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(鳃) — 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.这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种由自然物种获得灵感而设计出的叫做AMPHIBIO的潜水装置,可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺设备,使其更像自由潜水,但时间更长。 推理判断题。根据第一段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,除了坐飞机和用意念与人交流,水下呼吸是最受欢迎的方式之一。你可以跟Aquaman和Ursula—起玩,当世界末日来临时,我们都生活在水下, 你会没事的。所以可推测Aquaman和Ursula可以在水下呼吸。故选B。 2.细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句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,这款潜水器的灵感来自潜水昆虫,它们的皮肤防水,在身体周围形成一个保护*的空气泡,从而创造出自己的小型水肺潜水装置。即AMPHIBIO的设计师是从某种自然物种中获得了灵感。故选D。 3.推理判断题。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,这些"鳃" 可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺设备,使其更像自由潜水, 但时间更长。接着下文提到在泰国营救男孩的例子是为了进一步*这种新设备的优势。故选C。 4.推理判断题。根据最后一段内容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.(到目前为止,这项技术还只是作为一个工作原型进行测试,还没有在人体上进行,所以这个梦想可能要暂时搁置。Kamei的下一个计划是扩大规模并在人体上进行测试。这听起来可能难以置信,但Kamei坚持认为他对未来有更乐观的看法。)可知,作者只是客观论述这项新设计未来的情况,没有发表自己的看法,因此作者的态度是客观的。故选A。

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