AnewkindofSportsshoeshavebeenworkedoutintheUKrecently.Theycanworkoutwhethertheirownerhasdoneenoughexercisetoallowtimeinfrontofthetelevision.Theshoes-namedSquareEyes-haveanelectronicsensoran
AnewkindofSportsshoeshavebeenworkedoutintheUKrecently.Theycanworkoutwhethertheirownerhasdoneenoughexercisetoallowtimeinfrontofthetelevision.
Theshoes-namedSquareEyes-haveanelectronicsensorandasmallcomputerchip(芯片)torecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.Awirelesstransmitter(无线传导器)passestheinformationtoareceiverconnectedtoatelevisionandthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearercanhavedependedontheday’sefforts.
TheideawasencouragedbyawishtofightagainstoverweightamongBritishteenagerssaysGillianSwanwhodevelopedSquareEyes.“Weconsideredtheproblemsandchildhoodoverweightreallystoodout.”Shesays“AndIwantedtoworkoutthatwithmyidea.”
Onceachildhasuseduptheirdailyallowance(许可)gotthroughexercisethetelevisionitselfturnsoff.AndfurthertimeinfrontoftheTVcanonlybegotthroughmoresteps.
Swanthoughtoverhowexerciseshouldchangetotelevisiontime.Healthexpertssuggestthatachildtake12000stepseachdayandwatchnomorethantwohoursoftelevision.Soevery100stepsrecordedbytheSquareEyesshoesmeansoneminuteofTVtime.
Othersimilarsportsshoesnormallykeepcountofstepsbymeasuring(测量)suddenmovement.Swansayspeoplemayeasilygetrecordingstepsthroughshaking.Buthershoeshavebeenbuilttobeharderforlazyteenagerstocheat.“Itispossiblebutitwouldbealotofeffort,”shesays.“Thatwasoneofmymaininventionconsiderations.”
()61.AccordingtoSwan,thepurposeofhersportsshoesisto________.
A.keepchildrenawayfromtheTV
B.dealwithoverweightamongteenagers
C.keeparecordofthestepsofthewearer
D.preventchildrenfrombeingcheatedbyTVprograms
()62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSquareEyesshoes?
A.Theycontrolachild’sdailyexercises.
B.Theyrecordalltheinformationofthereceiver.
C.Theycontrolachild’seveningTVviewingtime.
D.TheyhavecausedtheproblemofwatchingTVtoomuch.
()63.ComparedwithothersimilarproductsSwan’ssportsshoes________.
A.makeithardforlazyteenagerstocheat
B.countthewearer’sstepsthroughs