Nobodylikeswakingupinthemorningtothesoundofalarms(闹钟),butwhataboutthesmellofbreadandcoffee?The___appearedatashowinLasVegasrecently.A19-year-oldboycalledGuillaumeRollandcameupwiththeidea.Heisanen
Nobodylikeswakingupinthemorningtothesoundofalarms(闹钟),butwhataboutthesmellofbreadandcoffee?The___appearedatashowinLasVegasrecently.A19-year-oldboycalledGuillaumeRollandcameupwiththeidea.HeisanengineeringstudentinFrance.TheSensorwakewassuccessfullyraisedUS$200,000lastyear,andnowheistakingpre-ordersthatwillbesentinthefirsthalfof2016.
Insteadofusingsoundtowakeyouup,theSensorwakeusessmell.Thescentcapsule(香味胶囊) wasputintothetopoftheSensorwake.Eachcapsulelastsfor30times,meaningyou'llgetaboutamonthoutofascentbeforeyouneedtochangeanewone.TherewillalsobesixkindsofscentcapsulestosellontheSensorwakewebsite.Scentsaresoldinpacks.Forexample,the"BreakfastPack"comeswithoneCoffeescentcapsuleandoneHotBreadcapsule.The"EnjoytheBreakPack"includesSeaside (akindofflower) andLushJungle (grassorleaves).There'salsothe"AromatherapyPack",whichoffersaChocolatescent.
ButdoestheSensorwakeworkaswellasthealarmstowakeyouup?RollandsaysthattheSensorwakeisjustasgood,withthetestingshowinghisalarmwakes99percentofpeoplein2minutes.
However,astudyatBrownUniversityin2004showedthatscentsdidn'tworkaswellasthealarmsatwakingsleepers.Theresearchersfoundthatthealarmsofsoundweremoreusefulatwakingthesleepers.
Now,forextra-heavysleepersorthosewithstuffed(堵塞的) noseswhocan'tsmellthescentwell,theSensorwakepreparesabackup(备份的) alarmthatwillworkifthescenthasn'twokenthemupwithin3minutes.
36.Accordingtothepassage,theSensorwakeisakindof___.
A.capsule B.clockC.robot D.smell
37.Peopleneedtochangeanewscentcapsule___.
A.everyday B.everyweekC.everymonthD.everyyear
38.Peoplewillbewokenupbythesmellof___inthe"EnjoytheBreakPack".
A.plantsB.drinkC.fruitD.vegetables
39.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthattheSensorwake___.
A.isjustanideaatashowinLasVegas
B.canusedifferentsmellstowakesleepers
C.canwakeallkindsofsleeperswithintwominutes
D.ismoreusefulthanthealarm

