Imagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag. The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.
This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.
An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately.
Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.
Take a step back: 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.
RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.
When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore com
munication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild guess: Not for buying milk.
1.The article is intended to .
A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology
B. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology
C. convince people of the uses of RFID technology
D. predict the applications of RFID technology
2.We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people .
A. will have no trouble getting data about others
B. will have more energy for conversation
C. will have more time to make friends
D. won’t feel shy at parties any longer
3.Why are some people worried about RFID technology?
A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.
B. Because market competition will become more fierce.
C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.
D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.
4.The last paragraph implies that RFID technology .
A. will not be used for such matters as buying milk
B. will be widely used, including for buying milk
C. will only be used for buying milk
D. will probably not be widely used
科目：高中英語 來源：河南省林州市2016-2017學年高一（普通班）5月調研考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀理解
A Kickstarter launched Friday will allow interested parties to set up a camera and pet toys in their home for anyone to play with their pets remotely. It’s called the ipet Companion, an Internet-connected camera and device that streams video online and allows basic commands from people watching. They can move the camera, look at their pet and press a button to swing a toy around.
Obviously, demand is strong. The Kickstarter proved so popular that Scott Harris, iPet Companion’s founder, said that thousands of people started asking for it.
The reason why people keep talking about this is the emotional(情感的) connection they have from a thousand miles away. If you want, you can enter a queue to move the camera and play with the pets. Each room has toys that are hooked(鉤住) into Internet-connected devices, and you can move them by pressing a button.
But there’s sort of a problem: Pets get bored easily. Young pets will stay more interested than adult pets, but finally even a baby pet will get bored, too. To stop that from happening, you’d better limit the pets’ access(接近) to the boys and change the place where they’re located in the room.
Harris understands this and said you can plug anything into that adapter(適配器) ---toys that you can get on your own. And that’s where the iPet Companion really gets interesting. Harris explained that the device is actually sort of a Trojan horse to bring the “Internet of things” to more homes. You don’t really have to use it for pets. The adapter could be used for any device with an electrical plug---a sprinkler, say, that you’d be able to activate to water your grass.
“Our whole goal, our whole purpose is to let anyone control any physical object that they want to while they travel anywhere in the woorld,” Harris said.
1.What does the underlined word “remotely” in Paragragh 1 probably mean?
A. far away.
B. For free.
C. With pity.
D. Out of control.
2.Many people are interested in iPet Companion because______________.
A. it can be used to kill time
B. it is easy to control online
C. it can meet all of their demands
D. they can show their love for faraway pets by using it
3.Why do the pets stop playing the toys soon?
A. Pets are not clever enough to play the toys.
B. They don’t receive rewards from the games.
C. Toys are played with too often at the same place.
D. Adult pets prevent young ones from playing the games.
4.What can we infer from what Scott Harris said?
A. iPet Companion is only a kind of toy.
B. Kickstarter can be used in many other ways.
C. iPet Companion can actually be turned into a toy horse.
D. iPet Companion can look after pets while their owners are away.
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Soon after I got off the ship1.(fill) with tradesmen from small boats, I was stopped by a man selling diamond rings. I really spent some time2.(get) rid of him. Then another man3.(approach) me with some expensive watches and pens, 4.aroused my interest.
“Can I have a look at the pens?” I asked the man, who immediately handed5.to me and said, “it's a pen of high quality, sir. It's 6.￡50, but you can have it for ￡30 as a special favor.” Yet I still thought it was too expensive, so between us there was an 7.(argue) about the price. Finally, I got the pen for ￡5. What a bargain! Only one tenth of the original price! I was wild 8.joy, without noticing the seller disappear into the crowd quickly. Then I went back to the ship, 9.(extreme) pleased. But this story did not have a happy ending: I couldn't fill the pen with ink and it just didn't work! Even five pounds 10.(be) too much! There was no doubt that I had been fooled by the seller. No wonder he had been in such a hurry to get away!
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This is the first time John1.（visit）Xiao Li’s hometown-Xiamen. It has been 6 years 2.John and Xiao Li last saw each other and John thinks that this is one of the most3.(attract) places that he has been to in China. Xiao Li says he feels fortunate living a city4.the coast in spite of so many5.(tour) in the summer.
There are some shopping malls from 6. John could buy a few presents and a huge apartment block , but the rent for an apartment is very7.. After8.(leave)the business district , they approached the harbor.
Gulangyu Island is a gorgeous island with some interesting9.（architectural）.When they stopped, they had lunch in a fish restaurant because John is10. (starve).
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假設你是一中的李華，你在某英文論壇上看到一個帖子。澳大利亞中學生Martin想來中國旅游，你向他推薦了北京市，請根據以下提示寫一封電子郵件。
1.自我介紹；
2.推薦理由：
3.你的祝愿。
注意：1. 詞數：100左右
2．文章的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數；
3.參考詞匯： 英文論壇：English Forum
Dear Martin,
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號∧，并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線＼劃掉。
修改：在錯詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2、只允許修改10處，多者從第11處不計分。
Dear Rex,
I’m sorry to hear that you had a quarrel with your parent because they had read your diary with your permission. Don’t get annoying about it. I think they do so because they concerned about you. Please understand that they love you.
First of all, you can have a open talk with them and tell them it is not good to keep an eye on you in this way, but that you have the right to keep your own secrets. Besides, you should learn to communicate effective with them. Let them know your ideas, that can avoid unnecessary misunderstanding between you and in your parents.
I wish you all the best!
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1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the studio’s services?
A. Frames come in three different colors and sizes.
B. There is no need to make an appointment to take photos.
C. Photographs will be delivered within three business days.
D. Someone on the staff can help customers look good.
2.How much can non-club members save when they use the Fantastic Package Plan instead of buying the same products individually?
A. $20. B. $30.
C. $40. D. $50.
3.We can learn from the text that ______.
A. club members need to pay a $40 membership fee every year
B. as many as five pictures can be included in a Multi-image sheet
C. customers can receive a 20th anniversary discount until December 31
D. you must have a Fantastic Club membership to receive a free gift
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假定你是李華，你校的交流生Lucy下周打算去老師家做客，但是她不知道中國人做客有哪些傳統(tǒng)，她給你發(fā)了一封電子郵件，請你給她一些建議。請你依據下列要點，給她回復一封電子郵件。
要點如下：
1.適當地送一些禮物；
2.介紹中國的餐桌禮儀。
注意：
1.詞數100左右。（開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數）
2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
Dear Lucy,
I have received your email.You asked me for some suggestions on how to be a guest in China._____________
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I do hope you will enjoy yourself ill your teacher's home.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
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Dr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（參加者）are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.
The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ” said Dr. Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superior to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. ”Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $500?” “Yes. What’s the second question?”
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s say yes, just to be safe.
Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.
1.Scientist started “ the laugh lab” project________
A. to find the funniest joke in European countries
B. to get more personal details about participants
C. to know what funny people are like from different nations and cultures
D. to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour
2.We can infer from the passage that________.
A. most of the people all over the world are completely honest
B. people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh
C. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at all
D. psychologists and philosophers take interest in the “l(fā)augh lab” project
3.According to the passage, we can safely say that ________.
A. Jokes created by computer are less appealing to people.
B. Men and women have similar senses of humour.
C. The project lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2001.
D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Funny or not?
B. Laugh louder!
C. Men laugh better.
D. Watch out for the trap in jokes!
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