Hover Camera(无人相机)
Wang Mengqiu, the inventor of Hover Camera, was born in Hangzhou in 1982. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous overnight(一夜成名) because of the invention.
Forget selfie sticks(自拍杆)! Compared to other cameras, Hover Camera has many advantages.
*It can fly and stay in midair, track your face and even follow you to make sure it gets the perfect picture.
*It can be controlled by using a smartphone(智能手机)．
*It records movements with a 13MP camera and takes 4K video.
*It is the best choice for weddings, sports games and holidays.
Mr. Wang also said, “The main design consideration is easy and safe to take for the users. It’s very light and small. It can be folded(折叠) in two, so it can be easily put into a bag. When the power is low, it can land on the ground safely on its own.”
It’s reported that the company has raised $25 million to produce it. As it is still being tested(测试), Hover Camera can be bought later this year.
The price has not yet been decided. But a spokesman says the company hopes to sell it for less than $600.
【小题1】Hover Camera can ________．| A．swim in the water | B．fly in the midair | C．change its weight | D．be used as a phone |
| A．pull | B．follow | C．push | D．show |
| A．It’s light and small. | B．It can be folded in three. |
| C．It doesn’t need power. | D．Only a smartphone can make it land. |
| A．How can we control Hover Camera? | B．When can we buy Hover Camera? |
| C．How much is Hover Camera? | D．How popular will Hover Camera be? |
| A．brave | B．quiet | C．creative | D．humorous |
He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning, Madam.” It said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That’s three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day.”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning, Miss.” The machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilograms. It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine .The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?”
【小题1】The machine in this passage could .
| A．tell the weight of people |
| B．tell people what they should drink |
| C．sell many kinds of drinks |
| D．make people laugh |
| A．in the waiting room of a station |
| B．in a train |
| C．in the doctor’s waiting room |
| D．in the women’s room |
| A．she was a little lighter |
| B．she was a little heavier |
| C．it couldn’t speak Indian |
| D．to eat what she wanted to eat |
| A．should eat more |
| B．should eat less |
| C．had to eat more fruit |
| D．kept herself healthy |
| A．She was healthy. |
| B．She liked thinking. |
| C．She was too heavy. |
| D．The machine didn’t like her. |
There are many kinds of robots. The Robot Research Center gave some small robots to students. Look！Four of the students are talking about their robots.
It's cute and smart. It can help me get paper and books. Sometimes it can open the door for me. However，I don't like its noise. ─Peter |
I like it though it looks kind of ugly. It has caught lots of mice in my house. It never eats anything，but needs two batteries（电池）. ─Lily |
I always think of the Spiderman when I see it. It scares me sometimes but it can kill many insects and pests（害虫）and keep my house clean. ─Mary |
It looks like a snake，and it's very useful. It helped me find my keys in the garden last month. A large snake-like robot can help look for people under buildings after an earthquake. ─Jack |
【小题1】What's Peter's robot like?
| A．It's kind of ugly. | B．It's cute. | C．It's big. | D．It's small. |
| A．It can get books for Lily. | B．It can open the door for Lily. |
| C．It can kill insects and pests. | D．It can catch mice. |
| A．Peter's. | B．Lilys. | C．Mary’s . | D．Jack's. |
| A．It's useful. | B．It's noisy. | C．It's large. | D．It's smart. |
| A．Peter doesn't like the noise of his robot. | B．Lily has to feed her robot cat food. |
| C．Marys robot sometimes scares her. | D．Jack's robot helped him find his keys. |
If your parents have ever been too lazy or the weather has been too bad to put gas (气体) in the family car, this might be the invention for them. A Danish company (公司) has developed a robot arm that can help cars at gas stations without human’s help.
The company allows people at a gas station in Finland to get their car filled up by a robot. It’s the only place that offers this service. But the company says it hopes their technology will be available in other countries in the future.
The company says there is a special set of sensors (传感器) and cameras to get information about a car. So the robot arm is able to know what kind of gas it needs. When the car stops in a certain area, the robot arm itself starts to move. The arm then opens the car’s fuel tank (油箱) door, chooses the right gas and fills up the car. The company has been testing their technology for over a year and plans to start more testing later this year.
The company created its smart gas station in 2018. The idea was to cut down the risk of people staying at gas stations. Since then, they’ve made robot arm do more things. “Our purpose (目的) is to provide people with comfort and safety. Our robot arm allows a driver to go to the shop for a coffee or take a short break while it is working,” the company’s CEO said.
【小题1】The writer uses ______ to lead in the topic.| A．a story | B．a question | C．an example | D．a saying |
| A．the camera | B．the car | C．the company | D．the robot arm |
| A．needs human’s help while working |
| B．gets help from sensors and cameras |
| C．is available in many other countries |
| D．can only help people to fill up cars |
| A．useful | B．common | C．strange | D．popular |
| A．Healthy Life | B．Growing Advice |
| C．Educational Research | D．New Technology |
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