9．The Future Body Network
Are you tired of wires that spread all over your desk and make your tea pour onto your keyboard？If so，you may consider using devices（設(shè)備）that use technologies like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth．Neither of them sends information through wires．It sounds perfect，doesn't it？But this is not the end of the story．
Scientists are now trying to use the human body to do a similar job．They have come up with the idea of sending information over the small electric field on the surface of the skin．To do this，a transmitter（傳送器）could be built into your pocket or a portable device like an MP3 player．This transmitter would then use your skin's electrical field to send information to a receiving device．Since this kind of transmission can only go as far as 20cm，the receiver would have to be close to some part of your body．
By using this body network，you wouldn't need a wire to link your MP3 player in your pocket to the headphones in your ears，or to send to your computer the pictures from a digital camera hanging around your neck．Moreover，you can exchange electronic cards or share music files with others by shaking hands，dancing cheek（臉頰）to cheek，or kissing each other．
Now，here comes a question．Why would anyone want to use their body as a network when Wi-Fi and Bluetooth already exist？The answer lies in the fact that with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth，it is hard to limit the signals only to your own use．In a busy place，you can never know who might steal your information．However，body networking is safer．It is hard for other people to pick up signals sent over the surface of your skin since this body network only has a limit of 20cm from your body．Thus，no one else can easily pick up and interpret your signals．
Moreover，the most important use of body networking in the future may well be communication within the body rather than just on its surface．Imagine having a number of small devices implanted under your skin and using them to control your own nervous system．In other words，imagine that you have a powerful in-body computer．What do you think of this idea？Does it sound cool，like being a character in the movie RoboCop？Or would you prefer to be just an ordinary human being？
40．What's the main idea of the passage？D
A．Technology is causing us to be lazy
B．Technology is doing harm to our body．
C．Technology is advancing too quickly
D．Technology is making our life easier．
41．Which of the following is NOT the way to exchange information over the skin？B
A．Shaking hands
B．Looking into one's eyes．
C．Kissing each other
D．Dancing cheek to cheek．
42．The body network is safer becauseC．
A．the information is only important to you
B．the information is stored inside your body
C．the information is sent out only 20cm from your body
D．the information is controlled by your nervous system
43．The movie RoboCop is most likely aboutA．
A．a(chǎn) man that is controlled by a computer
B．a(chǎn) computer that turns into a man
C．a(chǎn) robot that catches a thief
D．a(chǎn) thief that steals a robot．

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了科技使我們的生活更便捷，科學(xué)家們正在致力于研究可以使我們通過(guò)皮膚來(lái)傳遞信息．

解答 40．D．主旨大意題．根據(jù)第一段Are you tired of wires that spread all over your desk and make your tea pour onto your keyboard？If so，you may consider using devices（設(shè)備）that use technologies like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth可知文章主要講了科技使我們的生活更便捷；故選D．
41．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段Moreover，you can exchange electronic cards or share music files with others by shaking hands，dancing cheek（臉頰）to cheek，or kissing each other可知握手，親吻彼此，面對(duì)面跳舞都是在皮膚上交換信息的方法；故選B．
42．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段However，body networking is safer．It is hard for other people to pick up signals sent over the surface of your skin since this body network only has a limit of 20cm from your body可知身體網(wǎng)絡(luò)更安全因?yàn)閭�(gè)人信息只從你的身體向外發(fā)送20厘米；故選C．
43．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段In other words，imagine that you have a powerful in-body computer．What do you think of this idea？Does it sound cool，like being a character in the movie RoboCop可知電影機(jī)械戰(zhàn)警是一個(gè)由計(jì)算機(jī)控制的男人；故選A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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