A 13-year-old American has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.

    The blind can read by using Braille — a system of small bumps (凸塊) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $ 2,000. It is called Braille writer. The American schoolboy,Shubham Banerjee,made a new Braille writer from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo — a combination (組合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $ 350. It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine.

    Banerjee designed (設(shè)計) his Braigo last year for a school science exhibition. Since then,he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee's machine last November,but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $ 35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程師) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son,saying"We as parents started to be interested more,thinking that he on to something and this invention has to continue. " Banerjee told the AP News," My dream would probably be having most of the blind people use my Braigo."  

46. What is Braille in Line 3 ?

   A. A system of bumps to help the blind read.

   B. The name of a new invention.

   C. A very cheap machine.

   D. A Lego robot.

47. How much will one save if he buys a Braigo instead of a usual Braille writer?

   A. Over $ 2,000.   B. Less than $ 350.

   C. Exactly $ 35,000.   D. At least $ 1,650.

48. What does the Braigo change into Braille?

   A. Photocopies.

   B. Voices.

   C. Electronic text.

   D. Computer languages.

46. A 47. D 48. C

[閱讀B篇短文大意]美國一名13歲的學生Banerjee為了 參加學校的科學展覽，用樂高玩具設(shè)計出了一個盲文打印機，他把 它稱為Braigo,即Braille和Lego的組合。

46. A 由第二段中的 The blind can read by using Braille — a system of small bumps (凸塊) that the blind touch to read the letters”可知答案為A.

47. D通讀第二段內(nèi)容可計算出答案為D.

48. C 由第二段中的 ” It works by changing electronic text into Braille and then printing it using a computer or mobile machine”可知答案為C.

題目來源：2016金考卷特快專遞陜西中考45套匯編英語第六年第五版 > 2015年中考英語試題改編陜西模式試卷（八）

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