UNIT5EDUCATION
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第一部分阅读(50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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Canyouimagineacloudfloatinginthemiddleofyourroom?Doyouwanttoknowwhatitfeelsliketoflylikeabird?FindyouranswersinTimeMagazine’s25“BestInventions”.Here,wehavepickedoutthemostinteresting4tosharewithyou.
TalkingGloves
Everfeltconfusedbythesignlanguageusedbydisabledpeople?Hereisthe“helpinghand”youneed.FourUkrainianstudentshavecreatedapairofglovesthathelpspeoplewithhearingandspeechproblemscommunicatewithothers.Theglovesareequippedwithsensorsthatrecognisesignlanguageandtranslateitintotextonasmartphone.Thenthesmartphonechangesthetexttospokenwords.
GoogleGlasses
GoogleGlassesarelikeacomputerbuiltintotheframeofapairofglasses.Withits1.3-centimeterdisplay,theglassesallowyoutosurftheInternetandmakecallswithoutevenliftingafinger.TheglassesalsohaveacameraandGPSmappingsystem.Userscantakeandsharephotos,checkmapsandsurftheInternetjustbylookingup,down,leftandright.
IndoorClouds
It’snotvirtual.That’sarealworld.DutchartistSmildemanagedtocreateasmallbutperfectwhitecloudinthemiddleofaroomusingafogmachine.Butitrequiredcarefulplanning—thetemperature,humidity(湿度)andlightingallhadtobejustright.Onceeverythingwasready,thecloudformedintheairwiththemachine.Butitonlylastedforashortwhile.
Wingsuits
Thesuitfulfillsyourdreamsofflyinglikeabird.Well,notexactlyflying,butgliding(滑翔)throughtheair.Itincreasesthesurfaceareaofthehumanbody,whichmakesiteasierforpeopletofloatintheair.Flierswearingwingsuitscanglideonekilometerinabout30seconds.
()1.Whowillprobablybetheusersof“TalkingGloves”?
A.Disabledpeople. B.Researchers.
C.Trainedpeople. D.Workingpeople.
()2.HowcanusersofGoogleGlassessurftheInternet?
A.Bymovingthemou