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1、话题语篇专攻练18 科普发明(三)(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AExpensiveandnewglovesallowchatterboxes(话匣子)totaketheterm“handsfree”toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas“TalktotheHand”andcost￡1,000apair.Theyfixedaspeakerunitintothethumbandamicrophoneintothelittlefingerthatcanbecon
2、nectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedthenewglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadgetrecycling.HeusesoutdatedglovesandcombinesthemwithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2,whichcommissioned(承担)theproject.Mobilephoneu
3、serswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphonesoutoftheirpocketsorhandbags.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.Ifdemandishigh,theywillthenbepr
4、oducedonalargerscale.O2Recycle,whichbackedtheproject,estimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.Theservicepaysupto￡260tothosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphones,handheldconsoles,MP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerSeanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingab
5、outrecycling.The41-year-oldsaid,“Ihopethatmy‘TalktotheHand’projectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtotrash,Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.”BillEyres,headofO2Recycle,urgespeopletore
6、cycletheirphoneresponsibly.Hesaid,“There’sapressingneedforallofustolookatoutdatedhandsets,andallthegadgetsthatwemoveonfromorupgradeeachyear.Whethertheyareconsoles9orcameras,weshouldthinkofthemasaresourcethatweneedtorecycleresponsiblyratherthanthrowthemaway.”【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一种利用废弃
7、的东西制成的新型的手套,这种手套可以用来打电话。1.Theunderlinedword“O2”inParagraph2isprobablythenameof______.A.anartist B.acompanyC.amobileD.anexhibition【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的whichcommissionedtheproject可知,它是一个公司的名字。2.Consumerscanbuythe“TalktotheHand”gloves______.A.intheexhibitionB.fromMrMilesC.w
8、hentheyaremassproducedD.aftertheyrecyclethegadgets【解析】选C。推理判断
