Hover Camera (无人相机)

Wang Mengqiu, the inventor of Hover Camera, was born in Hangzhou in 1982. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous because of the invention.

Forget selfie sticks (自拍杆)! Compared to other cameras, Hover Camera has many advantages.

* It can fly and stay in mid-air, track your face and even follow you to make sure it gets the perfect picture.

* It can be controlled by using a smart phone(智能手机).

* It records movements with a 13MP camera and takes 4K video.

* It is the best choice for weddings, sports games and holidays.

Mr. Wang also said, “The main design consideration is easy and safe to take for the users. It’s very light and small. It can be folded in two, so it can be easily put into a bag. When the power is low, it can land on the ground safely on its own.” It’s said that the company has raised $25 million to produce it. As it is still being tested, Hover Camera can be bought later this year. The price has not yet been decided. But a spokesman says the company hopes to sell it for less than $600.

1.Hover Camera can _________.

A. swim in the river B. fly in the mid-air

C. change its weight D. be used as a phone

2.The underlined word “track” means ________.

A. Pull B. follow C. push D. show

3.According to the passage, why is Hover Camera easy and safe to take?

A. It’s light and small. B. It can be folded in three.

C. It doesn’t need power. D. Only a smart phone can make it land.

4.Which is not mentioned in the passage?

A. How can we control Hover Camera? B. When can we buy Hover Camera?

C. How much is Hover Camera? D. How popular will Hover Camera be?

Did you hear of “comfort zone”(舒适区)? It is like a place where you feel comfortable with yourself and do things without feeling ________.

For example, you feel very comfortable and relaxed to speak in front of ten people, however, it ________ you feel uncomfortable and stressed when you have to give the speech to more than ten people. Then ten people would be the comfort zone for your public(公共的) speech.

When Lisa started in eighth grade with new classmates, she thought she was not going to have a wonderful school life. She only had three friends. And she was ________ afraid to speak in front of class. She had a lot of negative(消极的) ideas when she noticed people ________ her. She was always thinking about if people liked her or if ________ thought she was cool.

This all changed when she went out of her comfort zone and started communicating more with her classmates. ________ she found surprised herself. Her classmates actually really liked her and enjoyed playing with her. Now she has become more outgoing and she is ________ than she ever was before. She says she wishes she has done it earlier.

Going out of the comfort zone and trying some new things could be difficult for some people at first, like Lisa.That’s because they are afraid to fail and dislike getting uncomfortable. If they always stay ________ their comfort zone, they will stop making progress. So let’s be brave enough to take ________ in life and challenge ourselves. ________ we push ourselves to change, we can’ be who we want to be. Remember progress begins at the end of our comfort zone.

1.A. excited B. comfortable C. stressed D. scary

2.A. makes B. causes C. decides D. helps

3.A. just B. hardly C. always D. never

4.A. looking for B. looking at C. looking after D. looking around

5.A. they B. we C. he D. she

6.A. Where B. Which C. Who D. What

7.A. taller B. happier C. quieter D. sadder

8.A. in B. out of C. on D. away

9.A. care B. exercise C. breaks D. risks

10.A. Because B. Unless C. If D. When

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