【题目】 "Two weeks ago, I sat down and read the New York Times. I haven't done that in maybe thirty years. "says Howard Turman, OrCam user, in this CNN Techvideo. Turman, who is legally blind, started losing his vision when he was a child. The OrCam smart glasses for blind people do not fix his sight but they do "the next best thing". The Orcam uses OCR technology to read and relay the message to the user via a mini ear piece. Thanks to the device, Howard was able to enjoy the independence of reading the newspaper on his own.
Amnon Shashua, co-founder of OrCam, explains that reading text, recognizing faces and products is just the beginning with the Orcam. "Where we want to get is complete visual understanding at the level of human sense such that if you are disoriented you can start to understand what is around you."
OrCam has received many requests from people all over the world wanting the device in their language. Currently, the device works in English, Hebrew, German, French, and Spanish. The OrCam team is working very hard to add more languages and there are plans for new additions in the near future. Since the first device, new features have been added as well such as the pause feature allowing users to pause the reading whenever they would like.
Unlike other devices, the OrCam is portable. Turman says that the OrCam smart glasses for blind give him a sense of normalcy(常态) and he is very excited about them. "Picture a kid the first time he got his favorite toy, just the best thing that has happened to me in a long time, " says Turman. OrCam's goal is to make the device accessible to as many people as possible and help people who are visually impaired regain their independence.
【1】What does OrCam help Howard Turman to do?
A.Find his way.B.Read newspapers.
C.Have his sight fixed.D.Hear what is happening around.
【2】Which of the following best explains "disoriented" underlined in paragraph 2?
A.unconsciousB.confused
C.lostD.determined
【3】What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A.OrCam is in great demand.
B.OrCam can easily break down.
C.OrCam doesn't work well now.
D.OrCam fails in its use of languages.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.An Excited OrCam User.
B.Smart Glasses for the Blind.
C.Newspaper Reading for the Blind.
D.Help the Blind to Become Independent.
在线课程【答案】
【1】B
【2】C
【3】A
【4】B
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种专门为盲人设计的智能眼镜——OrCam。通过这种设备，盲人可以自己“阅读”。目前，该设备在全球的需求量很大，公司也致力于让这种设备的价格更亲民，这样就可以帮助更多的盲人。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的Thanks to the device, Howard was able to enjoy the independence of reading the newspaper on his own. (多亏了这个设备，Howard能够享受自己阅读报纸的乐趣)可知OrCam能够帮助Howard阅读报纸。B. Read newspapers. (阅读报纸)符合以上说法，故选B项。
【2】词句猜测题。根据第二段的Where we want to get is complete visual understanding at the level of human sense such that if you are disoriented you can start to understand what is around you.可知OrCam想要的是在人类感官水平上的完全理解，这样的话，如果你是disoriented，你们可以开始理解周围的东西。结合句意，尤其是start to understand what is around you可推测划线部分的意思是“迷失方向的”。C. lost (迷失的)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【3】推理判断题。根据第三段的OrCam has received many requests from people all over the world wanting the device in their language. (OrCam公司已经收到来自世界各地人们的请求，他们都想拥有有自己语言的这种设备)可推测OrCam在世界范围内的需求量很大。A. OrCam is in great demand. (OrCam的需求量很大)符合以上推测，故选A项。
【4】主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容，尤其是第一段的The OrCam smart glasses for blind people do not fix his sight but they do 'the next best thing'. The Orcam uses OCR technology to read and relay the message to the user via a mini ear piece. (专为盲人设计的OrCam智能眼镜并不能修复他们的视力，但却能做“次佳选择”。OrCam是应用OCR技术来读取、并通过一个迷你耳机把信息传递给用户)可知，本文主要给介绍一种专门为盲人设计的智能眼镜——OrCam。B. Smart Glasses for the Blind. (盲人专用智能眼镜)可以作为本文标题，故选B项。