The days of glancing at a map or the screen of your smart phone when you’re lost will soon be over, thanks to new shoes that tell you which way to turn to. The shoes use a Bluetooth link to communicate with your mobile’s mapping system. The mobile works out which route you should be following and the shoes then produce a slight shaking in either foot telling you when and where to change direction.
The shoes will also count the number of steps you’ve taken and the calories you’ve burned, and they’ll even buzz to warn you you’ve left your phone behind, or to tell you when you’re travelling past an interesting landmark.
“They are as easy to use as a tap on the shoulder,” said Krispian Lawrence, 30, who developed the shoes with partner Anirudh Sharma, 28, in Hyderabad, India. “You can even communicate with them using hand gestures and finger snaps because the shoes have sensors that can pick up movement and sound.”
The Lechal shoes go on sale worldwide in June but Lawrence and Sharma’s company, Ducere Technologies, has already taken more than 3,000 pre-orders. Lawrence believes the shoes will also improve road safety. “If I’m on my bike or motorbike, I don’t want to stare at my phone ---it’s dangerous,” he says. “I’d rather be guided by my footwear.” He believes his invention will prove invaluable for the visually impaired and has promised that every mainstream pair sold by Ducere will subsidize(资助) a cheaper pair for a visually damaged person.
Footnav technology does not impress explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, however. “What’s wrong with a good old-fashioned map?” said the 70-year-old when told of the shoes. “If you rely too heavily on technology, you’re heading for trouble. Too many people have forgotten the basics: how to read a map and a compass.”
1.According to the passage, which of the following can smart shoes NOT do?
A. Guiding your road.
B. Warning of the loss of your wallet.
C. Counting your steps and calories.
D. Reminding you of landmarks.
2.Smart shoes can be used as a map mainly because .
A. they can talk to people
B. they can produce a slight shaking
C. they are guided by a remote control
D. they are linked to mobiles’ mapping system
3.What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word “impaired”?
A. Discouraged. B. Disabled.
C. Disappointed. D. Disliked.
4.What is Sir Ranulph’s attitude towards this invention?
A. Positive B. Negative.
C. Disturbing. D. Confused.
A scientist believes he has discovered a direct link between people's favourite sleeping position and their personality. Professor Chris Idzikowski has described six different positions and what each one says about a person’s character. The professor, who did the research for a hotel group, said, “We are all aware of our body language when we are awake but this is the first time we have been able to see what our position says about us when we are asleep.” At the moment, Professor Idzikowski is trying to sleep in a yoga position that involves crossing your legs around your neck. He says there is no perfect position for sleeping.
1. THE STARFISH
“Starfish” sleep flat on their back with their arms raised. They are good listeners who make friends easily but do not like to be the centre of the attention.
2. THE YEARNER
“Yearners” sleep on their side with their arms raised. They are doubtful and have a very sensible approach to life.
3. THE FOETUS
The most popular position, particularly among women. They sleep curled（蜷缩）up on their side, holding on to the pillow. They appear to be tough but are actually sensitive and shy.
4. THE FREEFALLER
Only 6.5% of people prefer to sleep on their front, making this the least popular sleeping position. “Freefallers” seem very confident, although this hides a nervous personality.
5. THE LOG
The “log” position is similar to the “yearner” but with arms by the sides. “Logs” are easy-going and sociable, but can be seen as too gullible, easily to be tricked.
6. THE SOLDIER
“Soldiers”, who sleep on their back with their arms by their sides, are quiet and reserved. They set high standards for themselves and do not like noisy social situations.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 1?
A. The yoga sleeping position is the best one.
B. People don't know their body language when awake.
C. People's sleeping position determines their personality.
D. Professor Idzikowski shows great interest in sleeping positions.
2.Which of the following sayings about the sleeping position is correct?
A. “Foetus” seem to be strong but sensitive.
B. “Yearners” sleep on their back with their arms raised.
C. “Starfish” like to be the focus of the attention.
D. “Soldiers” sleep on their side with their arms by their sides.
3.What does the underlined word gullible mean in Paragraph 6?
A. Easily annoyed. B. Easily approached.
C. Easily cheated. D. Easily satisfied.
假如你是李华，刚收到两周前在某外国网络书店订购的英文原版书Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows，发现质量有些问题。请给客服经理用英语写一封电子投诉邮件，说明情况和自己的要求。
要点如下：
1. 商品名称、订购时间及价格；
2. 发现的问题（印刷错误、缺页等）；
3.要求退款或换货，建议改进产品和服务质量。
注意：1.词数100左右；2. 书信的开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：印刷错误 misprint (n.)
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文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I feel great honored to be speaking on behalf of all the camp members. First of all, I’d like to express my sincere thank to all the teachers and host families which have given us a lot of help in life and in study. During past few weeks we have had a wonderful time and achieve a lot. The host parents took care of us, which made us feeling at home. But with the help of the teachers we have made great progress in English. Meanwhile, we have got to know more about western history and culture before seeing so many places of interest. What’s more, the visit to such famous universities as Harvard University and Stanford University that has broadened our horizons.
What they have gained from this camp is not only knowledge, but also friendship. I hope our friendship will last forever. Thank you!
Wood-block printing first appeared in the early Tang period. During the Song dynasty, the technique of block printing was very advanced. Books were 1. (beautiful) printed. Even today the books 2. (print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors.
However, block printing 3. (be) not very convenient. Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a wood block, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for storing the books. 4. (overcome) these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years between 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one piece of clay, 5. was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on 6. iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink was applied to them and 7. (sheet) of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Sheng’s invention made printing faster and easier 8. before. Later, movable type of metal and wood was made and widely used.
The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian countries and Europe. The great influence printing had 9. the advance of civilization is too clear to need any 10. (explain).
Hee Ah Lee was born with severe physical disability. She has ______ fingers on each hand. And her legs end at her knees. Her doctors didn’t expect her to ______. But she does live.
At the age of six she started to play the piano. At the time, her four fingers were very ______. She couldn’t even hold a pencil. Her mother ______ that her daughter should take piano lessons. One reason was the thought of helping her strengthen her hands so she could hold a pencil. The other was ______ she felt that if she could ______ the piano, she could manage anything.
For six months piano schools ______ them down and then the only teacher who did accept the ______ got discouraged and wanted to ______. It became a three-month contest of ______ between mother and daughter that led to a difficult situation in which the mother ______ threw her daughter on the floor in disappointment. She said Lee got back up on the piano ______ and for the first time played the children’s song she had been trying to ______. That was the turning point and one year later Lee won the grand prize in a piano concert for kindergartners. It was at age 7 that Lee ______ Korea’s 19th National Handicap Conquest Contest and was ______ with the medal by the president. Today Lee is 32, has won a number of ______, and is a widely traveled concert pianist with more than 200_______.
Lee gives thanks to her mother for ______ her to master the piano and said that although her training was ______, “As time went by, the piano became my ______ of inspiration and my best friend.”
1.A. no B. two C. three D. four
2.A. succeed B. exist C. survive D. grow
3.A. short B. inflexible C. weak D. fat
4.A. imagined B. discussed C. ordered D. decided
5.A. that B. because C. why D. so
6.A. teach B. love C. take D. master
7.A. turned B. looked C. calmed D. let
8.A. offer B. task C. gift D. price
9.A. hide B. quit C. rest D. escape
10.A. achievement B. will C. habit D. quality
11.A. accidentally B. bravely C. angrily D. carelessly
12.A. lesson B. class C. board D. bench
13.A. teach B. sing C. hear D. learn
14.A. competed B. beat C. won D. watched
15.A. presented B. awarded C. rewarded D. supplied
16.A. supports B. games C. prizes D. praises
17.A. contests B. meetings C. followers D. performances
18.A. challenging B. allowing C. persuading D. encouraging
19.A. long B. tough C. uneasy D. pleasant
20.A. source B. symbol C. knowledge D. energy
