Can you imagine surfing the Internet without lifting your finger? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Let’s have a look at some of the “Best inventions of the Year 2012”.
Wing Suits

The suit can make your dream of flying like a bird come true. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air. Fliers wearing wing suits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds. But they need a parachute（降落傘）to make a safe landing because the suit does not allow you to slow down.
Talk Gloves

Do you often feel confused（困惑的）by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the “helping hand” you need. Four students in Ukrainian college have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who has hearing and speech problems to communicate with others. The gloves are set with sensors（傳感器）that receive sign language and translate it into text on a smart phone. Then the smart phone changes the text to spoken.
Google Glasses

In short, Google Glasses are like a computer which is built into a pair of glasses. The glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make phone calls without even lifting a finger. All you have to do is to let your head move the mouse on the screen. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, video-chat, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. But now they are on sale only in two countries, German and America.
小題1:Through the Talk Gloves, the sign words are translated for__________.
A．trained peopleB．disabled peopleC．normal peopleD．old people
小題2:How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?
A．By lifting the hands.B．By using the keyboard.
C．By using the mouse. D．By moving the eyeballs.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Now people can buy Google Glasses in China.
B．People need a parachute to fly besides a wing suit.
C．Wing Suits can make you fly one kilometer in 30 minutes.
D．Talk Gloves include sensors, a smart phone and glasses.
小題4:What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A．To draw people’s attention to the Year 2012.
B．To bring some pleasure to readers.
C．To introduce some interesting inventions.
D．To ask people to buy these products.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：短文大意：本文主要講述了三項有趣的發(fā)明，翼服，能談話的手套和谷歌眼睛。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Four students in Ukrainian college have invented a pair of gloves that helps people who has hearing and speech problems to communicate with others. 描述，可知這些手勢語是為殘疾人翻譯的。故選B。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Users can take and share photos, video-chat, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.描述，可知谷歌眼睛的使用者可以通過眼球的移動來上網(wǎng)。故選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But they need a parachute（降落傘）to make a safe landing because the suit does not allow you to slow down.描述，可知人們飛行除了需要一雙翼服之外，還需要一頂降落傘。故選B。
小題4:主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知本文主要講述了三項有趣的發(fā)明，翼服，能談話的手套和谷歌眼睛。故選C。
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