Question

    Tyler Skiuzacek’s father, Patrick, could not sleep through the night. It was 2007, and Patrick had just returned from a year in Iraq, where he served in the U. S. Army. Patrick Skluzacek was energetic and happy when he left for Iraq, Tyler says. But when he returned, he was unhappy and drinking alcohol too much. It turned out Patrick was suffering from sleep panic attacks. Patrick would wake up every night. His heart would beat too fast. He would sweat. The nighttime panic attacks prevented Patrick from feeling good the next day, because he was so tired.

Almost 10 years later, Tyler was in a position to help his father. He thought he could make a computer program that might help his father. So he entered a competition in Washington, D. C, trying to solve the problem Tyler’s father and other U. S. war veterans (老兵), were having. People called them”night terrors. ”The students had 36 hours to come up with a program. They called it myBivy—That name comes from bivouac, a military term for a safe place to sleep.

The application uses a smart watch and a smart phone together. The watch tracks the wearer’s heartbeat. It sends the data to the program on the smart phone. Research shows that a person’s heart rate will increase right before a night terror. So if the wearer’s heartbeat started to rise, myBivy would respond. The smart watch would vibrate and gently wake up the sleeping person. That was enough to prevent a night terror from happening.

Patrick wore the watch for two weeks to get used to it. Then, Tyler turned on the application. On the first night, the vibrations from the watch prevented 10 nightmares. Patrick said he had not slept that well in many years. Tyler and his team won the contest in Washington, D. C. The prize was $1,500. Then the group tried to raise more money from investors, and they were surprised when they took in over$25,000. By the spring of 2016, Tyler and his team were testing the app with volunteers, and hoped to make it available to the public soon.

1.What might be the cause of Patrick’s problem?

A.His experience in the war. B.His drinking habit.

C.His family troubles. D.His sleeping disorder.

2.We can learn from the second paragraph that ________.

A.the US government tries to help war veterans

B.people look down upon the night terrors

C.many other veterans suffer similar problems

D.myBivy was named after a great soldier

3.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.How effective the app is. B.How to download the app.

C.How to design the app. D.How the app works.

4.What does the author probably think of the future of myBivy?

A.Valueless. B.Promising.

C.Tough. D.Controversial.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了 Patrick同许多从伊拉克战争中复员的老兵一样，都有睡眠问题。他的儿子Tyler Skiuzacek发明了一个应用设备,来帮助自己。最终Tyler Skiuzacek筹集资金，希望自己的发明能帮助到更多的人。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中“But when he returned, he was unhappy and drinking alcohol too much. It turned out Patrick was suffering from sleep panic attacks.”但是当他返回时，他感到不高兴，并且饮酒过多。事实证明，Patrick正在遭受睡眠恐慌。由此判断出，Patrick在战争中的这段经历引起了自己的睡眠问题。故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“So he entered a competition in Washington, D.C, trying to solve the problem Tyler's father and other U.S. war veterans(老兵) were having.”因此，他参加了华盛顿特区的一场比赛，试图解决泰勒的父亲和其他美国退伍军人所面临的问题。可知，许多其他的退伍军人也遭受类似的问题。故选C项。

3.段落大意题。根据第三段中“The application uses a smart watch and a smart phone together. The watch tracks the wearer’s heartbeat. It sends the data to the program on the smart phone.” 该应用程序同时使用智能手表和智能手机。 手表追踪佩戴者的心跳。 它将数据发送到智能手机上的程序。可知，本段主要讲述了这个应用程序的工作原理。故选D项。

4.观点态度题。根据最后一段中“Tyler and his team were testing the app with volunteers, and hoped to make it available to the public soon.”泰勒和他的团队正在与志愿者一起测试该应用程序，并希望尽快将其提供给公众。可推知，作者认为自己的这个发明是会取得成功的。故选B项。