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Every year, TIME for Kids highlights inventions that arc making the world better and a bit more fun. Which of the following are you most excited about?
Keeping Kids Calm
Purrble comes to the rescue for anxious kids. This toy has seven sensors. They respond to touch. Purrble’s heartbeat speeds up when you play with the toy. Then you comfort Purrble by petting it. This slows its heartbeat down. It calms you too. In a study of 20 families, 19 parents said that Purrble helped their kids calm down.
Listen to this
MobiWAN helps you communicate by directing calls through your head. The headset speaker and microphone, created by Mobilus Labs, use bone-conduction technology. Sound vibrations(振动) are sent through the wearer’s skull(头骨). This lets workers stay in touch in noisy places, such as a construction site or a ship in a storm.
Read to me
Reading is a challenge for millions of people. They may struggle with poor eyesight, dyslexia, or other issues. But with computer vision and artificial intelligence, the OrCam Read can read any piece of text aloud. The OrCam Read can also read text in multiple languages.
Helping hand
The Mega Cyborg Hand kit was created by Thames & Kosmos. It helps kids build a robotic hand that copies the movements of a real hand. The device is made up of plastic pieces and tubes filled with water. Once assembled(组装) and slipped on, it passes force from the user’s fingers to the fingers of the robotic hand. The Mega Cyborg Hand can be adjusted to fit arms of almost any size. It easily switches from left-handed to right-handed to “claw.”
1. What can Purrble do?
A. It can help people design kinds of toys.
B. It can play games with children.
C. It can cure people’s illness.
D. It can keep children calm.
2. Which invention best suits people who work in a railway station?
A. Purrble. B. MobiWAN.
C. The Mega Cyborg Hand. D. OrCam Read.
3. Where is the text probably from?
A. A guide book. B. A book review.
C. A kid magazine. D. A story book.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
