裝置，不過他們可以通過安裝屏幕過濾器來使用該技術。

1.A 主旨大意題。根據第一段In the near future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smart-phones and tablets，及下文描述，可知本文主要介紹了一種用眼睛操作手機或者電腦的技術。

2.B 詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系下文a practical way to use one’s hands to control a mobile device．描述，可知此處指的是大部分這些裝置都是一種噱頭(即騙人的把戲)。

3.D推理判斷題。根據短文第一段描述，可知目前我們還沒有這樣一部用眼睛控制的電話。

4.C這篇短文主要介紹了未來社會的一種科技發(fā)明，用眼睛操作手機或者電腦。根據短文最后一段For more articles on modern science，please CLICK here．描述，可知這是一篇網上的文章，故有可能來自一家科學網站。

考點：科普類說明文閱讀