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外研版2019-2020学年初中英语九年级上册Module 9 Unit 2同步练习

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

    A 22-year old British student has invented a mobile fridge that could save millions of lives across the world.

    Will Broadway's "Isobar" has been designed to keep vaccines(疫苗) at the ideal temperature while they are being sent in developing countries. And Will doesn't plan to make money from his creation. His purpose is to get vaccines to people who need them, which is why he won't be trying to get a patent(专利). Will's Isobar has won him the James Dyson Award that challenges young people to "design something that solves a problem".

    Present methods of transporting vaccines can lead to the vaccines freezing(冻住) before reaching their places in developing countries, but the Isobar keeps a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees for 30 days.

    Will's invention is expected to save the lives of 1.5 million people across the world, a number he says is "amazing". Having now finished college education, he is making an effort to take the Isobar into production. "I would be hands-on, all the way through it, knowing that it works," he says. "It's amazing to just give it a go, even in my back yard, and see the potential(潜能) of the technology."

    The product has been designed to transport vaccines, but already Will sees the possibility of other medical uses in the developing world and beyond. "Blood donations, organ transplants(器官移植)- if they get trapped in traffic, you still use cold bags that really aren't good enough for a long time," he says.

    There is also a possible, non-medical use of the Isobar. "It would be a great thing to take on a five-day trip where you have no power," he says. But he insists vaccine transportation is the primary function(功能) of his invention.

(1)、What's the advantage of the Isobar for sending vaccines in developing countries? (不超过10个词)
(2)、Who is the James Dyson Award presented to? (不超过10个词)
(3)、What is the passage mainly about? (不超过6个词)
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    Some people claim they" never forget a face". But what does that saying mean? Is there really no limit to the number of faces a person can remember? A new study at the University of York in England has found that, on average, people can remember as many as 5,000 faces.

    The study is the first time that scientists have been able to put a number to the abilities of humans to recognize faces. The research team tested people on how many faces they could remember from their personal lives and in the media. They also tested them to see how many famous faces they recognized. Rob Jenkins works in the psychology department at the University of York. He said the researchers' study centered on the number of faces people actually know. He said the researchers were not able to discover whether there is a limit on how many faces the brain can handle.

    In the study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possible. At first, they found it easy to come up with many faces. But by the end of the hour, they found it harder to think of new ones. Their change in speed let the researchers estimate when they would have run out of faces completely.

    The results showed that these people knew between 1,000 and 10,000 faces. Jenkins explained that some people may have a natural ability for remembering faces." There are differences in how much attention people pay to faces and how well they process the information," he said. Jenkins also said it could be because of different social environments. Some people may have grown up in more populated places. Therefore, they may have had more social contact throughout their lives.

    The people in the study included 25 men and women between 18 and 61 years old. Researchers think age may be an interesting area for further research. "It would be interesting to see whether there is a peak age for the number of faces we know", Jenkins said. He said it is possible that we gather more faces throughout our lifetime. But, he added, there also may be an age at which we start to find it harder to remember all of those faces.

    The study suggests our facial recognition abilities enable us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know, like family and friends. Today, facial recognition technology is used in many ways, including by law enforcement agencies to prevent crime and violence. Governments use it to keep secret areas secure and, in extreme cases, control populations. .Even Facebook uses facial recognition. For example, when you "tag" or name a friend, Facebook technology may recognize the person's face from a different picture you had shared before.

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In the year 2070,most of you will be more than 50 years old.The good news is that travel might become smarter by that time.To catch people's eyes and increase the numbers of passengers,European airline (航空公司)(发布)easyJet 2070:The Future Travel Report.Let's take a look at some mind—blowing ideas.

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Paper passport will be a thing of the past.You will use"heartbeat passport" instead.According to experts,the machine will count how many times the heart beats in a minute,then it will tell who you are.It doesn't work hard because everyone's heart beats differently.

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The seats on the plane are only one size,which can't make passengers satisfied.But in the future,you'll be able to book a seat according to your body type.The seat might even be able to cool or warm you if you want.There will also be no more screens on the back of the seats.A special light from the seat could show the latest movie s straight in front of your eyes.

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If you like to visit great places of interest,the AR glasses will help you enjoy the journey.By wearing the AR glasses,you can see what happened at a historic place(战役).You may even be able to sit among the cheering people at the first Olympic Games.

Are you looking forward to having those changes in the year 2070?What other changes do you think about during the flight?

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