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Bluetoothisaleaderinwirelesstechnology.Itisbuiltintocars,iphones,computersandmore.Itallowsyoutoshareinformationbetweentwodevices.Butwithafocusonfunction,Bluetoothdevicesarealwayschangingthankstosomecreativedesigners.Hereareafewcoolthingsyoumayseeonthemarketsoon.
BluetoothClothing
ClothingdesignerAsherLevinehasdesignedalineofclothingthatcontainsBluetoothmicrochips.Thesechipsconnecttoyouriphone.Ifyouloseanitemofclothing,thereisanapptohelp.Pushabuttonandyourclothingwill“ring”ifit’snearby.Ifit’stoofaraway,youcanuseGoogleMapstolocate.
TheRipple
Ladies,areyoutiredofwirelessheadsetsthatmakeyoulooklikeacharacterfromStarTrek(星际迷航)?
IlyaFridmanwasthinkingofyouwhenhedesignedtheripple,aBluetoothheadsetthatlookslikeanearring.Whenyouopenthedevice,youcanseeamicrophoneinit.Whenclosed,theripplestaysonsoyoucanlistentomusic.
SprayBluetoothSpeaker(扬声器)
ClothinglabelEckoUNLTDismakingitsnewtechnologyproductwithaBluetoothspeakerthatlookslikeacanofspraypaint(喷漆).TheSprayBluetoothspeakeralsocontainsamicrophone,whichyoucanpairwithyoursmartphoneforhands-freecalling.Thespeakershaveupto10hoursofbatterylife.Youcanturnthetopofittochoosesongsorcontrolvolume.
SmartWatches
TheEZIOhascreatedalineofBluetoothwatchesthatconnecttoyoursmartphone.TheEZIOBluetooth4.0SmartWatchvibrates(震动)whenyougetacall,textoremail.Italsoletsyouknowanytimeyourphoneismorethan5to10feetawayfromyou.Althoughthisisn’tthefirstsmartwatchonthemarket,it’ssuretobeafavourite.Why?
It’sdesignedtolooklikeahigh-fashionwatch,notapieceoftechnology.
Thesenewtechnologyproductsshowthatfashionisgettingsmarter,andtechnologyislookingbetter!
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutBluetoothfromthepassage?
A.Itdevelopsataslowspeedinwirelesstechnology.
B.Itenablestheuserstoreadinformation.
C.Itsdevicesvaryfromtimetotime.
D.Itsproductsvaluefashionmorethanfunction.
2.Whatwillhelpyoumakeacallwhenyourhandsarebusy?
A.BluetoothclothesB.Bluetoothspeakers
C.BluetoothearringsD.TheRipple
3.Inwritingthepassage,theauthorintendsto_____________.
A.tellushowtousenewBluetoothdevices
B.showtheimportanceofmoderntechnology
C.persuadeustobuysomenewBluetoothdevices
D.introducesomefashionableBluetoothdevices
B
IwasprobablyoneofthefewkidsinAmericawhoseparentsdidn’twantthemtogotocollege.Myfamilywasverybluecollar.Myparentswereneverabletoachievemorethangettingafactoryjob,andtryingtomakeendsmeet.Whilegrowingup,IwouldalwayssayIwantedtogotoanIvyLeagueuniversityandmydadwouldsaytherewasabsolutelynothingwrongwithourstateuniversity.Dadsuggestedthat’swhatIoughttoaimfor.Bythetimesenioryearapproached,Isentoutonlytwoapplicationsforcollege,onetothestateuniversityalittlemorethantwohoursawayfrommyhometown,andonetoauniversityinanotherstate.Iwasquicklyacceptedintoboth,butmydadseemedtobeagainsttheideaofmygoingawayforuniversity.Hewantedmetoattendtheoneinourcountyandsavemoneybycontinuingtoliveathome.
Forwhateverreason,Ihadbeengivenmoreambitionthanmyparentsbeforeme,ormytwoyoungerbrothers,bothofwhomchosethefactorysceneratherthaneducation.Soeverydayafterschool,mydadandIhadfightsaboutwhereIwouldgotouniversity.Hislogicwasverysound,especiallyconsideringwhereIstandnow,threeyearsaftergraduationwithdebtuptomyeyeballs.Hethreatenedtogivemenofinancialhelpatall,andIsaidthatwasfine,andIwouldbeabletogetenoughloans.
ThefightsaboutwhereIwasgoingtogetthemoneycontinueduntilthedayIpackedeverythingupintoourcar.Itwasthen,atbreakfastbeforewemadeourjourneydown,thatmydadsaidhewasproudofme.Hehadn’tthoughtIwouldactuallyleave.Asmyparentsdroppedmeoffatmydormroom,mymomstartedcrying,andevenmydadkissedmeontheforehead,whichwasthefirsttimeIcouldremembergettinghuggedandkissedbytheminyears.
Atthispoint,myrelationshipwithmyparentschanged.They’vedonewelltoleavemetomyownlife,andtojustbehappywhenIcallhome.Nomatterwhathappensnow,Iknowstandingmygroundonwheretogoforuniversityhasbeenthebestdecisionofmylife,asIhavegainedbotheducationandalifeexperience.
4.Whywasgoingtoafarawaycollegelessadvisabletothefather?
A.Thepoorfamilycouldnotaffordtheeducationandboardingfees.
B.Goingtocollegewasnotapopularideainthosedays.
C.Thehometownuniversitywasasgoodasthestateuniversityinteaching.
D.Hewaslessambitiousthanhisson.
5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“sound”inparagraph2?
A.wrongB.complexC.confusingD.reasonable
6.Therelationshipbetweentheauthorandhisparentschangedforthebetterwhen___________.
A.hedecidedtogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity
B.hewasacceptedintobothoftheuniversities
C.hebeganthejourneytohisuniversity
D.hefirstcalledhomefromhisuniversity
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.StickingtoYourDreamUniversity
B.MakingtheBestDecisionofMyLife
C.ImprovingRelationshipbetweenParentsandSon
D.ChangingFather’sAttitudetoCollegeEducation
C
Justafewmonthsago,LeoGrand’slifewasterrible.Homelesssincelosinghisjobin2011,hespenthisdaysbeggingandnightssleepingonthestreetsofManhattan’sWestside.Thenlastsummer,ayoungmanmadehimastrangeofferthatchangedhislife.
24-year-oldsoftwareengineerPatrickMcConlogue,whohadbeenseeingthe38-year-oldhomelessmanforthreeyearsonhiswaytoworkeverymorning,askedLeowhetherhewouldlike$100tospendonanythinghewishedorlearnhowtocode(编码).
Leopickedthelatter.Truetohisword,Patrickreturnedthefollowingdaywithafewbooksonthesubject,acheapbutdurablelaptopcomputerandchargingaccessories,andmostimportantly,dailylessonseverymorningbeforeMcConloguewasdueathisoffice.Regardless,Leotooktheopportunitytolearn,Patrickfollowedthroughonhispromise,andafriendshipwasborn.
Leoturnedouttobeafastlearner.Afterafewmonthsofstrictlearninghowtocode,thetwomenreleasedTreesForCars,arideshareappthatLeocodedallbyhimself.Themobileappallowspeopletohelptheenvironmentandsavemoneybycarpooling(拼车).
Itworksasfollows:
Anyonewantingaridecanenterintheaddressofhisorherdestination.Theappwillsuggestdriversthatdrivetothatoranearbylocation.Thepersonwishingtogetaridecanpickoneandsendaninvitation.Iftheotherpersonaccepts,theywillbeconnected.Asawaytoencourageusers,theapptrackshowmuchCO2issavedbythepassengerswhogetrideswithothers.
TreesForCarssawabout15,000downloadsacrossbothAppleandAndroidstores,bringinginabout$14,000.Variouscutstothestores/platformsthemselvesadduptoabout30%,andtherestgotoLeo.
Whilethisisanamazingachievement,neitherofthemissatisfiedwithwhattheyhavedone.Leohasalreadybegunworkingonthesecondversionoftheappandalsoplanstoapplyforajobasaprogrammer.
AsforPatrick,heistryingtoexpandthetutoringprogramandalreadyhas150programmerswillingtoteachpeopletocodeforanhouradayfortwomonths.Allheneedstodonowisworkouthowtoorganizetheeffort.
8.WhatdidLeochoosetodowhengivenhelp?
A.Toget$100tospend.
B.Tolearnhowtocode.
C.Toreadafewbooksonthesubject.
D.Tobuyacheapbutdurablelaptopcomputer.
9.TheappTreesForCarswasdesignedinorderto_________.
A.makeabigfortunetohelpneedypeople
B.givedirectionsabouthowtogotoalocation
C.encourageriderstosharecarswithothers
D.calculatetheamountofCO2aroundtheusers
10.HowmuchmoneyhasLeoearnedforTreesForCar?
A.About$15,000B.About$14,000C.About$4,000D.About$10,000
11.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePatrickMcConlogue?
A.ThoughtfulB.HelpfulC.ProductiveD.Creative
D
“Selfie”(自拍)hasbeennamedthewordoftheyear2013byOxfordDictionaries.
Thewordhasevolvedfromasocialmediawordintoamainstreamtermforaself-portraitphotograph.ResearchsuggesteditsfrequencyintheEnglishlanguageincreasedby17,000%in2013.
ThewordoftheyearawardcelebratestheinventivenessofEnglishspeakerswhenconfrontedwithsocial,politicalortechnologicalchange.In2004,thewordoftheyearwas“chav”(傻帽),in2008itwas“creditcrunch”(信贷危机)andin2012itwas“omnishambles”(一团糟).
Toqualify,awordneednothavebeeninventedwithinthepast12months,butitdoesneedtohavebecomenotableatthattime.
SelfieisdefinedbyOxfordDictionariesas“aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite”.ItsincreaseinuseiscalculatedbyOxfordDictionariesusingaresearchprogrammethatcollectsaround150millio