牛津译林版（2019）选择性必修 第二册Unit 4 Living with Technology单元话题阅读理解练习（含解析）

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员可能会做一些事情。该团队创造了一种由MXenes薄层制成的纳米材linewiththeusers’preferences,givingthemanevenbetteruserexperience(……归功于推荐算法，该算法提供符合用户偏好的内容，为他们提供更好的用户体验)”可知，AI通过推荐算法在提供符合用户偏好的内容，为用户提供更好的用户体验方面发挥了作用，所以comesintoplay在此句中意为“发挥作用，起作用”。故17．推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“Theearlymodelsfoundonthemarketwerenotasadvancedasthoseavailabletoday.(市场上发现的早期型号没有现在可用的先进。)”以及第三句“Today,however,AIhasmadesignificantimprovementstotheproducts.(然而，今天，人工智能已经对产品进行了重大改进。)”可知，作者品能够自动检测鞋子、楼梯、衣服和家具等障碍物。结果是房子打扫得更好了。)”可推断出作者对配有人basis,farmorethantheaverageconsumermightimagine.(人工智能(AI)已经成为许多日常产品的一部分，远远超出了普通消费者的想象。)”以及第三段的最后一句“AIhasfounditswayintothehomewithouttheconsumerevenrealisingit.(人工智能已经在消费者还没有意识到的情况下进入了家庭。)”可知本文介绍了人【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了韩国研究人员研制出一种类似变色龙的“皮肤”SeoulNationalUniversitycreatedtheskinwithaspecialliquidthatturnscoloursindifferentt21．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Ifyouareinadesert,andyouwearforest-colouredclothing,youcanThetechnologyusessomethingcalledthermochromicliquidcrystal(水晶)andsilvernanowireheaters.(如果你在沙漠里，穿着森林色的衣服，你很容易被发现。Ko说，随着温度的变化，颜色和形状的变化是这项技术的核心。这项技术使用了一种叫做热变色液晶和银纳米线加热器的东西。)”可知，这项技术的核心是热变robotwithcolour-seekingsensors.Theskintriedtherobotwalkedonred,blueandgreenfloors.I他的团队用一个带有寻色传感器的变色龙机器人演示了这项技术。皮肤试图复制传感器“看到”周围的环境。)”可知，研究人员用一个带有寻色传感器的变色机器人来演示这项技术，实际上是在介绍这项