【中考英语阅读题库】名人轶事：Timeless'memories

‘Timeless'memoriesWhenEmmaYangwas7or8yearsold,hergrandmothergotAlzheimer'sdisease（阿兹海默症）.Itmadehergrandmotherlosehermemory.Shecouldn'tevenrecognize（认出）herownfamilymembers.Yang,now14,decidedtocreateanapptohelppeoplewiththisdisease.HerappiscalledTimeless.Itusesfacialrecognitiontechnology.Alzheimer'spatientscanusetheapptolookatphotosoftheirfriendsandfamily.Theappwilltellthemwhothepersonisandhowthey'rerelatedtothepatient.Ifapatientdoesn'trecognizesomeoneinthesameroom,theycantakeapictureandtheappwilltrytoidentifythem.Yanggottheideaafterseeinghowfacialrecognitionisusedindifferentareas,especiallyhealthcare.Sheworkedwithatechcompanytocreatethefacialrecognitionsoftwarethatherappuses.Shelearnedtocode（编码）fortheiPhoneforthefirsttimeintheprocess.Theappisstillindevelopment.Yangistryingtoraisemoneythroughcrowdfunding（众筹）soshecantakethenextstep一lettingpatientstryapilotversion（实验版本）oftheapp.Thoughsomemaythinkthattheappistoohardforolderpeopletouse,Yangishopeful.“Ifyouintroduceittothemtherightway,it'sactuallypossible[forthemtouseit]anditcanreallybenefittheirlives,”shesaid.MemoryexpertKatherinePossinagrees.Possinsaidlookingatphotosontheappcanhelppatientsfeelmoresocial.Itcanalsoimprovetheirmemory,sheadded.Choosetheanswer:1.EmmaYang'sappwascreatedtohelppeoplewholiketakingphotoswhohaveAlzheimer'sdiseasewhohavelosttheirfamilymemberswhoaretoooldtotakecareofthemselvesWhatcantheappTimelessdo?Itcancurediseases.Itcantellgoodstrangersfrombadones.Itcanrecognizefaces.Itcantalktopatients.WhatdoweknowaboutEmmaYang?Shewasgoodatcodingbeforeshecreatedtheapp.Sheisnowworkinginatechcompany.Shedecidedtocreatetheappbecauseofhergrandmother'sillness.Sheworkedalonetocreatethefacialrecognitionsoftware.Troduceafamousmemoryexpertshowhowpopulartheappisp