Say goodbye to standing in long lines holding boarding passes and other travel documents. Step this way, instead. Look into the camera lens and off you go.
Sound convenient? Technology companies working with travel providers and the federal government to install facial recognition systems at airports hope you think so.
But privacy advocators don’t want you to become too comfortable. They worry that what we’re willing to accept for convenience today will soften our resistance to the idea of filling public spaces with cameras that can identify us and track our every move.
Facial recognition technology came suddenly into modern reality with very few people prepared for it. Facial recognition is a biometric technology that uses distinguishable facial features to identify a person. In many cases, we see it being used by governments and law enforcement agencies—testing its accuracy and value for future purposes.
Today, it’s used in a variety of ways from allowing you to unlock your phone, go through security at the airport, purchase products at stores. It checks the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and let people pay for things with a smile. Airports are increasingly adding facial recognition technology to security checkpoints. It’s even said that past footage of unsolved mysteries would benefit greatly from this technology as it would help identify the criminals of crimes long forgotten.
However, there has been a serious clash between the government and citizens in general over the technology’s use cases. At an airport, travelers are requested to present their passports, from which the software will determine whether the person standing in front of the camera matches the identity. If it matches, then they can get through quickly. However, the surveillance system searches a large database for the face presented to the camera. Editing such a big database, many worry, will inevitably lead to privacy concerns down the road. The biggest drawback for facial recognition technology in most people’s opinions is the threat to an individual’s privacy.
Some say that it’s the most powerful tool as they fear for their privacy being invaded almost on a daily basis, while the government tries to push it as something necessary for better civil control and crime prevention. Overall, talks usually boil down to whether facial recognition technology should be banned or if it should be regulated.
According to IBM, the banning of facial recognition technology would be a step backward for human scientific advancement. However, restricting it within light regulations could yield just as many gains as it would in a “free market”.
There are many useful applications of facial recognition technology—both at the consumer level as a matter of security and convenience, and for governments and law enforcement agencies. The challenge is finding the balance between those benefits and the expectation of privacy. Banning facial recognition is not the answer. Regulating it, however, may be necessary to put an acceptable framework of rules around its use.
1.With the help of facial recognition, we can _______.
A.purchase products at home
B.figure out unsolved mysteries
C.reduce the number of criminals
D.pass the security at the airport faster
2.What does the underlined word “clash” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A.Conflict. B.Crisis.
C.Challenge. D.Consequence.
3.Facing the use of this technology, citizens _______.
A.have no idea of its benefit
B.have already got well-prepared
C.worry their information is misused
D.refuse to accept the convenience
4.Which point of view may the author agree to?
A.Banning facial recognition.
B.Debating with the government.
C.Maintaining the current situation.
D.Regulating facial recognition with rules.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Say goodbye to standing in long lines holding boarding passes and other travel documents. Step this way, instead. Look into the camera lens and off you go.
Sound convenient? Technology companies working with travel providers and the federal government to install facial recognition systems at airports hope you think so.
But privacy advocators don’t want you to become too comfortable. They worry that what we’re willing to accept for convenience today will soften our resistance to the idea of filling public spaces with cameras that can identify us and track our every move.
Facial recognition technology came suddenly into modern reality with very few people prepared for it. Facial recognition is a biometric technology that uses distinguishable facial features to identify a person. In many cases, we see it being used by governments and law enforcement agencies—testing its accuracy and value for future purposes.
Today, it’s used in a variety of ways from allowing you to unlock your phone, go through security at the airport, purchase products at stores. It checks the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and let people pay for things with a smile. Airports are increasingly adding facial recognition technology to security checkpoints. It’s even said that past footage of unsolved mysteries would benefit greatly from this technology as it would help identify the criminals of crimes long forgotten.
However, there has been a serious clash between the government and citizens in general over the technology’s use cases. At an airport, travelers are requested to present their passports, from which the software will determine whether the person standing in front of the camera matches the identity. If it matches, then they can get through quickly. However, the surveillance system searches a large database for the face presented to the camera. Editing such a big database, many worry, will inevitably lead to privacy concerns down the road. The biggest drawback for facial recognition technology in most people’s opinions is the threat to an individual’s privacy.
Some say that it’s the most powerful tool as they fear for their privacy being invaded almost on a daily basis, while the government tries to push it as something necessary for better civil control and crime prevention. Overall, talks usually boil down to whether facial recognition technology should be banned or if it should be regulated.
According to IBM, the banning of facial recognition technology would be a step backward for human scientific advancement. However, restricting it within light regulations could yield just as many gains as it would in a “free market”.
There are many useful applications of facial recognition technology—both at the consumer level as a matter of security and convenience, and for governments and law enforcement agencies. The challenge is finding the balance between those benefits and the expectation of privacy. Banning facial recognition is not the answer. Regulating it, however, may be necessary to put an acceptable framework of rules around its use.
1.With the help of facial recognition, we can _______.
A.purchase products at home
B.figure out unsolved mysteries
C.reduce the number of criminals
D.pass the security at the airport faster
2.What does the underlined word “clash” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A.Conflict. B.Crisis.
C.Challenge. D.Consequence.
3.Facing the use of this technology, citizens _______.
A.have no idea of its benefit
B.have already got well-prepared
C.worry their information is misused
D.refuse to accept the convenience
4.Which point of view may the author agree to?
A.Banning facial recognition.
B.Debating with the government.
C.Maintaining the current situation.
D.Regulating facial recognition with rules.
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(2013·南京部分学校高三联考)Suddenly I realized that I had stayed here long and ________ to say goodbye to the host.
A．raised B．rose C．lifted D．stood
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How long does a year last? 1. But your parents might say that a whole year can pass “in the blink of an eye”. Why does time seem to pass faster as we get older?
2. This physical change causes the rate at which we take in and process new information to decline. Babies, for example, move their eyes much more often than adults because they’re processing images at a faster rate. They take in a lot of information and do many things in a single day. 3. However, as people’s brains degrade over time, fewer images are processed in the same amount of time. Therefore, older people receive less information during a day than younger people. This causes things to seem as though they’re happening more quickly.
4. People may measure time by the number of memorable events that can be recalled within a certain period. Have you ever noticed that when you recall your firsts (first day of school, first family vacation, first birthday party, etc.), they seem to be in slow motion? That’s because when something is a “first”, there are many exciting things to remember. Recalling these memories makes you feel like they took forever.
For many adults, life is routine. When they look back, they might feel like there are not many novel (新奇的) things to remember. 5.
A.Children might say that a year lasts forever.
B.Therefore, time seems to be moving faster to them.
C.Different people have different feelings toward time.
D.This makes them feel like a single day lasts for a long time.
E.As we grow older, we become less interested in new things.
F.According to scientists, our brains degrade and change over time.
G.In addition, people may also “feel” time differently due to psychological reasons.
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----I have decided to bury myself in the schoolwork and say goodbye to my comic books.
----___________. You’ve said that a million times.
A. No wonder B. You bet C. I don’t buy it D. It’s your call
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Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queuing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting at the post office might just have got a lot easier. Japanese car-maker Nissan announces that it has just the thing to relieve the painful legs of tired queuers.
The new system of ‘self-driving’ chairs is designed to detect when someone at the front of the queue is called, and automatically move everyone else one step forward in line. The new invention is shown off in a company video, which shows a busy restaurant with patrons waiting outside.
In the video, diners are sitting in a row of chairs, but will not have to stand when the next hungry diner is called to a table. Instead, the chairs, equipped with autonomous technology that detects the seat ahead, move along a path toward the front of the line. When the person at the front of the queue is called, the empty chair at the front can sense it is empty and so moves out of pole position. Cameras on the remaining chairs then sense the movement and follow automatically.
The system, which is similar to the kind used in Nissan's autonomous vehicle technology, will be tested at select restaurants in Japan this year, Nissan said. “It appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the boredom and physical pain of standing in line,” Nissan added.
Although Tokyo has some 160,000 restaurants, long queues are not uncommon. Chosen restaurants that meet the criteria will be able to show the chairs outside their restaurant next year. Nissan also released a short video showing the chairs being used in an art gallery, moving slowly in front of the various paintings to let viewers appreciate the art without the need to stand up.
1.What can we know about “self-driving” chairs from the text?
A. They are in hot demand like iPhones.
B. They are intended for queuing diners.
C. They are the inventions of a car company.
D. They are completely different from vehicle technology.
2.Which enables the chairs to detect the seat ahead?
A. Pole position.
B. Autonomous technology.
C. Camera equipped on them.
D. Sensors equipped along the path.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4?
A. rids. B. ignores. C. steals. D. hides.
4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. Queuing is a rare scene outside Japanese restaurants.
B. “Self-driving ” chairs are the most useful in art galleries.
C. Japanese people prefer eating in restaurants to at home.
D. “Self-driving” chairs haven’t been in official use in restaurants.
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Michael Evans was a successful businessman ready to help others. One day, he was standing in line at a treasurers office waiting to pay his _______ when he heard a _______ sound. An elderly woman was crying and so was the cashier helping her. Then from their dialogue, Evans learned _______ : the woman's house was in foreclosure （取消抵押赎回权）and headed for auction （拍卖），and her daughter had recently _______ .
Evans, who had just buried his father, couldn't _______ the idea of this woman losing her home right after losing her child. He approached them. "I don't mean to _______” he said to the cashier, "but if you can get her _______ back, I'll pay for her taxes.” The _______ due: $5,000.
The two women were _______ Their despair turned into disbelief. The cashier left for a moment to ________ the amount and that it was all right for Evans to pay for it. Evans ________ to go straight to the ________ and come right back with the money. And he did But when he ________ he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5, 000 check to the cashier. Evans was trying to slip away ________ “I didn't want the ________“, he explained.
Of course, attention found him -- it's not every day that someone pays a stranger's ________tax bill. A few weeks after the tax ________ Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his ________Again, he didn't want the attention, but his son felt it good to see his dad finally got the recognition he ________.
Michael Evans will retire soon, and his son will carry on with his dad’s charity as well as the business. ________ my life on his," the young man says. "When I have kids, I want them to look at me the way I look at my dad."
1.A.bills B.debts C.taxes D.fees
2.A.distant B.familiar C.unique D.disturbing
3.A.where B.how C.when D.why
4.A.got fired B.passed away C.given birth D.got divorced
5.A.bear B.understand C.forget D.reject
6.A.give in B.cut in C.call in D.pull in
7.A.cash B.child C.house D.check
8.A.amount B.worth C.fine D.salary
9.A.terrified B.annoyed C.impressed D.astonished
10.A.confirm B.determine C.believe D.find
11.A.pretended B.applied C.failed D.promised
12.A.office B.house C.bank D.booth
13.A.returned B.settled C.hesitated D.compromised
14.A.abruptly B.willingly C.quietly D.permanently
15.A.award B.attention C.praise D.remark
16.A.vast B.annual C.controversial D.special
17.A.reform B.argument C.incident D.plan
18.A.sacrifice B.honesty C.bravery D.generosity
19.A.required B.deserved C.accepted D.expected
20.A.focus B.model C.spend D.build
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Michael Evans was standing in line at the Treasurer’s Office last August, waiting to pay his taxes, when he heard a(n)____sound ahead of him. The elderly woman at the window was crying. He heard the cashier ____the woman that her house was in foreclosure( 丧失抵押品赎回权) and headed for auction(拍卖). He also heard the woman tell the cashier that her daughter had recently died. Evans, a businessman who had just buried his father, couldn’t____the idea of this woman losing her home ____after losing her child. He ____the window. “I don’t mean to butt in,” he said to the cashier, “but ____you can get her house back, I’ll pay for her taxes.” The amount added up to $5,000.
The old woman was shocked. Her despair turned to ____. The cashier left for a moment to___ that it was all right for Evans to pay it. Evans promised to go ____to the bank and come back with the money. But when he returned to the treasurer’s office, he asked someone else waiting in line to hand the $5,000 check to the cashier. Evans was trying to ____quietly and, preferably, anonymously(匿名地).
“I didn’t want this attention,” he explained.
___, attention found him. It’s not every day that someone pays a stranger’s tax bill. As is reported, Evans often finds himself on the giving end of charitable situations, though for years he went unrecognized for it. ____ paying the elderly woman’s taxes, Evans said he did it for ____ but to make sure the lady stayed in her own house.
A few weeks after the tax____, Evans received the Spirit of Detroit Award for his lifetime of ___. Again, he didn’t want the attention, but his son felt the honor was overdue. “It was good to see my dad finally get the____ he deserves,” his son said. Michael Evans is nearing 60 and will retire soon. Before he does, he hopes that his son will ____ him in a fund-raiser to pay for a wheelchair for a boy with an incurable bone disease. And he’ll continue to___ the local youth football league team, paying for their equipment, uniforms, and out-of-state travel. His son is willing to___ the business, saying that he ____ his life after his father.
1.A.disturbing B.frightening C.appealing D.exciting
2.A.ensure B.inform C.talk D.state
3.A.hand B.stomach C.eye D.finger
4.A.even B.quite C.right D.only
5.A.approached B.passed C.accessed D.marched
6.A.because B.unless C.if D.before
7.A.disbelief B.sorrow C.guilt D.fright
8.A.conduct B.confirm C.compensate D.comprehend
9.A.constantly B.frequently C.outside D.straight
10.A.run away B.slip away C.pass away D.put away
11.A.Consequently B.Unfortunately C.Otherwise D.However
12.A.As for B.According to C.Owing to D.In case of
13.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
14.A.accident B.coincidence C.incident D.event
15.A.generosity B.courage C.optimism D.modesty
16.A.concentration B.recognition C.passion D.pride
17.A.attend B.instruct C.serve D.join
18.A.train B.promote C.sponsor D.offer
19.A.get on B.hold on C.go on D.carry on
20.A.copies B.models C.imitates D.reproduces
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I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.
The woman looked down, shook her head and said,“Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, l don't know how I’m going to get through the holidays.”
Then she gave the cashier food stamps （食品券）.
My heart ached. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her groceries, ask for her husband’s resume?
As I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought could help her. It wasn't a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better. My heart pounded (狂跳) as I approached the woman.
“Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit, “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”
I handed her the small card from my purse.
When the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this means to me.”
I was a little startled by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could think to say was, “Oh my. Would it be OK to give you a hug?”
After we embraced, I walked back to my car-and began to cry too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first three paragraphs?
A. The woman and her family were having a tough lime.
B. The cashier helped the woman by giving her some food for free.
C. The woman’s family mainly depends on her son.
D. The author wondered why the cashier was familiar with the woman.
2.The woman cried when she got the card, probably because .
A. it could solve her present problem
B. she could use it to buy food
C. it greatly encouraged her
D. it could land her husband a job
3.The underlined word “startled”in Paragraph 10 probably means .
A. interested B. grateful
C. ashamed D. astonished[
4.From the article, we can tell that the author is .
A. a knowledgeable person B. a kind-hearted person
C. a horrible person D. a confident person
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I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.
The woman looked down, shook her head and said,“Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, l don't know how I’m going to get through the holidays.”
Then she gave the cashier food stamps(食品券).
My heart ached.
I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to pay for her groceries, ask for her husband’s resume?
As I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought could help her. It wasn't a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better. My heart pounded (狂跳) as I approached the woman.
“Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit, “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”
I handed her the small card from my purse.
When the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this means to me.”
I was a little startled by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could think to say was, “Oh my. Would it be OK to give you a hug?”
After we embraced, I walked back to my car-and began to cry too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first three paragraphs?
A.The woman and her family were having a tough time.
B.The cashier helped the woman by giving her some food for free.
C.The woman’s family mainly depends on her son.
D.The author wondered why the cashier was familiar with the woman.
2.The woman cried when she got the card, probably because .
A.it could solve her present problem
B.she could use it to buy food
C.it greatly encouraged her
D.it could land her husband a job
3.The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 10 probably means .
A.interested B.grateful
C.ashamed D.astonished
4.From the article, we can tell that the author is .
A.a knowledgeable person B.a kind-hearted person
C.a horrible person D.a confident person
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I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员) ______ her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman looked down, shook her hand and said, “Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my ______ son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I don’t know how I’m going to ______ the holidays.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart ______. I wanted to help but didn’t know how. Should I offer to ______ her groceries or ask for her husband’s situation?____ I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart. I remembered something in my purse that I thought might help her. It wasn’t a handful of cash or an ______ of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life ______.
My heart beat faster as I ______ the woman. “Excuse me,” I said, my voice trembling a bit. “I couldn’t help overhearing what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry, but I’d like to give you something.”
I took a small card out of my purse and ______ it to her.
When the woman read the card’s only two words, she began to cry. And through her ______, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”
I was a little ______ by her reply. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of ______ I might receive. All I could think to respond was, “Oh! Would it be OK to give you a ______?”
After we hugged ______, I walked back to my car — and began to cry too.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a colleague gave me a similar card as ______ for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a ______ glow (喜悦) spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started ______ them.
1.A. charged B. greeted C. recognized D. heard
2.A. confident B. independent C. hopeless D. stubborn
3.A. think about B. give up C. go on D. get through
4.A. ached B. failed C. beat D. paused
5.A. send for B. provide for C. pay for D. beg for
6.A. As B. Though C. Unless D. Since
7.A. excuse B. offer C. experience D. opinion
8.A. harder B. wealthier C. simpler D. better
9.A. touched B. found C. passed D. approached
10.A. happy B. tough C. regular D. long
11.A. handed B. showed C. spread D. explained
12.A. thanks B. fears C. tears D. beliefs
13.A. brings B. means C. values D. contains
14.A. worried B. excited C. moved D. shocked
15.A. reaction B. feeling C. expression D. answer
16.A. present B. promise C. hug D. ride
17.A. wildly B. tightly C. anxiously D. eagerly
18.A. progress B. effort C. encouragement D. praise
19.A. warm B. rich C. soft D. fierce
20.A. gathering B. enjoying C. preparing D. sharing
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