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Chinahas410K5Gbasestations
Chinabuilt257,000new5Gbasestationsinthefirsthalfoftheyear,accordingtotheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology(MIIT).
Shipmentsof5Gphonesreached8623millionunisinChina,with5Gpackageusershitting66millionbytheendofJune,saidWenKu,headofinformationandcommunicationattheministry.
Togivefullplaytothecommercializationof5G,morepoliciesshouldbeimplementedtoboostthevitalityofthemarket,Wensaid,addingthatinternationalcooperationin5Gtechnology,industryandapplicationshouldbestrengthened.
AG600seaplane’stestflight
Kunlong,China’shomegrownAG600largeamphibiousaircraft,conducteditsfirstsea-basedtestflightonSundaymorning,markinganewmilestoneintheprogram.
TheAG600isChina’ssecondamphibiousaircraft,aftertheSH-5,whichwasdevelopedinthe1970sformilitarypurposesandhasbeenretiredforalongtime.
Thesespecificationsmakeittheworld’sbiggestamphibiousaircraft,surpassingJapan’sShinMaywaUS-2andRussia’sBerievBe-200.
Onceinservice,itwillputanendtotheabsenceofalargerescueaircraftinChinaandwillbeveryusefulinthenationalemergencyrescueanddisasterreliefsystems.
Beidouproductslandabroad
AccordingtoRanChengqi,directorgeneralofChinaSatelliteNavigationOffice,Beidouhasbeenconstantlydeepeningitscompatibility,interoperabilityandcooperationwiththeUS’GPS,Russia’sGLONASSandtheEU’sGalileo.Ithasalsoenteredinternationalorganizationsofcivilaviation,maritimeaffairs,searchandrescuesatellitesandmobilecommunication.
BDS-basedserviceshavebeensuccessfullyappliedinlandmapping,precisionfarming,digitaldevelopmentandsmartportconstructioninmembercountriesofASEAN,SouthAsia,EasternEurope,WestAsiaandAfrica.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?
A.Thetotalnumberof5Gphoneshasreachedanewlevel.
B.Kunlong,unlikeSH-5,isnotjustformilitarypurposes.
C.Technologiesmentionedaboveneedmorecooperationwithothers.
D.BDS-basedserviceshavebeenprovidedforusersinmanycountries.
2.Whichofthefollowingismostprobablyrelatedtoagriculture?
A.5GphonesB.BDS-basedservices
C.AG600seaplaneD.BerievBe-200
3.Ifyourfrienddidacourseinmarketingmanagement,hemaychooseajobina________.
A.5GtechnologyrelatedmarketB.largeamphibiousaircraft
C.BDS-basedprojectD.ChinaSatelliteNavigationOffice
AChina’sface-swappingappthatallowsuserstosuperimposetheirownlikenessovercharactersinmoviesorTVshowshasrapidlybecomeoneofthecountry’smostdownloadapps.Butithasalsotriggeredconcernsabouttheissueofprivacy.
ReleasedonFriday,theZaoappwentviralasChineseuserspursuedthechancetoactoutscenesfromwell-knownmovies.Thisisdoneusing“deepfake”technology,whichhasalreadycausedconcernselsewhereoveritspotentialmisuse.
Usersprovideaseriesofselfiesinwhichtheyblink,opentheirmouthsorassumeotherexpressions.Theappwillthenrealisticallychangetheperson’sanimatedlikenessontomovies,TVshowsorothersimilarcontent.
Butthishasalsoresultedinprivacyconcernsastheapp’spolicyreportedlygaveit“free,permanent,transferable,andre-licenseable”rightstoalluser-generatedcontent.
Apartfromworryingthattheirpersonalinformationcanbedisclosed,usersarealsoconcernedthattheapp,throughfacialrecognitiontechnology,cancompromisetheironlinepaymentaccounts.
OnSunday,theappissuedastatementpromisingtomodifyitsprivacypolicy.Italsoassuredusersthattheappwillnotresultinanycompromisetotheirpaymentaccounts.Theapphassincechangeditstermstoensurethatitwillnotuseheadshotsorvideosuploadedbyusersotherthantoimprovetheapp.Italsopromisedtoremovefromitsserversanycontentthatwasuploadedbutsubsequentlydeletedbyusers.
ZaoisownedbyMomoInc,aTinder-likeChinesedatingservicethatislistedontheUsNasdaq.TheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnologyspoketothedeveloperoftheAIface-changingapponWednesday.TheMinistry’sdepartmentofnetworksecuritysaiditdemandedthecompanysicktorelevantlawsregardingthecollectionofpersonalinformation.Apartfromcallingonthecompanytostandardizeitstermsofagreementitalsomadeitclearthatthecompanyshoulddoitsutmosttoensuretheprotectionofuserdata.
4.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Theface-changingappisbecomingpopular.
B.TheZaoapphasrevealedpersonalinformation.
C.Deepfaketechnologyisappliedinanewapp.
D.There’repotentialworriesaboutface-changingapp.
5.WhatdoweknowabouttheZaoapp?
A.Usersprovidesmilingphotostoactoutscenesfromfamousmovies.
B.Theappcanfindlikenessbetweenusersandactorsinthemovies.
C.Thetechnologyappliedintheappcanbemisusedinotherplaces.
D.Theappcanhaveaccesstousers’onlinepaymentaccounts.
6.Whatdidtheapppromisetomodify?
A.PrivacypolicyuploadedbyusersB.Privacypolicytoassurethesafety
C.AnyprivatecontentdeletedbyusersD.Thecompromisewithusers'
accounts
7.WhatTheMinistry'
sdepartmentofnetworksecuritysaidinthelastparagraphisto_______.
A.givesomepossiblesolutionstotheproblemB.givesomeparticularreasonsforthephenomenon
C.presentsomecurrentdifficultiesoftheconcernD.presentsomesimpletipsonpaymentaccounts
DeliveryRobotsMaySoonBeKnockingatYourDoor
Withself-drivingvehicletechnologyrapidlyadvancing,manycompaniesareturningtoautonomousrobotsforthefinalleg—theso-calledlastmile—ofthedeliveryprocess,fromthestoreorlocaldistributioncentertothecustomer.ThelatesttojointhetrendisAmazon.Followingasuccessfuleight-monthtestruninSnohomishCounty,Washington,thecompany’sScoutrobotshavebeenmakingtheroundsofIrvine,California,sinceAugust6,2019.
Thesix-wheeledScoutisaboutthesizeofalargecoolerwiththeabilitytocarrysmallormedium-sizedpackages.Thebattery-poweredvehicle,whichmovesataregularwalkingpace,hasbeenprogrammedtoavoidpedestrians,animals,andunexpectedobstacles(障碍),suchasgarbagecans.Itspowerfulsensors(传感器)canalsodetectthemovementofacarbackingoutofadriveway.
WhileAmazonisfocusingonhomedeliveries,SanFrancisco-basedStarshipTechnologieshasitseyessetonuniversities.OnAugust20,2019,thecompanyannouncedplanstousethousandsofrobotstodeliverfoodandotherthingstostudentsatcollegecampusesacrossthecountry.UnlikeScout,Starship’srobotsareseasonedworkers.Theyhavebeentestedinover100citiesin20differentcountriesandsuccessfullycompletedover100,000deliveries.
Meanwhile,foodandgrocerydeliverycompanyPostmates’robotsarecurrentlymakingtheirroundsalongthebusySanFranciscostreets.Alsointesting,therobotscancarryupto50poundsandtravel30milesonasinglebatterycharge.
Thoughtheeco-friendlyrobotswillhelpfreeourstreetsofbicyclesandlargedeliverytrucksthattypicallysendpackages,theyhavesomelimitations.Theyareunabletoclimbstairsoropengates,whichmeansthattheycanonlyreachconsumerswholiveonthegroundlevel.Additionally,therobotsareunabletoleavepackagesatthefrontdoorifthecustomersarenothome.Whethertheseproblemsgetsolvedremainstobeseen.Fornow,itappearsthathumanswillstillbeneededtomeettheever-growingdemandforhomeandofficedeliveries.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparalmean?
A.muchmorehelpB.veryclosedistance
C.substituteforhumanD.thelastsection
9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.Powerfulrobotssensorsaregainingpopularityindelivery.
B.ThePostmates’robotsfocusonstudents'
foodandgrocerydelivery.
C.TheScoutcanavoidobstaclesbecauseitmovesataregularpace.
D.Deliveryrobotshaveturnedupinuniversitiestoservestudents.
10.What’sauthor’sattitudetowardsdeliveryrobots?
A.ObjectiveB.Optimistic
C.PessimisticD.Cautious
11.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?
A.abiologytextbookB.ahealthmagazine
C.anewspaperD.atravelbrochure
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They’rethewomenwhosenameswe’llneverknow.Theyaredomesticworkersandfarmworkers.Theyareworkinginfactoriesandtheyworkinrestaurantsandthey’reinacademia,engineering,medicine,andscience.They’repartoftheworldoftechandpoliticsandbusiness.
They’reourathletesintheOlympicsandthey’reoursoldiersinthemilitary.
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