Tim Cook，the CEO of Apple，showed off their ne...

Tim Cook，the CEO of Apple，showed off their newest device，the Apple Watch．Mr．Cook said it was the most personal device Apple 1. (create)．

The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist．It can do many of the same things 2.　 an iPhone．The apps are customized(定制) for the watch．It is different than just seeing 3.　 is on your phone．

Like a phone，you will be able to receive 4. (call)on your wrist．Mr.Cook smiled while 5.　 (describe) this. “I've been wanting to do this since I was five years old，”he said. “The day is 6.　 (final) here．”

The watches arrived in stores 7. late April．They are sold at different prices，beginning at ＄349．Mr．Cook said the high-end model，the one 8.　 (make) of 18-karat gold，is thousands of dollars.

One problem with Apple Watch is that you need an iPhone on your body，or nearby，9.　 (get) this watch to function fully．Like a phone，it also needs to be charged each night. It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smart phone 10. a smart watch.

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One of the newest “smart” devices is an old favorite, a camera. And smart cameras are getting smarter all the time. Some are now built with machine learning tools to help them think for themselves. Machine learning involves patting large amount of data into a computer for processing.

Google Clips

One of the latest to launch is Google Clips. It is the first camera developed by the web search giant that is not built into a phone.

The small and light device is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be stuck to an object or a person’s clothing.

Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and video clips. It can also recognize the faces of people or pets chosen by the user and take pictures of them in a more natural way.

The device is not yet being sold, but interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is available.

GoPro Hero

GoPro is another company developing machine learning technology. GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories feature. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.

Snap Spectacles

Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short video clips with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to “capture the moment, without taking you out of it.” Many smart phones already have facial recognition technology built into the devices.

Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States.

Apple iPhone X

Apple’s new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous devices that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.

Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple claims its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.

1.What can machine learning tools help cameras do?

A.Get much smarter. B.Process more roughly.

C.Keep data for ever. D.Store more natural photos.

2.What can we know about Google Clips?

A.It can only be put in a room.

B.People can buy it online easily.

C.It can be built into a phone,

D.You can take photos automatically with it.

3.What is the special function of GoPro Hero?

A.It has to use power to work.

B.It can record videos vividly.

C.It provides music and effects for videos.

D.It uses technology of machine learning.

4.Which of the following can now be bought surely on the Internet?

A.Google Clips. B.GoPro Hero.

C.Spectacles sunglasses. D.Apple iPhone X.

5.How is Apple iPhone X unlocked?

A.By a fingerprint. B.By facial recognition.

C.By pushing a button. D.By making a map.

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One of the newest “smart” devices is an old favorite, a camera. And smart cameras are getting smarter all the time. Some are now built with machine learning tools to help them think for themselves. Machine learning involves patting large amount of data into a computer for processing.

Google Clips

One of the latest to launch is Google Clips. It is the first camera developed by the web search giant that is not built into a phone.

The small and light device is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be stuck to an object or a person’s clothing.

Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and video clips. It can also recognize the faces of people or pets chosen by the user and take pictures of them in a more natural way.

The device is not yet being sold, but interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is available.

GoPro Hero

GoPro is another company developing machine learning technology. GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories feature. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects.

Snap Spectacles

Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short video clips with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to “capture the moment, without taking you out of it.” Many smart phones already have facial recognition technology built into the devices.

Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States.

Apple iPhone X

Apple’s new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous devices that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone.

Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple claims its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service.

1.What can machine learning tools help cameras do?

A. Get much smarter.　　 B. Process more roughly.

C. Keep data for ever.　　 D. Store more natural photos.

2.What can we know about Google Clips?

A. It can only be put in a room.

B. People can buy it online easily.

C. It can be built into a phone,

D. You can take photos automatically with it.

3.What is the special function of GoPro Hero?

A. It has to use power to work.

B. It can record videos vividly.

C. It provides music and effects for videos.

D. It uses technology of machine learning.

4.Which of the following can now be bought surely on the Internet?

A. Google Clips.　　 B. GoPro Hero.

C. Spectacles sunglasses.　　 D. Apple iPhone X.

5.How is Apple iPhone X unlocked?

A. By a fingerprint.　　 B. By facial recognition.

C. By pushing a button.　　 D. By making a map.

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Google is testing its newest high-tech device, Google Glass. Most of the technologies for Google Glass are already available on smart phones. Google has taken those same technologies and added them to eyeglass frames（眼镜架）. The company describes the glasses as wearable computers that would change the way people view others and the world.

"Google Glass is a tiny computer that sits in a lightweight frame, and rests neatly above your eye and it makes exploring and sharing the world around you a lot easier,” said Chris Dale, the Senior Manager of Communications for Google Glass.

The glasses have a tiny video screen and a camera that connect wirelessly to the Internet through WIFI, a smartphone, or a tablet computer. You can make and receive calls, send and receive texts, take pictures, record video or search the web. You control Google Glass using your voice, and a touchpad on the right arm of the frame.

Professor Marcia Dawkins is among a select group of people who have been given a chance to test out Google Glass. "I thought this is something I definitely need for my classroom and hopefully for my personal life too."

The Professor's Google Glass looks like a pair bright orange glasses, without the actual glass. But there's a tiny rectangular（长方形的）glass at the top right-hand corner. Through that glass, she has been recording video while biking. She also has been able to talk to her sister in Thailand, and she plans to use the device to teach a public speaking class.

But not everyone is excited about Google Glass. Some are concerned about possible risks to privacy.

John Simpson is the director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog.

"It is going to allow people to come in and spy on you and record that, without you knowing what is going on."

Filmmaker Chris Barrett showed just how easy it is to record people without them knowing it. His glass captured（捕捉）a man getting arrested after a fight. He shared the video on You Tube.

Also some are concerned about the use of facial recognition（面部识别）technology on Google Glass. But Google says it will not approve the use of such applications. The Internet company says it is still testing its new device, and it hopes to make Google Glass available to the public by early next year.

1.The technologies Google has made use of for Google Glass are______.

A.completely new

B.mostly already in use for smartphones

C.high-tech but out-of-date

D. all old

2.Which of the following is not true about Google Glass?

A. It’s a very small computer.　　　　　 　

B. It’s very light in weight.

C. Everyone can buy it now.　 　　　　　　

D. It can be used for teaching by school teachers.

3.While cycling, the Professor has used the Glass to ______.

A.record video and chat　　　　　　　　　 B. send emails

C. teach a class　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spy on others

4.What can be inferred from the passage？

A.Google has done what it can to protect people’s privacy.

B.Google Glass may be used for bad purposes.

C.Most people feel worried about the use of the Glass.

D.Google Glass is more useful than smartphones.

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Imagine that you’re the creator and show runner of the newest comedy show on television. Only it isn’t so popular yet, and your live Studio audience isn’t giving you the big laughs the show deserves. Do you film the show all over again, hoping that this time the audience will laugh? Or is there another option for making a joke sound funnier than it was received?

Sweeten(改善) the sound by adding a laugh track! “Sweetening,” or the addition of sound effects such as laughs, screams, and other audience-produced noises to the audio track of a TV show, has been used since the 1940s to produce the appearance, or rather the sound, of an engaged and entertained response to a show’s comedy. Laugh tracks came into existence as not only a solution, and sometimes replacement, for an unengaged live audience but also as a way to engage an at-home audience into a more-traditional, public, and theaterlike experience. Adding a laugh track to a television show makes the viewers at home feel much less like they’re sitting on a couch staring at the television screen and much more like they’re in a room full of laughing happy people to varying degrees of success.

Though the art of sweetening has risen and fallen in popularity over the past 60 years, credit for its creation and continued use is owed to laugh-track pioneer and sound engineer Charles Douglass. Douglass was the first to develop, in 1953, a machine for producing “canned laughter”, accessible at the push of a button or pull of a lever (操纵杆). Despite being artificial, sensibly edited laugh tracks are found by television studios to bring about a positive audience response, as their use is usually accompanied by higher ratings and increased audience memory. Though some television audiences may disagree with the value of the laugh track, the cheerful and repetitive sound holds a permanent place in the history and future of television comedy.

1.The author uses the first paragraph to 　　　　　 .

A. introduce the topic “sweetening”

B. seek solutions for the problem

C. point out a way of making comedies

D. arouse readers’ interest in comedies

2.What effect does a laugh track produce?

A. The creation of a show.

B. Funnier sound in a show,

C. More engaged live audience

D. Communication among TV viewers.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards the use of the laugh track?

A. Doubtful.　　 B. Positive.

C. Neutral (中立的).　　 D. Uncertain,

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The reason for using laugh tracks.

B. The brief history of laugh tracks.

C. The development of TV comedies.

D. The way to improve television shows.

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The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right．” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life．

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer．The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months．My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die．

I lived with that diagnosis all day．I was completely in despair．Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now．

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death．To tell the truth, no one wants to die．And yet death is the destination we all share．No one has ever escaped it．It clears out the old to make room for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．

Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life．Don’t be trapped by dogma（教条）----which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice．And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart．It somehow already knows what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________．

A．he had to rest at home

B．his disease was not serious at all

C．his disease couldn’t be cured

D．he had to wait for the result of the test

2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

A．Angry            B．Excited          C．Optimistic         D．Hopeless

3.What does the author think of death?

A．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of．

B．He thinks it is not the end of life．

C．He thinks it is impossible to avoid．

D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

4.In the author’s opinion, we should ____________．

A．follow others’ advice

B．take no notice of diseases

C．take exercise and keep healthy

D have the courage to follow our  heart

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The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’code for preparing yourself to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.

This was the closest I’ ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

Your time is so limited that you shouldn’ t waste it repeating someone else’ s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教条）—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A. he had to rest at home

B. his disease was not serious at all

C. his disease couldn’ t be cured

D. he had to wait for the result of the test

2.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

A. Angry       B. Excited       C. Optimistic   D. Hopeless

3.What does the author think of death?

A. He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

B. He thinks it is not the end of life.

C. He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

D. He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

4.In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.

A. follow others’ advice

B. take no notice of diseases

C. take exercise and keep healthy

D. have the courage to follow our heart

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The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma（教条）----which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

2. How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

3.What does the author think of death?

4. In the author’s opinion, we should ____________.

A. follow others’ advice

B. take no notice of diseases

C. take exercise and keep healthy

D have the courage to follow our heart

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The art festival is an annual event ______ the students can show off their talents.

A.where B.that C.which D.as

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_______ they may have, the CEO of the corporation calls on all the staff to gather their courage to strive it.

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