Ifyoucouldhaveasuperpower,whatwoulditbe?Otherthanflying...

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If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Other than flying and communicating with someone from his mind (which, let’s be honest, would probably actually be awful), breathing underwater is one of the favorites. You can hang out with Aquaman and Ursula, and when the end of the world comes and we’re all living under water, you’ll be fine. 

With this in mind, a student at the Royal College of Art, London has designed a 3D-printed amphibious garment called AMPHIBIO — essentially a set of gills(鰓) — for this very purpose. According to Jun Kamei, a biomimicry designer and materials scientist, it is "for a future where humankind lives in the water".

With the world set for a global temperature increase of 3.2°C (5.7°F) by 2100, rising sea levels are a very real threat to large coastal cities, potentially affecting up to 2 billion people — or 26 percent of the current global population.

Kamei’s little device uses a specially designed porous(多孔的) material that fills oxygen again in the water and releases carbon dioxide. It is inspired by water-diving insects that create their own little scuba diving set by creating a protective bubble of air around their body thanks to their water repellent(防水的) skin.

The technology is easily 3D-printable too, which will be great when we need them together. These "gills" could replace heavy and clumsy scuba equipment, making it more similar to free diving but for longer. This could have immediate applications for underwater rescue plans — the 12 boys rescued by divers from a flooded cave in Thailand, for example, where it took weeks to work out how to get the boys and the vital breathing equipment through those narrow tunnels.

So far, the tech has only been tested as a working prototype, not actually on humans, so the dream may have to be on hold for now. And scaling up and testing on humans is Kamei’s next plan. This may sound unbelievable, but Kamei insists he has a much more optimistic vision of the future.

can be inferred about Aquaman and Ursula?

can read minds.                                    can breathe underwater.

often cause huge disasters.                     can’t live underwater.

can we learn about AMPHIBIO?

can produce oxygen in the water.

user can communicate with others from their mind.

is the unique useful tool against the threat of rising sea levels.

designer drew his inspiration from nature’s hidden design.

did the author mentioned the rescue of the boys in Thailand?

present the success of the new device.

compare the new device with the old one.

prove the advantage of the new device.

show the new device is easily 3D-printable.

is the author’s attitude to the future of the new design?

ctive.                 fferent.                tful.                  ical.

【回答】

1.B; 2.D; 3.C; 4.A 解析：1.這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一種由自然物種獲得靈感而設計出的叫做AMPHIBIO的潛水裝置,可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺裝置,使其更像自由潛水,但時間更長。 推理判斷題。根據第一段Other than flying and communicating with someone from his mind (which, let's be honest, would probably actually be awful), breathing underwater is one of the favorites. You can hang out with Aquaman and Ursula, and when the end of the world comes and we’re all living under water, you’ll be fine.可知,除了坐飛機和用意念與人交流,水下呼吸是最受歡迎的方式之一。你可以跟Aquaman和Ursula—起玩,當世界末日來臨時,我們都生活在水下, 你會沒事的。所以可推測Aquaman和Ursula可以在水下呼吸。故選B。 2.細節理解題。根據第五段最後一句It is inspired by water-diving insects that create their own little scuba diving set by creating a protective bubble of air around their body thanks to their water repellent(防水的)skin.可知,這款潛水器的靈感來自潛水昆蟲,它們的面板防水,在身體周圍形成一個保護*的空氣泡,從而創造出自己的小型水肺潛水裝置。即AMPHIBIO的設計師是從某種自然物種中獲得了靈感。故選D。 3.推理判斷題。第六段第二句These "gills" could replace heavy and clumsy scuba equipment, making it more similar to free diving but for longer.可知,這些"鰓" 可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺裝置,使其更像自由潛水, 但時間更長。接著下文提到在泰國營救男孩的例子是為了進一步*這種新裝置的優勢。故選C。 4.推理判斷題。根據最後一段內容So far, the tech has only been tested as a working prototype, not actually on humans, so the dream may have to be on hold for now. And scaling up and testing on humans is Kamei’s next plan. This may sound unbelievable, but Kamei insists he has a much more optimistic vision of the future.(到目前為止,這項技術還只是作為一個工作原型進行測試,還沒有在人體上進行,所以這個夢想可能要暫時擱置。Kamei的下一個計劃是擴大規模並在人體上進行測試。這聽起來可能難以置信,但Kamei堅持認為他對未來有更樂觀的看法。)可知,作者只是客觀論述這項新設計未來的情況,沒有發表自己的看法,因此作者的態度是客觀的。故選A。

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