题目内容
4.A spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called Empatica,has created a wearable device that monitors epileptic seizures(癫痫发作).According to Statista,the value of the global mHealth market for 2015is forecasted to be at around 14.5billion U.S.dollars.In fact,247million people in the US have downloaded a healthcare app for their personal use.
The new product,Embrace,can be paired with a companion watch that a family member,friend or caregiver can wear.When the companion watch is in range of the user's Embrace watch,it will vibrate to alert the companion watch of their medical situation or status.
Embrace is tied together by two apps:an event detector which sends an alert when the user's electrodermal response reaches a pre set level they customize based on their history and health profile; and a diary app which helps monitor and manage everyday routines.
The ultra thin Embrace is the result of several years of research from MIT professor Dr.Rosalind W.Picard,founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT Media Lab and her team.Embrace evolved from a discovery with an early device called iCalm in 2008which allowed the researchers to see the outbreak of stress even before it was noticed by the subject.
The sensors in the iCalm device measured the"fight-or-flight response"through electrodermal activity which was measured from the skin surface.In a small test group,the data from the iCalm showed that the wristband data was related to how long the brain waves were suppressed after an epileptic seizure.According to Picard,the data showed the bigger the signal on the wrist,the longer the brain waves went flat after the seizure had supposedly ended.The problem with that discovery,according to the researchers,is that someone who's had an epileptic seizure and then appears to recover should be monitored and not left alone.
Over time,Picard and her team fine-tuned iCalm to what is now the Embrace watch which monitors the user's physiological stress levels.Embrace monitors electrodermal activity (EDA) and movement with an objective of reducing Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP),the leading cause of death of those with epilepsy.
Embrace recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for further product development.The company also has partnered with the Epilepsy Foundation and plans to give Embrace watches to children or families who can't afford them.
62.What can be inferred from the passage?A
A.Embrace will undoubtedly have a bright market future.
B.With Embrace,many epileptic sufferers have got cured.
C.Embrace is unaffordable for most children and families.
D.The government financially supports Embrace advances.
63.Embrace works with devices consisting ofB.
A.paired companion watches B.an event detector and a diary app
C.smart sensors in the iCalm deviceD.the signals shown on the wrist
64.Empatica developed iCalm because itA.
A.failed to detect an epileptic patient who tends to be cured
B.was weak in reporting the accurate data of the stress outbreak
C.could not figure out the brain waves via signals on the wrist
D.lacked the function to explain the sudden death in Epilepsy
65.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?C
A.From Fine-tuned iCalm to the Embrace Watch
B.A Cure of Epilepsy by Picard and her Team
C.A Smart Watch to Manage Epileptic Seizures
D.Embrace,a Great Scientific Breakthrough.
分析 本文为广告应用文,介绍了一款可预测癫痫的智能手环--Embrace Watch.
解答 62-65 ABAC
62.选A.推理判断题.根据第二段中the value of the global mHealth market for 2015 is forecasted to be at around 14.5 billion U.S.dollars…得知Embrace watch前景广阔.故A项正确.
63.选B.细节理解题.根据文章第四段Embrace is tied together by two apps:an event detector …; and a diary app…得知Embrace装置由两部分组成.故B项正确.
64.选A.细节理解题.根据倒数第三段末尾句The problem with that discovery,according to the researchers,is that…可得知,之前的iCalm device存在缺陷.所以选A项.
65.选C.推理判断题.根据图示和第三段"Embrace is tied together by two apps:an event detector which sends an alert when the user's electrodermal response reaches a pre set level they customize based on their history and health profile; and a diary app which helps monitor and manage everyday routines."以及后来的讲述可知,整篇文章讲述的是Embrace watch.所以选C项.
点评 新闻广告类材料是热门考题.其文句简练,信息量大,句式使用简单,表达方式多样,但阅读这类题目也是有规律可循的.
1.品位广告、新闻的标题,预测其内容.
阅读广告时,要注意广告中涉及的人物,物品,时间,数字,联系人及方式地址.阅读新闻时,要抓住新闻的特点即何时何处何人发生何事,其经过和结果怎样.
2.要抓住书写广告的文体或图片,注意用大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字.
3.解题技巧
①快速浏览广告、新闻,从标题中预测内容及涉及的类别.
②浏览问题,寻找答案.注意地点和时间的多样化造成的误选.
③复读材料,核实答案.
A. | adapt | B. | put | C. | match | D. | suit |
My first mural was a(n) (44)Dof the historical Ocean Park Pier,a statue of Santa Monica that had been torn down years earlier.Each day,as my colleagues and I(45)A to work on the mural,people(46)B and watched.Even before it was fully painted,the mural became a (47)C.I was (48)Aby how creating art in public could affect my diverse group of neighbors.
For several years,I(49)B to paint murals in LA,but I didn't fully appreciate their (50)C until I returned to the East Coast several years later.When I was hired to (51)D an art program for Philadelphia Health Network,I began working in neglected neighborhoods where many people had nearly given up (52)A.Here,I met block captains and community leaders,mostly elderly women,whose optimism and (53)C provided inspiration and role models for a lifetime.
I have (54)B memories of Ms.Rachel Bagby,a committed partner in the creation of community murals.She (55)D a little beauty in her community,to compete with the billboards advertising alcohol and cigarettes.She (56)A the murals as a way to tell the stories of the people in the neighborhood.She helped (57)B her neighbors,and they then began talking about their histories and their hopes together.
I am not naive (天真的).I don't see art as the (58)A to all problems.(59)B,I have seen enough evidence to know that(60)C art is a weapon to tell stories on walls and keep people going
41.A.idea | B.motto | C.message | D.truth |
42.A.ugly | B.outstanding | C.common | D.strange |
43.A.beaten | B.calmed | C.inspired | D.moved |
44.A.copy | B.practice | C.duty | D.image |
45.A.showed up | B.showed off | C.passed on | D.took over |
46.A.escaped | B.stopped | C.ignored | D.analyzed |
47.A.belief | B.relief | C.focus | D.sign |
48.A.amazed | B.sad | C.awkward | D.curious |
49.A.tired | B.continued | C.agreed | D.promised |
50.A.kindness | B.glory | C.influence | D.loss |
51.A.test | B.check | C.grasp | D.manage |
52.A.hope | B.principle | C.work | D.courage |
53.A.failure | B.sadness | C.determination | D.surprise |
54.A.poor | B.vivid | C.dark | D.empty |
55.A.put away | B.waited | C.gave away | D.longed for |
56.A.saw | B.described | C.realized | D.adopted |
57.A.visit | B.gather | C.suspect | D.trust |
58.A.solution | B.duty | C.performance | D.show |
59.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Meanwhile |
60.A.common | B.traditional | C.public | D.wonderful |
Adidas | Nike |
Nike:Nike is the world famous sports brand,the English original intention refers to the Greek goddess of victory,Chinese translation for Nike.
The company is headquartered in Beaverton,Oregon.The company production of sports goods such as clothing,footwear,cover and contain everything,sports equipment etc..
Nike logo is a small hook.Nike has been to inspire every athlete in the world and to offer the best products as a glorious mission.Nike's first air cushion technology has brought a revolution to the sports industry.The use of this technology to create the sports shoes can be very good to protect the athletes in the knee,in the exercise of their impact on the knee to reduce the impact of the knee.On June 8,2016,2016BrandZ the world's most valuable brands hundred list released,Nike ranked twenty-fourth.
1.Which was the Clover logo officially opened?C
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
2.What is Nike's most glorious mission?A
A.Made a special clothing
B.The invention of the right hook
C.Air cushion technology
D.Into the world's top 100
3.Where is the article is likely to come from?D
A.Brand profile
B.Encyclopedia of history
C.Mark invention
D.Global famous brands.