Looking at life differently

When I was 14, life was boring.

However, I didn’t mind having the same views (风景) every day. And even though my school had over a thousand students, I didn’t really care to notice the differences between us all.

But this boring view of mine _______ when my parents bought me a camera for Christmas. After a month of playing with my new camera, I realized I had no _______ for taking pictures. Even though I got friends to pose (摆姿势) in front of ancient buildings and in flowery fields, nothing seemed to _______. My photos were clearly missing something of importance and had no creativity. After a while, I dropped my new hobby.

Then, a month or two later, I suddenly decided to pick it up again. During the summer break, I went for a walk on the railroad tracks (铁轨) behind my house.

The tracks are a warm red color. Before the walk, I thought, “Maybe I should bring my camera.”

Surprisingly, this _______was what began my love for photography. When I was walking on the tracks without a model and only nature around me, I realized how important it was to look at the details (细节) of things. I didn’t worry about trying to _______ something beautiful. Instead, I just took photos of the beauty already around me.

I quickly ________ about color, lighting, shape and everything in between. After months of studying outdoor sights and looking at people’s eyes, I was _______ able to create beauty of my own. Slowly, my photos became something I was proud of.

So far, my works have appeared in two magazines and been shown in two different museums. They’re not huge achievements, but they’re important to me. And they’re the ______ of how much my artistic abilities have grown.

Thanks to this Christmas gift from my parents, I now have a new way of looking at the world.

1.A. appealed B. changed C. developed D. remained

2.A. talent B. wish C. time D. plan

3.A. lose B. hurt C. grow D. work

4.A. color B. house C. walk D. camera

5.A. copy B. mark C. create D. protect

6.A. crazy B. nervous C. worried D. proud

7.A. probably B. quickly C. immediately D. finally

8.A. standards B. signs C. ways D. prices

The former (前任的) US president Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, made lots of changes after she became First Lady in 2009. One of_______ was the White House garden. She ______ it by herself. The garden has many kinds of fruit and______ . The fresh fruit and vegetables are used in the White House. The garden is also a_______ for US children because they would like to eat healthy food and live a healthy life by knowing about the garden.

“My husband will tell you that one of the most common questions he gets________other people is, ‘How is your wife’s garden?’” Michelle said. “And over the years this little garden has influenced (影响) lots of people across this country to start their______ .”

The former First Lady was worried that the new president wouldn’t_______ the garden any more.

But she doesn’t have to _____ . The National Park Foundation (基金会) has raised $2.5 million. It will ______ the garden growing for at least 17 years.

“This garden has taught us that________we have the courage (勇气) to plant something,” Michelle said, “we can water it and invite friends to help us take care of it. We never know what might grow.”

1.A. we B. us C. they D. them

2.A. sold B. took C. forgot D. started

3.A. vegetables B. flowers C. trees D. grass

4.A. dream B. symbol C. tower D. competition

5.A. from B. to C. with D. for

6.A. houses B. hospitals C. gardens D. schools

7.A. buy B. finish C. build D. use

8.A. miss B. worry C. leave D. think

9.A. keep B. make C. help D. watch

10.A. till B. although C. if D. because

From China to the United States, facial recognition technology is being used and tested like this at the Los Angeles International Airport. This pilot program that takes a picture of the passenger and compares it to the passport picture, is just one way facial recognition technology can be used for safety. The facial recognition technology can also be used for surveillance(监视)and for the commercial use(商业用途).

Great achievements have been made in facial recognition technology in recent years.

The technology is used to identify a missing child. Computers are finally fast enough to process all the data that we need to process. Machines can now match faces even when the lighting isn't good or when a full shot of the face is not available. a side shot or moving image of the face may be enough for artificial intelligence to make a match.

Face first is one of many companies developing facial recognition software with endless possible uses. Try to imagine that everyday items that we have such as our house keys, our car keys, our ATM cards, our passwords are all starting to go away and instead, We’re going to be using facial recognition, Smart phones, of course are now using facial recognition. Laptops have facial recognition on them.

The ability to get an image of a person without permission comes with privacy worries.

“My biggest worry is actually not the government, it’s the big companies where there are really no limits on how they can share data, what they can use it for, how they can use it.”

Facial recognition researchers say some social rules should be created to guide the use of this technology, so it can be used safely to do good to society.

1.Where does the passage probably come from?

A. A guide book. B. A science report.

C. A fashion magazine. D. A novel.

2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the facial recognition technology is used ______.

A. in all the airports in America.

B. only for safety

C. for safety, surveillance and commercial use

D. in the airports in China

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The recognition technology is perfect.

B. The recognition technology has made a lot of achievements.

C. The recognition technology has caused some privacy worries.

D. The use of facial recognition technology will increase if it improves.

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