Question

On school nights, lots of kids have to do their reading before they are allowed to watch TV. Pretty soon, you might get to do both at the same time, in true Harry Potter style.

Several companies are racing to produce electronic paper and ink, complete with colors and moving imagines (圖像). One idea would be to create a newspaper like The Daily Project in the Harry Potter books. Its pages would hold video clips of baseball games instead of just black-and-white photos.

Electronic paper is not a new idea. A company in Massachusetts called E ink, for example, has been working for years on such a technology. Little electricity determines (決定) whether each microsphere (微球體) looks black or white at any given time. Together, microspheres make up words and imagines. The techniques seems promising for creating still imagines that can be changed when needed, but the process (進(jìn)程) is too slow for high-quality videos.

Scientists in Holland now report a new type of e-paper technology—by using layers (層) of oil. They can make images which change fast enough to meet standard video requirements. They can also make brilliant colors. So far, however, each image is smaller than the fingernail.

For now, reading and watching TV will have to return two separate activities. Keep your eyes open, though—in the future, TV watching and reading might be part of the same work.

1.According to the passage, kids soon can ________.

A. be allowed to watch TV B. watch TV while doing their homework

C. watch Harry Potter on TV D. be allowed to read a newspaper

2.What determines the black and white color of each microsphere?

A. Images. B. Electricity. C. Oil and ink. D. Fingernail

3.Scientists in ________ have reported a new e-paper technology that uses oil.

A. the USA B. the UK C. England D. Holland

4.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. Electronic paper is not a new idea.

B. Microspheres make up words and images.

C. Watching TV and reading are now part of the same work.

D. Scientists use layers of oil in a new e-paper research.

5.From the last paragraph, we know that ________.

A. scientists are still working on the new e-paper technology

B. kids love to read while watching TV

C. parents may be against this new idea

D. teachers may not teach students in the future

Answer 1