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Attheendofeveryyear，Timepicksthebest25inventionsthatare“makingtheworldbetterandsmarter”．Herewehavepickedthreeofthisyear’sinventionsthatcouldbeapartofyourlifeinthenearfuture.
Thelevitating(悬浮的)lightbulb
ThisspeciallightbulbwasinventedbyUSartistandscientistSimonMorris.Hegottheideaofmakingalightbulbfloatfromhoverboards(悬浮滑板)，
whichheusedtodreamofhavingasakid.
Butthefloatingisnotthemostamazingpart.Therejectionforcebetweentheoppositeendsofthemagnets(磁铁)，whichwereputinthebottomofthebulbandinthewoodenbase，doesthejob.What’snewhereisatechnologycalledinduction(电磁感
应)．Itallowsthelightbulbtogetpowerfromthebaseeventheyarenotincontact.
Shoesthattiethemselves
They’renotwhatyouthink—shoelacesthattiethemselvesinthewaywetiethem.Instead，thenewshoeshavesmallmotorsthatcontroltheirlaces.Whenyoustepinthem，
yourfeetwillhitasensor(传感器)
intheshoesandthemotorwillautomaticallytightenthelaces.
Buttheshoesweren’tjustdesignedforlazypeople’sneeds.Theycouldactuallygiveathletesanadvantageduringcompetition.Theyarealsousefulforpeoplewhocannotmovetheirarmsorfingerseasily.
Thenotouchthermometer(体温计)
Takingyourbodytemperatureusuallymeansputtingathermometerinyourarmpits(腋窝) andstayingstillforminutes.Itmaybeeasyforyou，
butit’sanimpossibletaskforlittlekids.
Now，withthenewthermometer，
userscansimplyputit2.5centimetersfromapatient’sforeheadandpressthebutton，
anditcangetthereadingintwoseconds.
21．Thelevitatinglightbulbisspecialinthat.
A．floatingisthemostamazingpartofthelevitatinglightbulb
B．theinventorofthelevitatinglightbulbismorethanascientist
C．itmakesuseoftherejectionforcebetweenoppositeendsofmagnets
D．inductionallowsthelightbulbtogetpowerevenwhenunconnectedwiththebase
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据Thelevitating(悬浮的)lightbulb部分的“Butthefloatingisnotthemostamazingpart.”以及
“What’snewhereisatechnologycalledinduction(电磁感
应)．Itallowsthelightbulbtogetpowerfromthebaseeventheyarenotincontact.”可知，这种灯泡的特别之处不是悬浮，而是可以在不接触底座的情况下得到电。故选D。
22．Howisthenotouchthermometerdifferentfromotherones?
A．Itmakesiteasiertotakekid’stemperature.
B．Youneedwaittwominutesforthereading.
C．Youdon’tneedtopressthebutton.
D．Itshouldbeputinone’sarmpit.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据Thenotouchthermometer(体温计)部分的“Itmaybeeasyforyou，butit’sanimpossibletaskforlittlekids.”及“Now，withthenewthermometer，
userscansimplyputit2.5centimetersfromapatient’sforehead...”可推知，no
touchthermometer使给小孩量体温更容易了。故选A。
23．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoupossiblyreadthistext?
A．Education. B．Sports.
C．Science. D．Entertainment.
答案 C
解析 文章出处题。本文主要介绍了《时代周刊》评出的年度最佳发明，应该属于报纸上的科技板块。故选C。
