Gauri Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag—one that’s built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded(嵌入) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.

That’s where similarities end: This bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you’re about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you grab an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.

Sure, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices, part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. DuPont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty cycle.

As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $150, which is the price of an average leather purse.

Here’s how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip on to your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you’ve forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse’s handles will notify the computer that you’ve picked up the purse and are ready to go.

Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring—and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years--- making for a booming market for wearable computers that don’t like something out of science fiction.

Which of the following describes a wearable computer?

A. It can be washed in a washing machine.     B. It is much heavier than a leather purse.

C. It can download songs from the Internet.    D. It is made of clothes conducting electricity.

According to the passage, these new wearable computers ______.

A. require users to operate on the stomach       

B. pick up the signals through wires and chip

C. are being applied in some different areas now  

D. are smarter but more expensive than the old ones

What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. These new wearable computers have become fashionable.

B. People would like to learn more about these new computers.

C. These new wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.

D. The idea of these purse-like computers comes from science fiction.

The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to introduce a new kind of computer              B. to explain the function of computers

C. to compare different types of computers   D. to show how high technology affects our life

Gauri Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag — one that’s built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded (嵌入) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.
That’s where similarities end: This bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you’re about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you grab an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.
Sure, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices, part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. DuPont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty cycle.
As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $150, which is the price of an average leather purse.
Here’s how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip on to your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you’ve forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse’s handles will notify the computer that you’ve picked up the purse and are ready to go.
Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring — and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years — making for a booming market for wearable computers that don’t like something out of science fiction.
【小题1】Which of the following describes a wearable computer?

A.It can be washed in a washing machine.
B.It is much heavier than a leather purse.
C.It can download songs from the Internet.
D.It is made of clothes conducting electricity.
【小题2】According to the passage, these new wearable computers ________________________.
A.require users to operate on the stomach
B.pick up the signals through wires and chip
C.are being applied in some different areas now
D.are smarter but more expensive than the old ones
【小题3】What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.These new wearable computers have become fashionable.
B.People would like to learn more about these new computers.
C.These new wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.
D.The idea of these purse-like computers comes from science fiction.
【小题4】The purpose of the passage is ________________________________________.
A.to introduce a new kind of computerB.to explain the function of computers
C.to compare different types of computersD.to show how high technology affects our life

Gaudi Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag --- one that's built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded (嵌于) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.

    That's where the similarities end: this bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and remind you, just as you're about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you take an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.

    Surely, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices, part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. Dupont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty (耐磨损的) cycle.

    As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $ 150, which is the price of an average leather purse.

Here's how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip onto your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you've forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse's handles will notify the computer that you've picked up the purse and are ready to go.

    Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring - and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years - making for a booming market for wearable computers that don't look like something out of science fiction.

1. According to the passage, the new wearable computers _______.

    A. require users to operate on the stomach

    B. pick up the signals through wires and chips

    C. are being applied in some different areas now

D. are smarter but more expensive than the old ones

2.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. The new wearable computers have become fashionable.

B. People would like to learn more about the new computers.

C. New wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.

D. The idea of the purse-like computers comes from science fiction.

3.The purpose of the passage is to ________

A. introduce a new kind of computer            

B. explain the functions of computers

    C. compare different types of computers        

D. show how high technology affects our life

 

Washington, Jefferson, Franklin were large names for me as I journeyed to the United States for study, but to me, __36 _student, the most exciting American person was Abraham Lincoln.

 I had visited Lincoln’s homeland. I had visited his__37__in Kentucky. Now it was a moonlight night I__38__cross the Arlington Memorial Bridge, as I got to the Memorial(纪念碑), suddenly a __39__appeared. “ What are you doing here at this time of the night? We have been on duty all day. We’re __40__now. Come back tomorrow morning?”

“Can I sit here on the step for a while?” I asked. “I ’ve __41__this bag for a long time.”

“__42__,” in the bright moonlight he looked at me, “I see you are a __43__. I’m  saving  some money myself to go to__44__,by taking care of Old Abe.”

The man looked at the place where the__45__stood covered by darkness. “Lincoln here, he__46 __my grandfather ,who was a slave(奴隶). I__47__Lincon now and he’s going to put me through law school. There is a certain dignity(尊严)about Lincoln. I think it won’t__48__a foreign student visitor. Come with me and meet him.”

I__49__the guard into the darkness.

“Stay here,” he said, “ while I__50__the lights, look up. Boy, you are going to have the treat of your life.”

I stood __51__waiting.

The light shone__52__on Lincoln’s head and then __53__ him. Long I stood there. His voice and deeds(事迹)led the __54__to freedom. I wondered about the people who had made such a nation(国家) __55__.

1. A. an American     B. an English     C.a foreign         D. a strange

2.A. birthplace      B. family         C.office            D. village

3. A. had to          B.tried to        C.managed to        D.wants to

4. A.student          B.guard           C.soldier          D.servant

5. A. cold            B.opening         C.late             D.tired

6. A. brought         B.kept            C.nice             D.sure

7.A.Good             B.Never mind      C.Sure             D.True

8.A. doctor          B.lawyer          C.worker           D.student

9. A. art school       B.law school      C.police shool      D.sports school

10. A.monument(纪念碑) B.school          C.sign             D.tower

11. A. freed           B.helped          C.liked            D.knew

12.A.take care of      B.in charge of  C.take interest in     D.take pride in

13. A.like             B. love           C. mind            D.welcome

14. A. let             B.showed          C. took            D. followed

15. A. put in          B.turn on         C.put out          D.take on

16. A. bravely         B.excitedly       C. calmly          D.quietly

17. A.at last          B.last            C.at first         D.first

18. A.on               B.in              C. at              D.to

19. A.land             B.area            C.nation           D. place

20. A.bad              B.strong          C. possible        D. public

 

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