2016年中考英语专题复习练习《阅读理解4》.docVIP

《阅读理解4》 （一） We can express thoughts and feelings and send sounds and pictures on our smartphones today．We cant send tastes，smells or touch．But some scientists in Britain are trying to develop a way for smartphone s to do that． To give users a sense of taste，Adrian David Cheok and some other scientists designed two electrodes (电极片)．“You put these two electrodes in your mouth，you put your tongue in between and then your tongue will get a virtual taste perception (虚拟味觉) in your brain，”said Professor Cheok．They have already created sour，salty，sweet and bitter tastes． A device called“Scentee”permits users to have the sense of smell．Scientists put a Scentee into a smartphone，and it can spray (喷射) small clouds of fragrance，including flowers，fruits and coffee．Professor Cheok says the person speaking can activate (激活) the device．Scentee holds a container with about 100 different smells．The container must be replaced when all the smells run out． The sense of touch comes from a ring-like device．It is connected wirelessly to the smartphone． “I can be in London and my friend can be in Tokyo，and I can squeeze my finger and then theyll get a squeeze on their finger through the Internet．Its a way of touch communication with small mobile devices，”Professor Cheok said． Professor Cheok hopes devices like these will someday be added to houses．He says they may change the future of long-distance communication． 1．Adrian David Cheok and some other scientists are trying to ． A．make smartphones smaller B．make smartphones send sounds and pictures C．make smartphones send tastes，smells and touch D．make smartphones much cheaper 2．According to the passage，the tongue will get a virtual taste perception by ． A．putting the smartphone into the mouth B．touching two electrodes in the mouth C．touching the device called“Scentee” D．connecting to a ring-like device wirelessly 3．What does the underlined word“fragrance”mean ? A．痛苦 B．权利 C．香味 D．力量 4