【推荐1】Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially crowded. Pressure to learn people’s names only adds to the stress. A new facial recognition app could come to save you, but privacy （隐私） experts suggested using with care.

The app, called Social Recall, connects names with faces through smartphone cameras and facial recognition, avoiding the need for formal introductions. “It breaks down the social difficulties we all have when meeting somebody,” says Barry Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1, 000 people.

After receiving an invitation to download Social Recall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies（自拍照） and sign in through social media. At the event, the app is active within a certain area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee’s face, the app recognizes the person, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app’s creators say it automatically deletes users’ data after an event.

Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises （表扬） the app’s creators for these protective measures. She calls for people’s attention, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unwanted consequences （后果） down the road with that information being used in another social environment that might come back to bite you.”

The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” a condition that prevents people from recognizing people they have met. To use this app, a person first gets an image of someone’s face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera sees that same face in real life, the entered information is shown. The collected information is stored only on a user s phone, according to the team behind the app.

1. Social Recall is used to ________.

A．take photos

B．organize events

C．make friends

D．help us remember others’ names

2. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A．how the app works	B．how the app was created
C．what makes the app popular	D．what people can do with the app

3. Social Recall helps people with prosopagnosia by ________.

A．giving names to the photos kept in their smartphones

B．collecting information

C．providing the information of a person when they first meet

D．showing the person’s information when it sees a stored face

4. What can we learn about Social Recall from the passage?

A．It may put people’s privacy at risk.

B．It caused unwanted result.

C．It can prevent some communication disorders.

D．It is praised（被称赞） by many users for its protective measures.

【推荐2】根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表 字母涂（填）在答题卡（纸）的相应位置。

In many countries, people work five eight-hour days or 40 hours a week. But some companies now want their employees（雇员）to work just four days a week and still pay them for five.

Companies with fewer working hours have found that employees like their jobs more and do more at work. Jan Schulz-Hofen set up his company Planio in Berlin, Germany. Planio offered a four-day workweek to its workers earlier this year. Schulz-Hofen said, “It is much healthier and we do a better job if we’re not working crazy house.”

Schulz-Hofen first tested the four-day workweek on himself. “I don’t get less work done in four days than in five,” he said. “With a four-day workweek,” he added, “I have to be quick,and I have to concentrate on（专注于）work if I want to have my free Friday.” Schulz-Hofen added,“We   got   unexpected   news   from   customers.   Most   of   them   did   not   show   any unhappiness.”

Britain’s Trades Union Congress(TUC) is pushing the country to a four-day workweek. The group argues that a shorter workweek is a way for workers to share the wealth made by new technologies like robotics.

Kate Bell noted, “It will decrease the stress of dealing with working and family life at the same time. Companies that have already tried it say it’s better for work and staff.”

In a study of 3,000 employees, nearly half thought they could easily finish their work in five hours a day if they did not think they had more time, because of which they were already working more than 40 hours a week.

1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that ________.

A．Planio has healthier employees

B．Jan Schulz-Hofen is a successful boss

C．fewer working hours make employees work better

D．Planio stands out among computer software companies

2. What made Schulz-Hofen be quick and concentrate on work?

A．A free Friday.	B．Less work.
C．Less pressure.	D．A healthy body.

3. TUC suggests a shorter workweek because it is________.

A．a way to share the wealth created by new technologies	B．supported by most countries
C．popular in the world	D．a new industrial study

4. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “decrease” in paragraph 5?

A．Look up to	B．Cut down on
C．Pay attention to	D．Find out about

5. The study in the last paragraph shows that fewer working hours are ________

A．a big surprise	B．a useless plan
C．a total failure	D．a workable idea

【推荐1】These days students often have a lot of worries. Sometimes the worries come from their schoolwork, and sometimes from their friends. What can they do about this? Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to anyone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (专家) like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!
1. These days students’ worries come from          at times.

A．their friends	B．their teachers
C．their school work	D．Both A and C

2. In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura to         .

A．give an example

B．answer a question

C．introduce his friend

D．share his experience

3. The underlined word “avoid” in Paragraph 3 means         ?

A．solve	B．think about
C．deal with	D．keep away from

4. According to the passage Robert Hunt might be         .

A．Laura’s teacher

B．an expert on students’ problems

C．a person with a problem

D．the writer of the passage

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Problems and worries are normal in life.

B．Talking to someone helps to solve problems.

C．Parents have more experience than their children.

D．Students often have a lot of worries at school.

【推荐3】Seeing is believing (相信), but if our eyes don’t work, how can we see to believe? Today more and more kids wear glasses before going to middle school. Because they spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games without a rest. But we must do something to protect (保护) our eyes because they are important for us to see the world.

Love your eyes. Every day, when we open our eyes, we can see the lovely friends and parents, beautiful flowers and green trees. Without them, there is only darkness. It is like a house without any light. How important our eyes are!

Remember to rest your eyes. When you use the computer for an hour or two, it is time to stop to have a 30-minute rest. At school, you need to do eye exercises. Closing your eyes for resting is helpful, as well as looking at green trees or grass. In these ways, your eyes will eel relaxed.

Have good habits. When doing homework and reading, it is important to keep a distance of 30 cm between your eyes and books. We should never rub (摩擦) our eyes with dirty fingers. Before and after swimming, use eye drops. Eat something healthy for eyes, such as carrots, fish and eggs.

1. We must protect our eyes because ________.

A．seeing is believing	B．we have to wear glasses
C．eyes are important for us	D．we use them to watch TV

2. Which of the following is bad for our eyes?

A．Playing computer games for two hours without rest.

B．Doing eye exercises.

C．Looking at green trees or grass.

D．Eating carrots, fish and eggs.

3. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．all the kids wear glasses before going to middle school

B．closing our eyes is a good rest for eyes

C．carrots, fish and meat art good for our eyes

D．rubbing our eyes is a good habit

4. The best title (题目) of the passage is _______.

A．Seeing Is Believing	B．Resting Our Eyes
C．Having Good Habits	D．Protecting Our Eyes

5. We can probably read this passage in a(n) _______.

A．storybook

B．sports news

C．health magazine

D．e-mail