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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