题目内容
19.How many times have you seen a"lost dog"poster hanging up on a street corner?John Polimeno was at a coffee shop when he spotted one of those posters.He thought about his own experience looking for a lost pet,with crying children in the backseat,and knew there must be a better way.After seeing several of the coffee shop customers glued to their smartphones,Polimeno had an idea.It's a smartphone app called Finding Rover,and it uses facial recognition technology to reunite lost dogs with their owners.Polimeno is the founder and CEO of Finding Rover.Launched in the Apple Store in late 2013,followed by Android and Web versions,the app uses software developed by Polimeno and a team at the University of Utah.They studied facial recognition technologies for pets,locating all of their unique facial features.
It works like this:Pet owners upload a picture of their dog.Shelters and other Finding Rover users upload pictures of found dogs.Once a dog is reported found,its picture is scanned through all of the"lost"pictures.A found dog and lost dog are then matched based on the technology,and the worried owner is notified.
Laura Steveson of Chula Vista,Calif.was one of those owners.She describes her 5-year-old Brussels Griffon,Monchichi,as"her everything".They have been through a lot together:divorce,remarriage,moving and everything in between.When Steveson and her husband traveled to City of Hope Cancer Center for his illness,Monchichi went missing.Steveson says she"fell to pieces"and her husband,near the end of his week-long treatment,started searching for ways to find their pet.He happened upon Finding Rover,and Steveson uploaded a picture of Monchichi.Minutes later,Steveson received an email that her dog was safe and found at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services.She was glad to receive peace of mind so quickly in such a stressful situation.
Currently,Finding Rover only helps find lost dogs,but next month cats will be added to the app.
29.When did John Polimeno get the idea of inventing a new smartphone app?C
A.He lost Children many times.
B.He saw the dogs street corners.
C.He found posts at a coffee shop.
D.He ashed many shop customers.
30.What was the Finding Rover based on?A
A.Facial recognition technology.
B.Apples Store.
C.Animals'unique emotion.
D.The interests of dogs'
31.What should pet owners do first if they want to use Finding Rover?C
A.They should get in touch with other shelters.
B.They should scan through the lost pictures.
C.They should take a photo of their own dogs.
D.They should upload the pictures of lost dogs.
32.What does the underlined word"notified"in Paragraph 3 mean?B
A.stopped B.informed C.treated D.rescued.
分析 本文主要讲述了一款可以帮助主人找到丢失了的宠物的手机APP的开发过程以及使用方式.
解答 29.C 细节题.根据文章内容,John Polimeno was at a coffee shop when he spotted one of those posters…After seeing several of the coffee shop customers glued to their smartphones,Polimeno had an idea.由此可知,John Polimeno 在一家咖啡店看到海报之后又看到有顾客一直在看他们的手机,由此,有了开发智能手机APP的想法.故选C
30.A 细节题.根据文章内容,It's a smartphone app called Finding Rover,and it uses facial recognition technology to reunite lost dogs with their owners.由此可知,Finding Rver是以人脸识别技术与丢失的狗相结合为基础而开发的,结合选项,故选A
31.C 细节题,根据文章内容,It works like this:Pet owners upload a picture of their dog.软件的工作原理是:主人先要上传一张狗狗的照片,换句话说,必须得提前先拍一张狗狗的照片,结合选项,故选C
32.B 词义猜测题.根据文章内容,A found dog and lost dog are then matched based on the technology,and the worried owner is notified 如果通过该软件,被找到的狗狗与拍照上传了照片的狗狗是吻合的,那么就会通知焦急的主人了、结合选项,故选B
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
It's one of my biggest (43)B to sop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today.During the following years,I kept telling my piano teacher that I would (44)D.However,I didn't keep my promise because I was (45)A with my study.(46)D I lost touch with my teacher.Some years later,my teacher died.I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher.She was a very warm and gentle person.It hurts me to think she may have been (47)C that I never returned.I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest,I (48)Cto.Sitting at the piano,I couldn't help recalling many (49)D--times of my practicing at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher (50)A me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues.I was so (51)C that I could hardly say anything.But her (52)C helped me case my shame.These memories,(53)D,good or bad,never caused my (54)B for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that (55)A is like music,and that we all try to play different (56)C in the instrument of our life.Sometimes the pitch(普高) is (57)B when we play it well,but sometimes we are out of tone.However,we all continue to create our own (58)A style of music.No matter what style our music is,it is (59)D that we sing the songs of joy,quietness and love.Though I may never make it back to piano lessons,it doesn't (60)Bthat I've stopped making music.
| 41.A.instrument | B.performance | C.room | D.stage |
| 42.A in that | B.so that | C.now that | D.except that |
| 43.A.successes | B.regrets | C.decisions | D.hobbies |
| 44.A.play | B.graduate | C.leave | D.return |
| 45.A.occupied | B.angry | C.satisfied | D.patient |
| 46.A.Actually | B.Constantly | C.Suddenly | D.Gradually |
| 47.A.astonished | B.glad | C.disappointed | D.amazed |
| 48.A.liked | B.needed | C.wanted | D.decided |
| 49.A.dreams | B.expressions | C.words | D.memories |
| 50.A.instructed | B.hurt | C.punished | D.respected |
| 51.A.frightened | B.moved | C.embarrassed | D.excited |
| 52.A.happiness | B.satisfaction | C.comfort | D.sigh |
| 53.A.instead | B.meanwhile | C.therefore | D.however |
| 54.A.hope | B.courage | C.feeling | D.effort |
| 55.A.life | B.learning | C.roles | D.games |
| 56.A.cards | B.sports | C.roles | D.games |
| 57.A.hard | B.wonderful | C.surprising | D.complex |
| 58.A.unique | B.boring | C.common | D.similar |
| 59.A.necessary | B.strange | C.possible | D.important |
| 60.A.matter | B.mean | C.report | D.appear |
| A. | Besides | B. | Anyhow | C. | Otherwise | D. | Indeed |