【单选题】thE tAllEr oF All AnimAls, A Full-grown girAFFE mAy BE EightEEn FEEt or morE high.
【单选题】sCiEnCE FiCtion notAny morE
sCiEnCE FiCtion hAs oFtEn BEEn thE sourCE oF inspirAtion For nEw tEChnologiEs. thE ExoskElEtons AnD hEAD-mountED DisplAys FEAturED in thE Film "AliEns", For ExAmplE, spAwnED A numBEr oF militAry-FunDED projECts to try to CrEAtE similAr tEChnologiEs.AutomAtiC sliDing Doors might nEvEr hAvE BEComE populAr hAD thEy not AppEArED on thE tElEvision sEriEs "stAr trEk".AnD thE populArity oF Flip-top or "ClAmshEll" moBilE phonEs mAy stEm From thE DEsirE to look likECAptAin kirk Flipping opEn his CommuniCAtor on thE sAmE progrAm.
now it sEEms thAt "stAr trEk" hAs DonE it AgAin. this month,AmEriCAn solDiErs in irAq will BEgin triAls oF A DEviCE inspirED By thE "Comm BADgE" FEAturED in "stAr trEk: thE nExt gEnErAtion". likE CrEw mEmBErs oF thE stArshipEntErprisE, solDiErs will BE ABlE to tAlk to othEr mEmBErs oF thEir unit just By tApping AnD thEn spEAking into A smAll BADgE worn on thE ChEst. whAt sEts thE Comm BADgE ApArt From A mErE wAlkiE-tAlkiE, AnD AppEAls to "stAr trEk" FAns, is thE systEm’s AppArEnt intElligEnCE. it works out who you ArE CAlling From spokEn CommAnDs, AnD ConnECts you instAntly.
thE systEm, DEvElopED By voCErACommuniCAtions oFCupErtino,CAliForniA, usEs A ComBinAtion oF wi-Fi wirElEss nEtworking AnD voiCE-ovEr-intErnEt protoCol (volp) tEChnologiEs to link up thE BADgEs viA A CEntrAl sErvEr, Akin to A switChBoArD、thE BADgEs ArE AlrEADy BEing usED in 80 lArgE institutions, most oF thEm hospitAls, to rEplACE ovErhEAD pAging systEms, sAysBrEnt lAng, voCErA’s viCE-prEsiDEnt.
likE its sCiEnCE-FiCtion CountErpArt, thE BADgE is DEsignED so thAt All FunCtions CAn BE CArriED out By prEssing A singlE Button. on prEssing it, thE CAllEr givEs A CommAnD AnD spECiFiEs thE nAmE oF A pErson or group oF pEoplE, suCh As "CAllDr. smith" or "loCAtE thE nEArEst AnEsthEsiologist". voiCE-rECognition soFtwArE intErprEts thE CommAnDs AnD loCAtEs thE AppropriAtE pErson or group, BAsED on whiChEvEr wi-Fi BAsE-stAtion thEy ArE ClosEst to. thE pErson rECEiving thE CAll thEn hEArs An AuDiBlE AlErt stAting thE nAmE oF thE CAllEr AnD, iF hE or shE wishEs to tAkE thE CAll, rEsponDs By tApping thE BADgE AnD stArting to spEAk.
thAt highlights A kEy DiFFErEnCE BEtwEEn thE "stAr trEk" Comm BADgE AnD thE rEAl-liFE vErsion:
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voCErA’s implEmEntAtion Allows pEoplE to rEjECt inComing CAlls, rAthEr thAn hAving thE voiCE oF thE CAllEr pAtChED through AutomAtiCAlly.
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But EvEn thE most purist FAns CAn ForgivE voCErA For DEviAting From thE sCript in this wAy, sAysDAviDBAtChElor, An AstrophysiCist AnD " stAr trEk" EnthusiAst At nAsA’s goDDArD spACE FlightCEntEr in grEEnBElt, mArylAnD、
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For thErE ArE, hE notEs, somE Curious AspECts to thE BEhAvior oF thE Comm BADgEs in "stAr trEk".
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whEn thE CAptAin oF thEEntErprisE sAys "piCArD to siCk-BAy: mEDiCAl EmErgEnCy on thE BriDgE", For ExAmplE, his BADgE somEhow ConnECts him to thE siCk-BAy BEForE hE hAs stAtED thE DEstinAtion oF thE CAll.
Allowing BADgE usErs to rEjECt inComing CAlls iF thEy ArE Busy, rAthEr thAn BEing ConnECtED instAntly, wAs A FEAturE ADDED At thE rEquEst oF CustomErs, sAys mr. lAng.But in Almost All othEr rEspECts thE BADgEs work just likE thEir FiCtionAl CountErpArts. this is not vEry surprising, sAys lAwrEnCE krAuss, An AstrophysiCist AtCAsE wEstErn rEsErvE univErsity inClEvElAnD, ohio, AnD thE Author oF "thE physiCs oF stAr trEk". in sCiEnCE FiCtion, AnD pArtiCulArly in "stAr trEk", most proBlEms hAvE tEChnologiCAl FixEs. somEtimEs, it sEEms, thosE FixEs CAn BE AppliED to rEAl-worlD proBlEms too.
voCErA’s systEm is pArtiCulArly wEll suitED to hospitAls, sAysChristinE tAr
sCiEnCE FiCtion hAs oFtEn BEEn thE sourCE oF inspirAtion For nEw tEChnologiEs. thE ExoskElEtons AnD hEAD-mountED DisplAys FEAturED in thE Film "AliEns", For ExAmplE, spAwnED A numBEr oF militAry-FunDED projECts to try to CrEAtE similAr tEChnologiEs.AutomAtiC sliDing Doors might nEvEr hAvE BEComE populAr hAD thEy not AppEArED on thE tElEvision sEriEs "stAr trEk".AnD thE populArity oF Flip-top or "ClAmshEll" moBilE phonEs mAy stEm From thE DEsirE to look likECAptAin kirk Flipping opEn his CommuniCAtor on thE sAmE progrAm.
now it sEEms thAt "stAr trEk" hAs DonE it AgAin. this month,AmEriCAn solDiErs in irAq will BEgin triAls oF A DEviCE inspirED By thE "Comm BADgE" FEAturED in "stAr trEk: thE nExt gEnErAtion". likE CrEw mEmBErs oF thE stArshipEntErprisE, solDiErs will BE ABlE to tAlk to othEr mEmBErs oF thEir unit just By tApping AnD thEn spEAking into A smAll BADgE worn on thE ChEst. whAt sEts thE Comm BADgE ApArt From A mErE wAlkiE-tAlkiE, AnD AppEAls to "stAr trEk" FAns, is thE systEm’s AppArEnt intElligEnCE. it works out who you ArE CAlling From spokEn CommAnDs, AnD ConnECts you instAntly.
thE systEm, DEvElopED By voCErACommuniCAtions oFCupErtino,CAliForniA, usEs A ComBinAtion oF wi-Fi wirElEss nEtworking AnD voiCE-ovEr-intErnEt protoCol (volp) tEChnologiEs to link up thE BADgEs viA A CEntrAl sErvEr, Akin to A switChBoArD、thE BADgEs ArE AlrEADy BEing usED in 80 lArgE institutions, most oF thEm hospitAls, to rEplACE ovErhEAD pAging systEms, sAysBrEnt lAng, voCErA’s viCE-prEsiDEnt.
likE its sCiEnCE-FiCtion CountErpArt, thE BADgE is DEsignED so thAt All FunCtions CAn BE CArriED out By prEssing A singlE Button. on prEssing it, thE CAllEr givEs A CommAnD AnD spECiFiEs thE nAmE oF A pErson or group oF pEoplE, suCh As "CAllDr. smith" or "loCAtE thE nEArEst AnEsthEsiologist". voiCE-rECognition soFtwArE intErprEts thE CommAnDs AnD loCAtEs thE AppropriAtE pErson or group, BAsED on whiChEvEr wi-Fi BAsE-stAtion thEy ArE ClosEst to. thE pErson rECEiving thE CAll thEn hEArs An AuDiBlE AlErt stAting thE nAmE oF thE CAllEr AnD, iF hE or shE wishEs to tAkE thE CAll, rEsponDs By tApping thE BADgE AnD stArting to spEAk.
thAt highlights A kEy DiFFErEnCE BEtwEEn thE "stAr trEk" Comm BADgE AnD thE rEAl-liFE vErsion:
Allowing BADgE usErs to rEjECt inComing CAlls iF thEy ArE Busy, rAthEr thAn BEing ConnECtED instAntly, wAs A FEAturE ADDED At thE rEquEst oF CustomErs, sAys mr. lAng.But in Almost All othEr rEspECts thE BADgEs work just likE thEir FiCtionAl CountErpArts. this is not vEry surprising, sAys lAwrEnCE krAuss, An AstrophysiCist AtCAsE wEstErn rEsErvE univErsity inClEvElAnD, ohio, AnD thE Author oF "thE physiCs oF stAr trEk". in sCiEnCE FiCtion, AnD pArtiCulArly in "stAr trEk", most proBlEms hAvE tEChnologiCAl FixEs. somEtimEs, it sEEms, thosE FixEs CAn BE AppliED to rEAl-worlD proBlEms too.
voCErA’s systEm is pArtiCulArly wEll suitED to hospitAls, sAysChristinE tAr
【单选题】 In the orbit of a planet around the Sun, the point closest to the Sun is called it the perihelion.
【单选题】 It can be inferred from the passage that brain size is assumed to
A．( be an indicator of cognitive ability
B．( vary among individuals within a species
C．( be related to food consumption
D．( correspond to levels of activity
A．( be an indicator of cognitive ability
B．( vary among individuals within a species
C．( be related to food consumption
D．( correspond to levels of activity
【单选题】 The seat of France's North American holdings in the eighteenth century was Quebec, and the French heritage — dominant there.
A．(to remain
B．(remaining
C．(by remaining
D．(has remained
A．(to remain
B．(remaining
C．(by remaining
D．(has remained
【单选题】 The fact that the "land is largely the site of erosion" (line 7) is significant because
A．erosion is less destructive than sedimentation
B．fossils are most common in areas Subject to erosion
C．erosion contributes to the destruction of skeletal remains
D．few organisms live in areas that experience extensive erosion
A．erosion is less destructive than sedimentation
B．fossils are most common in areas Subject to erosion
C．erosion contributes to the destruction of skeletal remains
D．few organisms live in areas that experience extensive erosion
【单选题】nEw-AgE trAnsport
it looks As iF it CAmE strAight From thE sEt oF stAr wArs. it hAs Four-whEEl DrivE AnD risEs ABovE roCky surFACEs. it lowErs AnD rAisEs its nosE whEn going up AnD Down hills.AnD whEn it ComEs to A rivEr, it turns AmphiBious: two hyDrojEt powEr it Along By BlAsting wAtEr unDEr its BoDy. thErE is room For two pAssEngErs AnD A DrivEr, who sit insiDE A glAss BuBBlE opErAting ElECtroniC, AirCrAFt-typE Controls.A、vEhiClE so DAring on lAnD AnD wAtEr nEEDs winDsCrEEn wipErs--But it DoEsn’t hAvE Any. wAtEr molECulEs ArE DisintEgrAtED on thE sCrEEn’s surFACE By ultrAsoniC sEnsors.
this unusuAl vEhiClE is thE rACoon. it is An invEntion not oF hollywooD But oF rEnAult, A rAthEr ConsErvAtivE FrEnCh stAtE-ownED CAr-mAkEr, BEttEr known For its FAmily hAtChBACks. rEnAult Built thE rACoon to ExplorE nEw FrEEDoms For DEsignErs AnD EnginEErs CrEAtED By ADvAnCEs in mAtEriAls AnD mAnuFACturing proCEssEs. rEnAult is thinking ABout stArtlingly DiFFErEnt CArs; othEr proDuCErs hAvE rADiCAl nEw iDEAs For trAins, BoAts AnD AEroplAnEs.
thE First oF thE nEw FrEEDoms is in DEsign. powErFul ComputEr-AiDED DEsignCAD、systEms CAn rEplACE with A CliCk oF A ComputEr mousE hours oF lABorious work DonE on thousAnDs oF DrAwing BoArDs. so nEw proDuCts, no mAttEr how CompliCAtED, CAn BE DEvElopED muCh FAstEr. For thE First timE,BoEing will not hAvE to BuilD A giAnt rEpliCA oF its nEw AirlinEr, thE 777, to mAkE surE All thE Bits Fit togEthEr. itsCA
D、systEm will tAkE CArE oF thAt.
But rEnAult is tAkingCA
D、FurthEr. it ClAims thE rACoon is thE worlD’s First vEhiClE to BE DEsignED within thE DigitisED worlD oF virtuAl rEAlity.ComplEx progrAms wErE usED to simulAtE thE vEhiClE AnD thE tErrAin thAt it wAs ExpECtED to Cross. this AllowED A tEAm lED By pAtriCk g. m. lE quémEnt , rEnAult’s inDustriAl-DEsign DirECtor, to "DrivE" it long BEForE A prototypE ExistE
D、
rEnAult is not AlonE in thinking thAt virtuAl rEAlity will trAnsForm AutomotivE DEsign. inDEtroit, ForD is Also invEstigAting its potEntiAl. jACk turnEr, thE Firm’s hEAD oF DEsign, woulD likE DEsignErs in DiFFErEnt pArts oF thE worlD to work morE ClosEly togEthEr, linkED By ComputErs. thEy woulD Do morE thAn stylE CArs. virtuAl rEAlity will Allow EnginEErs to pEEr insiDE thE working pArt oF A vEhiClE.DEsignErs will wAtCh BEAtings movE, oil Flow, gEArs mEsh AnD hyDrAuliCs pump.As thEsE tEChniquEs CAtCh on, EvEn strAngEr vEhiClEs ArE likEly to ComE Along.
trAnsForming thEsE CrEAtions From virtuAl rEAlity to ACtuAl rEAlity will Also BEComE EAsiEr, EspECiAlly with ADvAnCEs in mAtEriAls. Firms thAt onCE BAshED EvErything out oF stEEl now FinD thAt nEw Alloys or CompositE mAtEriAls (whiCh CAn BE mADE From mixturEs oF plAstiC, rEsin, CErAmiCs AnD mEtAls, rEinForCED with FiBrEs suCh As glAss or CArBon) ArE ChAnging thE rulEs oF mAnuFACturing.At thE sAmE timE, olD mAtEriAls kEEp gEtting BEttEr, As thEir proDuCErs try to sECurE thEir plACE in thE FACtory oF thE FuturE.
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this CompEtition is inCrEAsing thE pACE oF DEvElopmEnt oF All mAtEriAls.
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onE CompAny in this FiElD is sCAlEDCompositEs.
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it wAs stArtED in 1982 ByBurr rutAn, An AviAtor who hAs DEvisED mAny unusuAl AirCrAFt.
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it hAs Also workED on CompositE sAils For thEAmEriCA’sCup yACht rACE AnD on gEnErAl motors’ ultrAlitE, A 100-milEs pEr-gAllon ExpErimEntAl FAmily CAr Built From CArBon FiBrE.
AgAin, thE rACoon rEFlECts this rACE BEtwEEn thE olD AnD thE nEw. it usEs ConvEntionAl stEEl AnD whAt rEnAult DEsCriBEs As A nEw "high-limit ElAstiC stEEl" in its ChAssis. this stEEl is 30% lightEr thAn thE usuAl kin
D、thE rACoon Also hAs pArts mADE From C
it looks As iF it CAmE strAight From thE sEt oF stAr wArs. it hAs Four-whEEl DrivE AnD risEs ABovE roCky surFACEs. it lowErs AnD rAisEs its nosE whEn going up AnD Down hills.AnD whEn it ComEs to A rivEr, it turns AmphiBious: two hyDrojEt powEr it Along By BlAsting wAtEr unDEr its BoDy. thErE is room For two pAssEngErs AnD A DrivEr, who sit insiDE A glAss BuBBlE opErAting ElECtroniC, AirCrAFt-typE Controls.A、vEhiClE so DAring on lAnD AnD wAtEr nEEDs winDsCrEEn wipErs--But it DoEsn’t hAvE Any. wAtEr molECulEs ArE DisintEgrAtED on thE sCrEEn’s surFACE By ultrAsoniC sEnsors.
this unusuAl vEhiClE is thE rACoon. it is An invEntion not oF hollywooD But oF rEnAult, A rAthEr ConsErvAtivE FrEnCh stAtE-ownED CAr-mAkEr, BEttEr known For its FAmily hAtChBACks. rEnAult Built thE rACoon to ExplorE nEw FrEEDoms For DEsignErs AnD EnginEErs CrEAtED By ADvAnCEs in mAtEriAls AnD mAnuFACturing proCEssEs. rEnAult is thinking ABout stArtlingly DiFFErEnt CArs; othEr proDuCErs hAvE rADiCAl nEw iDEAs For trAins, BoAts AnD AEroplAnEs.
thE First oF thE nEw FrEEDoms is in DEsign. powErFul ComputEr-AiDED DEsignCAD、systEms CAn rEplACE with A CliCk oF A ComputEr mousE hours oF lABorious work DonE on thousAnDs oF DrAwing BoArDs. so nEw proDuCts, no mAttEr how CompliCAtED, CAn BE DEvElopED muCh FAstEr. For thE First timE,BoEing will not hAvE to BuilD A giAnt rEpliCA oF its nEw AirlinEr, thE 777, to mAkE surE All thE Bits Fit togEthEr. itsCA
D、systEm will tAkE CArE oF thAt.
But rEnAult is tAkingCA
D、FurthEr. it ClAims thE rACoon is thE worlD’s First vEhiClE to BE DEsignED within thE DigitisED worlD oF virtuAl rEAlity.ComplEx progrAms wErE usED to simulAtE thE vEhiClE AnD thE tErrAin thAt it wAs ExpECtED to Cross. this AllowED A tEAm lED By pAtriCk g. m. lE quémEnt , rEnAult’s inDustriAl-DEsign DirECtor, to "DrivE" it long BEForE A prototypE ExistE
D、
rEnAult is not AlonE in thinking thAt virtuAl rEAlity will trAnsForm AutomotivE DEsign. inDEtroit, ForD is Also invEstigAting its potEntiAl. jACk turnEr, thE Firm’s hEAD oF DEsign, woulD likE DEsignErs in DiFFErEnt pArts oF thE worlD to work morE ClosEly togEthEr, linkED By ComputErs. thEy woulD Do morE thAn stylE CArs. virtuAl rEAlity will Allow EnginEErs to pEEr insiDE thE working pArt oF A vEhiClE.DEsignErs will wAtCh BEAtings movE, oil Flow, gEArs mEsh AnD hyDrAuliCs pump.As thEsE tEChniquEs CAtCh on, EvEn strAngEr vEhiClEs ArE likEly to ComE Along.
trAnsForming thEsE CrEAtions From virtuAl rEAlity to ACtuAl rEAlity will Also BEComE EAsiEr, EspECiAlly with ADvAnCEs in mAtEriAls. Firms thAt onCE BAshED EvErything out oF stEEl now FinD thAt nEw Alloys or CompositE mAtEriAls (whiCh CAn BE mADE From mixturEs oF plAstiC, rEsin, CErAmiCs AnD mEtAls, rEinForCED with FiBrEs suCh As glAss or CArBon) ArE ChAnging thE rulEs oF mAnuFACturing.At thE sAmE timE, olD mAtEriAls kEEp gEtting BEttEr, As thEir proDuCErs try to sECurE thEir plACE in thE FACtory oF thE FuturE.
AgAin, thE rACoon rEFlECts this rACE BEtwEEn thE olD AnD thE nEw. it usEs ConvEntionAl stEEl AnD whAt rEnAult DEsCriBEs As A nEw "high-limit ElAstiC stEEl" in its ChAssis. this stEEl is 30% lightEr thAn thE usuAl kin
D、thE rACoon Also hAs pArts mADE From C
【单选题】 (Heat) exhaustion is (causing) by excessive (loss) of body (fluids) and body salts.
A．Heat
B．causing
C．loss
D．fluids
A．Heat
B．causing
C．loss
D．fluids
【单选题】 The word "load" in line 23 is closest in meaning to
A．( weight
B．( number
C．( section
D．( level
A．( weight
B．( number
C．( section
D．( level
【单选题】 Quelqu'un nous invite à dner pour samedi prochain .
-Ah oui !_
A． c'est a
B．où a
C．qui a
D． à part a
A． c'est a
B．où a
C．qui a
D． à part a
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