题目
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The program allows users to display alerts(警报)on the missing computer’s screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.
Owners must report their laptop missing by visiting to a website, which sends a message to the model: a red and yellow “lost or stolen” sign appears on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version(版本) of the software, users can also send a spoken message.
The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it. “One customer sent a message saying, ‘You are being tracked. I am right at your door’,” said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive (主管) of the company which produces the program, Retriever.
In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. For example, the laptop’s speakers will say: “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, please report me now.”
The Retriever software package(软件包), which costs $29.95 (£21) but has a free trial period, has the functions of many security software programs. Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.
If a thief accesses the internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the internet service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.
Thousands of laptops are stolen every year from homes and offices, but with the use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply.
Other security software allows users to erase(删除)data remotely or lock down the computer.
小题1:The expression “to give the thief a piece of their mind” can be understood as “_______”.
A.to give the thief an alert mind |
B.to express the owners’ anger to the thief |
C.to remind the thief of his conscience |
D.to make the thief give up his mind |
A.record the stealing process |
B.help recognize the lost laptop |
C.lock down the computer remotely |
D.send a spoken message |
A.change some access details for switching on the laptop |
B.turn on the laptop by using the original password |
C.operate the laptop by means of an alternative password |
D.erase the information kept in the stolen laptop |
A.With no Retriever, thousands of laptops are stolen every year. |
B.A new software provides a means to reduce laptop theft. |
C.Retriever has helped to find thieves and lost computers. |
D.A new program offers a communication platform with the thief. |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:文章是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种新型电脑防盗软件,这种软件不仅能向窃贼发送文字和语音信息,还能跟踪、远程改变密码以及收集网络信息,来帮助警方发现被盗电脑的位置,以减少手提电脑失窃事件的发生频率。
小题1:细节理解题。由第一、二段可知,这种新型软件的新功能是可以向手提电脑偷窃者发出语音信息,如:Get your hands off me, I have been stolen.。这显然是表达电脑主人对窃贼的愤怒情绪的,故正确答案为B。其他同类软件具有向窃贼发出警告文字信息的功能,故A项和题干不能完全吻合,可排除。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段“Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.”可知,这种软件可以表达电脑主人的心情、情绪,也就是发出语音信息。故选D。
小题3: 细节理解题。根据第六段“Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.”可知,A项说法正确;B、C是对本句的误解。根据第九段可知,清除被盗电脑信息并非这种软件的功能,可排除D。故选A。
小题4:概括主旨大意题。本文介绍了一种新型电脑防盗软件,这种软件不仅能向窃贼发送文字和语音信息,还能跟踪、远程改变密码以及收集网络信息,来帮助警方发现被盗电脑的位置,以减少手提电脑的失窃事件的发生。B项较全面的概括了这一主题,为正确答案。其余几项都比较片面。故选B。
核心考点
试题【“Get your hands off me, I have been stolen,” the laptop, a portable(便携式的)compute】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
This summer, 50 million kids will spend much time talking online, watching TV, playing video games and asking older brothers or sisters to take them to the supermarket. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
During much of the 20th century, many Americans worked in factories that did not need a college degree but still offered a high salary. Also, in the 19th century, there was no air condition. And poor hygiene (卫生) meant that crowded schools had health risks.
Things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are key to future success. Many countries don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to 13 weeks. To compete in global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home mum. Now, two-thirds of American children live families where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Scientist have found that disadvantaged students lose important ground in the summertime.
A school year can allow time-limited teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time for sports, languages, music and the arts.
小题1:Before the 20th century, a long summer vacation might ______.
A.reduce income for Americans |
B.reduce health risks for students |
C.cause career failure for Americans |
D.cause loss in global market for America |
A.No more than two months. |
B.Less than three months. |
C.As long as three months. |
D.As long as four months. |
A.American students, teachers and parents. |
B.American students, parents and shop owners. |
C.American students, parents and international competitors. |
D.American students, teachers and international competitors. |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
The package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately. Useless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London house-hold each week. So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling. This is absurd. Packaging is using up valuable energy and resources and polluting the environment.
Recycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies (牛奶场), washed out, and refilled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles.
The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to throw away plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many producers who say there is no alternative (替代品) to their handy plastic packs.
It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and re-use of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers rather than producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and to make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of throwing away packaging as using it wisely. What is needed now is a more advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimportant function.
小题1:The underlined part “this overuse of wrapping is not limited to luxuries” in Paragraph l means ______.
A.more wrapping is needed for ordinary products |
B.the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary |
C.more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary products |
D.too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary products |
A.It is easy to use it again. |
B.Packaged things will not go rotten. |
C.They want to attract more shoppers. |
D.Shoppers are all interested in beautiful packaging. |
A.reusing their paper containers |
B.giving up the use of glass bottles |
C.increasing the use of plastic bottles |
D.experimenting with the use of paper bottles |
A.too much plastic is wasted |
B.shops should stop using plastic containers |
C.no alternative can be found to plastic packaging |
D.plastic packaging should be made more convenient |
Last night’s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothsclild, Emerald Valley’s mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city’s lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead. “My family was so frustrated,” admitted town resident Duane Cosby, “We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment. ”
Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—-have been complaining about this problem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it.
There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats frogs, snakes, etc. For example, outdoor lighting severely affects migrating(迁徙的)birds. According to the International Dark-Sky Association. “100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers. ”
Countless more animals casualties(伤亡)result from the use of artificial lighting. Clearly, people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans, too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase person’s chances of getting cancer.
Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff,Arizona,has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar efforts have been made worldwide, and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.
小题1: What is the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?
A.Birds may take other migration paths |
B.Animals’ living habits may change suddenly |
C.Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced |
D.Animals’ survival is threatened by outdoor lighting |
A.Lessen the chance of getting cancer |
B.create an ideal observation condition |
C.ensure citizens a good sleep at night |
D.enable all creatures to live in harmony |
A.Saving wildlife is saving ourselves |
B.Great efforts should be made to save energy |
C.Human activities should be environmentally friendly |
D.New equipment should be introduced for space study |
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “Super Girl” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’ compositions using Internet jargons(行话) which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand.
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’,” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge(Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei(beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai(corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long(dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa(frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
小题1:By writing the article, the writer tries to .
A.explain some Internet language |
B.suggest common Internet language |
C.laugh at the Beijing father |
D.draw our attention to Internet language |
A.Fathers can’t possibly know it. |
B.The daughter should understand it. |
C.Online game players may know it. |
D.“Super Girl” shouldn’t have used it. |
A.are used not only online |
B.can be understood very well |
C.are welcomed by all the people |
D.cause trouble to our mother tongue |
A.A puzzled father | B.Do you speak Internet-ish? |
C.Keep away from Internet-ish | D.Kong Long or Qing Wa? |
As your eyes move along the line of print, they make fixations(固定) or pauses. It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation is called your eye span. Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method that is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive(精深的) study of your school subjects, solving maths problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing material that you already know well.
小题1:The main reason for reading fast is that you can what you are fast reading.
A.get the ideas | B.save time | C.understand better | D.learn well |
A.the method that you like | B.your reading material |
C.your reading purpose | D.both B and C |
A.reading very fast |
B.looking carefully |
C.reading only the main points |
D.reading some parts of the material |
A.when you read a story for enjoyment |
B.when you go over a lesson that you have already known well |
C.when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive |
D.when you wish to find a lost place that you have read |
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