Question

【題目】 "Two weeks ago, I sat down and read the New York Times. I haven't done that in maybe thirty years. "says Howard Turman, OrCam user, in this CNN Techvideo. Turman, who is legally blind, started losing his vision when he was a child. The OrCam smart glasses for blind people do not fix his sight but they do "the next best thing". The Orcam uses OCR technology to read and relay the message to the user via a mini ear piece. Thanks to the device, Howard was able to enjoy the independence of reading the newspaper on his own.

Amnon Shashua, co-founder of OrCam, explains that reading text, recognizing faces and products is just the beginning with the Orcam. "Where we want to get is complete visual understanding at the level of human sense such that if you are disoriented you can start to understand what is around you."

OrCam has received many requests from people all over the world wanting the device in their language. Currently, the device works in English, Hebrew, German, French, and Spanish. The OrCam team is working very hard to add more languages and there are plans for new additions in the near future. Since the first device, new features have been added as well such as the pause feature allowing users to pause the reading whenever they would like.

Unlike other devices, the OrCam is portable. Turman says that the OrCam smart glasses for blind give him a sense of normalcy(常態(tài)) and he is very excited about them. "Picture a kid the first time he got his favorite toy, just the best thing that has happened to me in a long time, " says Turman. OrCam's goal is to make the device accessible to as many people as possible and help people who are visually impaired regain their independence.

【1】What does OrCam help Howard Turman to do?

A.Find his way.B.Read newspapers.

C.Have his sight fixed.D.Hear what is happening around.

【2】Which of the following best explains "disoriented" underlined in paragraph 2?

A.unconsciousB.confused

C.lostD.determined

【3】What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A.OrCam is in great demand.

B.OrCam can easily break down.

C.OrCam doesn't work well now.

D.OrCam fails in its use of languages.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.An Excited OrCam User.

B.Smart Glasses for the Blind.

C.Newspaper Reading for the Blind.

D.Help the Blind to Become Independent.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一種專門為盲人設計的智能眼鏡——OrCam。通過這種設備，盲人可以自己“閱讀”。目前，該設備在全球的需求量很大，公司也致力于讓這種設備的價格更親民，這樣就可以幫助更多的盲人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的Thanks to the device, Howard was able to enjoy the independence of reading the newspaper on his own. (多虧了這個設備，Howard能夠享受自己閱讀報紙的樂趣)可知OrCam能夠幫助Howard閱讀報紙。B. Read newspapers. (閱讀報紙)符合以上說法，故選B項。

【2】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段的Where we want to get is complete visual understanding at the level of human sense such that if you are disoriented you can start to understand what is around you.可知OrCam想要的是在人類感官水平上的完全理解，這樣的話，如果你是disoriented，你們可以開始理解周圍的東西。結合句意，尤其是start to understand what is around you可推測劃線部分的意思是“迷失方向的”。C. lost (迷失的)符合以上說法，故選C項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的OrCam has received many requests from people all over the world wanting the device in their language. (OrCam公司已經(jīng)收到來自世界各地人們的請求，他們都想擁有有自己語言的這種設備)可推測OrCam在世界范圍內的需求量很大。A. OrCam is in great demand. (OrCam的需求量很大)符合以上推測，故選A項。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的主要內容，尤其是第一段的The OrCam smart glasses for blind people do not fix his sight but they do 'the next best thing'. The Orcam uses OCR technology to read and relay the message to the user via a mini ear piece. (專為盲人設計的OrCam智能眼鏡并不能修復他們的視力，但卻能做“次佳選擇”。OrCam是應用OCR技術來讀取、并通過一個迷你耳機把信息傳遞給用戶)可知，本文主要給介紹一種專門為盲人設計的智能眼鏡——OrCam。B. Smart Glasses for the Blind. (盲人專用智能眼鏡)可以作為本文標題，故選B項。