《2025年细解巧练九年级英语全一册鲁教版五四制》

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A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smart phone, deaf and hearing - impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations.
The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had Christmas dinner with his family. The man saw his 97 - year - old hearing - impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. The images of his grandfather always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕) crossed Scarfe's mind. He suddenly realized that maybe the AR glasses could help.
Scarfe got to work, partnering with Nreal, an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses have a microphone that receives the audio (音频) from the environment and sends it to a connected smart phone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. By special software, these subtitles then appear on the user's glasses screen.
The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of some 430 million people. This represents 5% of the world's population and includes 70 million people with total hearing loss.
This is a game changer for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, "As a deaf person myself, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so surprised. Real - time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before."
1. According to the text, people use AR glasses to C.
A. play games
B. watch TV shows
C. join in conversations
D. see movies
2. Why did Dan Scarfe want to develop the AR glasses? C
A. Because he got to work with the AR glasses makers.
B. Because his family members asked him to make them.
C. Because he wanted to help people like his grandfather.
D. Because he wanted to make lots of money.
3. The underlined word "it" refers to A.
A. the audio
B. the microphone
C. the environment
D. the smart phone
4. What can we infer (推断) from the text? B
A. AR glasses will have more functions in the future.
B. AR glasses may help more people with hearing difficulties.
C. AR glasses can make people hear the voice during communicating.
D. AR glasses can help the blind people.

答案： 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B