We all know cameras. But have you heard of Google’s new camera? It is a small, smart device, called Clips. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子), but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.
This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smart phone.
Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there’s a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot—like when a child’s hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse.
The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.
Did people think it was strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that the device is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.
“This product is only possible because of the way that technology has advanced,” Payne said. It was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.
1.What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?
A. It is equipped with tough glass.
B. It enables easy Internet access.
C. It allows of hands-free photography.
D. It can be worn on your clothing.
2.What does the underlined word “candid” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Brief. B. Touching.
C. Unforgettable. D. Embarrassing.
3.What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?
A. The popularity of the Internet.
B. The advance in technology.
C. The rise of the smart phone industry.
D. The reduction in the price of lens.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. An Alternative Way to Photograph
B. New Gadgets in the Age of Apps
C. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
D. A New Digital Camera from Google
高二英语阅读理解困难题
We all know cameras. But have you heard of Google’s new camera? It is a small, smart device, called Clips. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子), but it’s not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.
This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smart phone.
Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. “Once it learns that there’s a face you see frequently, it’ll try to get nice photos of those faces,” said Juston Payne, the device’s product manager. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved “training it to know what happiness looks like”. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shoot—like when a child’s hand is over the lens, or if it is tossed in a dark purse.
The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.
Did people think it was strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that the device is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.
“This product is only possible because of the way that technology has advanced,” Payne said. It was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, we’re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.
1.What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?
A. It is equipped with tough glass.
B. It enables easy Internet access.
C. It allows of hands-free photography.
D. It can be worn on your clothing.
2.What does the underlined word “candid” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Brief. B. Touching.
C. Unforgettable. D. Embarrassing.
3.What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?
A. The popularity of the Internet.
B. The advance in technology.
C. The rise of the smart phone industry.
D. The reduction in the price of lens.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. An Alternative Way to Photograph
B. New Gadgets in the Age of Apps
C. Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
D. A New Digital Camera from Google
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
We have all heard of giant pandas, and know that they are endangered. When one has babies, it makes national news_______, and pictures of their babies are_____ circulated. But it now seems that the giant panda is not ______ of itself.
The lovely animals have ______ a classic test of self-awareness. They cannot ____ themselves in the mirror. Researchers use the mirror recognition test to ____ whether children or animals have a ______ of self-awareness.
In the test, an animal is presented ______ a mirror. Researchers then watch to see ______ it notices a mark on its face, which is only_______ in the mirror. If the animal notices the mark, it often ______ it. Human children often pass the test when they are only two years old.
Many other animals have passed the mirror test, including monkeys, Asian elephants and even pigeons. But when researchers tested pandas, ______ of them did the same thing as those animals did. ______, each panda behaved as if their_____ in the mirror was another panda altogether. They acted as if they were_______ by what they saw in the mirror, scratching their feet and walking_______.
The________of this research will help design better areas for animals in captivity (圈养). For example, one-directional glass sometimes used in the areas may ____ pandas to feel stressed when they see their own image in the ______. That’s because they might believe it to be another panda,________themselves.
1.A. papers B. covers C. headlines D. pages
2.A. widely B. popularly C. especially D. completely
3.A. shy B. fond C. conscious D. confident
4.A. failed B. ignored C. faced D. conducted
5.A. observe B. discover C. recognize D. understand
6.A. believe in B. find out C. pick out D. take in
7.A. sense B. question C. opinion D. thought
8.A. for B. with C. in D. before
9.A. how B. when C. why D. whether
10.A. touchable B. seeable C. sensible D. possible
11.A. dismisses B. admits C. feels D. moves
12.A. all B. most C. one D. none
13.A. Thus B. However C. Instead D. Still
14.A. reaction B. reflection C. operation D. imagination
15.A. trapped B. amazed C. threatened D. teased
16.A. backwards B. alone C. forwards D. along
17.A. failure B. outcome C. success D. review
18.A. cause B. prepare C. accelerate D. urge
19.A. eyes B. cages C. zoo D. glass
20.A. other than B. regardless of C. because of D. rather than
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
You probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have Heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams(1860 -1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need.In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907 -1964)
If it weren't for Rachel Carson,the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor(1930 - present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School,in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator (参议员)and,in 1981,the first woman to join the U.S.Supreme Court.O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court. Rosa Parks (1913 -2005)
On December 1,1955,in Montgomery,Alabama,Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year,and kicked off the civil- rights movement." The only tired I was,was tired of giving in," said Parks.
1.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
A. Her social work.
B. Her teaching skills.
C. Her efforts to win a prize.
D. Her community background.
2.What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?
A. Her lack of proper training in law.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. The discrimination against women.
D. The poor financial conditions.
3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?
A. Jane Addams.
B. Rachel Carson.
C. Sandra Day O’Connor.
D. Rosa Parks.
4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?
A. They are highly educated.
B. They are truly creative.
C. They are pioneers.
D. They are peace-lovers.
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (l 860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (l 907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
1.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
A. Her social work.
B. Her teaching skills.
C. Her efforts to win a prize.
D. Her community background.
2.What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?
A. Her lack of proper training in law.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. The discrimination against women.
D. The poor financial conditions.
3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?
A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson.
C. Sandra Day O’Connor. D. Rosa Park.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We all know that water is tasteless. But it happens from time to time: you pick up the bottle of water you didn’t finish yesterday, and it tastes strange. Most often, you tend to drop the bottle in the trash bin, believing that the water has gone bad. But is it true?
According to Time, of course not, taste has little to do with quality of water.
According to Time, when water is exposed to the air for 12 hours, carbon dioxide interacts with the H2O in the water, and the pH value lowers slightly. As a result, the water has a different taste.
“But it’s most likely safe to drink,” Norwegian expert Truls Krogh told Science Nordic. “If the water is covered and of good quality to start with, in principle it can last a thousand years. That’s because when water is fresh, it contains little organic matter. As long as water is held in clean glasses or bottles, no pollutants will enter it to harm our health.”
People in countries like the US, the UK and Australia usually drink tap water. According to Time, if tap water is drunk within six months, the chlorine (氯气) in the water will be enough to kill any bacteria and keep it safe to drink.
However, there are also some exceptions. If you accidentally put your fingers into water or store water in unclean containers day after day, microorganism (微生物) will enter the water.
With the help of surrounding temperature, and sunlight streaming through windows, these microorganisms multiply quickly. Sooner or later, the water will be in the charge of the unfriendly bacteria. And if you drink the water too often, then you’re more likely to be ill.
And what about water in plastic bottles? Heat and plastic are a bad combination, US researcher Kellogg Schwab stresses. When plastic bottles are used at high temperatures, they produce a chemical called BPA. BPA is something that affects hormones (荷尔蒙) and research has tentatively linked it to “several health damage, including heart disease and cancer”, Time reported.
Schwab suggests replacing disposable (一次性的) plastic bottles with the refillable containers made of metal or glass to deal with BPA.
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________________.
A. show an example B. draw a conclusion
C. analyze a phenomenon D. introduce a topic
2.Which of the following may Truls Krogh agree?
A. If the water tastes different, we shouldn’t drink it.
B. The water held in a clean container is likely safe to drink.
C. Although kept fresh, water may still have much organic matter.
D. Covered water can last for a thousand years.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. BPA does little harm to our health.
B. Tap water is always safe to drink.
C. Microorganisms are easy to produce in the heat.
D. Disposable plastic bottles have been banned already.
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Why Water is Tasteless B. How to Get Clean Water
C. Does Water Really Go Bad? D. Learn to Protect Water
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it __ to have too much?
I __ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also __ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework, so I had to do it __.
When I got into college, things __. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this __ time, there was no sense of __ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became __. Once that happened, I just kept __ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was __ really late at night to get my work done.
One day I __ a former classmate of mine who was __ a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was _. I asked him why he just didn’t do his sideline full-time. He said without the job, he would __ have too much time and would just do what I did back in __. He said that if he __ the job, he would lose his __ to work and succeed.
So, try __ up your time with other work. This is why there is a __ that if you want something done, ask a __ person to do it.
1.A. true B. fair C. possible D. strange
2.A. admit B. remember C. understand D. expect
3.A. played B. loved C. watched D. coached
4.A. at last B. of course C. right away D. as usual
5.A. happened B. repeated C. mattered D. changed
6.A. extra B. difficult C. valuable D. limited
7.A. duty B. achievement C. direction D. urgency
8.A. burden B. habit C. relief D. risk
9.A. taking B. pushing C. setting D. calling
10.A. leaving out B. depending on C. staying up D. consisting of
11.A. treated B. met C. helped D. hired
12.A. making B. wasting C. demanding D. raising
13.A. safe B. rewarding C. important D. boring
14.A. hardly B. luckily C. simply D. hopefully
15.A. college B. town C. childhood D. business
16.A. found B. quit C. accepted D. kept
17.A. heart B. chance C. way D. drive
18.A. filling B. giving C. saving D. trading
19.A. message B. story C. fact D. saying
20.A. reliable B. careful C. busy D. kind
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.
Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW). You can use QQ to chat with your friends, and they will make responses in a few seconds. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also go shopping by the Internet without going out.
There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.
There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at your spare time.
Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. It is also possible for you to discuss some projects or assign the work on the Internet instead of at a meeting. In addition, you can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A．Internet. B．Information. C．Computers. D．E-mails.
2.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A．Doing with information on the Internet.
B．Using the Internet to communicate with friends.
C．Going shopping by the Internet.
D．Things we can do by the Internet.
3.Who is the owner of the Internet?
A．The headmaster. B．The officer. C．The manager. D．No one.
4.Which may be the most possible place for people to work in the future?
A．In the office. B．At school.
C．At home. D．In the company.
5.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?
A．English is important in using the Internet.
B．The Internet is more and more popular.
C．Most of the information is in English.
D．Every computer must have the Internet.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
---- Have you heard of the North Korea’s nuclear test ?
---- Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to me.
| A．the; a | B．the; the | C．a; a | D．a; the |
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Have you heard of the nuclear test in that country?
--Yes, _____news came as ___shock to me.
| A．the ; a | B．the ; the | C．a ; a | D．a ; the |
高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking, but a recent study found that people who think they’re getting fit actually get more positive benefits from activity, according to a Reuters Health article.
The study examined hotel housekeepers over a period of four weeks. Some of the housekeepers were told that their work duties gave them enough activity to meet the Surgeon General’s health guidelines (准则). Another group of housekeepers were told nothing. After four weeks, the housekeepers who believed their work activity counted as exercise lost weight and body fat, and their blood pressure went down.
The results of this study suggest that it’s important to understand and believe in the positive benefits of your activity. So here are a few things to think about the next time you exercise:
Just thirty minutes of quick walking each day can greatly reduce your risk of a heart attack. Even your housework ― like yard work and house cleaning ― can help you burn calories and increase your fitness levels.
Weight bearing activity just a few times a week can build bone density (密度) and reduce your chances of developing osteoporosis (骨质疏松).
Three 10-minute workouts（锻炼） throughout the day are just as good to your health as one long workout.
Moderate (适度的) amounts of exercise have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, stroke and even cancer.
Strength training can help make daily activities like carrying bags or laundry feel easier.
Regular exercise will reduce stress, keep you in a good mood and improve the quality of your sleep.
1.The main purpose of this passage is to _____.
A. encourage people to think they will get fit in different activities
B. tell people how to finish the work duties better
C. tell people how to lose weight
D. advise people to do more housework
2.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. thought is more important than activity
B. housekeepers lead a happier life than workers
C. positive thinking does good to our health
D. if one wants to get fit, think more
3.The housekeepers who were told their work would keep them fit _____.
A. found it hard to finish their work on time
B. lost weight and enjoyed better health
C. had little sense of humor
D. gained weight after the work
4.Which of the following is NOT the suggested things to think about when you exercise?
A. Housework helps burn calories.
B. Regular exercise leads to better sleep.
C. Weight bearing activity does good to people.
D. Walking a dog reduces the chance of a heart disease.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析