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| On a cloudy aftemoon last September, Rubio watched Texas National Cuard soldiers help passengers off planes at a small airport near College Station. All of them were running away from Hurricane (飓风) Ike. They had something else in common as well. Each passenger wore a bright yellow wristband (腕标), RFID, developed by Rubio's company. The wristband had a computer chip (芯片), which allowed the state's emergency response center (急救中心) to follow the person who wore it. "The wristband really made a difference," says Rubio, adding that thousands of families who called the state's emergency response center during the hurricane were able to find loved ones. The wristbands also made a lot of money for Rubio's company. That's a goal Rubio could not have imagined even a few years ago, as a 36-year-old stay-at-home mum with three kids under ten and a husband who traveled for work five days a week. "All I wanted was to have my family back together," she says. Rubio considered doing something different after the birth of her third child and returned to work. A friend suggested the technology of RFID. It wasn't new but was mainly used to find packages. Rubio began imagining wider use of RFID, and in 2005 the wristband appeared at a business conference and did a good job. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the company further used the technology, and later during Ike about 27,000 people were successfully saved. "I'm a mum with three kids or a woman in a technology field. I've succeeded and got confidence (信心)." Rubio also achieved something else. She finally has the family life she always wanted. |
| 1. People wore wristbands during Hurricane Ike in order to ________. |
| A. protect them from being hurt B. be allowed to get on the planes C. lead their way to a safe place D. be found easily by other people |
| 2. Rubio decided to return to work because ________. |
| A. she wanted to make money B. she liked the new technology C. she needed a change in life D. she was used to hard work |
| 3. How did the wristband work according to the passage? |
| A. Very well. B. All right. C. Not well. D. Very badly. |
| 4. What does Rubio think is the most important? |
| A. Usual business. B. Family life. C. Creat success. D. Social position. |