How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.
The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.
The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.
The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Several says.
Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.
The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.
Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.
56. Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?
A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.
B. It can track users’ school performance.
C. It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.
D. It can help users find their phones.
57. What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?
A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.
B. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.
C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.
D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.
58. Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?
A. It can be used to update mobile phones.
B. It can be used to play mobile phone games
C. It can send messages to other users
D. It can talk to its developers.
59. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him.
B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.
C. How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.
D. What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush
60. What can we infer about Serval’s children?
A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth
B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.
C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.
D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.
61. What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?
A. The brush handle will be removed. B. A mobile phone will be built into it.
C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth D. It will be able to check users’ teeth
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【文章大意】本文介绍了一种新的发明：the Kolibree toothbrush;介绍了这种牙刷的特点及功能。以及这个发明的起因和具体的用法。
56. 【答案】A
【试题解析】细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone可知这种牙刷可以感觉到牙刷的移动并向手机发射与此有关信息的信号。也就是说这种牙刷可以感觉到用户如何刷牙。故A正确。
57. 【答案】C
【试题解析】细节题。根据第三段2,3行“It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”可知这种牙刷会让你感觉到有一个牙医在注意着你如何刷牙并指导你如何刷牙。故C正确。
58【答案】.B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第四段2,3行developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,”可知还可以用这个来玩游戏，让它具有娱乐性。故B正确。
59. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第五段前3行Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.可知作为父亲的他经常发现孩子不刷牙。所以他想找一个方法来监督孩子刷牙，他才有了发明这样的事物的想法。故本段是为了说明他有这样的发明的原因，也就是：是什么鼓励着他发明出The Kolibree toothbrush。故D正确。
60. 【答案】A
【试题解析】推理题。根据第五段2,3行He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.可知Serval问孩子们有没有刷牙，孩子说“yes”，但是牙刷还是干的。什么吗孩子没有刷牙。是因为他们不喜欢刷牙，这是他们不喜欢做的事情。故A正确。
61. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一句The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush. 可知牙刷上装的相机甚至能够检查你的牙齿上的小洞。说明它可以检查你的牙齿。故D项正确。
【长难句解析】
1.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush.
【翻译】这种牙刷还可以和其他的手机应用进行交流，那么开发者就可以创造一种由你的牙刷控制的游戏。
【分析】本句中的so表示上下文之间的因果关系，是一个并列连词。句中的for instance是一个插入语，过去分词短语controlled by your toothbrush在句中充当定语修饰前面的名词a game，这主要是因为动词control与game之间构成被动关系。
2. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.
【翻译】他下班回家以后经常会问他的孩子是否已经刷牙了。
【分析】本句中的情态动词would表示过去常常做某事，would表示过去常常做，现在可能还在做；而used to do sth表示过去常常做，现在不做了。另外句中的宾语从句if they had brushed their teeth中的if表示“是否”，而不是“如果”。
