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[1]In ancient Greek fairy tale, Medusa’s stare turns people to stone. Yang Shuo, a junior software major at Wuhan University, can cut fruits only by moving his eyes. The 21-year-old and his teammates recently developed a mask which operates a computer by eye movement.

[2]The aim is to help disabled (残疾的)people and possibly to open a new area in computer control technology. Their product enables users, who have weak muscles or are disabled, to operate a computer.

[3]Their eye movement is captured(捕捉)by digital cameras fixed on the glasses, enabling the eyes to act like a computer mouse.

[4]“We wanted to develop a technology that helps others and solves the most difficult problems, ” said Yang, leader of the team named “Xight”.

[5] Li Jin, 21, a junior software major at the university, found a challenging problem during his visit to Chongqing Disabled Person’s Federation in an off-campus activity in 2011. Li noticed that disabled people wanted to communicate through the Internet, but many were unable to because of their physical condition.

[6]The idea of using the eyes to control a computer came up. “Because the eye is one of the most agile(灵活的) parts of the human body, ” said Li.

[7]In the US, software and digital glasses with a similar function(功能) cost  

$8, 000. But Xight’s can be much more competitive.

[8]“Even if we improve the appearance of the glasses and the function in a more user-friendly way, it won’t cost more than 500 yuan, ” said Yang.

[9]Many investors have already contacted(联系) the team trying to put the invention into commercial(商业的) production. But the team refused. “At present, our focus is to improve Xight and make it an ideal application(申请) for disabled people. When we achieve this we’ll consider commercializing (使商业化)our invention, ” said Yang, who has been busy preparing a thesis and materials for Xight’s patent(专利) application.

1. What’s the purpose of inventing“Xight”?

A. To cut fruits for the disabled.

B. To compete with the disabled.

C. To help the disabled and open a new area in computer control technology.

D. To prepare a thesis for graduation.

2. Why did the team use the eyes to control a computer?

A. Because the eyes act like a computer mouse.

B. Because the eye is one of the most agile organs(器官).

C. Because their eye movement can capture digital cameras.

D. Because eyes can cut fruits.

3. What’s the best title of the text?

A. Helping the disabled

B. Several students at Wuhan University

C. Spectacular(神奇的) invention—“Xight”

D. A patent application

4. We may conclude from the text that _______.

A. “Xight” will have a promising market perspective(前景)

B. all the disabled were unable to communicate through the Internet

C. Yang said the team had improved Xight

D. the team will not commercialize their invention

（B）

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia’s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26, 545 feet, its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

“It tends to be the trickiest, the most dangerous, ” said Viesturs. “There’s no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain. ”

In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog’s tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog’s story was of frostbite and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washington’s Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world’s highest peaks. Finally, he’s done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it, ” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if we’re here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down. ”

What’s next for a man who can’t stop climbing? “I’m going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer, ” says Viesturs. But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 highest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

5. What record has Ed Viesturs set?

A. He has succeeded in climbing to the world’s 14th highest mountain.

B. He has been to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.

C. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26, 545 feet.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

6. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “_______”.

A. frightened                               B. discouraged

C. interested                               D. upset

7. The author used Viesturs’ words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that _______.

A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D. those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

8. What’s the next probable plan of Viesturs?

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

B. Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains again.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

D. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

答案解析

A

【文章大意】你能想象戴上眼镜，动动眼球便可以“切水果”吗？由武汉大学大三学生团队研发的Xight（人眼视线捕捉系统）将神话变为现实。

1.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段The aim is to help disabled people and possibly to open a new area in computer control technology. 可知选C。

2.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第六段Because the eye is one of the most agile parts of the human body. . . 。故选B。

3.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文介绍了一项最新的发明“Xight”。

4.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第七段和第八段可知“拥有类似功能的软件和数码眼镜售价高达8, 000美元, 而Xight的价格更具竞争力。”故推测Xight有很好的市场前景。根据第五段最后一句可知B错误。根据第九段可知C、D两项错误。

B

【文章大意】本文是一篇人物类短文，介绍了登山之王Viesturs的登山成就。他是唯一一位已经成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美国人。

5.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句话“But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains. ”可知，Viesturs是唯一一位已经成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美国人。

6.【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据上文介绍的Viesturs的登山成就推测，hooked意为“感兴趣的”。如果是“受惊的、泄气的或不安的”，他就不可能取得那么辉煌的成就，显然，这几项不符合文意。

7.【解析】选B。段落大意题。此段首句“The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. ”就是本段的主题，下文Viesturs所说的话是用来说明这一主题的。

8.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 highest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure. ”可得答案。