PAGEPAGE1國家開放大學本科《理工英語4》一平臺機考總題庫第三大題閱讀理解判斷題題庫說明：資料整理于2024年7月19日，適用于國家開放大學本科學員一平臺期末機考考試。本大題共包含5小題，每小題4分，共計20分。閱讀短文，判斷句子正誤，正確選“T”，錯誤選“F”。首字母B◆Baidu,China’sleadingsearchenginecompany,hasunveileditsowneyewearcalledBaiduEye.ItissaidtobeadifferentproductfromGoogleGlassintermsoffunctionality.ThecompanydemonstratedaworkingprototypeonSeptember3atitsannualTechnologyInnovationConferenceinBeijing.ItbearsasimilaritytoGoogleGlass,butithasnoscreen.Instead,thedeviceusesacameratoscanobjects,andfocusesonanalyzinginformationarounditsuserandbeamingthattoasmartphone.Baidusaysthedeviceisdesignedtosupportimagesearch.Thecompany’sCEORobinLibelievesinfiveyears’time,peoplewillgetusedtosearchingbyimageandaudioratherthantext,LihasgivenanexampleofhowonecantakeadvantageofBaiduEye,“Ifyouareinashoppingmallandcomeacrossawomanwhoseskirtlooksreallyattractive,youtakeaphotoofherskirtusingBaiduEye,andyou’llgettoknowwheretobuyoneforyourself.”AccordingtoKaiserKuo,Baidu’sdirectorofinternationalcommunications,BaiduEyecanalsorecognizevoiceandgesture,“Youcanusevoicecommands,orgesturecommands-likeexpandingtozoom,orcirclinganobjectinyourfieldofviewwithyourfinger.”BaiduisyettoannounceareleasedateormarketingplansforBaiduEye.特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆BaiduisChina’sleadingsearchenginecompany.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆BaidulaunchedaproductthathasmorefunctionsthanGoogleGlassonSeptember3.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆BaiduEyecanscanobjectswithitssmallscreen.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thecompany’sCEORobinLibelievesthatpeoplewillgetusedtosearchingbytext.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆BaiduhasalreadyannouncedthereleaseofBaiduEye.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F◆By2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoriseto9billionfromjustover7billioncurrently.Proponentsofgeneticallymodifiedfoodssaytheyaresafeandcanboostharvestseveninbadconditionsbyprotectingagainstpests,weedsanddrought.This,theyargue,willbeessentialtomeetingtheneedsofaboomingpopulationindecadestocomeandavoidingstarvation.However,DougGurian-Sherman,seniorscientistforthefoodandenvironmentprogramattheUnionofConcernedScientists,anadvocacygroup,saidgeneticengineeringforinsectresistancehasprovidedonlyamodestincreaseinyieldssincethe1990sanddrought-resistantstrainshaveonlymodestlyreducedlossesfromdrought.Moreover,hesaidconventionalcrossbreedingorcross-pollinatingofdifferentvarietiesfordesirabletraits,alongwithimprovedfarming,isgettingbetterresults,boostingyieldsatalowercost.Infact,muchofthefoodAmericanseathasbeengeneticallymodifiedbythoseconventionalmethodsoverthousandsofyears,beforegeneticengineeringcameintopractice.“Overall,geneticengineeringdoesnotgetnearlythebangforthebuckasconventionalbreedingandimproveagriculturalpractices,”Gurian-Shermansaid.HisorganizationadvisescautiononGMfoodsandfavorslabeling,thoughitacknowledgestherisksofgeneticengineeringhavesometimesbeenexaggerated.AndreaRobertoSonnino,chiefofresearchattheU.N.foodagency,saidtotalfoodproductionatpresentisenoughtofeedtheentireglobalpopulation.Theproblemisunevendistribution,leaving870millionsufferingfromhunger.Hesaidworldfoodproductionwillneedtoincreaseby60percenttomeetthedemandsof9billionby2050.Thismustbeachievedbyincreasingyields,headded,becausethereislittleroomtoexpandcultivatedlandusedforagriculture.Geneticallymodifiedfoods,insomeinstances,canhelpiftheindividualproducthasbeenassessedassafe,hesaid.“It’sanopportunitythatwecannotjustmiss.”特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Para.1mentionsthattherisksofgeneticengineeringarenotthathorrible.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)

A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.5tellsusthatunevendistributionleadstothestarvationof870millionpeopleintheworld.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)

A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.1mentionsthatadvocatesofgeneticallymodifiedfoodarguethatGMfoodcanmeetthedemandsofincreasingpopulation.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)

A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.2mentionsthatinsect-resistantgeneticallymodifiedfoodhasonlyshowedafairlysmallincreaseinproduction.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)

A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.3mentionsthatthecurrentfoodproductionisenoughtofeedthewholeglobalpopulation.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)

A.TB.F◆By2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoriseto9billionfromjustover7billioncurrently.Proponentsofgeneticallymodifiedfoodssaytheyaresafeandcanboostharvestseveninbadconditionsbyprotectingagainstpests,weedsanddrought.This,theyargue,willbeessentialtomeetingtheneedsofaboomingpopulationindecadestocomeandavoidingstarvation.However,DougGurian-Sherman,seniorscientistforthefoodandenvironmentprogramattheUnionofConcernedScientists,anadvocacygroup,saidgeneticengineeringforinsectresistancehasprovidedonlyamodestincreaseinyieldssincethe1990sanddrought-resistantstrainshaveonlymodestlyreducedlossesfromdrought.Moreover,hesaidconventionalcrossbreedingorcross-pollinatingofdifferentvarietiesfordesirabletraits,alongwithimprovedfarming,isgettingbetterresults,boostingyieldsatalowercost.Infact,muchofthefoodAmericanseathasbeengeneticallymodifiedbythoseconventionalmethodsoverthousandsofyears,beforegeneticengineeringcameintopractice.“Overall,geneticengineeringdoesnotgetnearlythebangforthebuckasconventionalbreedingandimproveagriculturalpractices,”Gurian-Shermansaid.HisorganizationadvisescautiononGMfoodsandfavorslabeling,thoughitacknowledgestherisksofgeneticengineeringhavesometimesbeenexaggerated.AndreaRobertoSonnino,chiefofresearchattheU.N.foodagency,saidtotalfoodproductionatpresentisenoughtofeedtheentireglobalpopulation.Theproblemisunevendistribution,leaving870millionsufferingfromhunger.Hesaidworldfoodproductionwillneedtoincreaseby60percenttomeetthedemandsof9billionby2050.Thismustbeachievedbyincreasingyields,headded,becausethereislittleroomtoexpandcultivatedlandusedforagriculture.Geneticallymodifiedfoods,insomeinstances,canhelpiftheindividualproducthasbeenassessedassafe,hesaid.“It’sanopportunitythatwecannotjustmiss.”特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Para.1mentionsthatadvocatesofgeneticallymodifiedfoodarguethatGMfoodcanmeetthedemandsofincreasingpopulation.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Para.1mentionsthattherisksofgeneticengineeringarenotthathorrible.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Para.2mentionsthatinsect-resistantgeneticallymodifiedfoodhasonlyshowedafairlysmallincreaseinproduction.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Para.3mentionsthatthecurrentfoodproductionisenoughtofeedthewholeglobalpopulation.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Para.5tellsusthatunevendistributionleadstothestarvationof870millionpeopleintheworld.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T首字母DDoyouprefercoffeeortea?Theanswertothatquestionmightinpartbedowntoyourgenes,researchsuggests.Scientistssayageneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofparticularsubstancesappearstonudgeustowardsonebeverageortheother.Thestudy,publishedintheScientificReportsjournal,involvedtwosetsofdata.Thefirstwasalargetwinstudywhichshowedthat,atleastinthoseofEuropeanancestry,particulargeneticvariantsarelinkedtothestrengthofperceptionofdifferenttastes:onespecificvariantwasassociatedwithslightlyhigherratingsofbitternessforcaffeine,anothertogreaterbitternessforquinineandathirdtogreaterbitternessforadrugknownaspropylthiouracil,orprop.Theteamfoundpeoplewithagreatergeneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofcaffeinedrankalittlemorecoffee,butanincreasedperceptionofthebitternessofquinineandpropwerelinkedtoasmallreductionincoffeedrinking.“Whiletheeffectofperceptiononyourdailycoffeeintakemightberelativelysmall-onlya0.15cupperdayincrease-fromanormalcaffeinetastertoastrongcaffeinetaster,itactuallymakesyou20%morelikelytobecomeaheavydrinker-drinkingmorethanfourcupsperday,”saidJueShengOng，firstauthoroftheresearchfromQIMRBerghoferMedicalResearchInstituteinAustralia.“Ourtastegenespartiallyplayaroleinhowmuchcoffee,teaoralcoholwedrink,”hesaid.“Thepreferencetowardsteacanbeseenasaconsequenceofabstainingfromcoffee,becauseourgenesmighthavemadecoffeealittletoobitterforourpalatestohandle.”特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Accordingtothispassage,theanswertothequestion“Doyouprefercoffeeortea?”mightinpartbedowntoyourgenes.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Ageneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofparticularsubstancesmakesusalwaysprefertocoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Theunderlinedword“prop”inPara.3referstoasmallobjectsuchasabook,weaponetc,usedbyactorsinaplayorfilm.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Peoplewithanincreasedperceptionofthebitternessofcaffeinedrankalittlemorecoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Thepreferencetowardsteacanbeseenasaconsequenceofabsorbingfromcoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F◆Doyouprefercoffeeortea?Theanswertothatquestionmightinpartbedowntoyourgenes,researchsuggests.Scientistssayageneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofparticularsubstancesappearstonudgeustowardsonebeverageortheother.Thestudy,publishedintheScientificReportsjournal,involvedtwosetsofdata.Thefirstwasalargetwinstudywhichshowedthat,atleastinthoseofEuropeanancestry,particulargeneticvariantsarelinkedtothestrengthofperceptionofdifferenttastes:onespecificvariantwasassociatedwithslightlyhigherratingsofbitternessforcaffeine,anothertogreaterbitternessforquinineandathirdtogreaterbitternessforadrugknownaspropylthiouracil,orprop.Theteamfoundpeoplewithagreatergeneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofcaffeinedrankalittlemorecoffee,butanincreasedperceptionofthebitternessofquinineandpropwerelinkedtoasmallreductionincoffeedrinking.“Whiletheeffectofperceptiononyourdailycoffeeintakemightberelativelysmall-onlya0.15cupperdayincrease-fromanormalcaffeinetastertoastrongcaffeinetaster,itactuallymakesyou20%morelikelytobecomeaheavydrinker-drinkingmorethanfourcupsperday,”saidJueShengOng，firstauthoroftheresearchfromQIMRBerghoferMedicalResearchInstituteinAustralia.“Ourtastegenespartiallyplayaroleinhowmuchcoffee,teaoralcoholwedrink,”hesaid.“Thepreferencetowardsteacanbeseenasaconsequenceofabstainingfromcoffee,becauseourgenesmighthavemadecoffeealittletoobitterforourpalatestohandle.”特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Ageneticpredispositiontoperceivingthebitternessofparticularsubstancesmakesusalwaysprefertocoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Accordingtothispassage,theanswertothequestion“Doyouprefercoffeeortea?”mightinpartbedowntoyourgenes.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Peoplewithanincreasedperceptionofthebitternessofcaffeinedrankalittlemorecoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Thepreferencetowardsteacanbeseenasaconsequenceofabsorbingfromcoffee.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Theunderlinedword“prop”inPara.3referstoasmallobjectsuchasabook,weaponetc,usedbyactorsinaplayorfilm.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F首字母E◆Engineerswhobuildandprogramrobotshavefascinatingjobs.Theseresearcherstinker(修補)withmachinesinthelabandwritecomputersoftwaretocontrolthesedevices.“They’rethebesttoysoutthere,”saysHowleChosetatCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh.Chosetisaroboticist,apersonwhodesigns,buildsorprogramsrobots.WhenChosetwasakid,hewasinterestedinanythingthatmoved-cars,trains,animals.HeputmotorsonTinkertoycarstomakethemmove.Later,inhighschool,hebuiltmobilerobotssimilartosmallcars.Hopingtocontinueworkingonrobots,hestudiedcomputerscienceincollege.ButwhenhegottograduateschoolattheCalifomiaInstituteofTechnologyinPasadena,Choset’slabmateswereworkingonsomethingevencoolerthanremotelycontrolledcars：roboticsnakes.Somerobotscanmoveonlyforward,backward,leftandright.Butsnakescantwist(扭曲)inmanydirectionsandtraveloveralotofdifferenttypesofterrain(地形).“Snakesarefarmoreinterestingthanthecars,”Chosetconcluded.AfterhestartedworkingatCarnegieMellon,Chosetandhiscolleaguestherebegandevelopingtheirownsnakerobots.Choset’steamprogrammedrobotstoperformthesamemovementsasrealsnakes,suchasslidingandinchingforward.Therobotsalsomovedinwaysthatsnakesusuallydon’t,suchasrolling.Choset’ssnakerobotscouldcrawl(爬行)throughthegrass,swiminapondandevenclimbaflagpole.ButChosetwonderedifhissnakesmightbeusefulformedicineaswell.Forsomeheartsurgeries,thedoctorhastoopenapatient’schest,cuttingthroughthebreastbone.RecoveringfromthesesurgeriescanbeverypainfulWhatifthedoctorcouldperformtheoperationbyinsteadmakingasmallholeinthebodyandsendinginathinroboticsnake?ChosetteamedupwithMarcoZenati,aheartsurgeonnowatHarvardMedicalSchool,toinvestigatetheidea.Zenatipracticedusingtherobotonaplasticmodelofthechestandtheytestedtherobotinpigs.AcompanycalledMedroboticsinBostonisnowadaptingthetechnologytosurgeriesonpeople.Evenafter15yearsofworkingwithhisteam’screations,“Istilldon’tgetboredofwatchingthemotionofmyrobots,”Chosetsays.特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Chosetbegantobuildrobotsinhighschool.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Snakerobotscouldmoveinonlyfourdirections.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Chosetdidn’tbegindevelopinghisownsnakerobotsuntilhestartedworkingatCarnegieMellon.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Zenatitestedtherobotonpeopleafterusingitinpigs.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆TherobotictechnologyforsurgeriesonpeoplehasbroughtahandsomeprofittoMedrobotics.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F首字母H◆Here’sacrazyidea:Combinebioprintingandtissueengineeringto“print”animalproductsandtacklesomeoftheplanet’sbiggestproblems.Animalfarming,afterall,accountsforabouthalfofallhuman-causedgreenhousegases,takingplaceonone-thirdoftheavailable,non-frozenlandonEarth.Alltofeedpeople’sappetitesfor300milliontonsofmeatayear,ModernMeadowisaMissour-basedstartupthatengineerstissuestocreatelab-grownediblemeat,inaprocessthateliminatesmanyofthenegativeenvironmenteffectsassociatedwithtraditionallivestockpractices.Thecompanyclaimsthatbycarefullylayeringmixturesofcellsofdifferenttypesinaspecificstructure,in-vitromeatproductionbecomesfeasible.It’ssetashort-termgoalofprintingasliverofmeataroundtwocentimetersbyonecentimeter,andlessthanhalfamillimeterthick,whichisedible.ThecompanyexplainsinasubmissiontotheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture：“Thetechnologyhasseveraladvantagesincomparisontoearlierattemptstoengineermeatinvitro.Thebio-inkparticlescanbereproduciblypreparedwithmixturesofcellsofdifferenttype.Printingensuresconsistentshape,whilepost-printingstructureformationandmaturationinthebioreactorfacilitatesconditioning.”However,itadmitsthattheroadaheadisstrewnwithdifficulties.“Theconsumeracceptanceofsuchproductsmaynotbewithoutchallenges.Weexpectitwillfirstappealtoculinaryearly-adopterconsumersandthesegmentofthevegetariancommunitythatrejectsmeatforethicalreasons.Withreductioninprice,itcanreachthemasseswithreligiousrestrictionsonmeatconsumption(peoplerestrictedtoHindu,Kosher,Halaldiets)andfinallypopulationswithlimitedaccesstosafemeatproduction.”Whateverthefinaloutcome,lab-grownediblemeatisnolongerintherealmofsciencefiction.Itiscoming.特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Animalfarmingisresponsiblefortheoccurrenceofgreenhousegases.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆ModernMeadowisanewly-startedbusinesswhichaimstomakeprofitsbyproducinglab-grownediblemeat.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆ThemethodModernMeadowadoptedtoproducein-virtomeatisbylayeringmixturesofcellsofdifferenttypesinaspecificstructure.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Thereisnomeatengineeredoutsidelivingbodiesbefore.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thislab-grownmeathasalreadywidelyreceivedbythemasses.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F首字母J◆June17Excitementisintheair.GardenersaidwewillsoonbereturningtoEarth.Ourpartofthemissionisnearlycompleteandthenewcrewwilltakeoverforus.IamabitworriedaboutBroccoli,Sunflower,andme.IfGardenerleaves,whowilltakecareofus?AndwhataboutlittleZuc?Heisnowabigsproutandreadytobranchoutonhisown.June21Gardenerandcrewworetheirspacesuitstoday.ThisissomethingBroccoli,Sunflower,littleZucandIdonothave.TheyspenttimeinthepartofthespaceshipthatbreaksoffandfallsbacktoEarth.Itisverycrampedinside.Itmustbetheirversionofaseedpod.June24Sunflowerisgoingtoseed!Thisisnotquitenormal,butthen,wearelivingonthefrontierandthingsaredifferenthere.Theyarenotreadynow;IwonderiftheywillbebythetimeGardeneriswithhisseedpod.June26Gardenerhasthisbigbook.Hecalleditanatlas,amapofEarth.ItisstucktothewallrightnexttoBroccoli,Sunflower,littleZuc,andme.Healsotransplantedusintonewbags.Thistimethebagsareverysmall,justenoughtocontainourrootballandasplashofwater.HetoldusthathewillsoonbeleavingandthatwewillreturnlaterinthebellyofaDragon.July1TodayGardenerandhiscrewwilldepartintheirseedpod;thereplacementcrewisreadytocarryonintheirplace.Heiswearinghisspacesuitundergarments.Nottoostylishbutfunctional.Hegaveallofusanextralongsmell.Hesaidthatwhatwillbeisforthebest.Ithasbeenawonderfuljourney;onechapterisclosing,anotherisopening.Hehadtearsinhiseyes,notjustasmalldropatthecornersbutapoolthatwasmakinghimblink.Hereachedupandturnedoutthelight.Inthefrontieryoushouldnotbeafraidofthedark.特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Para.1containstheinformationthattheblossomofspace-grownsunflowerisdifferentfromthatonEarth.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.2mentionsthatgardenerwillsoonbereturningtoEarthandthenewcrewwilltakecareofthespace-grownplantslikeBroccoli,Sunflower,andZucchini.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.3tellsusthatgardenerisreluctanttoleavethespacesincehehadtearsinhiseyeswhenhesaidgoodbyetothespaceplants.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.4mentionsthatgardenertransplantedBroccoli,Sunflower,littleZuc,andZucchiniintoverysmallbagswhichcanonlycontaintheirrootballandasplashofwater.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)A.TB.F[判斷題]◆Para.5containstheinformationthatgardenerandhiscrewwillleaveonJuly1.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)A.TB.F首字母K◆KenyahaseastAfrica’slargesteconomy.Itscapitalcityisgrowingquickly,butsoisthecity’scrimerate.Thievesinthecapitalstealanaverageof10carseachday.KelvinMachariahasinventedatrackingdevicethatusescomputersandwirelesstechnologytohelpownersknowwheretheircarsare,andfindthemiftheyarestolen.Mr.Machariaisjust24yearsold.HeistheCEOofSunriseTracking.Hebeganworkingonhisinventionin2012.Using$300fromhissavings,heimprovedasystemthatwasalreadybeingusedtofindstolencars.Hissmartanti-theftsystemusesacomputeroramobilephonetotellownerswheretheircarsare.Mr.Machariasaysifacarisstolen,theownercanfinditusinghistrackingdevice.Theownerisabletosendacommandsignaltothevehiclethroughatextmessage.Itimmediatelystopsthecarfrommoving.Expertssaythisshowsthepowerofsecuritysolutionsthatinvolvemobiletechnology.Mr.MachariausedmaterialavailableinKenyatomakehisfirsttrackerdevice.Whenhewassatisfiedwiththedesign,heoutsourcedthemakingofthedevicetoafactoryinChina.5Hesayshiscompanyisnowworthmorethan$100,000andhasmorethan100companiesasclients.TonyWangaisoneofthoseclients.Heownsthreeminibustaxis.Carthievesinthecapitalhavetargetedthesevehicles.Mr.Wangaboughttrackersforeachofhisvehicles.Thetrackerscost$250each.Hesaysthetrackerstellhimwherehisvehiclesare.Hesayswhenthetrackerisplacedinoneofhisvehicles,hecanfollowitstravelsashesitsinhisoffice.Mr.Machariacontinuestodevelopothersecurityproducts.Hisothersecurityproductsincludecaralarmsandacamerahiddeninsideapen.Andhesaysheisbuildingawirelesssecuritycamerathatwillbeabletostorevideoinformationforlongperiodsoftime.Mr.Machariahopeshistechnologicalinnovationsgivehisclientsthesecurityandsafetytheywantandneed.特別提醒:本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Thievesinthecapitalsteal10carseachday.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thesmartanti-theftsystemusesacomputeroramobilephonetotellownersthelocationofstolencars.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Theownerscansendanytextmessagestostopthevehicle.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thisnewkindofsmartanti-theftdeviceswereassembledinChina.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆TonyWangahasspent$750buyingtrackersforhisminibustaxis.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T◆KenyahaseastAfrica’slargesteconomy.Itscapitalcityisgrowingquickly,butsoisthecity’scrimerate.Thievesinthecapitalstealanaverageof10carseachday.KelvinMachariahasinventedatrackingdevicethatusescomputersandwirelesstechnologytohelpownersknowwheretheircarsare,andfindthemiftheyarestolen.Mr.Machariaisjust24yearsold.HeistheCEOofSunriseTracking.Hebeganworkingonhisinventionin2012.Using$300fromhissavings,heimprovedasystemthatwasalreadybeingusedtofindstolencars.Hissmartanti-theftsystemusesacomputeroramobilephonetotellownerswheretheircarsare.Mr.Machariasaysifacarisstolen,theownercanfinditusinghistrackingdevice.Theownerisabletosendacommandsignaltothevehiclethroughatextmessage.Itimmediatelystopsthecarfrommoving.Expertssaythisshowsthepowerofsecuritysolutionsthatinvolvemobiletechnology.Mr.MachariausedmaterialavailableinKenyatomakehisfirsttrackerdevice.Whenhewassatisfiedwiththedesign,heoutsourcedthemakingofthedevicetoafactoryinChina.Hesayshiscompanyisnowworthmorethan$100,000andhasmorethan100companiesasclients.TonyWangaisoneofthoseclients.Heownsthreeminibustaxis.Carthievesinthecapitalhavetargetedthesevehicles.Mr.Wangaboughttrackersforeachofhisvehicles.Thetrackerscost$250each.Hesaysthetrackerstellhimwherehisvehiclesare.Hesayswhenthetrackerisplacedinoneofhisvehicles,hecanfollowitstravelsashesitsinhisoffice.Mr.Machariacontinuestodevelopothersecurityproducts.Hisothersecurityproductsincludecaralarmsandacamerahiddeninsideapen.Andhesaysheisbuildingawirelesssecuritycamerathatwillbeabletostorevideoinformationforlongperiodsoftime.Mr.Machariahopeshistechnologicalinnovationsgivehisclientsthesecurityandsafetytheywantandneed.特別提醒：本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Theownerscansendanytextmessagestostopthevehicle.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thesmartanti-theftsystemusesacomputeroramobilephonetotellownersthelocationofstolencars.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Thievesinthecapitalsteal10carseachday.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Thisnewkindofsmartanti-theftdeviceswereassembledinChina.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆TonyWangahasspent$750buyingtrackersforhisminibustaxis.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T首字母L◆Liverpoolcitycouncilwanttoclearthecityoffatpigeons.Theysaythatpeoplearefeedingthebirds,whichmakesthemfat.Thepigeonsgetbiggerbecausetheirnormaldietwouldconsistofseedsandinsects.nothigh-fatjunkfoodtheyareeatinginthecitycentre.Thecouncilwantpeopletoknowthateveryonewhofeedsthepigeonsisresponsibleforthestreetsbeingsocrowdedwiththesebirds.Theyhopetoencouragethebirdstomoveawayfromthecitycentreandintoparksandopenspaces.Tenroboticbirdshavebeenbroughtintothecitycentretoscarethepigeonsawayandvisitorsareaskednottogivethepigeonsanyfood.Themechanicalbirds-knownasrobop’s-willsitontheroofsofbuildings.Theycanbemovedaroundtodifferentlocations.Theylooklikeaperegrinefalcon,whichisabirdthatkillspigeons.Theyevenmakenoisesandflaptheirwingstoscarethepigeons.TheyhopethatthepigeonswillgoawaybeforethecitybecomestheEuropeanCapitalofCultureintwoyears.特別提醒:本題共5個小題,需要拉動答題框右邊的滾動條使5個試題顯示出來做答！！[判斷題]◆Pigeonsgetfatbecausetheyeatseedsandinsects.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Accordingtothecouncil,everyoneistoblameforthenumbersofpigeons.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F[判斷題]◆Theywantthepigeonstomoveoutofthecitycentre.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Theroboticbirdscanmovearoundthecitycentre.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]T[判斷題]◆Aperegrinefalconlikestoeatpigeons.(紅色字體為本題正確答案)[答案]F首字母M◆Mymotherfoughtbreastcancerforalmostadecadeanddiedat56.Mychildrenneverhavethechancetoknowherandexperiencehowlovingandgraciousshewas.Weoftenspeakof“Mommy’smommy”,andtheyaskedifthesamecouldhappentome.Ihavealwaystoldthemnottoworry,butthetruthisIcarrya“faulty”gene,BRCA1,whichsharplyincreasesmyriskofdevelopingbreastcancerandovariancancer.MydoctorsestimatedthatIhadan87percentriskofbreastcanceranda50percentriskofovariancancer.OnceIknewthatthiswasmyreality,IdecidedtobeproactiveandtominimizetheriskasmuchasIcould.MyownprocessbeganonFeb.2withaprocedureknownasa“nippledelay”,whichrulesoutdiseaseinthebreastductsbehindthenippleanddrawsextrabloodflowtothearea.Thiscausessomepainandalotofbruises,butitincreasesthechanceofsavingthenipple.TwoweekslaterIhadthemajorsurg