Question

More Than a Helping Hand

For most people，advances(进步)in technology make life more fun．

For example，the latest iPod or digital camera can bring excitement to your life．However，

they are not essential；you would certainly get by without them. Can you imagine if technology could not just make your life more interesting but change it completely? This is exactly what the 1atest advances are doing to the 1ives of the disabled people．Technology allows such people to live independently，making impossible tasks seem normal．

  Take, for example，the iBOT 3000．This is the SUV(越野车) of wheelchairs．Not only can it handle(应付)parks and dirt roads，but it can even climb stairs．This gives its users the freedom they have always dreamed of ---- to go wherever they want, whenever they want. Computers also make it easier for people with disabilities to work. Some，such as large screen texts or special keyboards for the blind，are simple and common．

    But the most important technological advances are yet to come．Swiss researchers are developing computers that can read brain waves which can move a mouse on the screen to select choices. Of course，they need to have wires linked to their heads，but that will change soon as well．

    This technology will provide endless possibilities for people whose bodies no longer function(运行)．They will be able to use their minds to control their wheelchair or write a letter. They will even be able to order their robot to cook them a meal or brush their teeth．Now that’s essential technology．

(  ) (1) What does the underlined phrase “get by” mean in Chinese?

    A．过得去    B．克服    C．突破    D．坚持

(  ) (2) Why is the iBOT 3000 called the SUV of wheelchairs?

    A．Because it looks like a SUV．

    B．Because it is powerful and can go on different kinds of roads．

    C．Because it runs very fast．

D．Because disabled people are used to calling it like that．

(  ) (3) What are Swiss researchers doing?

    A．They are developing computers that can read minds．

    B．They are researching robots to help disabled people．

    C．They are making large screen texts and special keyboards for the blind．

    D．They are developing wheelchairs．

(  ) (4) If disabled people want to use their brain waves to move a mouse, they should _______.

A．be very smart and know how to use computers

    B．be good at maths and physics

    C．use special keyboards

    D．have wires linked to their heads

(  ) (5) Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

    A．Advances in technology make life more interesting．

    B．Advances in technology can change the lives of disabled people completely．

    C．Computers can do more things for disabled people in the future．

D．In the future，blind and ordinary students can study together．

Answer 1

1A  2B  3A  4D  5D