【问题】 LovethewayyouwalkListencarefullytothefootsteps,andyouworkoutwhoiswalking.Thefeaturescommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefacesandfingerprints.Butthewaytheywalkisalsoagiveaway.Researchershaveusedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalyzepeople'sgaits(步态).Buttranslatingsu

LovethewayyouwalkListencarefullytothefootsteps,andyouworkoutwhoiswalking.Thefeaturescommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefacesandfingerprints.Butthewaytheywalkisalsoagiveaway.Researchershaveusedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalyzepeople'sgaits(步态).Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetricky.Camerasareoftenvisible,requiregoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.AteamledbyDr.OzanyanandDr.Scullyhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegait.Theiranswer:pressure-sensitivemats.Suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystems.ButOzanyanandScullyuseacomplicatedversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewallksacrossit.Theresearchersturntoanartificialintelligencesystemtorecognizesuchpatterns.Inastudyin2018,theytestedthesystemonadatabaseoffootstepsof127people.Theyfounditserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndScullysayaevenwithoutadatabaseoffootsteps,thesystemcandeterminesomeone'ssexandasubject'sage.Oneapplicationofthemat-basedgait-recognitionsystemmightbeinhealthcare,particularlyfortheelderly.Amatplacedinnursinghomeoranoldperson'sownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividual'sgaitthatindicatecertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedasasecuritymeasureintheworkplace,monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas,suchaspartsofmilitarybases,serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithdangerousmaterials.Perhapsthemostinterestinguseofthemats,though,wouldbeinpublicplaces,suchasairports.(1)WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?______A.Researchequipment.B.Researchbackground.C.Researchassumptions.D.Researchfindings.(2)Whatisthematusedfor?______A.Collectingdata.B.Ensuringsafety.C.Determiningage.D.Analyzingpressure.(3)Whatmightthegait-recognitionsystembeappliedto?______A.Monitoringsecurityworkprogress.B.Detectingpotentialhealthproblems.C.Keepingtrackoftravellingfrequency.D.Warningpassengersofpossibledangers.(4)Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?______A.Tocomparedifferentwaystoidentifypeople.B.Toshowpeopletheimportanceoftechnology.C.Topersuadepeopletobuythemat.D.Toinformpeopleofsomethingaboutpressure-sensitivemats.

正确答案:(1)D.段落大意题。根据第二段内容Researchers have used video cameras and computers to analyze people's gaits,and are now quite good at it.But translating such knowledge into a practical identification system can be tricky.研究人员使用摄像机和计算机来分析人们的步态,现在已经非常擅长了。但是将这些知识转化为实际的识别系

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本文是说明文,主要介绍了由英格兰曼彻斯特大学的Krikor Ozanyan和爱尔兰国立大学的Patricia Scully领导的团队一直在寻找一种更好的识别步态的方法--压敏垫。

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