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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
FourAppsYouNeedWhileinNYC
It’sokaytogetsomehelpwhenexploringNYC.Thesefreeappscanhelpyoudeterminethefastestandsafestroutesthere.
EmbarkNYC
Itgotyoutowork,popularrestaurantsandhouseparties.EmbarkNYCprovidesdetailsontraindelays,accidents,andhasscheduledupdatestoensureyoucanstayaheadofthemasses.Theappalsofeaturesaneasy-to-readsubwaymapsothatyouknowwhereyou’reheadednext.
Devices:
Android,iPhone,iPad,iPod
Citymapper
CitymapperisperfectforpeopleinternationallytravelinginNYC.AvailableinSpanish,French,German,andItalian,theappallowsyoutocustomizeyourscheduletobestsuityourneeds.Theappworkshandinhandwiththosewhoregularlyusethecarservice.Citymapperwillalsotellyouthenearestbusstationsanddeparturetimes.Italsoprovidesweatherup-dates,delays,andoptimizes(使最优化)searchresultstoensureyouaregiventhefastestroutesavailableinyourarea.
Devices:
Android,iPhone
MTASubwayTime
Straightfromthesource,thisappoffersquickaccesstoallthetrains.Theappwillhelpfindstationstobestsuiteyourtravelsneedsandcanhelpfindalternativetravelroutesincaseofemergency.ItalsofeaturesupdatesontheStatenIslandRailroad.
CabSenseNYC
CabSenseNYCupdatesstreetcornersandareaswherecabsarepresent.Youdon’thavetostandintherainanylonger,andsimplyusetheappbyshakingyourphonetotelldriversinyourareayou’relookingforacab.
iPhone
1.WhatisspecialaboutEmbarkNYC?
A.Itprovidesdetailsontrains.
B.Itcanbedownloadedforfree.
C.IthelpspeopletravelinNYC.
D.Itcanbeusedonmoredevices.
2.WhowillshowspecialinterestinCitymapper?
A.Alocaltraindrivers.
B.Acomputerprogrammer.
C.ASpanishbusinesssmaninNYC.
D.AFrenchmantravellingbybus.
3.WhichappoffersyouinformationabouttaxisinNYC?
A.EmbarkNYC.B.Citymapper.
C.MTASubwayTime.D.CabSenseNYC.
B
Languageisabridgeofdifferentculture.Themorepeopleacrosstheworldspeakeachother’smotherlanguage,thebetterunderstandingtheywilldevelop.Iamhappythatabout300millionChinese,almostthesizeoftheentireUSpopulation,arelearningEnglish.Meanwhile,intheUSA,therearemanyAmericanswhoarestudyingChinese.Oneofmyformercolleagueswastheenvyofourgroup,partlybecausehespokemanylanguageswell,especiallyChinese.
Toacertainextent,Ibecameinextricably(密不可分地)boundupwithChinesethroughmylife.IstillrememberinMarch2013ImovedfromNewYorkCitytoWashingtonD.C.Thestudentsthere,manyofwhomhadstudiedChineseforyears,desiredtovisitChina,meetChinesepeopleandlearnmoreaboutChinesecultureandhistory.
Whilewritingacolumn,IcheckedonlineandfoundthatanimpressiveChineselanguageteacher,ChristinaStouder,wasstillworkinginWashingtonD.C.HavingspentyearsinChina,includingteachinginHunanprovince,shenotonlyspokefluentChinesebutwasalsoskilledinChineseculture,historyandsociety.
CaitlinKeliherwasastudentatGeorgeWashingtonUniversityinNovember2013whenImetherat“Chineseteatime”,aregularChineseeventattheuniversity’sSigurCenterforAsianStudies.IlovedthegatheringsbecausetheprofessorEdwardMcCordwasabrilliantChinesehistoryprofessor,whoseknowledgeIfoundwasthemostfascinating.WhenIcheckedoutKeliheronlineonWednesday,shewasworkingatHarvardChinaFundasapro-gramcoordinator(协调者)afterfinishinghergraduatestudyatHarvardKennedySchool.
Overtheyears,IhaveinterviewedpassionatestudentsoftheChineselanguagenotjustintheUSA,butalsoinSpain,France,Portugal,CubaandBelgium,whereIamnowbased.Ifeeldelightedwhenyoungpeoplegreetmewithnihao(Chineseforhello)inaCarrefoursupermarketortheparknearmyapartmentinBrussels.
4.Whatdoesparagraphlmainlytalkabout!
A.ThepopularityoflearningChinese.
B.Thebenefitsoflearningaforeignlanguage.
C.ThenumberofpeoplelearningEnglish.
D.Theauthor’sfeelingoftheformercolleague.
5.Howdidtheauthordevelopthetext?
A.Bylistingsomerelativedata
B.Bystatinghisownrealemotion.
C.Byshowinghisownexperience.
D.Byimaginingsomepotentialendings.
6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.HelivesinWashingtonD.C.now.
B.Hecanspeakseveralforeignlanguages.
C.HeenjoysknowingmoreaboutChinese.
D.HemetCaitlinKeliherinaChineseuniversity.
7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyCloseConnectionwithChinese
B.MyAchievementsofLearningChinese
C.MyExperienceofResearchingChinese
D.MyUniqueUnderstandingofChinese
C
InthearticleWeareallplasticpeoplenow,Kellysharessomestatistics.Globalplasticproductionis400milliontonnesayearandit’sexpectedtodoubleinthenext20years.Al-mosthalfofallplasticeverproducedhasbeenmadeinthelast13years.And,themostshockingstatisticformeisthathalfofallplasticproducedissingle-use,muchofwhichisusedforjustafewminutesanddiscarded.
IwanttobeclearthatIamnotanti-plastic,butagainsthouseholduseofsingle-useplastic.Theneedformanyofthesingle-useitemsusedinourhomesisaresultofhumanlazinessandournever-endingneedforconvenience.
Thetrueproblemwithplasticisthatitnevertrulydisintegrates(分解).Itjustgetscutintoincreasinglysmallerbits.Asthenamesuggests,microplasticsaretinybitsofplasticthatcomefromplasticwaste.
Althoughwecan’tseethem,microplasticsareeverywhere.They’reintheairwebreathe,thewaterwedrink,andthefoodweeat.TheyhavebeenfoundineveryspeciesontheEarth.Everytimeyoupickupaplasticpen,drinkfromasingle-useplasticwaterbottle,oruseanythingmadeofplastic,you’reunknowinglyaddingtotheproblem.
Clothingmadefromartificialfibresisanothersignificantsourceofmicroplastics.Whenyouwearthiskindofclothing,thefibressloughoff(脱落)intohouseholddustsoit’sintheairyoubreathe.Whenyouwashtheclothing,thefibreswashdownthedrain(下水道),endingupinourrivers,lakesandoceans.Thisultimatelypollutesourdrinkingwaterandthefoodthatwecatchfromthewater.
Ifyoucan’tseemicroplastics,doyouneedtoworryaboutthem?
Thesimpleanswerisyes!
Inthearticle,theauthortestedhisbodyformicroplasticssoheengagedaresearchlabtodoanexperiment.
8.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“discarded”inparagraphl?
A.givenawayB.reservedC.destroyedD.thrownaway
9.Whatresultsinmassivehouseholduseofsingle-useitems?
A.Thelarge-scaleplasticproduction.
B.People’stendencyfortheirconvenience.
C.Thesimpleproducingprocessofplastic.
D.People’sunawarenessofplasticharm.
10.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoshowinparagraph4and5?
A.Thesourcesofmicroplastics.
B.People’sneedofplastics.
C.Theformsofmicroplastics.
D.People’sinabilitytoseemicroplastics.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Wemuststopusingplasticproduction.
B.Weareathighriskofmicroplastics.
C.Microplasticsarethemostdangerous.
D.PlasticproductionisnecessaryfortheEarth.
D
MIT’sComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLab(CSAIL)hasreleasedavideooftheirongoingworkusinginputfrommusclesignalstocontroldevices.Theirlatestinvolvesfullandfinecontrolofdrones(无人机),usingjusthandandarmgesturestopassthroughaseriesofrings.
Thisworkisimpressivenotonlybecausethey’reusingbiofeedback(生物反馈)tocontrolthedevices,insteadofvisualorotherkindsofgesturerecognition,butalsobecausehowspecificthecontrolscanbe,settinguparangeofdifferentpotentialapplicationsforthiskindofremotetechnology.Thisparticulargroupofresearchershasbeenlookingatdifferentapplicationsforthistechnology,includingitsuseincooperativeroboticsforpotentialindustrialapplications.
Dronepilotingisanotherareathatcouldhavebigbenefitsintermsofreal-worlduse,especiallyonceyoustarttoimagineentiregroupsofthesetakingflightwithapilotprovidedaviewofwhathecanseeviaVR.
Thatcouldbeagreatwaytodositesurveyforlargeconstruction,forexample,orremoteequipmentinspectionofoffshoreplatformsandotherconstructionsthatarehardforpeopletoreach.
Seamless(无缝的)man-machineinteractionistheultimategoaloftheteamworkingonthistechnology.Becauseweknowhowourownmovementsandabilityinfluenceourenvironmentmosteffectively,theybelievetheprocessshouldbesmoothwhencontrollingandworkingwithrobots.
Thinkinganddoingareessentiallyhappeninginparallelwhenweinteractwithourenvironment,butwhenweactthroughtheextensionofmachinesorremotetools,there’softensomethinglostintranslationthatresultsintherequirementoflotsoftraining.
12.Whichisthetechnology’shighlight?
A.Diversefunctions.B.Widespreadpopularity.
C.Greataccuracy.D.Interestinginteraction.
13.Inwhichsituationcanweusethetechnology?
A.Pilotingaplane.B.Inspectingasignaltower.
C.Buildingacottage.D.RecordingaVRvideo.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprocess”inparagraph5referto?
A.Man-machineinteraction.B.Workingonthetechnology.
C.Influencingtheenvironment.D.Mannedplaneflight.
15.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusint