High Speed Book Scanner
Simply turning pages of a book quickly may not seem like the best way to scan it. A Japanese research group at Tokyo University has created new software that allows hundreds of pages to be scanned within minutes. Scanning text is normally a boring process with each page having to be inserted into a scanner, but the team led by Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa uses a high speed camera that takes 500 pictures a second to scan pages as they are turned by workers.
Normal scanners can only scan the information that is actually before them on the page. This high speed book scanner uses a camera that captures pages at 1000fps as they are turned. A system built in allows it to automatically correct any changes to the text due to the page bending as well as light differences due to shadows. “It takes a shot of the shape, then it calculates the shape and uses those calculations to film the scanning,” Ishikawa said, explaining the system used to reconstruct the original page.
The current system is able to scan an average 250-page book in a little over 60 seconds using basic computer hardware. While it now requires extra time to process the scanned images (影像), the researchers hope to eventually make the technology both faster and much smaller. “In the more distant future, once it becomes possible to put all of this processing on one chip (芯片) and then put that in an iPad or iPod, one could scan just using that chip. At that point, it becomes possible to scan something quickly to save for later reading,” Ishikawa said.
Being able to scan books with an iPhone may be further off, but Ishikawa says that a commercial version of the large-scale computer based scanning system could be available in two or three years. While the technology has the potential to take paper books into the digital age, it remains to be how publishers will react to people scanning their books while just turning pages quickly. According to the passage, the advantage of the new scanning software is that ______.
| A．there is no need to scan every page |
| B．it can work much more effectively |
| C．no manpower is needed in operating the scanner |
| D．it can make the scanning process more interesting |
According to Ishikawa, the scanner works by_____.
| A．changing the shape of the images |
| B．reducing the size of the images |
| C．reconstructing the original page |
| D．scanning several pages at the same time |
What is Ishikawa’s attitude towards the development of the scanning system?
| A．Optimistic. | B．Uncertain. | C．Disapproving. | D．Cautious. |
What does the underlined sentence mean?
| A．People will get any book they like more easily. |
| B．Publishers will refuse to comment on the new software. |
| C．Publishers will probably not welcome the new software. |
| D．People won’t need to buy books any more with an iPhone. |
Grown－ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But
does a baby have this understanding?
To see whether babies know objects are solid, T. Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion（视觉影像）of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch , and then to show them the illusion. If they knew that objects are solid and they reached out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected to show surprise in their faces and movements. All the 16-to 24- week -old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.
Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land?
Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16－week－old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear. If the experimenter took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The researcher substituted（替换）a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The 22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But the 16-week -old babies did not seem to notice the switch（更换）. Thus, the 16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of“something permanence, ”while the 22－week－old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object.
74. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. babies’ sense of sight B. ef
fects of experiments on babies
C. babies’ understanding of objects D. different tests on babies’ feelings
75. In Paragraph 3, “object permanence”means that when out of sight, an object ________.
A. still exists B. keeps its shape C. still stays solid D. is beyond reach
76. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The babies didn’t have a sense of direction.
B. The older babies preferred toy trains to balls.
C. The younger babies liked looking for missing objects.
D. The babies couldn’t tell a ball from its optical illusion.
One hundred new
bookstalls that will sell newspapers as well as books have been making their debut on city streets since Saturday morning.
The newsstands are part of the city’s efforts to improve the appearance of streets and neighborhoods. The news-stands’ design, featuring large glass window, will help the customers to see what is on sale at a glance.
An electrical screen on the newsstands will announce immediately the arrival of the latest papers. The newsstands will also help collect utility fees. There will be 1,000 newsstands by the end of the year. The newly formed Oriental Books and Papers Service Co. Ltd will manage the stalls. According to sources from the company, over 80 percent of the people hired to operate the stands will be recruited from laid-off workers. This means the project will help ease the city’s unemployment pressure, sources said.
All recruited will undergo a training pr
ogramme and be clad in green uniform. Municipal Vice-part Secretary Gong Xueping said the installation of the 100 stands was just the first step towards the objective of setting up 1,000 stands in the city by the end of the year.
He said the creation of the stalls would be of particular significance to the enhancement of the city’s spiritual civilization. He also made some suggestions regarding the location, design, and construction of the new stands, and the renovation of the existing newsstands.
57. One hundred new bookstalls are set up to _______ .
A. classify the bookstores
B. beautify the streets and neighborhood
C. enrich people’s minds with knowledge
D. increase people’s purchasing power
58.The newsstands are made of large glass windows to ______ .
A. beautify the streets
B. differ from other shops
C. let the customers browse through what they want
D. reduce the expenses of the construction
59.Which sentence is not true?
The newsstands also help gather together other public service charges
The newsstands will make known the arrival of the current issue of paper.
These kinds of newsstands will widely set up.
The newsstands just sell newspapers and magazines.
60.What is the other purpose of building these newsstands? Give the laid—off workers a chance
to _______.
A. make a living B. take up hobbies
C. ease their pressure D. enrich their minds
Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM card. It looks like a credit card. A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four number personal identification number (PIN) .Her PIN is 1234。
As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only＄2 in her bag. The next day she had to pay＄10 for a lunch for a co-worker. She didn’t want to get up early to go to the bank. So she went to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to withdraw (take out) ＄50 from her checking account.
These are the steps she followed to withdraw money. First, she put her card in the lower slot on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen (window) said,“Please enter (put in) your PIN.”Pat pressed the numbers 1,2,3,4. Next the screed said,“Please select the type of transaction you want by pressing the correct keys.”Pat pressed the bottom key for withdrawing money.
Then the screen said, “From which account?” The choices it gave were “Checking”, “Saving”, and “Money market”. Pat pushed the key for “Checking”.Next, the screen said,“Please select (choose) amount of transaction.”Pat pushed the number“5”and then“0”three times, until the screed read,“50.00.”The screen then read,“Please wait.”In less than a minute, it read,“Please lift (rise) the lid and take your money.”
Pat lifted the lid marked “Withdraw”. She counted her $50 to make sure the ATM hadn’t made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button (number), she could have pressed “Cancel”and started over again.
53. What did Pat do immediately after choosing the account?
A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit, of transfer money.
B. Lifted the lid and removed her money.
C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw.
D. Got back her ATM card.
54. When did Pat enter her PIN?
A. Right after inserting her card.B. Right before selecting the account.
C. Right before selecting the amount of money. D. Right after selecting withdrawal.
55. When did Pat select the type of transaction?
A. Right after selecting which account she wanted.
B. Right before receiving her withdrawal slip.
C. Right before selecting the amount.
D. Right after recording her PIN.
56.What did Pat do when the screed said,“Please lift the lid …”?
A. Got out her card. B. Took her $50.
C. Selected the type of transaction she wanted. D. Picked up her withdrawal slip.
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51.According to the ads, where can you mail your letter to if you want something to kill ants?
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第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分)
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning he went to thank the inn keeper.“You have served me well, innkeeper,”said Napoleon.“I wish to reward you , tell me what you want.”“Sir, we want nothing,”said the inn keeper.“But will you tell us something? We have heard a story,”said 
the innkeeper.“Once during the war, the Russians took control of a farmhouse. You were sleeping in it. You hid yourself in a pile of hay while they were looking for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were searching for you?”
The innkeeper looked at Napoleon's face. Napoleon looked very angry. Napoleon called two soldiers standing beside him. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard. At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied innkeeper's hands behind his back. Then his wife's hands were tied, too. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.“Please, please sir,”begged the innkeeper.“Don't kill us! We meant nothing!”The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon spoke,“Ready!”He called,“Aim!”The innkeeper's wife screamed.“Stop!”said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper.“Now,”he said,“you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don't you?”
41. According to the passage, we know that Napoleon__________.
A.was cruel to the innkeeper B.was kind to the innkeeper
C.was brave before the Russians D.was quite humorous while trying to answer the question
42. The innkeeper an
d his wife must have been__________.
A.frightened of Napoleon's arrival B.pleased with Napoleon's answer
C.glad about what Napoleon had done D.angry at what Napoleon had done
43. The two soldiers__________.
A.understood Napoleon well
B.didn't know why napoleon wanted to kill them
C.could do nothing but kill th
e husband and wife
D.were badly treated by the innkeeper
44. While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon__________.
A.ordered his men to fight back B.was frightened to death
C.feared nothing D.regretted having hidden there
45. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Five persons are mentioned in this passage.
B.In fact, Napoleon didn't hide when the Russians were looking for him.
C.Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service.
D.The husband and wife had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said“Stop”.