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Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says.  “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”[高&考%资(源#网KS5U.COM]
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.                                               
Prof. Milan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
A. help to update computer systems      B. link the human brain with computers
C. help the disabled to recover           D. control a person's thoughts  
72. How" did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?                                                                    
     A. By controlling his muscles.                 B. By talking to the machine.       
     C. By moving his hand.                      D. By using his mind.
73. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
     A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
     B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
     C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
     D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
74. The team will test with real patients to        
     A. make profits from them               B. prove the technology useful to them
      C. make them live longer               D. learn about their physical condition
75. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
      A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
      B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works
      C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries
【解析】：71-75:BDCBC
【语篇解读】本文是一则新闻报道，介绍了Brain-computer interface(BCI)技术的发明，原理和对残疾人带来的益处。
71. B。细节理解题。从第一段第一句话可知。
72.D．细节理解题。见第二段“Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band.”。
73.C.细节理解题。见第五段描述。
74.B．细节推断题。见最后一段“to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.”，证明他们可以从中获得的好处。
75.C.主旨大意题。本文是新闻文体，因此要关注首段的中心，由首段的第二句话“Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.”推断选C。
【评析】阅读理解字数在270-315之间，难度适中，题目出题多在细节理解和推理判断题，重点考察学生语篇理解中搜索信息、处理信息，解决问题的能力。

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