智能隐形眼镜话题 学案 高中英语培优外刊阅读

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜“火眼金睛”将成现实？智能隐形眼镜即将问世从智能手机到智能手表，再到最近很火的智能家居，“智能”设备已经融入到我们生活的各个方面。近日，有科技公司公布，正在研发“智能隐形眼镜”。它不仅能像电脑屏幕一样展示信息，还可以用来辅助诊断和治疗多种疾病。智能隐形眼镜还有什么技术难题亟待突破？它还有多久才能真正走进我们的生活？一起进入今天的讲解。CouldContactLensesbetheUltimateComputerScreen?ByEmmaWoollacottImagineyouhavetomakeaspeech,butinsteadoflookingdownatyournotes,thewordsscrollinfrontofyoureyes,whicheverdirectionyoulookin.That'sjustoneofmanyfeaturesthemakersofsmartcontactlensespromisewillbeavailableinthefuture.Imagineyou'reamusicianwithyourlyrics,oryourchords,infrontofyoureyes.Oryou'reanathleteandyouhaveyourbiometricsandyourdistanceandotherinformationthatyouneed.Researchisunderwaytobuildlensesthatcandiagnoseandtreatmedicalconditionsfromeyeconditions,todiabetes,orevencancerbytrackingcertainbiomarkerssuchaslightlevels,cancer-relatedmoleculesortheamountofglucoseintears.Despitetheexcitement,smartlensetechnologystillhastoovercomeanumberofhurdles.Onechallengewillbepoweringthemwithbatteries-thesewillobviouslyhavetobeincrediblytiny,sowilltheydeliverenoughpowertodoanythinguseful?OtherconcernsoverprivacyhavebeenrehearsedsinceGoogle'slaunchofsmartglassesin2014,whichwaswidelyseenasafailure.It'sgoingtotakesometime,justlikeallnewconsumerproducts,butit'sinevitablethatallofoureyeweariseventuallygoingtobecomesmart.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.ultimate[ˈʌltɪmət]adj.___________________2.biometrics[ˌbaɪəʊˈmetrɪks]n.___________________3.underway[ˌʌndəˈweɪ]adj.进___________________4.biomarker[ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə]n.___________________5.overcome[ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]v.___________________6.hurdle[ˈhɜːdl]n.___________________7.incredibly[ɪnˈkredəbli]adv.___________________8.rehearse[rəˈhɜːs]v.___________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.尽管激动___________________2.被广泛视为___________________拓展练习阅读理解Atanygivenmoment,aboutsevenmicrolitersoftearsarepresentineachofoureyes-aboutone-tenthofadropofwaste.Youmightthinkthey’renothingmorethansaltwater,buttheydeliveroxygenandnutrientstooureyes,removingwaste,andaresignsofsomediseases.Thismeansthatdoctorsandmaybe,inthenearfuture,youcanlookforsignsofillnessbylookingatyourtears.Studieshavealreadyshownthatmarkersofmanyseriousdiseases,suchascancer,canbefoundintears.Recently,atechnologynamedTearExohasbeendevelopedtoscreenforbreastcancerusingtearscollectedbypatientsthemselves.Thiswouldgreatlyreducethecostoftestingandhelpdetecttheseriousdiseaseearlier.TeartestingcouldalsohaveanimpactonCOVID-19:currentresearchhasbeenfocusingondevelopingatesttodetectSARS-COV-2infections(感染)aswellasdocumentpreviousinfections,throughantibodytesting.Thesetestsaretypicallydonewithblood—butnucleicacid(核酸)canbedetectedintearsaswell,andantibodiestothevirusmayalsobedetectedintears.Thatmeansaquickandinexpensiveteartestthatdoesn’trequireaneedlecouldbedevelopedinthenearfuture.Butthepotentialadvantagesoftearsashealthsignsgobeyondoccasionaltesting.Onepromisingtear-basedtechnologyissmartcontactlenses(隐形眼镜)thatcontinuouslymonitorapatientsbiomarkers,significantlyimprovingdiseasepreventionandearlydetection,whichhasalreadyattractedtheattentionofsomemajorcompanieslikeGoogle,andiscurrentlybeingdevelopedinresearchlaboratoriesaroundtheworld.Onesignificantstepinitsdevelopmentwasthefirststand-alonecontactlenseswithanintegratedbattery,in2019.Morerecently,smartcontactlenseshavebeensuccessfullydevelopedforcontinuousmonitoringandtreatmentofdiabeticretinopathy(糖尿病视网膜病变).Suchaproductprobablywon’tbereadyformarketforseveralyears.ButaccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,about45millionpeopleintheU.Salreadywearcontactlensestocorrecttheirvision.Itwouldbesimpleforthemtouseasmartversion.Thisisjustthetipoftheicebergwhenitcomestothepotentialintears.Tearscanprovideaninexpensive,rapidandeasy-to-usewaytohealthmonitoring.Giventheadvantagesofteartechnology,suchtechnologywouldcertainlyleadtomoreeffectivediseaseprevention—ratherthanhavingtodealwiththedifficultiesoftreatingthem.1.WhatcanthetechnologyTearExobeusedfor?A.Detectingbreastcancermoreaccurately. B.Helpingtodetectbreastcancerearlier.C.Savingtimeinbreastcancerdetection. D.Reducingthepainofbreastcancer.2.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thewidespreadusesoftears.B.Thelatestnucleicacidtestingmethod.C.Advantagesofdetectingnucleicacidintears.D.Potentialapplicationsoftearsinnucleicacidtesting.3.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesmartcontactlenses?A.Theyhaveapromisingfuture. B.Theycanprotectpatients’eyes.C.Theymonitoreyesightcontinuously. D.Theycanbeboughtnowonthemarket.4.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Theroletearsplayintheeyes.B.Tearscontainhighlevelsofchemicals.C.Eyessaysomethingaboutyourhealth.D.Yourtearsmightsaveyourlifesomeday.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.ultimate[ˈʌltɪmət]adj.最后的;最终的;终极的2.biometrics[ˌbaɪəʊˈmetrɪks]n.生物统计学，生物测定学3.underway[ˌʌndəˈweɪ]adj.进行中的;已开始的4.biomarker[ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə]n.生物标志化合物5.overcome[ˌəʊvəˈkʌm]v.克服;解决;战胜6.hurdle[ˈhɜː