Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.

The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.

She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”

Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.

Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.

Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.

1.What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To show how to design a magic vest.????????????? ?????????????

B. To suggest a newly-built website.

C. To introduce a virtual social media vest. ?????????????

D. To explain the weak points of Skype.

2.The vest “Like-A-Hug” would probably be most helpful to ________.

A. those who play computer games????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. those who need comfort or support

C. those who design chat interfaces????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. those who like to give others hugs

3.What can we learn about Melissa Chow?

A. She built the vest all by herself.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. She expects to sell the vest at a high price.

C. She made the vest public last year.????????????? ?????????????

D. She got the idea for a vest while chatting.

4.We can learn from the text that the Like-A-Hug vest ________.

A. can be ordered on Facebook????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. can take the place of a real hug

C. can not only be used by Facebook users

D. produces a hug when you get a Facebook “Like”

Missing friends who live far away? Or just need a little family comfort after a long day? Sometimes you just need a hug(拥抱). And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? How about a virtual (虚拟的) hug?Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a social media vest (社交背心) that allows people to give hugs to their friends, family and loved ones on Facebook.
The vest is called Like-A-Hug, which is connected(连接) with your Facebook page. Whenever Facebook friends “Like” a photo, video or anything you post on the network, a fan will blow air into the vest to give you a hug. Hugs can also be sent back to the sender by pressing the vest to lose air, according to the website of designer Melissa Chow.
She worked with Andy Payne and Phil Seaton at the MIT Media Lab to build the black vest, making the wearer “feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs.” Melissa Chow said, “We came up with the idea over a free talk about long-distance relationships and the disadvantages of video chat interfaces (视频聊天界面) like Skype.”
Chow and her workmates actually finished work on the vest last year, but it’s only just recently drawn the attention of the public.
Chow provided no pricing or ordering information for the Like-A-Hug vest, so don’t expect to see people blowing up all over town just yet.
Although researchers believe that Like-A-Hug will cause a worldwide storm, a lot of people think it can’t take the place of the feeling of a real hug. Body temperature or the taste of hair and so on is far from what a social vest can match.
【小题1】What is the main purpose of the text?

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　　The village was a long way from town. It was twelve of thirteen hundred kilometers.

　　“You must go to the city,” I said to Atalipa. “Only a doctor can help you, and I am not a doctor. I'll go with you.”

　　“Go along the river,” he said, “Then climb over the great mountains.”

　　“Yes. That's the only way.”

　　“That's quite a long way and my people have never been to places so far!”

　　Atalipa did not enjoy the city very much. But we stayed for two months, and he got better. Then we went back to the great mountains, and went down the river in Atalipa's boat.

　　I asked him, “What are you going to tell your people? Will you talk about the city men? What will you talk about the big buildings and the cars?”

　　He thought for a minute. Then he said , “No , I won't tell them. They won't understand , and maybe they'll cry.”

　　“What do you mean? Why will they cry?” I asked.

　　“Because the city is your home. You're only staying with us. And so they'll cry for you.”

1．Why did Atalipa go to the city?

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A．Because he wanted to see the city.

B．Because he wanted to go farther than his people.

C．Because he had to go to see doctor.

D．Because he wanted to see the buildings and cars.

2．Why did Atalipa think his people would cry for the writer of the message?

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A．His people didn't think it was happy for the writer to be away from his home.

B．His people did not want the writer to leave.

C．The writer's home was so good but his people's were so poor.

D．Living in the city was much better than in that village, so his people would all leave.

3．How could the people in that village go to the city?

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A．They could only walk.

B．They could only go by boat.

C．They could go by boat, and then they had to go on foot.

D．They could never go out so far to any other city.

4．Where did the writer come from?

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5．Which of these is right?

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A．People in Atalipa's village never had climbed over those great mountains before.

B．There were cars and high buildings in that village, too.

C．Maybe it took Atalipa ten days to go to the city.

D．The writer of the passage was a good doctor.