河南鹤壁淇县一中2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

2018—2019学年度上学期高二年级月考英语试卷 命题人： 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Smart Cameras to Help You Take Better Photos Google Clips One of the latest to launch is Google Clips. It is designed to be put somewhere in a room to take pictures by itself. It can also be attached to an object or a person’s clothing. Google says machine learning helps the camera choose the best times and situations for taking pictures and videos. Interested buyers can join a waiting list to be informed when it is on the market. GoPro Hero GoPro also uses machine learning to power its QuikStories characteristic. This tool takes existing photos and videos and automatically creates a finished video piece, complete with music and effects. Snap Spectacles Messaging app Snapchat sells a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera that can record short videos with the push of a button. Snap Inc. says the product, called Spectacles, is designed to “catch the moment, without taking you out of it.” The glasses can record short video clips that can be shared with Snapchat users. Snap Inc. has started selling its Spectacles sunglasses online in the United States. Apple iPhone X Apple’s new iPhone X is being launched with its new Face ID system that it says will unlock the phone just by having the user look at it. This replaces the Touch ID on previous ones that used a fingerprint to unlock the phone. Apple says the system works by projecting more than 30,000 dots on the face to create a kind of map. Apple says its facial recognition is even secure enough to allow payments through its Apple Pay service. 21. What is the special fun_ction of Google Clips? A. It can play videos by itself. B. It can take pictures automatically. C. It can change photos into videos. D. It can provide music and effects. 22. Which of the following can now be bought on the Internet? A. Google Clips B. GoPro Hero C. Snap Spectacles D. Apple iPhone X 23.How is Apple iPhone X unlocked A. By a fingerprint. B. By facial recognition. C. By pushing a button. D. By making a map. B Watson entered Mr Smith’s office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn’t do well without giving them a second chance. “Watson,” said Mr Smith, “this past year your department hasn’t earned money. We’re going to drop that department. It’s finished. I’m sorry--but you’ll have to go.” “But, sir--if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.” “What’s that!” said the Boss. “Riverside! I didn’t know you had a boy there. That’s an expensive school for a man with your salary.” “I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He’s a star trackman（田径运动员）and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ（冠军）there.” The Boss sat perfectly still for a long time--a faraway look in his eyes. The ... ...