Unit 3
Reading for Writing
1、选词填空
in shape, keep track of, make fun of, keep in mind, take over, click on, account for, be particular about, be familiar with, in ca |
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1.________ all the progress you have made by keeping a journal of all your success.
2.You should take your raincoat ________ it rains.
3.Radio and television have ________ many of the functions once rved by print.
4.Although most people have heard of this new technology, not everyone ________ how it works.
5.Exerci is key to getting ________ during college.
6.I tried to ________ the website but nothing happened.
7.We cannot ________ his failure in the English examination.
8.Do not ________ anyone for any reason. Teasing shows others you are weak.
9.They ________ the circumstance around them and will never be grateful to everything others did for them.
10.You should ________ tho important rules in the international trade.
2、 Big data of the human face can make a difference. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. Apple's iPhone X has already ud face recognition to unlock the home screen. Face recognition is becoming increasingly common in China, where it has been equipped at ATM and KFC restaurants. It is also ud by shop owners to catch shoplifters.
群起而攻之 Some universities are using face recognition technology as a means to keep track of th
e students' attendance in the classrooms. Students stand in front of a screen when they walk into lecture halls. Photos taken at the screen are matched with tho logged in the university's databa. It's believed that the system is highly accurate(精确的) becau it can identify students even if they change their hair or wear makeup. Students have joked that face recognition is so strict that they don't dare to skip class anymore. The traditional way of taking attendance is through a roll call. The new system helps to improve efficiency
(效率).
Face recognition technology has already been ud in different fields in China. Police have t up face recognition scanners at busy crossroads to catch jaywalkers, who photos will be shown on the digital screen as a warning. In the hotels of Wuzhen attractions, face scanner-equipped gates identify tourists staying in its hotels. The data collected will then rve as Entry Pass through the town's various attractions. Tourists do not have to pay extra entrance fee. Face recognition has also been in business u in Ch
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ina Alipay, for example, is using its face recognition technology to help customers at a Hangzhou KFC branch order food: The camera in the KFC will check customers' face against the ID card photos linked to their Alipay accounts.
Face recognition is expected to be ud in all sorts of fields. It is going to become part of your life if it isn't already.
1.New iPhone us face recognition to _______.
A.catch shoplifters
B.unlock the screen
C.keep track of customers
D.take workers，attendance
2.What is the advantage of the new system to track attendance according to the text?
A.It can take more pictures.
B.It never makes any mistakes.
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C.It saves time and reduces workload.
D.It can identify students by their hair and makeup.厉害了我的国电影
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.How to Prevent Crime
B.Technology Saves Time
C.Technology Changes Life
D.Amazing Face Recognition
3、A caring entrepreneur (企业家）from Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan Province has opened a cafe which also provides skills training to people with mental impairments (损伤）. After taking lessons at Zhang Yuan’s shop，trainees will be employ
ed as regular staff. Before starting her business, Zhang was a wine taster and had worked as a volunteer at a local special education school for four years. Gradually,she realid that care at the school, which was only for under-eights, was not enough to help children long-term. “How will the special children survive in society when they lo the shelter of their parents and teachers some day?” Zhang wondered. At that time, there were already public welfare organisations in other countries which trained people with physical and mental impairments in occupational techniques such as making coffee and cakes. Inspired,the 26-year-old girl wanted to found a social organisation to provide training and employment for such groups. Zhang quit her job and got to local disabled persons’ federation with her idea of running a charity caf6called Second Life. Under the strong support from the federation, she opened her business in 2015. Soon,over 30 mentally disabled people came to learn baking and skills in making drinks and jam. Three months later, the caf6 opened to the public. In addition to being trained with the skills needed to find a stable job, trainees can also receive part of the cafe’s profit as their salary. Zhang said the name Second Life reprents how people with impairments can
gain a normal life through work. Now，Zhang’s cafe also lls cultural products such as bookmarks, desk lamps, notebooks and handmade accessories (配饰）. She has also worked with factories, printing pictures drawn by the employees on scarves and phone cas. “Anyhow, we must find a suitable and profitable commercial model. Only in this way can we build a long-term effective and continuous system to let people here have a stable job，” she concluded.1. What’s Zhang Yuan’s purpo of opening a cafe?A. To earn money for her family.B. To be famous all over the country.C. To employ excellent workers to help her.D. To supply skills training to mental disabled people.2. Which does not describe Zhang Yuan?A. She is a caring and kind boss.B. She has ever been a wine taster.C. She has ever opened a special education school.D. She worked as a volunteer at a local special education school.3. What encouraged Zhang to found such a social organisation?A. Public welfare organisations in other countries.B. Hoping to help special children for a long time.C. Many people supporting her ideas and hoping to help her.D. Special children losing the shelter of their parents and teachers some day.4. The underlined part in Paragraph 10 implies .A. disabled people also hope to live
a normal lifeB. disabled people are badly in need of others5 helpC. disabled people can live a normal life by their own workD. disabled people work hard so that they can live a normal life
4、Chances You Will Not Regret Taking in Life
Life is about trusting yourlf and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, learning from experience, appreciating the memories，and realising the importance of taking every step. ① 魏媛 You also need to reali that every step is worth your effort. You’ve got to give yourlf a fair chance. So here are some chances you will not regret taking in life. Trust your intuition （直觉） on new opportunities. Life is too short to wait. Every new day is another chance to change your life. ②亲情故事 Trust that little voice inside your head that says, “欧美艺人 What if…” and then do it bravely once you decide. ③ You have everything you need within you to become the best possible version of yourlf. Believe that you can. Believe that you’ve capable of pushing harder and farther than you have before. Believe that you’ve young enough, old enough and strong enough to achieve your
goals. Don’t let fal belief stop you from moving beyond yourlf. And certainly don’t get disturbed by other people who are not on track. Make moves in the face of fear. It’s often difficult to grow into your greatest lf, but it9s a tragedy to let the lie of fear stop you. ④ Go after your goals. Never let your fear decide your future. Smile anyway. Don’t let one bad moment ruin your day. ⑤ Stress begins when your worry list is longer than your gratitude list. Happiness begins when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list. So find something to be thankful for today. Be sure to appreciate what you have got. Be thankful for the little things in life that mean a lot.A. Take a step forward today.B. Believe in your own abilities.C. You need to work on it gradually every day.D. Of cour, you need to be willing to take each step.E. Every great achievement starts with the decision to try.F. Think of it as a bad minute，not a bad day，and you’ll be OK.G. So reali right now that fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in your mind.羽五行
