A new font(字体) designed by a Finnish software company could make your writing more polite and hopefully reduce cyberbullying(网络暴力).
Polite Type, developed by TietoEVRY, replaces harmful language with nicer words as you type. For example, if you type “you are ugly”, it will be replaced with “you are not traditionally beautiful”.
“We want bullies(欺凌者) to rethink the words they use and the actual meaning behind them,” said company manager Kia Haring.
The problem of cyberbullying has been around since the internet was invented. Nearly everyone who has used the internet has experienced it, or at least seen it in action.
Polite Type is a good step in the right direction. But how do we really deal with cyberbullying? For one, we can choose to be “invisible (隐形的)”—that is, to surf the internet without making any profiles (个人资料) or leaving any comments(评论). This, however, isn’t a real solution, as it forces us to give up our right to “exist (存在)” online.
We can also choose to simply take no notice of bullies. However, this isn’t perfect either, as it can be hard to forget people who are especially cruel (残酷的).
A better solution could be to block and report. If you block someone on social media, they won’t be able to see or comment on your posts. Most websites have rules against harmful language if you report a bully’s profile to the website, they will often stop that person from using the website. Sometimes direct action like this is the best action to take.
1. What is Polite Type?| A．A Finnish software company. |
| B．A kind of cyberbullying. |
| C．A new font that can rewrite hurtful words. |
| D．An organization that deals with bullies. |
| A．Bullies usually don’t have a good education. |
| B．Bullies often use polite words to chat online. |
| C．Bullies should rethink what they are doing. |
| D．Bullies should express their opinions clearly. |
| A．How cyberbullying affects our life. |
| B．What we can do to deal with cyberbullying. |
| C．How Polite Type can protect us from bullying. |
| D．What rules websites should make to stop bullies. |
| A．It is a new problem. |
| B．It happens to everyone at least once. |
| C．There is no effective solution for it. |
| D．Taking direct action against it is best. |
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【推荐1】Video glasses make people look cool in movies. Now, thanks to scientists, our life could be even cooler. Professor Babak Parviz of the University of Washington in the US and his team have created a kind of electronic contact lens (隐形眼镜), which could allow you to watch TV and see electronic documents and e-mails directly on your eye.
The new lens can be put onto your eye and taken away just like a common contact lens. It has several parts,including an LED light, an electronic circuit (电路) and an antenna (天线) that picks up power and information.
In order not to influence people’s normal field of vision (视野), the researchers have kept all the parts particularly small. Some parts are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
Besides its size, another challenge the researchers face is that the human eye can only focus on (聚焦) things a few centimeters (cm) away. Anything too close to our eyes will become blurry. People can’t see the things near us clearly. To solve this problem, Parviz used a thin, special lens called a “Fresnel lens” to make things look bigger.
▲ In order to make people feel safe about the lens, researchers tested it in a rabbit’s eye and it turned out that it did not appear to cause any health problems.
According to Parviz, one day, people will be able to see all the information they need directly from their contact lens. We may even be able to zoom(变焦) in on far-away views when enjoying views outdoors.
Parviz is now also trying to develop medical uses for the lens. He is working on putting a blood sugar sensor(感应器) into it to pick up the patient’s blood sugar level and other important medical information.
1. Why did the researchers keep all parts of the lens particularly small?| A．Because human eyes can only focus on small things. |
| B．Because they hoped these parts can be taken away easily. |
| C．Because they didn’t want to influence people’s normal field of vision. |
| D．Because small lens can be used to make things look bigger. |
| A．清晰的 | B．模糊的 | C．放大的 | D．缩小的 |
| A．Has the lens been tested on animals? |
| B．Is this kind of lens safe enough for humans? |
| C．Can the lens be used by animals? |
| D．Are there any other advantages? |
| A．Wearing the lens, people may watch TV or read e-mails on the eye. |
| B．People can see all the information directly from their contact lens now. |
| C．So far, doctors have already used the new lens to pick up patient’s blood sugar. |
| D．This kind of special lens can be used as a telescope in the future. |
【推荐2】Have you ever imagined being able to communicate with your pet at home and let them understand everything you say? It sounds too good to be true, but scientists have started using artificial intelligence (Al) to help communicate with animals.
AI allows humans to use technology to watch and understand the sounds and signals (信号) animals use so we can try to speak back to them.
Professor Karen Bakker said that AI is already helping humans communicate with bats (蝙蝠) and bees. This could change what we know about nature and our non-human relationships.
Bakker said AI helped decode (解码) recordings of animals talking to one another. She said trying to communicate in their language could be better than to teach them to use human sign language.
Bakker explained how scientist Yossi Yoyel had used recordings and Al to understand bats. “Bats argue over food; they communicate differently between genders (性别) they have their names, or ‘signature calls’,” she said. “But unlike human mothers raise their voices when talking to babies, mother bats lower the voice.” A computer can be trained to listen like a bat, but this can never be done with the human ear.
With bees, the computer both listens and watches the bees’ body movement to understand what they are communicating. “When bees ‘speak’ to one another, they use body movements, as well as the sounds, to communicate,” Bakker said. She said scientists now know how bees say things such as “hush (be quiet)” or “stop”.
Scientist Tim Landgraf even created a robot bee that entered a hive (蜂巢) and it was able to communicate to other bees when it wanted them to stop doing something or fly.
So, are you looking forward to communicating with animals one day?
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By telling a story. | B．By explaining a fact. |
| C．By asking a question. | D．By giving an example. |
| A．To give a direction of the future study. | B．To doubt the findings scientist have reported. |
| C．To show the achievements scientists have got. | D．To change people’s opinions about the two animals. |
| A．Scientists’ ways of communicating with bats. |
| B．Scientists’ findings about communication between bats through AI. |
| C．Differences between bats and humans in communication. |
| D．Advantages of communicating with animals in their language. |
| A．Bees mostly use sound to communicate with others. |
| B．Bees’ body movements are very difficult to understand. |
| C．Scientists have already understood a bit of bees’ language. |
| D．Scientists have made a real bee to communicate with other bees. |
| A．In a fashion magazine. | B．In a guidebook. |
| C．In a business newspaper. | D．In a science book. |
【推荐3】D
Few of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey his invention makes us safer. Found in almost every modern car, the three-point seat belt reduces our chances of death or injury* by at least 50% . While feeling thankful to this engineer from Volvo, you may also wonder how he came up with such a great idea.
Having worked as a plane designer before, Nils knew clearly that the pilots were willing to put on anything to keep them safe in an accident, but to his surprise, most people in the cars just didn’t want to be uncomfortable for even a minute. To improve the safety for people in the cars, he decided to find a perfect system which should be simple, effective and convenient. In the end, he invented the three-point seat belt, which has been considered as one of the greatest inventions in history.
Seat belts prevent people in the cars from serious injury in five ways.
Keep people inside. People who are thrown out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than those who stay inside.
Protect the strongest parts of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips* and shoulders.
Spread out the force* in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of the body. By putting less stress on one area, they can help you avoid serious injury.
Help the body to slow down, A quick speed causes injury. With the help of the seat belts, your body can have more time to slow down in an accident.
Protect your brain and spinal cord*. These two key parts injuries may be hard to see immediately, but they can cause death. Therefore, it’s of great importance to protect these parts.
It takes only a few seconds to buckle* up once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldn’t you?
1. Three-point seat belts reduce chances of death or injury by at least___________.| A．10% | B．30% | C．40% | D．50% |
| A．take a car journey quickly | B．show thanks to the engineer |
| C．keep the pilots safe in an accident | D．make people in the cars safer |
| A．hips and shoulders aren’t the older children and adults’ strongest parts |
| B．seat belts can keep your knees and feet away from the hard parts of the car |
| C．the body has more time to slow down in an accident thanks to seat belts |
| D．head and spinal cord injuries might be easy to see immediately in an accident |
| A．how seat belts are made | B．how seat belts are used |
| C．how seat belts save lives | D．how seat belts develop better |
【推荐1】Taking your dog for a walk can be fun. But it can also be a danger to others. The World Health Organization reports over 10 million people in China are bitten by dogs every year.
The Shanghai government has already asked people to keep their dogs on a leash (绳子). A similar new law is being discussed. It will be carried out across China to prevent rabies. The law makes it clear that anyone who keeps dogs must vaccinate (给……接种疫苗) them. Those who walk their dogs outdoors must keep their dogs on a leash to prevent them from hurting people and spreading diseases, or they will face a fine of ¥200 each time.
In the past, it was up to dog owners whether to get their dogs vaccinated or not. This meant if someone was bitten by a dog, they would have to go to a hospital to get treated and vaccinated immediately.
According to some experts, it makes more sense to vaccinate dogs than humans because besides rabies, many other terrible diseases can also spread between animals and humans.
These are listed in the law:
● Get a license to keep a dog, like getting a license for driving a car.
● Don’t take your dog to indoor public space, including markets, shops, schools, public transportation and theaters. Guide dogs are the exception (例外) to this rule.
● Vaccinate your dog regularly.
● Use a leash when walking your dog.
● Clean up your dog’s waste.
1. From the passage, we can know that “rabies” is ________.| A．an organization | B．a disease | C．an animal | D．a leash |
| A．reduce the cost of keeping dogs | B．prevent people from hurting dogs |
| C．protect people better from pet dogs | D．encourage people to walk dogs more |
| A．dog owners | B．the Shanghai government |
| C．some experts | D．the people bitten by dogs |
| A．Jack puts his dog’s waste into the dustbin. |
| B．Tom, together with his dog, gets on a bus. |
| C．A blind man goes shopping with his guide dog. |
| D．Jack keeps a dog, but he has no driving license. |
| A．Walking dogs may be a danger to others. |
| B．A law about keeping dogs will be carried out. |
| C．Pet dogs have to be vaccinated to keep healthy. |
| D．New rules should be obeyed when walking dogs. |
【推荐2】You are driving to school.You look up to enjoy the blue sky and look around the beautiful green trees outside the car.Wow! You almost go through a stop sign! Don't worry, you are in a driverless (无人驾驶的)car.The car itself can see the stop sign without your help and stop the car .Car makers are testing driverless cars in some countries.Some companies are working together on driverless technology(技术).
Driverless cars are a great idea.Blind people could use them and old people wouldn't have to give up(放弃)their cars.With driverless cars, people can just choose a place they want to go and decide on a proper(恰当的) way for the car.Then put a button(按钮) and the car takes you there.
As cars get driverless technology, they will be safer(3*t) than cars with a driver .Driverless cars can move closer together than cars with drivers.This may make driving on busy roads safer.Also, driverless cars don't get sleepy or send and receive messages on their phones while driving.Google' s driverless cars have never caused a serious accident(造成严重事故) on the road since 2010.
There are some problems with driverless cars.Hackers(黑客) may control(控制) the car .Some drivers may lose their jobs because of driverless technology .
In the future both cars with drivers and cars without drivers may share(共享)the road.You will have a choice.You can be the driver of your car, or you can look out of the window while the car is driving you.
1. The writer wrote the passage__________.| A．to tell a story about cars | B．to introduce(介绍) driverless technology |
| C．to teach how to drive | D．to ask people to create(创造) |
| A．driverless cars | B．blind people |
| C．serious accidents | D．some companies |
| A．the old and blind people can also use driverless cars. |
| B．people will build special roads for driverless cars in the future. |
| C．some drivers may lose their jobs because of driverless technology. |
| D．the writer thinks driverless technology is great and he enjoys it. |
| A．①;②③;④;⑤ | B．①②;③,④;⑤ |
| C．①;②;③;④⑤ | D．①;②;③④,⑤ |
【推荐3】When I opened my e-mail the other day, Rachel, a pretty woman, appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking happily. Sometimes she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. It was cool, right? In fact, she was reading to me an e-mail from my brother John.
Rachel could be there because of a new technology called Facemail lets you send in a funny way. By using it, your e-mails can be read to the receiver by an attractive person or by a clown. You can download the software at www.Facemail.com without paying. Facemail faces are lively and they can simulate the emotions that you put in you text. For example, type in
, and Rachel blows a kiss.
LifeFX, the company that developed the Facemail, is sure there are wide business uses. Why is e-business not so popular now? One of the reasons is that buying online has no human touch. But if you go to the Nike website, and the famous basketball star Michael Jordan greets you by name, serves you, and personally closes the sale, won't you be happy? Also, if mom can't be home when kids get back from school, she can leave a note with a voice and picture on the screen to tell them what there is to eat.
It's true that Facemail makes life easy and fun, but it should be used with care. The clown looks lively and funny at first. But if you choose the clown, put a few rude words in an e-mail and add some angry emotions, you've got a Psycho mail.
1. In fact, who is Rachel?
| A．She is a pretty actress. |
| B．She is John’s girlfriend. |
| C．She is not a real person. |
| A．You don’t need to pay for it. |
| B．E-mail can be attractive in a more lovely way. |
| C．You can ask a beautiful woman to read the e-mail to you. |
| A．停止营业 |
| B．达成交易 |
| C．取消折扣 |
| A．You shouldn’t choose a clown. |
| B．Facemail can be widely used in business. |
| C．Mom can show her kids how to cook by Facemail. |
| A．He thinks it’s a danger to the Internet. |
| B．He thinks it needs further improvement. |
| C．He thinks it’s a cool and funny technology. |
