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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练29（A）1In ancient Greek fairy tale, Medusas 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. 2The aim i
2、s 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. 3Their eye movement is captured(捕捉)by digital cameras fixed on the glasses, enabling the eyes to act like a comput
3、er 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 Persons Federation in an
4、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. 6The 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, ” s
5、aid Li. 7In the US, software and digital glasses with a similar function(功能) cost $8, 000. But Xights 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 wont cost more than 500 yuan, ” said Yang. 9Many investors have alre
6、ady 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 well consider commercializing (使商业化)our invention, ” said Yang, who
7、has been busy preparing a thesis and materials for Xights patent(专利) application. 1. Whats 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 gradu
8、ation. 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. Whats the best title of the text? A. Hel
9、ping the disabledB. Several students at Wuhan UniversityC. Spectacular(神奇的) invention“Xight”D. A patent application4. 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 InternetC. Yang said the team
10、had improved XightD. 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 worlds 14 highest mountains. His last hike was u
11、p Mount Annapurna, in Asias 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. “Theres no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanche
12、s (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain. ”In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzogs tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzogs story was of frostbite and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away. Viesturs got his start on Washingtons Mount Rain
13、ier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the worlds highest peaks. Finally, hes 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 abili
14、ties to see if the mountain will let you climb it, ” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if were here at the right time, under the right circumstances, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down. ” Whats next for a man who cant stop climbing? “Im going to hug my wife
15、and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer, ” says Viesturs. But for a man whos climbed the worlds 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 worlds 14th highest mountain. B. He has
16、 been to the top of the worlds 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. frightenedB. discouragedC. interestedD. upset7.
