Running or walking after dark, backpacking in an unfamiliar city, even taking a taxi alone in the middle of the night, can all be dangerous activities, especially for women. To offer better protection, some technology companies are looking for a way to develop or expand tools that highlight women’s safety.
In Beijing, on Jun 10, China's smart jewelry brand Totwoo launched a kit called Safety, which is expected to prevent attack on women in the country.
If the user feels threatened, pressing the button for four seconds will activate the device that will start recording for 10 seconds. Within 50 seconds, the device will telephone and send text messages to three emergency contacts to inform them, providing a location, first-aid information and audio recordings. Once a contact responds, the device shakes and lights up to inform the user. The user can disable the alarm by pressing the button three times in succession.
Around the diameter of a bottle cap, the waterproof piece of jewelry can be attached to a bag, a key or even worn as a necklace. “In Chinese culture, certain jewelry is sometimes worn as a symbol of safely. Our product brings some truth to that,” says Wang Jieming, who founded Totwoo in 2015. It makes sense that the company decided to model the jewelry in the shape of an apple, the name of which in Chinese is “ping guo”, sharing the same pronounced ping as “ping’ an”, the Chinese word for “safety”.
Cooperating with China Mobile, the small core module uses a remote SIM, by passing the need for a physical SIM card. It has certified wireless-charging technology similar to the system used by Apple. Supporting navigation systems such as GPS, Beidou and GSM base station positioning, it car provide accurate location information.
Xin Yang, head of the International Security Defense College in Beijing, a private security training school established in 2011, says an independent device can enhance women’s safety in an emergency, because “mobile phones are often the first item an attacker will attempt to grab or destroy”.
1.Which of the following is right about the device?
A.The user can make video and audio recordings with the device.
B.The device can be switched on and off within minutes.
C.The user can confirm a contacts response without text messages.
D.The device is technically supported by big companies such as Apple.
2.What is the advantage of a smart jewelry over other devices according to Xin Yang?
A.It’s easy to carry and operate. B.It looks beautiful on women.
C.It symbolizes safety in Chinese culture. D.It avoids being targeted by an attacker.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the future of the device?
A.Doubtful. B.Favorable. C.Uncertain. D.Objective.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.Women can be fashionable and safe.
B.A smart jewelry promotes women’s safety.
C.Women’s safety raises widespread concern.
D.Technology companies find a new way to save women.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Running or walking after dark, backpacking in an unfamiliar city, even taking a taxi alone in the middle of the night, can all be dangerous activities, especially for women. To offer better protection, some technology companies are looking for a way to develop or expand tools that highlight women’s safety.
In Beijing, on Jun 10, China's smart jewelry brand Totwoo launched a kit called Safety, which is expected to prevent attack on women in the country.
If the user feels threatened, pressing the button for four seconds will activate the device that will start recording for 10 seconds. Within 50 seconds, the device will telephone and send text messages to three emergency contacts to inform them, providing a location, first-aid information and audio recordings. Once a contact responds, the device shakes and lights up to inform the user. The user can disable the alarm by pressing the button three times in succession.
Around the diameter of a bottle cap, the waterproof piece of jewelry can be attached to a bag, a key or even worn as a necklace. “In Chinese culture, certain jewelry is sometimes worn as a symbol of safely. Our product brings some truth to that,” says Wang Jieming, who founded Totwoo in 2015. It makes sense that the company decided to model the jewelry in the shape of an apple, the name of which in Chinese is “ping guo”, sharing the same pronounced ping as “ping’ an”, the Chinese word for “safety”.
Cooperating with China Mobile, the small core module uses a remote SIM, by passing the need for a physical SIM card. It has certified wireless-charging technology similar to the system used by Apple. Supporting navigation systems such as GPS, Beidou and GSM base station positioning, it car provide accurate location information.
Xin Yang, head of the International Security Defense College in Beijing, a private security training school established in 2011, says an independent device can enhance women’s safety in an emergency, because “mobile phones are often the first item an attacker will attempt to grab or destroy”.
1.Which of the following is right about the device?
A.The user can make video and audio recordings with the device.
B.The device can be switched on and off within minutes.
C.The user can confirm a contacts response without text messages.
D.The device is technically supported by big companies such as Apple.
2.What is the advantage of a smart jewelry over other devices according to Xin Yang?
A.It’s easy to carry and operate. B.It looks beautiful on women.
C.It symbolizes safety in Chinese culture. D.It avoids being targeted by an attacker.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the future of the device?
A.Doubtful. B.Favorable. C.Uncertain. D.Objective.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.Women can be fashionable and safe.
B.A smart jewelry promotes women’s safety.
C.Women’s safety raises widespread concern.
D.Technology companies find a new way to save women.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Museums are now giving history lovers the chance to explore exhibits after dark in an all-night adventure.
New York Last August, NY’s American Museum of National history held its first-ever adult sleepover. After all the $ 350 tickets sold out in three hours, these grown-up slumber parties have become a regular event. Guests can enjoy a glass of champagne and participant in fossil-finding tours and live shows with nocturnal animals (夜间动物) before settling down for the night beneath the iconic 29m-long blue whale.
Sydney The Australian Museum mixes it up with themed sleepover events throughout the year. During the slumber parties children can snooze in the company of prehistoric skeletons and giant squids.
Singapore The Art Science Museum has held several Jurassic sleepover parties. With movie screenings, interactive and educational workshops, and special after-hours tours to enjoy, midnight museum goers can learn more about dinosaur’s origin at the “ Dinosaurs: Dawn to Extinction” exhibit.
London The British Natural History Museum also hosts Dino Snores for prehistoric devotees. Both kids and adults can take part in a torch-lit journey in the dinosaur gallery and have an opportunity to sleep m the Central Hall next to the Diplodocus (梁龙) skeleton. Besides, adult parties include live music, a midnight feast and horror movie marathons.
1.What is the symbol of NY’s American Museum of National history?
A. Fossil. B. Giant squids.
C. Blue whale. D. Nocturnal animals.
2.If you are a music and movie lover, you’ll go to .
A. The Australian Museum B. The Art Science Museum
C. The British Natural History Museum D. NY’s American Museum of National history
3.What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?
A. To introduce the history of museums.
B. To recommend some museums to visitors.
C. To highlight the dinosaur of some museums.
D. To compare some museums all over the world.
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Go out for a walk around our flat after supper, or _________ still in the park.
A. better B. best C. much D. more
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Dressed in a dark blue waterproof (防水) jacket, outdoor shoes and a small backpack, 25-year-old Ye Tian tries to get in an abandoned coking plant in Beijing.
An intern (实习生) for a German company in Beijing, Ye is among thousands of youth interested in city adventures, which they call urban exploration-4urbex' for short.
The aim of this trending (流行) hobby is to explore structures — usually abandoned ruins or hidden areas of the manmade environment. Urban explorers are interested in these sites because they can understand cities from a different angle. Ye, for example, said he enjoyed the contrast between Beijing's two sides.
Widely known scenic spots and historical sites can only reflect the bright side of the city, or what the city wants you to see, Ye said. “But abandoned places show you the past (that is) hidden deep in people's memories."
In the eyes of Pan Ran, who is in her early 30s and works in Canada, an abandoned building can also evoke (引起,唤起) the spirits of those who lived and worked there.
“There are diaries and letters recording the owner's lives,” she said. “And one time, I found a whole box of 8-millimeter videotapes of a family?
Pan couldn't watch the tapes at the site, as the power supply had been cut. She didn't take them away with her either, as there is a very important rule of urbex that you can't remove any souvenirs from a site", Pan said.
While urban exploration can get people to extraordinary places that few have visited, it's sometimes dangerous. Climbing up tall buildings and tip-toeing through abandoned structures can sometimes be a life-threatening affair.
Injuries and even death are not unheard of within the urbex community.
"In the beginning, I was pretty audacious and believed the riskier the places you go, the better photos you get," said Du Tianyu, 22. "But that is not necessarily the case. After doing my calculations, I learned to stop when I reach the limit."
1.According to the text, why do urban explorers like to visit abandoned places?
A.To escape the crowdedness of cities.
B.To take breathtaking pictures.
C.To appreciate different aspects of a city.
D.To know about the lives of the people who left.
2.What does Pan say is an important rule of urban exploration?
A.Don't take things from a site.
B.Don't buy souvenirs when exploring structures.
C.Only explore abandoned sites with long histories.
D.Share travel diaries or journals within the urbex community.
3.The underlined word “audacious” in the last paragraph probably means_____ .
A.cautious B.adventurous
C.passionate D.curious
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Travel in Big Cities B.Visit a City's Historical Sites
C.Experience a City's Life D.See a City's Secrets
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
An Australian researcher is urging parents to load up their teenager’s backpack and make them walk to school.
Professor Leon Straker says students who walk or cycle to school are less likely to have back and neck pain. But the study of 1,202 Western Australian 14yearold found that 72% of students travelled to school by car or bus. Straker says the study suggests walking or cycling while carrying a schoolbag helps improve trunk (躯干) and spinal (脊柱的) muscle strength.
This helps reduce back pain because greater muscle strength improves support for the back during load carrying .Despite advocating that parents get their children moving,Straker warns bag load should not exceed (超过) 15% of body weight.
Straker says the study also stresses that neck pain is as common as back pain among young teenagers. This is an area that has been largely ignored,he says,but can be an important indicator of neck pain into adulthood.
For the study,students were asked a series of questions such as how long they carried their bags for,how they carried their schoolbags,the method of travel,and their perceptions(感觉) about the bag’s weight.
Straker says about half of all participants experienced back and neck pain,with slightly more females reporting neck pain. However,the gender (性别) difference may also be due to the fact that females have lower pain tolerance.
Studies from the 1980s found carrying a bag over one shoulder was most common among teenagers. However in this study 85% of participants carried their bag over both shoulders.
Straker believes the change has been driven partly through education campaigns,but also by increasing fashion status of backpacks and improved design.
1.In the opinion of Leon Straker,parents should________.
A.reduce the load of their children’s schoolbags
B.put more books in their children’s schoolbags
C.get their children’s schoolbags ready for school
D.ask their children to walk to school carrying schoolbags
2.If a child weighs 40 kilograms,the weight of his schoolbag should be________.
A.no more than 15 kg
B.less than 6 kg
C.as heavy as 9 kg
D.more than 6 kg
3.We can learn from the passage that________.
A.most of the students in Australia walk to school
B.neck pain is uncommon among young teenagers
C.walking while carrying a backpack helps reduce back pain
D.males are more likely to experience back pain than females
4.According to the passage,what change has taken place since the 1980s?
A.How students carry their schoolbags.
B.How heavy students’ schoolbags are.
C.How students go to school every day.
D.How long students carry their schoolbags for.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 36 into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept 37.For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39 .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face.The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was 43 here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was 45.“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a 46,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed(喊道), ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was 51, because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down,Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54 after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
1. A.appointment B.decision C.acquaintance D.choice
2. A.talking B.standing C.sitting D.waiting
3. A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
4.A.go down B.go out C.go around D go away
5.A.hopelessly B.carefully C unwillingly D.unexpectedly
6. A.cold B.funny C.pleasant D.sad
7. A.attended B.studied C.visited D.served
8. A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
9. A.set about B.set down C.set up D.set off
10. A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.ashamed
11. A.park B.cemetery C.garden D.museum
12. A.expressed B.explained C.refused D.admitted
13. A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
14. A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
15. A.suggestion B.thought C.idea D.opinion
16. A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
17. A.department B.club C.business D.university
18. A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
19. A.followed B.looked C.taken D.named
20. A.cared B.knew C.heard D.talked
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an 36 into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept37 .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become disappointed and 39 .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face.The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was 43 here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was 45 .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a 46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University 54 after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
1.A.choice B.decision C.acquaintance D.appointment
2.A.waiting B.standing C.sitting D.talking
3.A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
4.A.go down B.go out C.go away D.go around
5.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
6.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
7.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
8.A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
9.A.set about B.set up C.set down D.set off
10.A.satisfied B.excited C.shocked D.ashamed
11.A.park B.cemetery C.garden D.museum
12.A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
13.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
14.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
15.A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
16.A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
17.A.department B.university C.business D.club
18.A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
19.A.named B.looked C.taken D.followed
20.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I saw a woman running toward me in the dark.Before I could recognize who she was,she had run back in the direction____she had come.
A.of which | B.by which | C.in which | D.from which |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I saw a woman running toward me in the dark. Before I could recognize who she was, she had run back in the direction ______ she had come.
A.of which B.from where C.in which D.from which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I saw a woman running toward me in the dark.. Before I could recognize who she was,she had run back in the direction_____ she had come.
A. of which B. by which C. in which D. from which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析