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This could be the perfect gift for the partner who embarrasses you on the dance floor. Smart socks, which can teach you to dance, may be the an?swer for anyone with two left feet.

The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners im?prove their skills. Thanks to the socks, users can accurately (精確地)re-cord not only how far and fast they run but also how well. It means the user maximizes(最大化)his/her performance, and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt. The hi-tech socks are made of special fibres (纖維)that watch the movements of your feet. They look, feel and can be washed like normal clothes.

Sensors (傳感器)record each movement and send it by an ankle trans?mitter (腳裸發(fā)射器)to a smart phone. Then a "virtual coach" application shows the information and can tell the users,what they are doing wrong, aijd help improve skills in any task with feet.

The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers. "People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well," Dr Da vide Vigano said. A recent study showed that be?tween 60 and 80 per cent of runners got hurt per year. This is pretty much more than any other human activity. Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such as golf? or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels.

Mr Vigano said, "People could all benefit from the idea. We have had interest from all sorts of sports, like skiing, football, cycling and golf. Anything where you have to use your feet can use it. It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.，，

Socks are just the start, and the technology could be used in gloves, hats and boots. The socks, anklet and software package, are expected to be sold for around $ 120， which will go on sale in March.

12.  What does the underlined part "anyone with two left feet" refer to?

  A.  People who are disabled.

B.  People who are interested in dancing.

C.  People who are not good at dancing.

D.  People who invented the socks.

13.  What's special about fibres that the socks are made of?

  A.  They feel much softer than normal clothes.

B.  They can monitor the movements of feet.

C.  They are expensive to produce.

D.  They act as a smart phone for users.

14.  Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the socks?

  A.  They can improve the skill of running.

B.  They can help women walk better in high heels.

C.  They can teach people to dance well.

D.  They can be worn for days without washing.

15.  According to Dr Vigano, _______ .

  A.  everyone can make good use of the smart socks

B.  users can run as fast as they like with the socks

C.  60 to 80 per cent of runners would like to buy the smart socks

D.  no runners will get hurt, thanks to the socks

Answer 1

D

[文章大意]本文介紹了一種智能襪子可以幫助人們控制腳部活動(dòng)，從而能很好地學(xué)會(huì)跳舞及其他與腳部有關(guān)的活動(dòng)。

12.  C 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段提到"Smart socks, which can teach you to dance, may be the answer for anyone with two left feet.，，可知智能襪子可以教你跳舞， 它正是笨拙的，跳舞不好的人的解決辦法。故選C項(xiàng)。

13.  B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到"The hi-tech socks are made of special fibres (纖維）that watch the movements of your feet."可知這種高科技的秣子由特殊的纖維制成，這種纖維可以監(jiān)測(cè)腳部的運(yùn)動(dòng)，故選B項(xiàng)。

14.  D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段"The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners improve their skills."可知A正確。根據(jù)第四段提到"Research?ers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such as golf, or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels."可知B正確。根據(jù)第一段中提到智能襪子可以幫助人們跳舞，可知C項(xiàng)正確；只有D項(xiàng)沒(méi)有提到它。

15.  A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"Anything that you have to use your feet can use it."可知A項(xiàng)正確。