山西省重点中学协作体学年高二英语下学期暑假作业14Word下载.docx
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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.
wearable
techbanknote
2.Nomorecountingpenniesforme.I'
vejustwonthelottery.Let'
sgo__________!
onashoppingspree
againstfraud
waveourarms
contactlesspayment
3.Doyouhaveany__________?
I'
dliketobuyacupoftea.
wearabletech
change
banknote
biometrics
4.Technologyisamazing!
Insideyoursmartphoneyouhave__________whichholdsyourdata.
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."
ButtheAmericanresearchermustbetalkingaboutcommuterswhoaren'
tengagedinactivetravel,becauseifyoucyclealongerdistancethenyou'
relikelytobemore
physicallyactive.Howeverthereisariskofbeingknockedoffyoubikeandthere'
stheembarrassmentofwearingclothingmadeof
Lycra!
What'
syourjourneytowork,collegeorschoollike?
1.
阅读课文并回答问题。
1.Trueorfalse?
Commutingonlyreferstotraintravel.
2.NamesomethingthatcommutersinLondongetangryabout.
3.Whydowomentendtofindcommutingmorestressful?
4.Whattypeofbloodpressuredocommuterswhotravellongerdistanceshave?
5.Whichwordusedinthearticlesmeans'
feelingashamedbecauseofwhatpeoplethinkorknowaboutyou'
?
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.Nowmyholidayisoverit'
sbacktothe________ofwashingandironingthefamily'
sclothes!
daygrint
dailygrind
dailygrinding
dailyground
2.Thedentisthada________sohewasabletoseemeandgetmyfillingdone.
pasttime
stressful
cancellation
seasonticket
3.MydoctorsaysIneedtobemore________ifIwanttoreducethechancesofhavingaheartattack.
physicallyactive
activelyphysical
physicallyactivated
physicalactivation
4.
Wehadto________allthespeechesattheweddingbeforewehadanythingtoeat.Iwasstarving!
encourage
enhance
endure
enact
5.Ourcarbrokedownonthewaytotheairportwhichmadethejourneyvery________.
stressless
stressing
stressed
(三)Workinginspace
Boredwithyourlife?
Dreamingofsomethingdifferent?
WhenIfeellikethatIlookupandwonderwhatlifewouldbelike400kmabovemyhead.That'
swherethe
InternationalSpaceStation
orbits
theEarth,withsix
astronauts
livingandworkingonboard,formonthsatatime.
Howdotheysleep?
Theyspendthenightfloatingina
sleepingbag
insideasmallcubicleontheceiling.AmericanastronautSunitaWilliamsexplains:
slikealittlephoneboothbutit'
spretty
comfy
anditdoesn'
tmatterifIturnoverandsleep
upsidedown.Idon'
thaveanysensationinmyheadthattellsmeI'
mupsidedown."
Brushingyourteethinaplacewhereyoucan'
thaveataporasinkcanbeachallenge.Canyouimaginethemessthatrunningwaterwouldmakeinzero
gravity?
CanadianastronautChrisHadfieldusesastrawtoputabigblobofwaterfroma
sealed
bagontoanordinarytoothbrushandaddsalittletoothpaste-whichhehastoswallowwhenhe'
sdone.
Dailyexerciseis
essential.Thelackofgravitymakesbonesmore
brittle(容易断裂的)
andmuscleslosestrength–soastronautsareencouragedtoworkoutforatleasttwohoursaday.
TheroleofastronautsintheInternationalSpaceStationistoactas
labtechnicians
forscientistsbackonEarth.Sotheyspendtheirtimemaintainingtheirenvironmentandperformingandmonitoringexperimentsina
confinedspace
aboutthesizeofaBoeing747.Almosteverytaskiscarefullyplannedby
missioncontrol
(航天地面指挥中心)-althoughmostastronautsspendtheirfirstdayslosingstuffuntiltheygetusedtostickingeverythingtheyusetothewallswith
Velcro,
ducttapeorclips.
Oneoftheirmostvalued
perks(好处)
istheviewfrom"
theoffice"
dominatedbythatgiganticblueballdownthere,sittinginthedarknessofspace.Wow!
Absolutely
breathtaking(壮观的)!
1.HowhighupistheInternationalSpaceStation?
2.Trueorfalse?
Astronautsgetdizzywhentheysleepupsidedown.
3.Whydoastronautslosethings?
4.Whatbecomesweakifastronautsdon'
texercise?
5.Whotellsastronautswhattodo?
从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1.Here'
s__________.Youcanuseittokeepthesheetsofyouressaytogether.
Velcro
aclip
astraw
someperks
2.Myjobisjusttokeepaneyeonthisexperimentandseeifthereisanythingdifferent.I'
mjust__________it.
performing
maintaining
monitoring
floating
3.Mymobile,mykeys...waittillIgetmy__________andwearereadytoleave.
stuff
ducttape
gravity
4.Youlooktiredafterwalkingallday.Comeon,sitonthis__________chair.
upsidedown
comfy
confined
brittle
5.Ifthecompanyistosurvivetheeconomicdownturn,increasingprofitabilityis__________!
achoice
aplan
essential
aperk
(四)Loveandmoney
Doyouusually
godutch
whenyoutakesomeoneouttodinner?
Doyouexpectyour
date
topayforthewholemeal?
Manypeoplesaythataslongasthere'
slove,moneydoesn'
tmattermuch.Butthismightchangewhentherelationshipgetsseriousanditcaninvolve
mortgages,
jointcurrentaccounts
and
debt.
AsurveyintheUKsuggestedthat44%ofmarriedcouplesdon'
tknowexactlywhattheirspouse
earns.Theresearch,conductedbyaUK
creditreportservice
alsofoundthatanastonishing
1.9millionm
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