2024屆福建省廈門(mén)高中名校高考?jí)狠S卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2024屆福建省廈門(mén)高中名校高考?jí)狠S卷英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously2．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must3．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised4．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that5．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever6．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI7．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where8．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding9．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who10．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.11．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof12．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw13．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed14．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．a(chǎn)fterD．unless15．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive16．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare17．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson18．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.19．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor20．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat

“pinsandneedles”

sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B．Itisusuallypracticedonpurpose.C．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.D．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.2、Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A．a(chǎn)ffectyourbloodpressureB．resistgravityeffectivelyC．leadtoheartattackseasilyD．improvethefunctionoflegs3、Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A．slightsharppainsB．beingalittlenervousC．seriousmuscleinjuriesD．beinghighlyflexible4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparecommonhabits.B．Togivereaderssomeadvice.C．Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.D．Tointroduceresearchmethods.22．（8分）Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andit’sastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butit’snotahealthfood,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation-right?Well,itturnsoutthateatingchocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.AccordingtoresearchconductedbyfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols,canhelpboostcognitive(認(rèn)知的)performance.Yup,chocolate’sgoodforyourbrain.Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandL’Aquila,summarizedresearchfromtendifferentstudies.Thestudiesassessedpeople’sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.Theresultswereprettytelling:innineoutofthetenstudies,therewasanoticeableimprovementafterthesubjectshadeatenthechocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin“generalcognition,attention,processingspeedandworkingmemory.”Soundsprettygoodtous!Andthat’snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanolshelpedrelievethenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere’sevenmoregoodnews.Theresearchersalsofoundthateatingchocolatedaily(overperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths)producednoticeablelong-termimprovementsincognition.Olderadults,whosememorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespeciallysignificantimprovement.Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocolateloversfeelhappy,becauseithasmoreflavanolsthananyothertypeofchocolate.Infact,thescientiststhemselveshaveclaimedthat,afterdoingthisresearch,they’vestartedeatingdarkchocolateeveryday!Now,we’renotsayingyoushouldstarteatingchocolateforbreakfast,lunchanddinner-it’sstillhighinsugarandlowinnutrients.Butnexttimeyoufindyourselfyawningafterasleeplessnight,snackonsomechocolateandlettheflavanolsworktheirmagic.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymean?A．Asmuchaspossible.B．Forthreemeals.C．Inrightamount.D．Notintheleast.2、Howdoesastudentperformwhilelearningaftereatingchocolate?A．Hememorizeslessthanbefore.B．Hecan’tconcentrateonlessonsintheslightest.C．Hebecomesmoreexcited.D．Heunderstandswhattheteachersaysfaster.3、Accordingtothepassage,ifyourmemoryfails,whatshouldyoudo?A．Eatchocolateasthreemeals.B．Usechocolateasadailysnack.C．Huntfordarkchocolate.D．Askadoctorforadvice.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Chocolateisabeneficialbutunhealthyfood.B．Eatingchocolatebenefitsourlearning.C．Eatingchocolateworksonyoursleep.D．Chocolatecontainslownutrients.23．（8分）OxfordEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME：8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.-12:00a.m.,1:30p.m.-3:00p.m.TheLanguageCenterisopenMondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.Onthefirstday,gotothelecturehalltocheckyourtimetable.SELF—ACCESS：Thelanguagelaboratory（Room1110）isopenMondaytoFridayfrom3:15p.m.to5:00p.m.forallfull-timestudents.Youcanlearnhowtousecomputersforlanguagegamesorword-processing.TherearetapesforstudentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Ifyouplantotakepublicexaminations,therearedictationandlisteningcomprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Thereareclozeexercisesonthecomputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.ATTENDANCE:

Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates

whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.BOOKS:

Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks（Room33）.1、Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Noteachersareinthelanguagelab.B．90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.C．Bookscan’tbetakenoutofthecenter.D．Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.3、Thebooksthatthestudentswishtobuyarein________.A．thelecturehallB．thelanguagelaboratoryC．Room1110D．Room3324．（8分）Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards(寫(xiě)字板)—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence(AI)revolution.EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.TheHippocraticOath(誓言)holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope(聽(tīng)診器),placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomearelicofthepast.1、What'sDrTopol'sattitudetowardAI'scomingintomedicine?A．Concerned. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Cautious.2、Whatdoestheauthorofthetextattachmoreimportanceto?A．Medicalcosts. B．Nationalwealth.C．Longerconsultation. D．Greaterefficiency.3、WhyistheHippocraticOathmentioned?A．ToprovethebrightfutureofAI.B．Toshowtheadvantageofahumandoctor.C．Toexplainmedicalequipmentismoreimportant.D．Toargueahumandoctorperformsaswellasarobot.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthcareandAI B．AIanditsapplicationsC．DoctorsandPatients D．DrTopolanddigitalmedicine25．（10分）AcardealershipinmyhometownofAlbuquerquewassellingsixtoeightnewcarsaday.Iwasalsotoldthat72percentofthisdealership’sfirst-timevisitorsreturnedforasecondvisit.Iwascurious.Howdoesacardealershipget72percentofitsfirst-timevisitorstoreturn?Andhowcantheysellsixtoeightcarsadayinadecliningcarmarket?WhenIwalkedintoSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday,thestafftheredidn’tknowmefromAdam;yettheysharedwithmetheirpricingpolicy,theprofitmarginoneverymodel,andstaffincome.TheyevenopenedtheirtrainingmanualsformyreviewandinvitedmebackonSaturdayifIwantedmoreinformation.OnSunday,thedayaftermysecondvisittotheSaturnstore,mywife,Jane,andIwerewalkingaswefrequentlydo.OnthisparticularJunemorning,Janegentlyslippedherhandinmineandsaidtenderly,＂Idon’tknowifyouremember,buttoday’smyfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.＂Iwassurprised,partiallybecauseIwasembarrassedthatIhadforgottenand,partiallybecauseWell,Ididn’tknowwhattodowithJane’sinformation.Thenextday,Monday,Janewentofftoworkteachingschool.Stillnotknowingwhattodotomarkthisspecialoccasion,IdidthemostimpetuousthingI’veeverdoneinmylife:IboughtanewSaturn.Ididn’tpickthecolororthemodel,butIpaidcashandtoldthemI’dbringJaneinonWednesdayat4:30.ItoldthemwhyIwasbuyingthecar.OnTuesday,itdawnedonmethatJanealwayswantedawhitecar.IcalledthesalesconsultantatSaturn,andIaskedhimifhehadanythingwhiteinthestore.Hesaidhehadoneleftbuthecouldn’tguaranteeit’dstillbeavailableonWednesdayat4:30becausetheyweresellingsofast.IsaidI’dtakemychancesandaskedhimtoputitintheshowroom.Wednesdaycame.Unexpectedly,someoneinourfamilywasadmittedtothehospital.So,itwasn’tuntil9:30SaturdaymorningwhenwefinallymadeourwaytotheSaturnstore.JanehadneverbeeninaSaturnstore.Whenwewentthroughthefrontdoor,theLordtookcontrolofherfeetandhermouth.ShesawthatlittlewhiteSaturncoupeallthewayacrosstheshowroomfloor.Shequicklypassedamulti-coloredseaofautomobiles,satinthelittlewhiteSaturnandsaid,＂Oh,whataprettylittlecar.CanIhaveanewcar?＂Isaid,＂No.Notuntiloursongraduatesfromcollege.＂Shesaid,＂I’msickandtiredofdrivingthatoldDodge,Iwantanewcar.＂Isaid,＂Ipromise,justthreemoresemestersandhe’llbeout.＂Next,Janewalkedaroundtothefrontofthecar.Asshelookeditover,sheletoutthemostblood-curdling,shrillscreamI’deverheardin29yearsofmarriage.Now,beforeItellyouwhyJanescreamed,letmetellyouwhatthesalesconsultanthaddone.Hehadorderedalarge,professionallyengravedsign(whitelettersonblue).ThesignstoodaloneonthehoodofthelittlewhiteSaturncoupe.Itsaid＂Congratulations,Jane.Thiscarisyours.Fiveyearscancer-free.Let’scelebratelife.FromTeamSaturn＂EveryemployeeatSaturnofAlbuquerquehadsignedthebackofthatsign.Janesawit,screamed,collapsedinmyarmsandcriedloudly.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Iwasintears.Itookoutmyinvoice(發(fā)票)fromthepreviousMonday,pointingtothewhitecoupe,said,＂No,honey,thiscarisn’tyours.Iboughtyouthisone.＂Itappedtheinvoicewithmyindexfinger.Janesaid,＂No,Iwantthisonerighthere.＂Whilethisconversationwasgoingon,therewasnooneinthestore.Thesalesconsultanthadarrangeditsothatwecouldsharethemomentalone.Evenso,it’simpossibletohavealotofprivacywhensomanypeoplearestandingoutsidetheshowroomwindowslookingin.WhenJanescreamedandcollapsedinmyarms,Isaweverybodyoutsideapplaudandbegintocry.1、WhydidthewritervisittheSaturnofAlbuquerquethatFriday?A．Hewantedtocollectsomerawmaterialsforhisstory.B．Hewasaskedtowriteareportaboutthatcarstore.C．Hewastoldthecarstorewaslaunchingapricereductionactivity.D．Hesimplywantedtoseewhythecarstoreenjoyedsomuchpopularity.2、WhydidthewriterbuyanewSaturn?A．Becausehiscarwassooldthathedidn’twanttodriveitanylonger.B．BecauseJanewantedanewcarforherfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.C．Becausehewantedtomarkhiswife’sfifthanniversaryofbeingcancer-free.D．Becausehethoughtthecarcouldbehelpfultohiswife’srecoveryfromcancer.3、Whendidthewriterdecideuponthewhitecar?A．OnthenextTuesday.B．OnthefirstFriday.C．OnthesecondWednesday.D．OnthefirstSaturday.4、HowdidJanefeelwhenshesawthesignonthecar?A．Surprisedandthrilled.B．Angrybutsatisfied.C．Shockedandfrightened.D．Skepticalbutoverjoyed.5、Whichofthefollowingbelongstothemostwonderfulpartofthisstory?A．PayingcashforanewSaturn.B．Pickingupthenewcarinthestore.C．Thecouple’sconversationonthestreet.D．Thewriter’sfirstvisittothecarstore.6、Thepurposeofthewriterwritingthisstoryis________.A．tointroduceanewtypeofcarB．totellreadersofhislovelywifeC．tosinghighpraiseforacarstoreD．toshowhisdeeploveforhiswife第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Amanandhisgirlfriendweremarried.Itwasalarge1.Alloftheirfriendsand2cametoseethelovelyceremonyandto3inthefestivitiesandcelebrations.Allhadawonderfultime.Thebridewasimpressive4herwhiteweddinggownandthegroomwasveryattractiveinhisblacksuit.Everyonecould5thatthelovetheyhadforeachotherwas6Afewmonthslater,thewifecametothehusbandwitha/an7,"Ireadinamagazineabouthowwecan8ourmarriage,"sheoffered."Eachofuswillwritealistofthethingsthatwefindabit9withtheotherperson.Then,wecantalkabouthowwecan10themandmakeourliveshappiertogether."Thehusbandagreed.So11ofthemwenttoaseparateroominthehouseandthoughtofthethingsthatannoyedthem.Theythoughtaboutthisquestionfor12ofthedayandwrotedownwhatthey13.Thenextmorning,atthebreakfasttable,theydecidedthattheywould14theirlists."I'llstart,"offeredthewife.Shetookoutherlist.Ithadmany15onit,enoughtofillthreepages.Infact,asshestartedreadingthelist,shenoticedthattearswerestartingtoappearinherhusband'seyes."What'swrong?"sheasked."Nothing,"thehusbandreplied,"keepreadingyourlist."Thewifecontinuedtoreaduntilshehadreadallthreepagestoherhusband.She16placedherlistonthetableand17herhandsoverthetopofit."Now,youreadyourlist,"shesaidhappily.Quietlythehusband18,"Idon'thaveanythingonmylist.Ithinkthatyouareperfecttheway19youare.Idon'twantyoutochangeanythingforme.Thewife,20byhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhisacceptanceofher,turnedherheadandwept.Wehaveawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty,lightandpromise.Whywastetimeinthisworldlookingforthebad,disappointingorannoyingwhenwecanlookaroundus,andseethewonderfulbeforeus?1、A．festival B．feast C．celebration D．holiday2、A．family B．colleagues C．relatives D．neighbors3、A．overcome B．undertake C．intake D．partake4、A．dressedin B．pullon C．puton D．wore5、A．say B．tell C．know D．learn6、A．real B．a(chǎn)ctual C．true D．pure7、A．proposal B．idea C．request D．command8、A．expand B．strengthen C．broaden D．deepen9、A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．disturbed C．disturbing D．a(chǎn)nnoying10、A．focus B．fix C．concentrate D．react11、A．both B．a(chǎn)ll C．each D．neither12、A．theremained B．therest C．theleft D．thefollowing13、A．cameup B．cameout C．camefor D．cameupwith14、A．goover B．makeup C．lookover D．turnto15、A．matters B．topics C．items D．details16、A．cleanly B．clearly C．proudly D．neatly17、A．unfolded B．folded C．opened D．stretched18、A．stated B．declared C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．suggested19、A．what B．where C．who D．that20、A．encouraged B．criticized C．touched D．loved第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwiththeproperformsofthegivenwordstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Sportsshoesthatworkout1．theirownerhasenoughexercisetowarranttimeinfrontofthetelevisionhavebeendevisedintheUK.Theshoes—namedSquareEyes—containanelectronicpressuresensorandatinycomputerchiptorecordhowmanystepsthewearerhastakeninaday.Awirelesstransmitterpassestheinformationtoareceiver2．(connect)toatelevision,andthisdecideshowmucheveningviewingtimethewearerdeserves,basedontheday’sefforts.Thedesignwasinspiredbyadesiretofight3．therapidlyballooningwaistlinesamongBritishteenagers,saysGillianSwan,4．developedSquareEyesasafinalyeardesignprojectatBrunelUniversitytoLondon,UK.“Welookedatcurrentissuesandchildhoodoverweightreallystoodout,”shesays.“AndIwantedtotacklethatwithmydesign.”5．a(chǎn)childhasuseduptheirdailyallowancegainedthroughexercise,thetelevisionautomatically6．(switch)off.AndfurthertimeinfrontoftheTV7．onlybeearnedthroughmoresteps.Swancalculatedhowexerciseshouldtrans