The first Thursday in May is World Password Day, but don’t buy a cake or send cards. Computer chip maker Intel created the event as an annual reminder.
The purpose of a password is to limit access to information. Having a very common or simple one like “abcdef” or even normal words like “password”, is barely any security at all.
Then what should we do?
Can’t wait to try? Let’s say goodbye to “666666” and change your password right now.
A.What do network security experts do |
B.Try using shortened phrases for passwords |
C.How can we ensure the safety of a password |
D.Changing password regularly is an effective way |
E.That is like closing a door but not actually locking it |
F.It is used to say farewell to popular passwords like “123456” |
G.And it is also difficult for us to remember a long irregular password |
You may have already seen robot waiters in restaurants: waist-high machines that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and drinks and carry dirty dishes to the kitchen. But are they the future?
Many think they are the solution to the industry’s labor shortages. Sales of them have been growing rapidly in recent years, with tens of thousands now working in dining rooms. But others say they have a long way to go before they can replace humans. They can’t take orders, and many restaurants have steps and other physical challenges they can’t adapt to.
Still, the robots are increasing. Redwood City, Califomia-based Bear Robotics, introduced its service robot in 2021 and expects to have 10,000 used by the end of this year worldwide. The lack of labor sped up the adoption of robots globally. In the US, the restaurant industry employed 15 million people in 2022, but that was still 400,000 fewer than before the pandemic. In a recent survey, 62% of restaurant operators told the National Restaurant Association they don’t have enough employees to meet customer demand.
Public recognition of robot servers is already high in Asia. The US was slower to adopt robots, but some chains are now testing them. But not all chains have had success with robots. Chili’s introduced a robot server named Rita in 2020 and expanded the test to 61 US restaurants before abruptly stopping it last August. The chain found that Rita moved too slowly and got in the way of human servers. And 58% of guests surveyed said Rita didn’t improve their overall experience.
It’s expected that about 30% of restaurants will continue to have human servers and be considered more luxurious (豪华的), while the rest will rely on robots in the kitchen and in dining rooms. Economics are on the side of robots; the cost of human labor will continue to rise, but technology costs will fall. But that’s not a future everyone wants to see. “Humans don’t go to a full-service restaurant to be served by technology,” said Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage. “They go for the experience of themselves and the people they care about being served by a human.”
【小题1】What can we learn about the numbers in paragraph 3?A.Robot waiters are a solution to labor shortages. |
B.Robots play a more important role in restaurants. |
C.Human beings are more likely to be out of work. |
D.Restaurant owners prefer robot waiters to human waiters. |
A.It could not finish the task correctly. | B.It disturbed the dinners in the restaurant. |
C.It added to the expense of the restaurant. | D.It caused trouble for its human colleagues. |
A.Robot waiters have become a scenic spot in the restaurants. |
B.Human waiters can’t be actually replaced by robot waiters. |
C.The duties of robot and human waiters should be made clear. |
D.Restaurants should balance the cost of robot and human labor. |
A.Are robot waiters the future? | B.What can a robot do for you? |
C.Where can you find robot waiters? | D.Do robots bring convenience to us? |
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say the material can cool buildings even on hot days. The cooling material is a very thin sheet with many layers that could be placed on a roof like solar panels (板). However, instead of turning sunlight into energy as solar panels do, the material turns heat into infrared (红外线的) radiation.
Shanhui Fan is an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University. He says that the panels have a layer of material that is like sand. The panels act like a mirror. They take heat out of buildings and reflect the light from the sun. And he says both the heat and sunlight are sent 100 kilometers into outer space. “It's a structure that cools itself without electricity input, even under the sun. So, what it does is basically radiate heat to outer space and also reflect the sunlight so it doesn't get heated up by the sun.” Mr Fan says it is like having a window into space. The heat is sent directly into space without increasing the air temperature.
He says buildings in developing countries that do not have electricity or air conditioning could use the panels. “In areas where electricity is out of reach for many people, there is a potential benefit for storing medicine or even food. In many of these situations, being able to reduce the temperature is important. And this would provide a way to do it.”
The researchers say the main problem is creating actual cooling systems using the high-tech panels. They say it may be possible to develop a cooling spray (喷涂) that could be used on present solid structures. They believe the cooling spray technology could be developed in the next three to five years. They say as much as 15 percent of the energy used in the United States is spent providing power to air conditioning systems.
【小题1】What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?A.Living on hot days is no longer a big problem now. |
B.Researchers are developing new solar panels on roofs. |
C.A new material is created to cool the buildings. |
D.The new material is a very thin sheet with many layers. |
A.It takes in the heat and cools it down. | B.It uses a mirror to reflect the sunlight. |
C.It has a window to let out the heat. | D.It sends heat away right into space. |
A.Convenient but impractical. | B.Eco-friendly and energy-saving. |
C.Effective but expensive. | D.Creative and cheap. |
If you're daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the Covid-19 outbreak, why fantasize about the beaches of Ball or the canals of Venice when vacationing in space could be in your future?
Back in 2019, Californian company the Gateway Foundation released plans for a hotel that could one day float above the Earth's atmosphere. This futuristic concept was scheduled to be fully operational by 2027.
Now the hotel, Voyager Station, is set to be built by Orbital Assembly Corporation, a new construction company run by former pilot John Blincow, who also heads up the Gateway Foundation.
In a recent interview, Blincow explained there had been some Covid-related delays, but construction on the space hotel is expected to begin in 2026, and a hotel in space could be a reality by 2027.
"We're trying to make the public realize that this golden age of space travel is just around the corner. It's coming. It's coming fast," said Blincow.
Space tourism is becoming an increasingly hot topic, and there are several companies trying to make it happen — from Virgin Galactic to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The team behind Voyager Station have said they're hoping to eventually make a stay at the hotel equal to "a trip to Disneyland ".
The team are also hoping to build research stations and spark space tourism and commerce opportunities. They imagine the government or private companies might use the space hotel for training crews heading to the moon, Mars and beyond.
The eventual goal, as the team put it in 2019, is "to create a starship culture where people are going to space, and living in space, and working in space. And we believe that there's a demand for that."
【小题1】What can we learn about the space hotel from the text?A.Its construction has already begun. | B.It has been delayed due to Covid-19. |
C.It can float to the moon, Mars and beyond. | D.It is in great demand worldwide. |
A.The Gateway Foundation. | B.Orbital Assembly Corporation. |
C.The government. | D.The universities. |
A.Exploring outer space. | B.Competing with other companies. |
C.Opposing space tourism. | D.Building a spaceship culture. |
A.First Ever Space Hotel Is Coming | B.There Is A Place Like No Other |
C.Research Stations Are Getting Popular | D.Human Explorations Are Endless |
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