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   A new keyboard can tell whether you are its owner. The keyboard records information about the typing pattern(模式)and sends it to a computer program. The program then checks to see if the pattern matches the right user. If not, an alarm sounds, and the computer locks the typist out. It locks out everyone else, even if the person knows the password. What's more, this equipment needs no batteries. It collects all the energy it needs from your actions of typing. Besides, the keyboard is also self-cleaning and the keys are free of damage from water, oil and dirt.

The keys of the new keyboard are made of the same inexpensive plastic that might be found on any other standard keyboard. But instead of being smooth, the keys have millions of tiny plastic nanowires(纳米线)on their surface area, increasing the effective contact areas between the plastics and fingers. This guarantees that there's enough power to run the keyboard as someone types.

Liming Dai, a scientist, did not work on the new keyboard, but he thinks the design could be important in getting better performance from a variety of equipment. "It could also be applied to a touch screen, for example, "Dai says. " Then smart phones and notepads could collect energy from someone's actions of typing or drawing. "

"Future work might make the keyboard even more useful, "Dai adds. " A later design might build tiny capacitors onto the nanowires, "he suggests. Capacitors are little devices that temporarily store electric charge. Those might then be LEDs to light a keyboard in the dark.

Zhonglin Wang is a co-designer of the new keyboard. His team has built a working model of the keyboard. "If a company decides to fund(资助)its production, this keyboard could be in stores in as few as two years, "says Wang.

【小题1】How does the new keyboard tell whether you are its owner?
A.By matching the typing pattern to the right user.
B.By sending alarms to a computer program.
C.By checking the right user's passwords.
D.By just recording information about the typing pattern.
【小题2】Why are there many nanowires on the surfaces of the keys?
A.To keep the keyboard free of damage.
B.To improve the speed of typing.
C.To make the keys smooth.
D.To help produce power.
【小题3】What's Dai's attitude to the new keyboard?
A.Unconcerned.B.Doubtful.
C.Positive.D.Critical.
【小题4】What is the best title for the text?
A.A New Keyboard Made of Nanowires
B.A New Keyboard Entirely Owned by You
C.A New Keyboard's Future
D.A New Keyboard Powered by Typing
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   Blind people can read. They do so by running their fingers along a line of raised points or dots on paper. Of course, they first have to learn the code(代码). Here are some examples of it. One dot stands for the letter “A”. Two dots side by side mean “C”. Four dots arranged to look like a box(::) stand for the letter “G”. By placing the dots in special patterns, all the letters of the alphabet can be formed.

This code was made up by a Frenchman called Louis Braille. Though he could see at birth, he became sightless when he was only three. Braille was cutting leather in his father’s shop. His knife slipped and cut his eye. Infection(感染)spread to both eyes, and he became blind.

At 10, he was placed in a home for the blind. But young Braille had great talent. He became a skilled musician and soon got a job as a church organist(风琴弹奏者)in Paris.

Because he had talent and was quick, he became a teacher at a school for the blind. While there, he heard that a captain had sent messages to his soldiers that they could read at night without light. His messages were in the simple form of raised dots and dashes. This was the clue Braille needed. At the age of 15, he worked out his own six-dot code. Each group of dots is called a cell. The cells are three dots high and two dots wide. For the rest of his life, Braille taught his young flock to read both written and musical works using his code.

For the last 17 years of his life, Braille was ill with tuberculosis. He died at the age of 43.

【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
A.Different reading methods.B.Blind people around the world.
C.How blind people communicate.D.Louis Braille and his six-dot code.
【小题2】Louis Braille developed an alphabet for blind people after he __________.
A.worked as an organistB.became blind as a young child
C.became a skilled musician in a churchD.was inspired by a captain’s messages
【小题3】The underlined word “flock” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to “____________”.
A.soldiersB.blind students
C.famous teachersD.skilled musicians
【小题4】The text is developed ______________.
A.in time orderB.in space order
C.by listing examplesD.by making comparisons

同类题2

   A start-up company in California, called Zume, is testing machines that make pizza. The robot takes and shapes dough to create the base of the pizza. It then adds tomato sauce, cheese, meat or other toppings. Next, the robot places the uncooked pizza into a hot oven. A few minutes later, the pizza is ready. The pizza comes out the same each time. Zume says the robots work quickly and do not get sick. The robots do not get paid either.

Julia Collins is the company’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO) . Her business can spend money on better food products because it does not have to pay the robots. Zume is using robots to make pizza.

Charity Suzuki has bought the robot-made pizza. She likes its taste. “It’s delicious. It’s always hot and fresh when it comes. I mean it’s great that they’re making it, but I can’t tell the difference that it’s made by a robot versus a human.”

Other companies say they are developing robots so people can get higher quality food faster. But what about the jobs the robots are taking from humans?

Ken Goldberg is a professor at the University of California in Berkeley. He also directs the school’s automation laboratory. Goldberg says researchers have been working with robots for 50 years. He says that, while there has been progress, the jobs are not going to disappear right away. “I want to reassure (使放心) restaurant workers that the skills that they have are still going to be of value,” Goldberg said.

“We’re going to get rid of boring, repetitive, dangerous jobs and we’re going to free up people to do things that have higher value. There’s going to be amazing new ways of working that don’t exist yet but are going to be created.”

【小题1】Why can Zume devote more money to better food products?
A.It earns a lot by selling pizza.B.It wants to create more robots.
C.It can save a lot by using robots.D.It hopes to attract more customers.
【小题2】What can we know about the robot-made pizza according to Suzuki?
A.It really agrees with her.B.It is hot and fresh all the time.
C.It is tastier than the man-made.D.It is delicious and free of charge.
【小题3】What’s the benefit of robots’ making pizza?
A.They work efficiently.B.They help sick people.
C.They need few payments.D.They produce more food.
【小题4】What does Goldberg think of the jobs of restaurant workers?
A.Interesting.B.Boring.
C.Dangerous.D.Necessary.

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Safety is a huge concern whenever I run with my earphones in. But I need music to run. Otherwise all I hear is the sound of my own breathing. So I’ve found a compromise: I run with only one earphone in. The music sounds off. It’s an imperfect solution.
An updated pair of headphones, called AfterShokz, aim to do better. AfterShokz bills itself as using bone conducting technology to conduct music from the front of the ear, delivering sound through your cheekbone and inner ear. This keeps your eardrum (鼓膜) free to hear everything else.
“Earbuds (耳塞式耳机) are typically designed to block out all sound, which is fine when you’re inside. But when you’re outside, you need all your senses. It would be like sending you out cycling with a blindfold on,” says Rod Annet, managing director of AfterShokz.
Here’s where AfterShokz comes in. The headphones hook over the back of your head with the main “bud” resting high up against your cheek. This keeps your ear free to delight in other sounds.
So do they work? In a word, yes. During a 45-minute jog, they didn’t bounce or shift. I heard far more of my environment than I normally do: a nearby bike there; a runner passing me again to my left; and so forth.
What about the downsides? If you’re a huge fan of high-quality sound, you might find the headphones a bit tinny. One friend expressed concerns about missing the ability to get lost in the music as you might be distracted by other noises, although I personally didn’t find that an issue.
Yet those are all minor details. For me, probably the biggest problem is the price. Ranging between £ 49.96 to £ 83.29, AfterShokz headphones aren’t exactly cheap.
With all that considered, would I recommend them? Yes. AfterShokz headphones are quite useful. While out jogging, they were light, painless, and easy to use. They made me feel safer.
【小题1】What is special about AfterShokz headphones?
A.They are a good choice for inside use.
B.They allow users to hear other sounds.
C.They can make music sound more beautiful.
D.They can deliver sound through your eardrum.
【小题2】What does the author’s friend think of AfterShokz headphones?
A.They prevent users getting lost.
B.They deliver high—quality sound.
C.They often move while users are running.
D.They fail to allow users to enjoy the music.
【小题3】The author thinks AfterShokz headphones .
A.are too expensiveB.seem quite useless
C.make users feel painD.are too complex to use
【小题4】What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To express worries.B.To introduce a product.
C.To share a personal story.D.To complain about a product.

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   As vending machines (投币式自动售货机) have a bad reputation generally, they are particularly not allowed to be used in schools. That is because most of them are filled with foods that are thought to be unhealthy for both kids and adults. However, no one will be against JetBlue’s vending machines. That is because they are installed (安装) to give out free books!

The U.S. airline’s program was launched in early July in one of Washington, D. C. ’s historic neighborhoods. It was picked because JetBlue’s research showed that kids in the area had access to only one age-appropriate book for every 830 children. To turn the situation for the better, the company has installed three vending machines in locations that are visited frequently by the locals, and soon they gain their popularity there.

The machines are filled with twelve age-appropriate books for children from birth to fourteen years old. A total of 42 titles are being offered, and the selection is changed every two weeks. Kids can help themselves to as many books as they wish and return for more books as many times as they desire. Maybe you will ask what the best part is. Unlike a library, the books are theirs to keep.

JetBlue and its partners Random House Children’s Books and Magic Tree House’s author Mary Pope Osborne, say they are committed to giving away 100,000 books. As of August 25, about 16,000 books have been claimed. So far, JetBlue has made its plans to extend (扩大) its vending machine program to more poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and New York City.

Though the book vending machines are new, this is not the first time that JetBlue and its partners have given away books. Since 2011, the company’s “Soar with Reading” program has collected over one million dollars’ worth of books to kids in need!

【小题1】People’s attitude towards vending machines is usually_____________.
A.positiveB.serious
C.concernedD.negative
【小题2】Why are JetBlue’s vending machines becoming popular?
A.Because they offer kids in need free books to read.
B.Because they are located in the center of busy streets.
C.Because they help kids develop the good habit of reading.
D.Because they are aimed at bringing a brighter future for kids.
【小题3】What is the best news for the kids about JetBlue’s vending machines?
A.More libraries will be open to the kids.
B.The books will be kept by the kids themselves forever.
C.Kids can exchange these books they keep with each other.
D.Kids under fourteen years old have access to these free books.
【小题4】It is implied in the passage that book vending machines __________.
A.will change the way the books are sold worldwide
B.are going to be installed in economically advanced areas
C.will benefit more kids who have little access to books
D.begin JetBlue’s time to give away books to kids in need