2.Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room?Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird?Find your answers in Time Magazine's 25"Best Inventions".Here,we have picked out the most interesting 4to share with you.
Talking Gloves
Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people?Here is the"helping hand"you need.Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others.The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone.Then the smart phone changes the text to spoken words.
Google Glasses
Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame(框架) of a pair of glasses.With its 1.3-centimeter display,the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger.The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system.Users can take and share photos,check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up,down,left and right.
Indoor Clouds
It's not virtual but a real world.Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine.But it required careful planning-the temperature,humidity(濕度) and lighting all had to be just right.Once everything was ready,the cloud formed in the air with the machine.But it only lasted for a short while.
Wingsuits
The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird.Well,not exactly flying,but gliding(滑翔)through the air.It increases the surface area of the human body,which makes it easier for people to float in the air.Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30seconds.
12.Through Talking Gloves,the spoken words are meant forC.
A.trained people
B.disabled people
C.normal people
D.familiar people
13.How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?D
A.By moving the mouse.
B.By touching the keyboard.
C.By touching the frame.
D.By moving the eyeballs.
14.What do we learn about Indoor Clouds from the text?B
A.It was created with a computer.
B.It needed some strict conditions.
C.It could make the room lovely.
D.It could remain there for long.
15.The author wrote the text toA.
A.introduce some interesting inventions
B.encourage people to buy these products
C.draw people's attention to technology
D.bring some pleasure to young readers.
分析 本文講述了一些有趣的發(fā)明來與讀者分享,有會說話的手套,有谷歌眼鏡,有室內(nèi)云彩等.
解答 12-15CDBA
12.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段提到Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others.The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone.這個手套用來幫助那些聽力和語言困難的人,這個手套裝上能把手語轉(zhuǎn)換給正常人聽,故為正常人設(shè)計的,因此選C項.
13.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段提到Users can take and share photos check maps and surf the Interact just by looking up,down,left and right用戶可以照相,分享照片,上網(wǎng),通過上下左右看,故選D項.
14.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段提到But it required careful planning-the temperature,humidity(濕度)and lighting all had to be just right.它需要精確的控制溫度,溫度,照明,故選B項.
15.A 推斷題.根據(jù)第一段提到Here,we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you我們挑選一些有趣的發(fā)明來與你們分享,故選A項.
點評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項 (3)排除用于過于極端或負面的選項(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.