Smart Bra to Help Detect Breast Cancer

　　Soon, a bra, universally used to provide support and comfort to the breasts, might offer health benefits, for scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that can detect if the person wearing it is suffering from early-stage breast cancer.

　　Experts working on the smart bra say that it will be able to spot cancer before a tumor can develop and spread.

　　Professor Elias Siores, inventor of the bra, who works in the Centre for Research and Innovation at the University of Bolton, also claims that the undergarment will be able to assess the effectiveness of any breast cancer treatment its wearer is undergoing.

　　It could emit two warnings, audible or visual or both. If the warning persists, you would see a specialist, Discovery News quoted Siores, as saying.

　　The smart bra works by using a microwave antennae system, which can easily be woven into fabric. The antennae pick up any abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue, which are linked to breast cancer cells.

　　Conducting polymers in the fabric would transmit the signals to a small computer chip that would filter the information. Specialized software would assess the information and sound an alarm if conditions indicated the likely presence of cancerous cells.

　　Siores said that an efficient way to use the bra would be to wear it while plugged into a power supply for a few minutes during diagnosis.

　　This is a truly innovative idea to use some pretty advanced electronics for the detection of breast cancer, said Brian McCarthy, director of TechniTex Faraday, Manchester, U.K..

　　The lifesaving undergarment will be manufactured within the next two years

　　1.Scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that

　　A.can offer stronger support and comfort to the breasts than traditional ones.

　　B.looks more beautiful.

　　C.detect early-stage breast cancer.

　　D.remove early-stage breast cancer

　　正確答案:C

　　解析:問題問的是：博爾頓大學的科學家們正在發明什么樣的胸罩?由第一段最后一行可知是能夠發現早期乳癌的。A,B選項中提到的舒適美觀的功能并沒有提到;D選項中的remove意為除去，與原文不符。detect意為發現，檢測

　　2.If a smart bra emits a warning that persists

　　A.the wearer should turn it off.

　　B.it means low battery.

　　C.the wearer must have breast cancer.

　　D.the wearer should go to the doctor and has her breasts checked

　　正確答案:D

　　解析:問題問的是：胸罩發出警告聲并持續不停，意味著什么?從第四段中可以得出你該去看醫生了這一結論。A中的將它關掉B中的電量低顯然不符合題意;C說的是穿著者一定患有乳癌太過武斷，也不確切

　　3.How does a smart bra work

　　A.By picking up abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue.

　　B.By identifying the color changes of the breast skin.

　　C.By picking up abnormal shape changes of the breasts.

　　D.By stimulating the breasts with radiation

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：智能胸罩的工作原理是什么?文章第五段中提到，胸罩應用微波天線系統，能夠捕捉連接在細胞上的組織溫度的非正常變化。因此A正確。B說的顏色變化, C中說的形狀變化，和D中提到的用輻射刺激都不正確

　　4.Brian McCarthys attitude towards the smart bra is

　　A.positive.

　　B.negative.

　　C.indifferent.

　　D.sarcastic.

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：布萊恩麥卡錫對智能胸罩是什么態度?倒數第二段中的innovative一詞表明了他的觀點，該詞意為有創意的，說明他的態度是肯定的

　　5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage

　　A.The smart bra can spot cancer before it develops and spreads.

　　B.The bra can assess the effectiveness of treatment the wearer is undergoing.

　　C.The bra must be used together with a computer to get the best effect.

　　D.People may be able to buy smart bras in two years time

　　正確答案:C

　　解析:問題問的是：關于短文，哪個觀點不正確?第二段和第三段中分別可以找到A和B的原話，短文最后一句話正是D中的觀點。C中說的智能胸罩必須和電腦同時使用才能發揮最好的效果文中并沒有提到

　　Smart Bra to Help Detect Breast Cancer

　　Soon, a bra, universally used to provide support and comfort to the breasts, might offer health benefits, for scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that can detect if the person wearing it is suffering from early-stage breast cancer.

　　Experts working on the smart bra say that it will be able to spot cancer before a tumor can develop and spread.

　　Professor Elias Siores, inventor of the bra, who works in the Centre for Research and Innovation at the University of Bolton, also claims that the undergarment will be able to assess the effectiveness of any breast cancer treatment its wearer is undergoing.

　　It could emit two warnings, audible or visual or both. If the warning persists, you would see a specialist, Discovery News quoted Siores, as saying.

　　The smart bra works by using a microwave antennae system, which can easily be woven into fabric. The antennae pick up any abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue, which are linked to breast cancer cells.

　　Conducting polymers in the fabric would transmit the signals to a small computer chip that would filter the information. Specialized software would assess the information and sound an alarm if conditions indicated the likely presence of cancerous cells.

　　Siores said that an efficient way to use the bra would be to wear it while plugged into a power supply for a few minutes during diagnosis.

　　This is a truly innovative idea to use some pretty advanced electronics for the detection of breast cancer, said Brian McCarthy, director of TechniTex Faraday, Manchester, U.K..

　　The lifesaving undergarment will be manufactured within the next two years

　　1.Scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that

　　A.can offer stronger support and comfort to the breasts than traditional ones.

　　B.looks more beautiful.

　　C.detect early-stage breast cancer.

　　D.remove early-stage breast cancer

　　正確答案:C

　　解析:問題問的是：博爾頓大學的科學家們正在發明什么樣的胸罩?由第一段最后一行可知是能夠發現早期乳癌的。A,B選項中提到的舒適美觀的功能并沒有提到;D選項中的remove意為除去，與原文不符。detect意為發現，檢測

　　2.If a smart bra emits a warning that persists

　　A.the wearer should turn it off.

　　B.it means low battery.

　　C.the wearer must have breast cancer.

　　D.the wearer should go to the doctor and has her breasts checked

　　正確答案:D

　　解析:問題問的是：胸罩發出警告聲并持續不停，意味著什么?從第四段中可以得出你該去看醫生了這一結論。A中的將它關掉B中的電量低顯然不符合題意;C說的是穿著者一定患有乳癌太過武斷，也不確切

　　3.How does a smart bra work

　　A.By picking up abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue.

　　B.By identifying the color changes of the breast skin.

　　C.By picking up abnormal shape changes of the breasts.

　　D.By stimulating the breasts with radiation

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：智能胸罩的工作原理是什么?文章第五段中提到，胸罩應用微波天線系統，能夠捕捉連接在細胞上的組織溫度的非正常變化。因此A正確。B說的顏色變化, C中說的形狀變化，和D中提到的用輻射刺激都不正確

　　4.Brian McCarthys attitude towards the smart bra is

　　A.positive.

　　B.negative.

　　C.indifferent.

　　D.sarcastic.

　　正確答案:A

　　解析:問題問的是：布萊恩麥卡錫對智能胸罩是什么態度?倒數第二段中的innovative一詞表明了他的觀點，該詞意為有創意的，說明他的態度是肯定的

　　5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage

　　A.The smart bra can spot cancer before it develops and spreads.

　　B.The bra can assess the effectiveness of treatment the wearer is undergoing.

　　C.The bra must be used together with a computer to get the best effect.

　　D.People may be able to buy smart bras in two years time

　　正確答案:C

　　解析:問題問的是：關于短文，哪個觀點不正確?第二段和第三段中分別可以找到A和B的原話，短文最后一句話正是D中的觀點。C中說的智能胸罩必須和電腦同時使用才能發揮最好的效果文中并沒有提到