【题目】Are you always disturbed by the noise made by your coworkers while you’re working hard at your task? What kind of feelings will you have on hearing such kind noise? Have you ever got an idea that a certain helmet will help you out of the trouble no you can focus on your work at the office? Now, you needn’t worry for the “Helmfon” will help you ignore noisy co-workers and other distractions.
Created by Ukrainian design company Hochu Rayu, the Helmfon is a big helmet that uses special equipment to absorb the sound so as to completely block out any outside noise, giving the wearer their own quiet personal space so they can better focus their attention on their work. Made of a glass fiber shell, cloth and polyethylene（聚乙烯）, the helmet not only blocks outside sound, but it also keeps the noise you make in, allowing you to answer calls, hold Skype conferences, watch or edit videos, privately.
The company came up with the idea for the Helmfon after being asked to design a new phone booth for an IT company. The project made the team think about the way we communicate and finally begin work on a device that would allow you to be in two worlds just sitting on your chair in the office, in a meeting, or everywhere you feel like just wearing your helmet.
The Helmfon comes complete with a system board, microphone, speakers, and a special holder for your phone. The only trouble is that it makes you look like a character from Mel Brooks famous movie Spaceballs, but the company also made public a variety of great choices, including Bat man-inspired design, and even a Native American headgear.
The Helmfon is still in prototype（维形）stage, but the Ukrainian company is already working on a commercially available design and plans to offer the design for sale. A release date has not yet been made public.
【1】What is the function of the Helmfon?
A. Protecting the wearers’ safety. B. Keeping others talking secretly.
C. Helping the wearers talk secretly. D. Giving the wearers quiet space.
【2】What do the underlined words “The project” refer to?
A. Designing a new phone booth. B. Inventing a helmet everyone likes.
C. Designing a device people can wear. D. Holding a special phone meeting.
【3】What’s the disadvantage of the Helmfon?
A. It makes the wearer uncomfortable. B. It isn’t suitable for everyone.
C. Its appearance may be strange. D. It looks like an astronaut’s helmet.
【4】We can infer from the text that the Ukrainian company .
A. designed the helmet specially for an IT company
B. plans to sell the helmet in the future
C. often comes up with crazy ideas
D. will sell the helmet online
在线课程【答案】
【1】D
【2】A
【3】C
【4】B
【解析】 本文为说明文。主要讲述了乌克兰设计公司HoCu-Rayu创建的Helffon装置，是一个大头盔，使用特殊设备来吸收声音，从而完全遮住外部噪音，给佩戴者自己安静的个人空间，使他们能够更好地将注意力集中在他们的工作上。Helffon仍处于原型阶段，但乌克兰公司已经在进行商业化设计，并计划出售该产品。
【1】推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“the Helmfon is a big helmet that uses special equipment to absorb the sound so as to completely block out any outside noise, giving the wearer their own quiet personal space”可知，Helffon是一种大头盔，它使用特殊的设备来吸收声音，从而完全遮住任何外部噪音，给佩戴者自己安静的个人空间。故选D项。
【2】猜测词义题。根据第三段“The company came up with the idea for the Helmfon after being asked to design a new phone booth for an IT company. The project made the team think about the way we communicate…”在为IT公司设计一个新的电话亭后，该公司想出了Helffon的主意。这个项目让团队思考我们的交流方式…。由此可判断出，这个项目就是前面的设计一个新的电话亭，故选A项。
【3】推理判断题。根据第四段的内容The only trouble is that it makes you look like a character from Mel Brooks famous movie Spaceballs, but the company also made public a variety of great choices, including Bat man-inspired design, and even a Native American headgear.可知，这种头盔唯一的麻烦就是让穿戴者有点像电影中的人物，并且公司还提供选择如像蝙蝠侠灵感设计，甚至是美国本土的头饰，由此可知它的缺点就是外表也许有点奇怪。故选C项。
【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Helffon仍是雏型阶段，但乌克兰公司已经在进行商业化的设计，并计划出售该产品。发布日期尚未公布。由此可推断出乌克兰公司打算卖这种头盔。故选B项。