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《广东省广州市天河区2019高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解及解析(科普类)05专题训练(含解析)》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、阅读理解(科普类)05十二、Aworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice(装置),theLongPen.Aftermanytiringbook-signingfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherownpanyin2004.Toget
2、hertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonaputertablet(手写板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andputerscreens。Wo
3、rkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement(地下室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokeingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallypleted,teatrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe200
4、6LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcards
5、ecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor,butth
6、erearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning..Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublis
7、herscouldn’taffordit.”41.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?A.TosetupherownpanyB.TowinherselfgreaterpopularityC.TowriteherbooksinanewwayC.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring42.HowdoestheLongPenwork?A.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivin
8、gtheauthor’ssignature.C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimse
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