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Chinesewordliterallymeaningamaster,mentororseniorpractionerofmartialarts.
Tokudahasreasontobeproud.HehasbeeninvolvedwithChinesemartialartsforalmostfourdecades.AfterlearningthematthemartialartsschoolinNewMexicoState,todayheisamongthemostexperiencedkungfu
teachersoftheschool.
PracticingmartialartstwotothreehoursandhelpingstudentsimprovetheirskillshavebecomeTokuda'
sdailyroutine.Heexpectstopracticeandteachmartialartsfortherestofhislife.“I'
mstilllearning.It'
sworthmorethanalifetimetolearn
Chinesemartialarts,”hesaid.“OnceIstarted,Ijustcouldn'
tstop.Ithinkit'
salsothemagicofChineseculture.”Tokudawassenttothemartialartsschoolwhenhewas10.Hestillremembershowunwillinghewaswhen
startingout.“MyfatherhadalwayswantedtolearnChinesemartialartsbutnevergotthechance,soheputhiskidin,”hesaid.“IwassoafraidatthattimebecauseIthoughtkungfuwasallaboutfighting.”
Butthingschangedafterhelearnedthatmartialartsweremorethanpunchingandkicking.
“Oneofthethingsmartialartsteachmeisovercomingadversity,”Tokudasaid.“Asalittlekid,myfirstlessonwaslike,oh,look,thisisathingthatIcangetthroughbydiligence,perseverance(毅力)anddedication,andthatwaspricelessformylife.”
LearningChinesemartialartsopenedagatewayforhimtobetterunderstandChineseculturebecausehecouldhearalotofancientChinesekungfu-relatedstories.“ItislikeinAmerica,wherewehearstoriesaboutknightsinshiningarmorandKingArthurandnobledeedsdone,”hesaid.“IfeelmartialartspreservesomethingofancientChinathatcan'
tbefoundinbooks.Theyaresortofanoralhistory.”
TokudahasalsobeeninvitedtovariouseventsinhishomestatetoshowcasetraditionalChineseculture,includingthedragondanceandliondance,whichhealsolearntatthemartialartsschool.Becauseofthis,heis
nowconsideredaculturalenvoy(使者)intheeyesofthepublic.
31.Tokudadidn'
twanttolearnkungfubecausehehadthoughtitwas.A.practicalB.magicalC.violentD.difficult
32.Fromthepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutTokuda?
A.Helearntmartialartsfromhisfather.
B.Heisthefounderofthekungfuschool.
C.Helearntfrommartialartshowtodealwithdifficulties.D.Heisthemostexperiencedkungfuteacherofhisstate.
33.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTokuda?
A.Modestandfriendly.B.Devotedandpersevering.C.Talentedandhumorous.D.Motivatedandconsiderate.
2019一模海淀B
NewAppHelpsPeopleRememberFaces
Largegatheringssuchasweddingsandconferencescanbesociallyoverwhelming.Pressuretolearnpeople'
snamesonlyaddstothestress.Anewfacial-recognitionappcouldcometotherescue,butprivacyexpertsrecommendproceedingwithcaution.
Theapp,calledSocialRecall,connectsnameswithfacesviasmartphonecamerasand
facialrecognition,potentiallyavoidingtheneedforformalintroductions.“Itbreaksdownthesesocialbarriersweallhavewhenmeetingsomebody,”saysBarrySandrew,whocreatedtheappandtesteditataneventattendedbyabout1,000people.
AfterreceivinganinvitationtodownloadSocialRecallfromaneventorganizer,theuserisaskedtotaketwoselfiesandsigninviasocialmedia.Attheevent,theappisactivewithinapreviouslydefinedgeographicalarea.Whenauserpointshisorherphonecameraatanattendee'
sface,theappidentifiestheindividual,displaystheperson'
sname,andlinkstohisorhersocialmediaprofile.Toprotectprivacy,itrecognizesonlythosewhohaveagreedtoparticipate.Andtheapp'
screatorssayitautomaticallydeletesusers'
dataafteranevent.
AnnCavoukian,aprivacyexpertwhorunsthePrivacybyDesignCenterofExcellencepraisestheapp'
screatorsfortheseprotectivemeasures.Shecautions,however,thatwhenpeoplechoosetosharetheirpersonalinformationwiththeapp,theyshouldknowthat“theremaybeunintendedconsequencesdowntheroadwiththatinformationbeingusedinanothercontextthatmightcomebacktobiteyou.”
Thestart-uphasalsodevelopedaversionoftheappforindividualswhosufferfromprosopagnosia,or“faceblindness,”aconditionthatpreventspeoplefromrecognizingindividualstheyhavemet.Tousethisapp,apersonfirstacquiresanimageofsomeone'
sface,fromeitherthesmartphone'
scameraoraphotograph,andthentagsitwithaname.Whenthecameraspotsthatsamefaceinreallife,thepreviouslyenteredinformationisdisplayed.Thecollecteddataarestoredonlyonauser'
sphone,accordingtotheteambehindtheapp.
34.SocialRecallisusedto.
A.takephotosB.identifypeople