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周口中英文学校2018-2019学年下期高一期终考试 英 语 试 题 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分） 第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Find your answers in Time Magazines 25 Best Inventions. Here, we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you. Talking Gloves Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the helping handyou need. Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others. The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words. Google Glasses Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glasses. With its 1.3-centimeter display, the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right. Indoor Clouds Its not virtual.Thats a real world.Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine.But it required careful planning-the temperature, humidity（湿度）and lighting all had to be just right.Once everything was ready, the cloud formed in the air with the machine.But it only lasted for a short while. Wingsuits The suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird.Well, not exactly flying, but gliding（滑翔）through the air.It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds. 21.Who will probably be the users of “Talking Gloves”? A.Disabled people B. Normal people. C. Trained