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2. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be ___.
A. skillful C. thoughtful B. mindless D. tireless
B 细节理解题。由第二段第二句“laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts” 记不住所记的概念，也不能应用记下来的概念， 说明用笔记本记笔记的人，更可能是mindless,即 没经过大脑思考的。
A. It has been completed but not put into use. B. The basement caught fire by accident. C. Some versions failed before its test run. D. The designers were well-prepared for the difficulty.
(三十六) 1. More and more students favor laptops for notetaking because they can ____. A. write more notes B. digest concepts better C. get higher scores D. understand lectures better A 细节理解题。由第二段第一句“because of speed and legibility”说明用电脑记笔记速度快, 同时记的内容也清晰，既然记的速度快，记的 内容也就相对多了，故选A。
［复记强化］ inventor n.发明者 performance n. 表现 wireless connection 无线连接 toothbrush n. 牙刷 dentist n. 牙科医生 replace vt. 代替 examine vt. 检查 handle n. 把手；手柄
［难句理解］
C 细节理解题。根据Thomas Serval所说的It‟s kind of like having a dentist…可知“它有点儿像 有一个牙医在观察你刷牙”。
3. Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun? A. It can be used to update mobile phones. B. It can be used to play mobile phone games. C. It can send messages to other users. D. It can talk to its developers.
B 写作目的题。 由第一段“A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops”还有末段也对两个实验进行总结，说明 手写笔记在快速记忆和理解、未来复习上都有更 好的效果，可以看出，作者是强调手写笔记的好 处。
4. How could the LongPen be used in the future?
［复记强化］ increasingly adv.不断增加地 apply vt. 应用 concept n. 概念 tendency n. 倾向 similarly adv. 类似地 beneficial adj. 有益的 long-term adj. 长期的 experiment n. 实验 superior adj. 优越的 revision n. 复习
B 细节理解题。在第二段第四、五句说明了 它是如何动作的，作家用特制笔在电脑手写 板上写上个人信息，“在接收的一端，也就 是另一个城市，一机械手臂配备一支普通钢 笔在书上签名”。选B，意思是当（机械手 臂）接收到作家的签名后就在书上签名。
3. What do we know about the invention of the LongPen?
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. In both experiment, students were either given a laptop or pen and paper. B. One experiment is tested students‟ immediate learning while the other long-term memory. C. Laptop users perform worse than those who wrote notes by hand in all aspects in the two experiments. D. The second experiment tested the students seven days after the lecture.
D 细节理解题。从第二段第一句After many tiring-signing tour…a better way to do them. 说明 Atwood设计远程签字笔是为了让签名会没那么累。
2. How does the LongPen work? A. It copies the author‟s signature and prints it on a book. B. It signs a book while receiving the author‟s signature. C. The webcam sends the author‟s signature to another city. D. The fan uses it to copy the author‟s signature himself.
Serval says that one day, it‟ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera.
结构分析：句中says后的that引导一个宾语从 句，该从句中又含有一个that引导的定语从句， 修饰a brushing unit。 汉语大意：Serval说总有一天，带有摄像机的 牙刷有可能代替有柄的牙刷。
3. The author of the passage aims to ____. A. examine the importance of long-term memory B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand C. explain the process of taking notes D. promote the use of laptops
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(三十五) 1. Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?
A. It can sense how users brush their teeth. B. It can track users‟ school performance. C. It can detect users‟ fear of seeing a dentist. D. It can help users find their phones.
(三十七)
1. Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen? A. To set up her own company. B. To win herself greater popularity. C. To write her books in a new way. D. To make book signings less tiring.
B 推理判断题。第四段提到, 让这款牙刷既智能 又好玩的地方是它能连接到你手机上的其他应 用程序, 比如说, 可以用它来控制游戏。所以B项 是正确的。
4. What can we infer about Serval‟s children?
A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth. B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes. C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head. D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home. A 推理判断题。由第五段中的“… but Serval would find… dry.”（他总是发现他们的牙刷头 是干的）可以推断出, 孩子们没有刷牙。这件事 说明孩子们不愿意刷牙。
C 细节理解题。从第三段第三句The device went through several versions，说明在成功制 作出远程钢笔之前，是尝试了不同版本的，但 只有最后这个版本才成功了。选项A从第三段 最后一句看出是错误的，B选项从第三段第三 句后半句看出是错误的，D从第三段第二句看 出是错误的。
C 细节理解题。由第五段最后一句Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts可以看出，如果说用电脑打字记笔记的人 与手写笔记的人相比，各方面表现较差这一说 法不正确。从第四段第一句和第七段第一句看 出A正确。由第七段第一句和第八段第一句可 以看出B正确。由第七段第一句后半句可以看出 D正确。
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5. What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?
A. The brush handle will be removed. B. A mobile phone will be built into it. C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth. D. It will be able to check users‟ teeth. D 推理判断题。本文最后一句的意思是“当你刷 牙时, 这个相机甚至能检查你牙齿上的洞”, 故选 D。
5. The passage is likely to appear in _____. A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook C. a science magazine D. a finance report C 推理判断题。这是一篇研究报告，所以应 该是出自C科学杂志。
A 细节理解题。第一段中的“An electric toothbrush senses…”和第二段中的“It senses how it is moved…” 点出了这款牙刷 的特点是能感知刷牙的时间、质量和牙刷 是怎样移动的, 也就是使用者是怎样刷牙的。
2. What can we learn from Serval‟s words in Paragraph 3? A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist. B. You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis. C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist. D. You‟d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.