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17.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
It’s important to be reminded of boarding times and gate openings，but these continually bounce(弹跳) around the airport，making for a tense atmosphere. Thankfully，some international airports，particularly in Europe，are becoming aware of passengers’ disdain(蔑视) for noise pollution and adopting a “silent airport” philosophy.Information updates will simply take a different form，thanks to new technological advancements.But this doesn’t mean that your time spent shuttling between flights will be entirely wordless.
Angela Gittens，director general of Airports Council International，says that there’s a growing desire among airports and airlines to “create a calm，relaxing environment” for passengers while they’re waiting to board.
In June，Finland’s Helsinki Airport began to adopt the silent airport idea by making flight announcements only in gate areas.All dining，shopping and living spaces will be far quieter，as terminal announcements can only be made in exceptional emergency circumstances.Instead，to get flight information，guests will be able to visit interactive(人机对话的) kiosks(售货亭) or simply check their phone for a flight reminder via an app.
And in Munich，Germany，the revolution has already started with InfoGate Information Systems developing technology to inspire the silent airport concept.Saudi Arabia’s new airport in Jeddah is expected to use the same interactive technologies. Additionally，most international airports today have apps that can easily provide flight
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status updates，terminal maps and other more specific features—just make sure your phone or tablet is charged before you head off.
And some European airports have already found a way to solve heavilyaccented intercom(内部通话系统) confusion through software with which highquality artificial voices can be generated in several languages.
【答案】Thanks to new technological advancements，some international airports are becoming aware of passengers’disdain for noise pollution and adopting a “silent airport” philosophy.Some airports in Finland and Germany began to adopt the silent airport idea.Most international airports and some European airports have already taken measures to serve the passengers well.
18.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Cramped(狭窄的) aeroplane journeys could be a thing of the past thanks to a new legroom(供伸腿的空间) adjustable plane seat，which can be moved backwards or forwards depending on your height.
The revolutionary seat designed by B/E Aerospace，who describe themselves as a world leading manufacturer of cabin interior products，has adjustable wheels that sit on tracks in the cabin floor.
The device enables the seats to be pushed backwards or forwards，meaning that longlegged passengers may gain a few more inches of much needed legroom if they are sitting in front of a child or shorterlegged person.
Cabin crew will control the movement of seats，most likely with a tablet or a
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smartphone，but passengers need to inform airlines of their height at checkin. In plans submitted to patent the idea，designers say that the “one size fits all” attitude to airline passengers is outdated.
In their patent application，the designers said，“The one size fits all seating arrangement can cause discomfort for tall passengers，while a child or a relatively small adult may be seated in an identical seat with more than enough legroom and in relative comfort.”
They added，“Even a relatively small incremental(增加的，递增的) increase in seat spacing for the tall passengers can provide additional comfort with no loss of comfort to the much smaller passengers seated in front of the tall passengers.” The invention will come as a relief to taller passengers.
【答案】Passengers will sit comfortably because of the new legroom adjustable plane seat.This kind of seat is revolutionary.It means that the “one size fits all” attitude to airline passengers is outdated.Everyone sitting in this new kind of seat will have a comfortable journey by plane regardless of their heights or their ages.
19.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 You’ll Never Fish Your Phone Out of the Toilet
More than 82 million phones are damaged each year after being dropped down the toilet，into swimming pools or lost at the beach.A number of waterproof(防水的) handsets have been released to solve this problem，but Comet takes it to the next level. Not only is the Android handset IPx7 waterproof，it has been designed to float，
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meaning owners don’t have to fish it out from the bottom of the sea，or stick their hands into a toilet basin.
Comet is designed by Californiabased Prashanth Raj Urs who has launched a campaign to fund production of the device.
Comet has a 4.7inch screen，a 16MP camera and runs Android.It additionally has LED notification(通知) lights，similar to those on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. While a mood recogniser uses biometric(生物计量的)sensors to detect a person’s body temperature to gauge(判断) how happy he is.The LED lights will then display different colours to suit these different moods.Comet additionally features an encryption(加密)tool called Qlock.
The campaign describes it as military grade encryption to protect your privacy when you call or text your friends who also use a Comet smartphone.
It is designed to protect calls and texts between Comet handsets to make it difficult for anyone to track or spy on users.
Early Bird prices for the phone start at279 for a 32GB handset，and the first devices are expected to ship to campaign backers.A 64GB model is available for289.Both models are available in black，white and gold.Mr Urs is hoping to raise100,000 and the campaign has currently received more than13,300.
【答案】The passage is about a new kind of mobile phone called Comet.It is not only waterproof but also has other features.The colours of its LED lights will show the mood of its owner.Its Qlock can protect its owner from being tracked or spied.Now there are two models available.
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20.阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 The Drinkable Book
Many people around the world have no way to get clean water.However，a new invention could potentially save millions of lives around the world.Postdoctoral researcher Theresa Dankovich invented the drinkable book.Its pages are made of treated paper that can purify water that passes through them，killing over 99% of bacteria.
For several years，she developed and tested the technology，working at McGill University in Canada and at the University of Virginia.The pages of the book contain nanoparticles(纳米颗粒) of silver or copper(铜)，which are responsible for killing bacteria.
“All you need to do is tear out paper，put it in a simple filter holder and pour water into it from rivers，streams，wells，etc.and out comes clean water—and dead bacteria as well，” explained Dr.Dankovich.
According to tests conducted in the lab，each page is able to clean up to 100 liters of water.Therefore，a single book can filter one person’s water supply for about four years，which makes the drinkable book highly useful and relevant(有重大意义的)，given that 663 million people around the world don’t have access to clean drinkable water.Trials were also conducted at 25 sources of contaminated(受污染的) water in South Africa，Ghana，and Bangladesh，proving that the paper could successfully eliminate(除去) 99% of all waterborne germs.
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Now that the drinkable book is a success，Dr.Dankovich and her team are stepping up efforts to produce more copies.They currently make the books by hand，but they hope to get into mass production pretty soon.“We need to get them into people’s hands to see more of what the effects are going to be.There is only so much you can do when you’re a scientist on your own，” she said.
【答案】The invention of the drinkable book can save millions of lives around the world.Dr.Dankovich explained its function.It can apply to a lot of countries to help people to get clean drinkable water.Now the drinkable book is successful and Dr.Dankovich and her team are trying their best to produce more copies and they hope to get into mass production pretty soon.
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