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In the near future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets，even when it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja.
The Gaze Group has been developing eyecontrolled computer technology for nearly 20 years.But those devices have been firstly designed to help those with disabilities，and are very expensive.
“After a while，we figured out that probably the best way is to go for a massmarket way，” says Gaze's Sune Alstrup Johansen，“where everybody would have this available.”
Johansen and some of his colleagues have formed a new company，The Eye Tribe，which is hoping to develop the technology on a mass commercial level.
The technology works when combined with the
computing device toward the user's face.After making sure of the user's eye movements，the technology is then able to easily find where a person's eyes are moving，and then allow the eyes to control a cursor(光标)．
“Our software can then determine the location of the eyes and know where you're looking on the screen to make sure what you're looking at，” reads an explanation on The Eye Tribe site.
There has been a gradual change toward handsfree technology in recent years，particularly in the gaming world.Recently Xbox released the Kinect device，which lets users control their Xbox and play certain games using only their hands，legs and voices.But still，most of these devices have been more of a gimmick than a practical way to use one's hands to control a mobile device.Johansen said a replaceable filter(滤光器) would be a cheap，convenient way for most consumers.
And even as companies like The Eye Tribe work to create such a product for the average user，making the eyecontrolled technology more accessible and less expensive will have similar benefits for physically disabled users.
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【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了在不久的将来，人们手中的智能手机和平板电脑或许可以用眼睛操控了，甚至在玩像水果忍者这样的流行游戏时也是如此。
1．Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A．An introduction of a new device.
B．An introduction of smartphones.
C．An introduction of eyecontrolling technology.
D．An introduction of a new technology for the disabled.
C [主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了在不久的将来，我们可能会用我们的眼睛操作我们的智能手机和平板电脑，甚至在玩像水果忍者这样的流行游戏时也是如此。故选C。]
2．The underlined word “gimmick” probably means “________”．
A．truth B．phone
C．trick D．review
C [词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，它不是一种用手控制移动设备的实用方法，由此可以猜测出这些设备大多只是一种噱头，也就是一种用以吸引人的技巧，故画线词gimmick的意思是：trick(技巧，诡计)。故选C。]
3．According to the passage，we can learn that________．
A．the eyecontrolling technology was first developed for the blind
B．there is no such a phone as we can use only with our eyes at present
C．the present developing of the technology will bring no good
D．the eyecontrolling technology is only intended for the disabled people
B [细节理解题。根据第一段“In the near future，we may be using our eyes to operate our smartphones and tablets，even when it comes to playing popular games like Fruit Ninja.”可知，不久的将来我们可能会有这样的智能手机，所以说目前我们还没有这样一部用眼睛控制的手机。故选B。]
4．This passage is probably taken from________．
A．an experiment report
B．a science fiction
C．a school textbook
D．a science website
D [文章出处题。最后一段“For more articles on modern science，please CLICK here.”中的“CLICK”是“点击”的意思，由此可以推断出该文章摘自一个科学网站。故选D。]
