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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案ComputerscientistsattheUniversityofWaterloohavecreatedadeviceforwearablecomputerinputsuitableformanysituations.Youcancontroliteasilyjustbytouchingyourfingertipstogetherindifferentways.ThedevicecalledTip-Tapisinexpensiveandbattery-freethroughtheuseofradiofrequencyidentificationRFIDtagstosensewhenfingertipstouch.Thedevicecouldthereforebeaddedtosurgical夕卜科手术的glovesallowingsurgeonstoaccesstheplanningdiagramsinanoperatingroom.Oneofthemanypossibleapplicationsofthedeviceisinsurgeries.Whattypicallyhappensnowwithdigitaloperationplansisthatanassistantisresponsiblefornavigatingthecomputerandcommunicatingwiththesurgeonbutthisisslowanddifficult/saidDanielVogelaprofessorinComputerScience.Ifthesurgeontriestonavigateithimselfusingatouchscreenoramouseitsdifficultbecauseitwouldrequireconstantcleaningofthehands.TheideaisifyouwearTip-Tapinsurgicalglovessurgeonscouldnavigatethecomputerthemselvesfromwheretheyareanditwon*taffecttheirotheractions/IndevelopingTip-Taptheresearchersmappedthemostcomfortableareasontheindexfingerforpeopletotouchwiththeirthumbandtesteddifferentdesigns.Followinguserteststheysolvedtheproblemofmakingitbattery-free.〃WeusedthisdesignintwoprototypeTip-Tapdevicesaglovewitharangeoffourmetersandanon-skintattoo/*saidVogel.Suchdevicesareusefulforissuingsimplecommandswhenausercannoteasilyholdaninputdeviceandtheusagecontextisadefined(界定的)area-forexamplefactoryworkerssurgeonsorpeopleexercisinginagym.Thisistheonlydeviceofitskindthatwereawareofthatdoesntrequireabatteryorwirestomakeitwork.WhatdoweknowaboutTip-Tapfromparagraph1Itcostsalotofmoney.Itisdesignedfordecoration.Itisinventedbyuniversitystudents.Itisoperatedbyfingertiptouch.WhatistheadvantageofTip-TapforsurgeonsTheydontneedsurgicalgloves.Theycanusethecomputereasily.Theyobtainmoreprofessionalknowledge.Theyhavechancestocleanhands.WhatdidresearchersdotoimproveTip-TapTheymadeitfreefrombatteries.Theymadethecommandssimpler.Theymadeitsuitableforeveryfinger.Theymadethemostpopulardesign.WhatisthelimitationofTip-TapItmustbeusedwithoutwires.Itcanonlybeusedinsomeplaces.Itisnotcomfortableforuserstowear.Itcanonlybeusedbylearnedworkers.DBABIfyourenotatleastabitterrifiedbytheclimateandecologicalbreakdownunfoldingbeforeoureyesyouhaventgraspedthescaleofthecrisis.Eco-anxietydefinedas“achronic(长期的)fearofenvironmentaldoom”isontherise.Butredirectingthisanxietyintoangerandcollectiveactionmightjustpullhumanitybackfromthebrink.Wedontyetknowhowdeeplyeco-anxietyaffectspeoplebutwecanlearnnottorepeatthemistakesoflong-gonesocietieslosttoenvironmentalcollapse.JaredDiamond7sCollapse:HowSocietiesChoosetoFailorSucceeduncoversthecommondriverthatledtothefallofancientcivilizationssuchastheCentralAmericanMayanztheremotePacificEasterIslandandtheMycenae:Peopleaccidentallydestroyedtheenvironmentalresourcesonwhichtheirsocietiesdepended.Todaywearelivinginanewclimateandecologicalage.Thenewnormalisonethathumanshaveneverbeforeexperiencedonearthandthathasoccurredwithinasinglegeneration.Wecanztclaimignorance.Numerousscientificreportsshow:unprecedented(空前的)wildfiresintheArcticheatwavesannuallybreakingrecordstheAmazonshrinkinganddryingandspeciesextinctionratesaccelerating.Naturezsdangerousdeclineisunprecedented.Soitsnotsurprisingthateco-anxietyisontherise.Anxietyisoftenaprivateemotionalstate:Wefeelalonestuckinsideourownheadsandouremotionsstopusfromdoingthethingswewant.Butangerdirectedappropriatelycanfuelpowerfulcollectiveactionforchange.Weareonapathwaytodestroytheglobalconditionsforhumansurvival.Unlikepreviouscivilizationswehavethescienceandtechnologytounderstandourdangerandchartanewpathway.Thisisamomentforallofustochanneloureco-arxietyfearandangerintoenergyforchange.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesz/eco-anxietyzUncertaintyaboutthefuture.Anxietyaboutmoderncivilization.Worriesaboutthedestructionofnature.Fearofchangesinthelivingstandard.Whyaresomeancientcivilizationsmentionedinparagraph2Topresentthecollapseofancientcivilizations.Toprovetheimportanceofancientcivilizations.Toaddsomebackgroundinformationoneco-anxiety.Towarnpeopletolearnalessonfromthepast.Whyiseco-anxietyontherisePeoplelacktheknowledgeaboutnature.Natureisinitsmostdangerousstateever.Peoplehavelimitedaccesstonaturalresources.Climateissuescantbesolvedeffectively.HowdoestheauthorfeelabouttheglobalconditionsforhumansinthefutureHopeful.Doubtful.C.Frustrated.D.Concerned.。