[2026 福建厦门调研]

Researchers from Peking University created a new tool called ThermoFace. Different from older ways to look at one’s body temperature, it looks at different parts of the face to check people’s age and health.

The face has many blood vessels（血管）. With their help, ThermoFace can find “hot” and “cool” areas in the face that change with age and illness. For example, as people become older, the temperature of their nose goes down faster than other parts of their face. If someone’s nose is
warmer, it means he has a younger age. However, the area around the eyes usually gets hotter as people get older. Scientists also find that people with high blood pressure（血压） have warmer cheeks. With ThermoFace, doctors can notice people’s illness earlier. They can do more tests and give advice.
Can ThermoFace work perfectly?
Will ThermoFace work the same for everyone? We still don’t know. Other factors, like exercise and eating ice cream, can change the temperature of your face. The tool can’t tell us why something happened, but it can show doctors that there might be a problem.
ThermoFace is helpful for research（研究）, but we still need to find out if it can be used in real life to help doctors.
()16. What can ThermoFace mainly do?
A. It can tell someone’s name.
B. It can check someone’s health.
C. It can change someone’s face.
D. It can take someone’s temperature.
()17. Which of the following can be put in “”?
A. How does ThermoFace work?
B. Why can ThermoFace become popular?
C. Where does the idea come from?
D. When does the temperature get higher?
()18. Which is probably the result of the research? (area of eyes: — area of nose: --)
()19. What does the underlined word “factors” mean in Paragraph 3 in Chinese?
A. 问题 B. 秘密 C. 因素 D. 运动
()20. 新考法观点态度 What does the writer think of ThermoFace in real-life use?
A. Helpful. B. Difficult.
C. Successful. D. Unsure.
情境4 D展区通过给我们展示新发明对生活的影响,引发我们对发明与生活质量的关系的思考。

16. B 细节理解题。根据“Different from older ways to look at one's body temperature, it looks at different parts of the face to check people's age and health.”可知,ThermoFace 可以检查某人的健康状况。故选 B 项。
17. A 推理判断题。根据下文可知,本段主要介绍了 ThermoFace 是如何工作的,即它是如何通过观察脸部的血管来发现与年龄和疾病相关的“热”和“冷”区域的。故选 A 项。
18. A 推理判断题。根据“For example, as people become older, the temperature of their nose goes down faster than other parts of their face. If someone's nose is warmer, it means he has a younger age. However, the area around the eyes usually gets hotter as people get older.”可知,随着人们的年龄的增长,他们鼻子的温度下降得比脸部其他部位快,而眼睛周围的区域通常会变得更热。故选 A 项。
19. C 词义猜测题。根据“Other factors, like exercise and eating ice cream, can change the temperature of your face.”可知,factors 指的是“因素”,即影响脸部温度变化的原因。故选 C 项。
20. D 推理判断题。根据“ThermoFace is helpful for research, but we still need to find out if it can be used in real life to help doctors.”可推断出,作者对 ThermoFace 在现实生活中的使用情况持不确定的态度。故选 D 项。