Electrical devices(仪器)could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say
they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists in Canada and the United States developed the device.
The device connects to a person’s knee. As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine
that produces electricity. Using the device, an walking quickly could produce thir watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six minutes.
There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people who work in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers(起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.
The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researchers hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version shou1d be ready in one year.
The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Near1y twenty five percent of people around the world live without electric power.
A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person’s back that also produces power from wa1king.
The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.
小题1:The second paragraph mainly talks about.A．who developed the deviceB．how the device worksC．several possible uses for the devicesD．how much electricity the device can produce小题2:What is the disadvantage of the experimental version of the device?A．It is too heavy for the walker to bear.B．It is too complex for people to use.C．It is too expensive for most people to afford.D．It will slow down one’s walking speed.小题3:Compared with the device designed by Larry Rome, this new device.A．produces power without adding more loads to the walkerB．can produce more power in a much shorter timeC．needs to be equipped with a batteryD．can help the walker wa1k faster小题4:From the passage, we can learn that the electrical device can.A．help housewives operate the washing machineB．make it much easier for us to go onlineC．produce more electricity than that invented by Larry RomeD．be applied in medicine to operate heart pacemakers小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?A．First device powered by walking wi1l soon be on the marketB．Advanced technology brings in a new way to operate heart pacemakersC．Device gives new meaning to the idea of power walkingD．Human energy will become a main source of electricity