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ComputerscientistsattheUniversityofWaterloohave

createdadeviceforwearablecomputerinputsuitableformany

situations.Youcancontroliteasilyjustbytouchingyour

fingertipstogetherindifferentways.Thedevice,calledTip-Tap,

isinexpensiveandbattery-freethroughtheuseofradio

frequencyidentification(RFID)tagstosensewhenfingertips

touch.

Thedevicecould,therefore,beaddedtosurgical(外科手術(shù)的)

gloves,allowingsurgeonstoaccesstheplanningdiagramsinan

operatingroom."Oneofthemanypossibleapplicationsofthe

deviceisinsurgeries.Whattypicallyhappensnowwithdigital

operationplansisthatanassistantisresponsiblefornavigating

thecomputerandcommunicatingwiththesurgeon,butthisis

slowanddifficult,z,saidDanielVogel,aprofessorinComputer

Science."Ifthesurgeontriestonavigateithimselfusinga

touchscreenoramouse,it'sdifficultbecauseitwouldrequire

constantcleaningofthehands.TheideaisifyouwearTip-Tapin

surgicalgloves,surgeonscouldnavigatethecomputer

themselvesfromwheretheyare,anditwonztaffecttheirother

actions."

IndevelopingTip-Tap,theresearchersmappedthemost

comfortableareasontheindexfingerforpeopletotouchwith

theirthumb,andtesteddifferentdesigns.Followingusertests,

theysolvedtheproblemofmakingit"battery-free”.

“WeusedthisdesignintwoprototypeTip-Tapdevices,a

glovewitharangeoffourmetersandanon-skintattoo/7said

Vogel.Suchdevicesareusefulforissuingsimplecommands

whenausercannoteasilyholdaninputdevice,andtheusage

contextisadefined（界定的）area—forexample,factory

workers,surgeons,orpeopleexercisinginagym."Thisisthe

onlydeviceofitskindthatwe,reawareofthatdoesn,trequire

abatteryorwirestomakeitwork.”

28.WhatdoweknowaboutTip-Tapfromparagraph1?

A.Itcostsalotofmoney.

B.Itisdesignedfordecoration.

C.Itisinventedbyuniversitystudents.

D.Itisoperatedbyfingertiptouch.

29.WhatistheadvantageofTip-Tapforsurgeons?

A.Theydon'tneedsurgicalgloves.

B.Theycanusethecomputereasily.

C.Theyobtainmoreprofessionalknowledge.

D.Theyhavechancestocleanhands.

30.WhatdidresearchersdotoimproveTip-Tap?

A.Theymadeitfreefrombatteries.

B.Theymadethecommandssimpler.

C.Theymadeitsuitableforeveryfinger.

D.Theymadethemostpopulardesign.

31.WhatisthelimitationofTip-Tap?

A.Itmustbeusedwithoutwires.

B.Itcanonlybeusedinsomeplaces.

C.Itisnotcomfortableforuserstowear.

D.Itcanonlybeusedbylearnedworkers.

DBAB

Ifyou'renotatleastabitterrifiedbytheclimateand

ecologicalbreakdownunfoldingbeforeoureyes,youhaven,t

graspedthescaleofthecrisis.Eco-anxiety,definedas"achronic

（長期的）fearofenvironmentaldoom,/,isontherise.But

redirectingthisanxietyintoangerandcollectiveactionmight

justpullhumanitybackfromthebrink.

Wedonztyetknowhowdeeplyeco-anxietyaffectspeople,

butwecanlearnnottorepeatthemistakesoflong-gone

societieslosttoenvironmentalcollapse.JaredDiamond,s

Collapse:HowSocietiesChoosetoFailorSucceeduncoversthe

commondriverthatledtothefallofancientcivilizationssuchas

theCentralAmericanMayan,theremotePacificEasterIsland,

andtheMycenae:Peopleaccidentallydestroyedthe

environmentalresourcesonwhichtheirsocietiesdepended.

Today,wearelivinginanewclimateandecologicalage.The

newnormalisonethathumanshaveneverbeforeexperienced

onearth,andthathasoccurredwithinasinglegeneration.We

can'tclaimignorance.Numerousscientificreportsshow:

unprecedented（空前的）wildfiresintheArctic,

heatwavesannuallybreakingrecords,theAmazonshrinkingand

drying,andspeciesextinctionratesaccelerating.Naturezs

dangerousdeclineisunprecedented.

So,it'snotsurprisingthateco-anxietyisonthe

rise.Anxietyisoftenaprivateemotionalstate:Wefeel

alone,stuckinsideourownheads,andouremotionsstopus

fromdoingthethingswewant.Butanger,directed

appropriately,canfuelpowerfulcollectiveactionforchange.

Weareonapathwaytodestroytheglobalconditionsfor

humansurvival.Unlikepreviouscivilizations,wehavethescience

andtechnologytounderstandourdangerandchartanew

pathway.Thisisamomentforallofustochannelour

eco-anxiety,fearandangerintoenergyforchange.

32.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"eco-anxiety"?

A.Uncertaintyaboutthefuture.

B.Anxietyaboutmoderncivilization.

C.Worriesaboutthedestructionofnature.

D.Fearofchangesinthelivingstandard.

33.Whyaresomeancientcivilizationsmentionedinparagraph

2?

A.Topresentthecollapseofancientcivilizations.

B.Toprovetheimportanceofancientcivilizations.

C.Toaddsomebackgroundinformationoneco-anxiety.

D.Towarnpeopletolearnalessonfromthepast.

34.Whyiseco-anxietyontherise?

A.Peoplelacktheknowledgeaboutnature.

B.Natureisinitsmostdangerousstateev