“Smart Bra” to Help Detect Breast Cancer

Soon, a bra, universally used to provide support and comfort to the breasts, might offer health benefits, for scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that can detect if the person wearing it is suffering from early-stage breast cancer.

Experts working on the "smart" bra say that it will be able to spot cancer before a tumor can develop and spread.

Professor Elias Siores, inventor of the bra, who works in the Centre for Research and Innovation at the University of Bolton, also claims that the undergarment will be able to assess the effectiveness of any breast cancer treatment its wearer is undergoing.

"It could emit two warnings, audible or visual or both. If the warning persists, you would see a specialist,” Discovery News quoted Siores, as saying.

The smart bra works by using a microwave antennae system, which can easily be woven into fabric. The antennae pick up any abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue, which are linked to breast cancer cells.

Conducting polymers (導電高分子) in the fabric would transmit the signals to a small computer chip that would filter the information. Specialized software would assess the information and sound an alarm if conditions indicated the likely presence of cancerous cells.

Siores said that an efficient way to use the bra would be to wear it while plugged into a power supply for a few minutes during diagnosis.

"This is a truly innovative idea to use some pretty advanced electronics for the detection of breast cancer," said Brian McCarthy, director of TechniTex Faraday, Manchester, U.K..

The lifesaving undergarment will be manufactured within the next two years

1.Scientists at the University of Bolton are developing a bra that

A.can offer stronger support and comfort to the breasts than traditional ones.

B.looks more beautiful.

C.detect early-stage breast cancer.

D.remove early-stage breast cancer

正確答案:C

解析:問題問的是：博爾頓大學的科學家們正在發(fā)明什么樣的胸罩?由第一段最后一行可知是能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)早期乳癌的。A,B選項中提到的舒適美觀的功能并沒有提到;D選項中的“remove”意為除去，與原文不符。detect意為發(fā)現(xiàn)，檢測

2.If a “smart” bra emits a warning that persists

A.the wearer should turn it off.

B.it means “l(fā)ow battery”.

C.the wearer must have breast cancer.

D.the wearer should go to the doctor and has her breasts checked

正確答案:D

解析:問題問的是：胸罩發(fā)出警告聲并持續(xù)不停，意味著什么?從第四段中可以得出“你該去看醫(yī)生了”這一結論。A中的“將它關掉”;B中的“電量低”顯然不符合題意;C說的是“穿著者一定患有乳癌”太過武斷，也不確切

3.How does a “smart” bra work

A.By picking up abnormal temperature changes in the breast tissue.

B.By identifying the color changes of the breast skin.

C.By picking up abnormal shape changes of the breasts.

D.By stimulating the breasts with radiation

正確答案:A

解析:問題問的是：智能胸罩的工作原理是什么?文章第五段中提到，胸罩應用微波天線系統(tǒng)，能夠捕捉連接在****細胞上的組織溫度的非正常變化。因此A正確。B說的顏色變化, C中說的形狀變化，和D中提到的“用輻射刺激****”都不正確

4.Brian McCarthy’s attitude towards the “smart” bra is

A.positive.

B.negative.

C.indifferent.

D.sarcastic.

正確答案:A

解析:問題問的是：布萊恩麥卡錫對智能胸罩是什么態(tài)度?倒數(shù)第二段中的“innovative”一詞表明了他的觀點，該詞意為“有創(chuàng)意的”，說明他的態(tài)度是肯定的

5.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage

A.The “smart” bra can spot cancer before it develops and spreads.

B.The bra can assess the effectiveness of treatment the wearer is undergoing.

C.The bra must be used together with a computer to get the best effect.

D.People may be able to buy “smart” bras in two years time

正確答案:C

解析:問題問的是：關于短文，哪個觀點不正確?第二段和第三段中分別可以找到A和B的原話，短文最后一句話正是D中的觀點。C中說的智能胸罩必須和電腦同時使用才能發(fā)揮最好的效果文中并沒有提到

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