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【题目】We brush our teeth every day but few people know how well we’re brushing. Today, a French company has introduced an electric toothbrush, which can work wirelessly (无线地) with a smartphone.

It’s called the Kolibree toothbrush. It has different models, and will cost from $99 to $200.

Users download an app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree will record 1) the time you spent brushing teeth, 2) whether all areas of your mouth are reached, 3) whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side. Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a proper way. The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other apps on your phone, so developers could create a game controlled by your toothbrush. That would be very interesting.

The Kolibree toothbrush was invented by Thomas Serval. He says the idea of inventing it came from his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They always answered “yes”, but Thomas used to find their toothbrush

heads dry. He decided that a kind of brush was needed to tell him how well they brushed their teeth. Thomas says that one day, it’ll be possible to use a brushing unit with a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】name

【2】depend

【3】long

【4】Areas

【5】properly/correctly

【6】recorded

【7】interesting/fun

【8】inventing/creating

【9】lied

【10】development/plan

【解析】本文主要讲解一个名为Kolibree的牙刷以及发明者的意图。做此类题时，先仔细阅读表格所提供的信息，了解篇章结构，再仔细阅读原文，在关联词的引领下，找出有效的信息词，要强化对称意识，注意名词的单复数以及动词的不同形式。最后，仔细斟酌，认真检查，避免非智力因素的失分。

【1】根据第二段第一句话It's called the Kolibree toothbrush可知它的名字叫Kolibree，故填name。

【2】根据cost定位至第二段It has different models, and will cost from $99 to $200可知，价格根据不同的models而定。故填depend。

【3】根据record定位至第三段Users download an app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree will record 1) the time you spent brushing teeth, 2) whether all areas of your mouth are reached, 3) whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side. Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a proper way. The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits中的第一条，你刷牙的时间。故填long。

【4】根据record定位至第三段Users download an app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree will record 1) the time you spent brushing teeth, 2) whether all areas of your mouth are reached, 3) whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side. Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a proper way. The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits的第二条，是否你刷到了你的口腔的所有区域，又因all，故填areas。

【5】根据record定位至第三段Users download an app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree will record 1) the time you spent brushing teeth, 2) whether all areas of your mouth are reached, 3) whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side. Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a proper way. The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits第三条，刷牙上下都要刷到，所以是正确的方法。又因为空处所填的词要修饰brush，用副词，故填properly/correctly。

【6】根据record定位至第三段第三句话The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits，指Kolibree记录你的进展和得分，即进展是被记录的，故填recorded。

【7】根据第四段The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other apps on your phone, so developers could create a game controlled by your toothbrush. That would be very interesting可知边刷牙边玩游戏是有趣的。故填interesting/fun。

【8】根据reason定位至最后一段第二句话到第三句话He says the idea of inventing it came from his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They always answered “yes”, but Thomas used to find their toothbrush heads dry可知为发明这个东西的理由。又因前面有介词for，用V-ing，故填inventing/creating.

【9】根据最后一段第三句和第四句He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They always answered “yes”, but Thomas used to find their toothbrush heads dry可知孩子们撒谎了，又因为是过去时，故填lied。

【10】根据最后一段He decided that a kind of brush was needed to tell him how well they brushed their teeth. Thomas says that one day, it’ll be possible to use a brushing unit with a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush可知为托马斯的计划。故填development/plan。