山西省重点中学协作体学年高二英语下学期暑假作业14.docx
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山西省重点中学协作体学年高二英语下学期暑假作业14
山西重点中学协作体高二下学期英语暑假作业14专项篇之任务型阅读
一、任务型阅读理解
(A)Howwouldyouliketopay?
Howdoyoupayforyourcoffee?
Isitwith change?
Iusemy tap-and-gocard.Idon'tevenneedtoentermy PINnumber ora signature toauthorisepayment.It'squickerandeverybodyinthequeueishappy.
Contactlesspayments aregainingpopularity.Thoseconcernedaboutsecuritywillbepleasedtoknowthattheamountofmoneyyoucanspendinonegoislimited–intheUKit'scurrently£30.Butifthecardisusedafewtimesinarow,aPINnumberwillbeneeded.Ifathiefgetsholdofyourcardandgoesona spendingspree,yourbankcoversyouagainst fraud.Whereas,ifsomeonestealsyour banknotes,that'syourbadluck!
Forthosewhoarealwaysforgettingwheretheyputtheircards,there'sanewsolution:
wearabletech:
clothingandaccessoriesthathaveintegratedelectronictechnology.KennethCukier,aneconomistandtechnologyexpert,says:
"Youcansimplytakeany wireless cardandthe chip fromitthatyourbankmightissueyouwith,andyoucanputitinacoat.Whenyouwanttomakeapaymentjustwaveyourarminfrontoftheterminalandleavethecoffeeshopwithyourlatte.Thisisintendedforpeoplewhodon'twanttotaketheircardoutoftheirwallet,usetheirphoneortheirwatch."
Good,isn'tit?
Andnewwaysofspendingmoneyarenotstoppingthere.Thefutureisallaboutbiometrics.Veryconvenientifyouareatthebeachorafestival–there'sanewsystemindevelopmentwhichwillmakeitpossibletoreadtheuniquemapsof veins underthesurfaceofyourfinger,andusethemto authenticate payments–orprovethatit'syoumakingthepayments.Youjustneedtorememberwhichfingeryouregisteredwith.
Sospendingmoneyisbecomingeasierallthetime.Andthetemptationtobuymorestuffincreases.Butit'sworthbearinginmindthatearningthemoneyinthefirstplacewillstillrequirethesameeffort.Backtoworkthen!
测验与练习
1.阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Whyarepeopleinthecoffeeshopqueuehappywhentheauthoruseshertap-and-gocard?
2. Whywouldn'tathiefbeabletobuymuchwithastolenwirelesscard?
3.Howcouldyoumakeapaymentwithachipinyoursleeve?
4.Trueorfalse?
Themethodofpaymentusingthemapoftheveinsonthesurfaceofyourfingersisinfallible.
5. Ifyoudon'thaveyourbankcardorsmartphonewithyou,whichtwoformsofpaymentmentionedinthetextwillyoubeabletouseinthefuture?
2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。
选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1.Thebankwillonlyauthorisethispaymentwitha__________.Youmayusethispen.
PINnumber signature wearable techbanknote
2.Nomorecountingpenniesforme.I'vejustwonthelottery.Let'sgo__________!
onashoppingspree againstfraud waveourarms contactlesspayment
3.Doyouhaveany__________?
I'dliketobuyacupoftea.
wearabletech change banknote biometrics
4.Technologyisamazing!
Insideyoursmartphoneyouhave__________whichholdsyourdata.
veins ago-and-tapcard achip aterminal
5.Myhousewasfloodedyesterday.Theinsurancecompanyisgoingto__________thelossofmyfurniture.
register authenticate cover authorize
(二)Thedailycommute
Thedailyjourneytoandfromhomeandworkisoneofthosethingsthatmanyofushavetoendure.Whetherbytrain,bus,bikeoronfoot,it'saroutinethatsomepeoplecouldratherdowithoutbutifwehavetowork, thedailygrind isallpartofthejob!
Weallhavestoriesofcommutingnightmares–a tubetrain stuckinatunnelorabusjourneywherepeopleare packedinlikesardines.InLondon,wherethereisanextensivetransportnetwork,complainingaboutdelays, cancellations andthepriceoftheir seasonticket,hasbecomeacommuter'sfavourite pasttime buttheirproblemsarerelativelyminorcomparedtoonesthattravellersinotherpartsoftheworldface.InNairobi,forexample,commutershavetokeepwindowsshuttoavoidsomeonestealingtheir belongings.
It'snosurprisethatthedailycommuteis stressful andaccordingtoresearch,womenaremorelikelytoexperiencestressduringtheirjourneythanmen.Thisisbecausethey'remorelikelytodosomethingwhichisbeingcalled 'tripchaining'–wheretheymakeoneormorestopsonthewaytoworkorwhengoinghome–forexampletodropofforpickupthekidsfromschool–andthismakesitmorelikelythatsomethingwillgowrongwiththeirjourney.
Thestressofcommutingcanbebadforyourhealthtooespeciallyifyoutravellongerdistances.AccordingtoChristineHoehner,researcheratWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicine"adultswhocommutedlongerdistancesfromhometoworkwerelessphysicallyactive,lessphysicallyfit,weighedmoreandhadhigherbloodpressurethanthosepeoplewhohadshortercommutes."
But
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