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斯坦福大学研发智能马桶
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Think back to the last time you pooped.
And some toilets might one day be able to test
Was it hard or soft?Was it dark or light
your DNA,containing details you don't want to
brown?You might find these questions
share with anyone.
uncomfortable.Yet the wastes our bodies shed
Park appreciates such privacy concerns.
can say a lot about our health.And it is hard to
However,he also thinks the benefits may
remember past poops and pees well enough to
outweigh the risks."The more you expose your
describe to doctors.There's something in those
privacy,”he believes,.“the better the health
wastes not visible to the eye.But smart toilets
care."
can help.
1.What do we know about the smart toilet
Scientists hope that one day such toilets
being developed at Stanford?
will be able to diagnose cancer and viruses.But
A.It helps diagnose cancer and viruses.
that's for the future.The smart toilet being
B.It can provide information about a potential
developed at Stanford University can take
disease of users.
pictures of your feces,track how often you go
C.It can inform the doctor if a problem appears.
and measure how long each poop takes.It also
can measure the number of white blood cells
D.It tells the eating habits of users.
and types of protein in urine(尿),which could
2.What is the problem with smart toilets?
indicate an infection of the urinary tract or
A.They may lead toprivacy invasion.
bladder.The data will move through the Internet
B.They have limited functions.
to a secure computer.An artificial-intelligence
C.They may offer inaccurate diagnosis.
program then will assess the data.If it finds a
D.They are too expensive.
problem,the program cannotify a patient's
3.What is Park's attitude towards smart
doctor.
toilets?
But how will the toilet know who is on the
A.Contradictory.
B.Critical.
seat?Seung-min Park,a biomedical engineer
C.Prejudiced.
D