【題目】 Tyler Skiuzacek’s father, Patrick, could not sleep through the night. It was 2007, and Patrick had just returned from a year in Iraq, where he served in the U. S. Army. Patrick Skluzacek was energetic and happy when he left for Iraq, Tyler says. But when he returned, he was unhappy and drinking alcohol too much. It turned out Patrick was suffering from sleep panic attacks. Patrick would wake up every night. His heart would beat too fast. He would sweat. The nighttime panic attacks prevented Patrick from feeling good the next day, because he was so tired.

Almost 10 years later, Tyler was in a position to help his father. He thought he could make a computer program that might help his father. So he entered a competition in Washington, D. C, trying to solve the problem Tyler’s father and other U. S. war veterans (老兵), were having. People called them”night terrors. ”The students had 36 hours to come up with a program. They called it myBivy—That name comes from bivouac, a military term for a safe place to sleep.

The application uses a smart watch and a smart phone together. The watch tracks the wearer’s heartbeat. It sends the data to the program on the smart phone. Research shows that a person’s heart rate will increase right before a night terror. So if the wearer’s heartbeat started to rise, myBivy would respond. The smart watch would vibrate and gently wake up the sleeping person. That was enough to prevent a night terror from happening.

Patrick wore the watch for two weeks to get used to it. Then, Tyler turned on the application. On the first night, the vibrations from the watch prevented 10 nightmares. Patrick said he had not slept that well in many years. Tyler and his team won the contest in Washington, D. C. The prize was $1,500. Then the group tried to raise more money from investors, and they were surprised when they took in over$25,000. By the spring of 2016, Tyler and his team were testing the app with volunteers, and hoped to make it available to the public soon.

【1】What might be the cause of Patrick’s problem?

A.His experience in the war.B.His drinking habit.

C.His family troubles.D.His sleeping disorder.

【2】We can learn from the second paragraph that ________.

A.the US government tries to help war veterans

B.people look down upon the night terrors

C.many other veterans suffer similar problems

D.myBivy was named after a great soldier

【3】What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.How effective the app is.B.How to download the app.

C.How to design the app.D.How the app works.

【4】What does the author probably think of the future of myBivy?

A.Valueless.B.Promising.

C.Tough.D.Controversial.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文,講述了 Patrick同許多從伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭中復(fù)員的老兵一樣，都有睡眠問題。他的兒子Tyler Skiuzacek發(fā)明了一個(gè)應(yīng)用設(shè)備,來幫助自己。最終Tyler Skiuzacek籌集資金，希望自己的發(fā)明能幫助到更多的人。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“But when he returned, he was unhappy and drinking alcohol too much. It turned out Patrick was suffering from sleep panic attacks.”但是當(dāng)他返回時(shí)，他感到不高興，并且飲酒過多。事實(shí)證明，Patrick正在遭受睡眠恐慌。由此判斷出，Patrick在戰(zhàn)爭中的這段經(jīng)歷引起了自己的睡眠問題。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“So he entered a competition in Washington, D.C, trying to solve the problem Tyler's father and other U.S. war veterans(老兵) were having.”因此，他參加了華盛頓特區(qū)的一場比賽，試圖解決泰勒的父親和其他美國退伍軍人所面臨的問題。可知，許多其他的退伍軍人也遭受類似的問題。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段中“The application uses a smart watch and a smart phone together. The watch tracks the wearer’s heartbeat. It sends the data to the program on the smart phone.” 該應(yīng)用程序同時(shí)使用智能手表和智能手機(jī)。 手表追蹤佩戴者的心跳。 它將數(shù)據(jù)發(fā)送到智能手機(jī)上的程序。可知，本段主要講述了這個(gè)應(yīng)用程序的工作原理。故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Tyler and his team were testing the app with volunteers, and hoped to make it available to the public soon.”泰勒和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)正在與志愿者一起測試該應(yīng)用程序，并希望盡快將其提供給公眾�？赏浦�，作者認(rèn)為自己的這個(gè)發(fā)明是會(huì)取得成功的。故選B項(xiàng)。

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