高三英语 阅读复习第三期 科普知识与现代技术4(1).doc

2014年高三英语 阅读复习第三期 科普知识与现代技术4【导读】一种新型的“魔方手机”即将面世。belgian researchers have invented a smartphone that can be folded into a variety of shapes like a classic 90s puzzle.its called “paddle,” and the team at hasselt university derived their design from the rubiks cube.the phone is made of eight square-shaped tiles that can be contorted into everything from a bracelet to a flip-book to something resembling jacob s ladder. “at the moment our paddle prototype(样板)supports around 15 different shapes but this number increases every day as we are including more and more shapes of the original rubiks magic puzzle,” raf ramakers, a phd student in human computer interaction at the university told fast code design. “when unfolding paddle completely it is nearly the size of an ipad, but when folding it up, it can become smaller than an iphone.”the design revolves around two external components(元件): an optical tracking system and a projector.according to fast code design, the tracking system uses eight infrared cameras that capture light bouncing off tiny infrared reflectors and calculates the position of each reflector by combining images from the cameras.the system also tracks the users fingers to allow touch interaction.the projector maps the user interface and distorts its images in response to the users movements.the team expects to have a working prototype sometime within the next 12 to 18 months.【文章大意】本文讲述的一种新型的手机即将面世。介绍了它的设计理念及功能原理。【篇章结构】段落结构关键词大意猜测p1invented a smartphone ；like a classic 90s puzzle；总体介绍p2-3derived their design from the rubiks cube；can be contorted into everything from a bracelet to a flip-book to something resembling jacob s ladder 15 different shapes外部形状p4-6two external components；capture light；calculates the position；allow touch interaction构造功能【信息提取】1.the design of the smartphone comes from _.a.a classic 90s puzzle b. the rubiks cube c. jacob s ladder d. a flip-book2.which of the following is true?a. paddle only supports 15 different shapes.b. when folding paddle completely it is nearly the size of an ipadc. when folding it up, it can become bigger than an iphone.d. when folding it up, it isnt so big as an iphone.3.we can learn from the passage that _.a. the tracking system can capture lightb. infrared reflectors calculate the position c. the projector maps the users movementsd. the projector is designed to be in response to the users movements4.the last sentence suggests _.a. the team works hardb. customers cant buy a paddlec. the design has many disadvantagesd. paddle will be popular in the future【解析】1. b 细节理解题。根据its called “paddle,” and the team at hasselt university derived their design from the rubiks cube.可知答案。2. d 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话but when folding it up, it can become smaller than an iphone.可知答案。3.d 细节理解题。根据the projector maps the user interface and distorts its images in response to the users movements.可知答案。4. b 推理判断题。最后一句话the team expects to have a working prototype sometime within the next 12 to 18 months.是说12个月到18个月后工作机有望上市。所以推理出消费者还买不到这种产品。【词汇扩充】1.a variety of多种的； 种种the test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.此项化验可用于诊断多种疾病。a variety of russian goods are forwarded through sweden.各种俄国货都是由瑞典转运来的。2. contort vt.& vi.扭曲，扭弯some peoples mouths open. others faces contort.有些人嘴巴张开，另一些人面部扭曲。as you listen to it, let your face contort and express the music.当你听它的时候，让你的脸扭曲并表达音乐。3. original adj.原始的； 独创的the room still has many of its original features.房间还保留着当初的许多特点。ill send the original to you by post .我将把原件邮寄给你。4. in response to对做出反应she laughed in response to his jokes.他的话引起她大笑。the quick recovery was truly in response to medication.这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。【长难句分析】the phone is made of eight square-shaped tiles that can be contorted into everything from a bracelet to a flip-book to something resembling jacob s ladder.【句意】这种手机由八个方形的能弯曲成手镯、翻转书、或类似雅各伯的梯子形状的软材料做成。【分析】that can be contorted into everything from a bracelet to a flip-book to something resembling jacob s ladder.是个定语从句，修饰先行词eight square-shaped tiles。【语法点滴】如何表示“多的、大量的”？plenty of a lot of lots of a quantity of quantities of a number of a great amount of amounts of a great deal of a good many of【辨析】plenty of ，a lot of ，lots of ，a quantity of ，quantities of，a supply of ,supplies of, a mas