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

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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.Togethertheydesigned

2、theLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonaputertablet(手写板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andputerscreens。WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sb

3、asement(地下室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokeingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallypleted,teatrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,Atwoodconductedtwotr

4、ansatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.Thev

5、ideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor，buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning..Therespo

6、nsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”41.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?A.TosetupherownpanyB.Towinhe

7、rselfgreaterpopularityC.TowriteherbooksinanewwayC.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring42.HowdoestheLongPenwork?A.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature.C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssi

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