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Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Find your answers in Time Magazine's 25 "Best Inventions". Here, we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you.
Talking Gloves
Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the "helping hand" you need. Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others. The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words.
Google Glasses
Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glasses. With its 1.3-centimeter display, the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.
Indoor Clouds
It's not virtual.That's a real world. Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning—the temperature, humidity（湿度）and lighting all had to be just right. Once everything was ready, the cloud formed in the air with the machine. But it only lasted for a short while.
Wingsuits
The suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air. It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.
1. Who will probably be the users of “Talking Gloves”?
A. Disabled people B. Normal people.
C. Trained people. D. Working people.
2. How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
A. By moving the mouse. B. By tapping the keyboard.
C. By moving the eyeballs. D. By pressing the button.
3. Which of the following can help you fly?
A. Talking Gloves. B. Wingsuits.
C. Google Glasses. D. Indoor Clouds.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四个有趣的发明。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the "helping hand"you need.”可知，说话手套能够帮助人们理解残疾人的手语，再结合它的工作原理可知，它的使用者可能是正常人，故B项正确。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.”可知，戴上谷歌眼镜，只需上下左右移动眼球就可以上网，故C项正确。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.”可知，飞行服能够让人们“飞行”，故B项正确。
【点睛】本篇第1题难度较大，A项的迷惑性很大，很多同学会根据第二段中的“Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others.”(四名乌克兰学生发明了一种手套，可以帮助有听力和语言问题的人与他人交流)而误选A项，但根据第二段中的“Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the "helping hand"you need.”可知，说话手套能够帮助人们理解残疾人的手语，再结合它的工作原理可知，它的使用者可能是正常人，而不是残疾人。
