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1、Day 5AWifi UltraBoostHave you ever noticed how much slower your Internet gets during the peak hours of the day? Luckily, theres finally a solution! It takes only one simple device, Wifi UltraBoost, to put an end to this and many other annoying Internet problems!How does it work?Wifi UltraBoost spots

2、 your existing signal, improving its characteristics and then sends already expanded Wi-Fi through all the barriers it meets on its waywhether its concrete walls or multiple floors. It also solves our main problem-Internet providers slowing down the speed by preventing data usage reports from reachi

3、ng Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the first place.What are the main features of it? Works with any Internet router (路由器). Uses the frequency of 2. 4 GHz. Transfers rates of up to 300Mbps. Easy to set up.What problems does it solve? Slow Internet connection. Weak Wi-Fi signals beyond 30 meters.

4、 Bad quality of video calls. Wi-Fi dead spots around your house. Thick walls that weaken the signal.How to use it? Step 1: Get Wifi UltraBoost from the official website. Step 2: Plug Wifi UltraBoost into a socket (插座)and start the equipment. Step 3: Be amazed at your Wi-Fi speed!Why get Wifi UltraBo

5、ost today?Wifi UltraBoost brings noticeable results immediately after you plug it in. For a limited time, Wifi UltraBoost is available to you 60% cheaper (instead of $99. 99)! Order now and enjoy your improved Internet connection!1. What is Wifi UltraBoost?A. An application to transform networks.B.

6、An organization to limit Internet speed.C. A piece of equipment to improve Wi-Fi.D. A formal provider to offer Internet service.2. What can Wifi UltraBoost do?A. Guarantee high-quality video calls.B. Help Internet routers function normally.C. Set up connection among Wi-Fi signals.D. Save the electri

7、city used to surf the Internet.3. What might be the current price of Wifi UltraBoost?A. $ 99.99. B. $59.99. C. $ 69,99. D. $ 39.99.【答案解析】 1. C 2. A 3. D【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则广告主要推荐了一款Wi-Fi增强器，介绍了它的工作原理、特点和功能等信息。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中的最后一句“It takes only one simple device, WifiBooster, to put an end to this a

8、nd many other annoying Internet problems (只需要一个简单的设备，WifiBooster，来结束这个和许多其他恼人的互联网问题)”可知，WifiBooster是一款提升网速并可以解决许多其他网络问题的设备。故选C项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据What problems does it solve?(它解决了什么问题)部分中的“Bad quality of video calls.(视频通话质量差)”可知，WifiBooster可以解决视频通话质量差的问题，即保证你拥有高质量的视频通话，故选A项。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据Why get WifiBoo

9、ster today?(为什么今天要使用WifiBooster)部分中的“WifiBooster is available to you 60% cheaper (instead of 99.99) ! (WifiBooster可以便宜60%，原价99.99美元。）”可计算出，这款Wi-Fi增强器当前的价格为$99.99*（1-60%）=$39.99，故选D项。BLu kaigang, a twenty-one year villager from rural Guangxi, China, known for his modeling countryside videos on short-

10、video platform Kuaishou has gained international attention from the world famous fashion houses. He has received invitations to walk at the some of the largest fashion weeks on the global stages.Lu has over 4 million followers on his Kuaishou account, where he posts videos under the name“Xiao Xianre

11、n”. Lu rose to fame chasing his passion for modelling while working as a restaurant waiter and a factory worker in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. “I have had a supermodel dream since I was ten, while I was still in a primary school. I saw a fashion show on TV when I feel it was so cool to do that

12、on the catwalk, ”said Lu. Since then, he practices the catwalk every day.Without any professional training, he learned catwalk from fashion show video. He turned everywhere into his runway, from a narrow passage to a deserted factory.“From clothing designing and making to filming and posting, these

13、were extremely time-consuming but barely received feedback on line in the beginning. But I still enjoyed the process, ” said Lu. “The early dozens of videos I posted even didnt receive likes,” Lu recalled. But I believed what Ive done would be recognized by the world someday.” Lu insisted on posting

14、 his fashion works onto Kuaishou where he hoped to be seen by more people.Many laughed at Lus early works as they thought of him as a funny clown (小丑) wearing very strange costumes. Howerver, Lus insistence, coupled with Kuaishous powerful algorithms (演算法), enable Lu to be seen, which eventually hel

15、ped him to enter mainstream fame.Lus big break came in August 2019 when Lus fans uploaded his videos from Kuaishou to YouTobe. As those videos became acclaimed, more people became curious about Lu and his international career took off from there. As his followers grew on Kuaishou and other social me

16、dia platforms, mass media started taking notice.4. What do we know about Lu Kaigang?A. He dreamed to be supermodel when famous.B. The largest fashion house sent him invitations.C. He was famous for his own videos in Kuaishou.D. He posted videos to YouTobe on his own.5. Where had Lu worked before bec

17、oming famous?A. In a factory. B. In a hospitalC. In a big company D. In a fashion house6. What can we inferred about Lus works?A. They were once laughed at.B. Kuaishous advertisement made them famousC. They were accomplished with photographers.D. They received many likes from the beginning.7. What d

18、oes the underlined word “acclaimed” in the last paragraph mean?A. Proper B. imaginative C. Narrow D. Popular【答案解析】 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了出生于广西壮族自治区的陆开港没有任何专业的时尚领域背景，在短视频平台“快手”上拍摄乡村模特视频而出名，如今的他已经收到邀请，将在全球一些最大的时装周的舞台上走秀。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Lu kaigang, a twenty-one year villager from r

19、ural Guangxi, China, known for his modeling countryside videos on short-video platform Kuaishou has gained international attention from the world famous fashion houses.( 21岁的陆开港来自中国广西农村，他因在短视频平台“快手”上拍摄乡村模特视频而出名，受到了世界著名时装公司的关注。)”可知，陆开港在快手因自己的视频而出名。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Lu rose to fame chasing his p

20、assion for modelling while working as a restaurant waiter and a factory worker in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. (陆因对模特的热爱而成名，他曾在广西省会南宁做过餐厅服务员和工厂工人。)”可知，陆开港成名前在工厂工作过。故选A。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第五段“Many laughed at Lus early works as they thought of him as a funny clown(小丑) wearing very strange costumes. (

21、许多人嘲笑陆开港的早期作品，认为他是一个穿着奇装异服的滑稽小丑。)”可知，陆开港的作品曾经被嘲笑过。故选A。【7题详解】词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段划线词后半句“more people became curious about Lu and his international career took off from there. (越来越多的人开始对陆川感兴趣，他的国际生涯也从此腾飞。)”可知，陆开港的这些视频受到欢迎。所以acclaimed为“受到称赞的”之意，与popular同义。故选D。CThanks to research currently being done ih the fi

22、eld of nanotechnology, it may be possible to cure a disease like cancer using tiny particles(微粒) injected into a person particles that would not only find the cancer, but also destroy it without harming anything else in the body.The main thing to know about nanotechnology is that its small really sm

23、all. The prefix nano refers to a nanometer, which is one-billionth of a meter. How small is that exactly? A comma on a page of a book may be more than half a million nanometers wide.Researcher Ted Sargent, a leader in the field of nanotechnology, describes how using quantum (量子) dotsparticles that a

24、re a few nanometers in size will help diagnose a disease. The particles, Sargent explains, shine brightly when exposed to UV light and can be inserted into the body. They can also be programmed to bond only to a particular cancer cell. Doctors can then use a camera and look for the color1 ed particl

25、es, which will help them determine where cancer cells are growing in a persons body. Using this technology, it will be possible to detect cancer at a stage when there are perhaps only a thousand bad cells.Once a certain type of cancer is detected, nanotechnology will also improve the way it is treat

26、ed. Nanoparticles will allow doctors to attack cancerous tumors (肿瘤) without disturbing healthy cells. Doctors can deliver cancer-killing drugs, carried via the nanoparticles, to the bad cells only or they can also destroy cancer cells identified by nanoparticles, using laser rays. Ultimately, techn

27、ologies like this will allow doctors to deliver cancer treatment earlier, faster, and more thoroughly, with fewer side effects.Unfortunately, though nanoparticles have great medical potential, there are serious concerns that they could have negative environmental and health effects. In recent studie

28、s researchers found that half the human cells died after exposing lab-grown human cells to water containing large amounts of nanoparticles.Because nanotechnology is so potentially useful, many scientists dont think research into its many uses should be stopped; learning more about nanotechnology sho

29、uld remain a priority. Scientists do believe that governments should allocate more money for safety-related studiesto make sure that large concentrations of nanoparticles do not get into our food and water supplies and cause serious problems.8. What is this passage mainly about?A. The dangers and si

30、de effects of nanotechnology.B. The various ways of detecting different cancers.C. The development and application of nanotechnology.D. How nanotechnology can be used in medical science.9. Whats the size of a nanometer?A. The size of a comma. B. One-billionth of a meter.C. A billion nanoparticles wi

31、de. D. The same size as a quantum dot.10. Exposing human cells to large amounts of nanoparticles _.A. does not have any influences B. may prevent many side effectsC. causes one second cells death D. could cure a variety of cancers11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Nanotechnology proved

32、 to be useless and the research should be ended.B. Scientists want to see research into nanotechnology continue with caution.C. Many scientists think that nanotechnology is too dangerous to be permitted.D. Nanotechnology is so useful that many governments are investing in research.【答案解析】 8. D 9. B 1

33、0. C 11. B【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了纳米技术以及纳米技术在对抗癌症和在其他医学方面的应用。【8题详解】主旨大意题。根据第三段“Researcher Ted Sargent, a leader in the field of nanotechnology, describes how using quantum (量子) dotsparticles that are a few nanometers in size will help diagnose a disease.”（研究人员泰德萨金特（Ted Sargent）是纳米技术领域的领军人物，他描述了如何使用几纳米大小的量

34、子点粒子来帮助诊断疾病。）以及第四段“Once a certain type of cancer is detected, nanotechnology will also improve the way it is treated. Nanoparticles will allow doctors to attack cancerous tumors (肿瘤) without disturbing healthy cells. ”（一旦发现某种癌症，纳米技术也将改善其治疗方式。纳米颗粒可以让医生在不干扰健康细胞的情况下攻击癌细胞。）及全文可知，文章主要讲的是纳米技术在医学科学方面的作用。故选

35、D。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“The main thing to know about nanotechnology is that its small really small. The prefix nano refers to a nanometer, which is one-billionth of a meter.”（关于纳米技术要知道的主要事情是它很小-非常小。前缀nano指的是纳米，是十亿分之一米。）可知，一纳米只有十亿分之一米。故选B.【10题详解】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“In recent studies researchers found that half

36、 the human cells died after exposing lab-grown human cells to water containing large amounts of nanoparticles.”（在最近的研究中，研究人员发现，将实验室培养的人体细胞暴露在含有大量纳米颗粒的水中后，有一半的人体细胞死亡。）可知，会有一半的细胞死亡。故选C。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Because nanotechnology is so potentially useful, many scientists dont think research into its man

37、y uses should be stopped; learning more about nanotechnology should remain a priority. Scientists do believe that governments should allocate more money for safety-related studiesto make sure that large concentrations of nanoparticles do not get into our food and water supplies and cause serious pro

38、blems.”（由于纳米技术具有巨大的潜在用途，许多科学家认为不应停止对其多种用途的研究；更多地了解纳米技术仍然是当务之急。科学家们确实认为，政府应该为安全相关的研究拨出更多的资金，以确保高浓度的纳米颗粒不会进入我们的食物和水供应，并造成严重的问题。）可知，虽然不应停止对纳米技术多种用途的研究，但也应该同时确保纳米颗粒不会造成严重的问题，所以我们可以推断出科学家们希望看到纳米技术的研究继续保持谨慎。故选B。DA new product from Microsoft Corporation can do just that for people who have trouble seeing.

39、They may be blind or visually impaired. The product, an app, is currently available for free for Apples iPhone and iPad. The app is called Seeing AL “ Al is short for artificial intelligence, a term for computers with an ability to think and learn like human beings.Seeing Al uses both a camera and a

40、rtificial intelligence to identify places, objects and people. The app then announces what the camera sees so users will know what is in front of them.People can also use Seeing Al to learn words in English. With the app open, you can point your iPhone or iPad at any object and it will say what the

41、object is. With Seeing Al, users can hear a description of not just objects, but other people. It can even tell you about their emotions. It will not just say that someone is smiling. The app will say that the person is happy. Or surprised. Or angry. People can use the app when going to a store or s

42、upermarket. It can read product bar codes so users will know whether a can is filled with fruit or dog food. Microsoft says Seeing Al will soon be able to identify banknotes so people know whether they are holding a bill that is worth $ 100 or $ 1.At restaurants, diners can use the new app to hear a

43、 list of drinks and other menu things. It can recognize both food choices and prices. People can use the app to read signs and get directions, although Microsoft warns against using it for navigation（导航）purposes.One of the more interesting tools of Seeing Al is its ability to read documents. The app

44、 can read documents aloud and even help a user position them on the center of the electronic device.The app is currently available in just the US, Canada, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singaporehowever, Microsoft says that the app will be available in other countries and districts soon.12. Who i

45、s Seeing Al intended for?A. People working at the restaurant.B. People having visual disabilities.C. People buying goods in the supermarket.D. People having difficulty in learning languages.13. Microsoft warns users not to use Seeing Al for .A. navigating B. reading documentsC. describing a person D

46、. reading product bar codes14. What can we infer about Seeing Al?A. It was developed by AppleB. It can be used on computers.C. It is helpful to people who is blind.D. Everyone can use it with a smartphone.15. Which of following is true about Seeing Al?A. It will have more new functions.B. It has alr

47、eady replaced peoples eyes.C. It will soon be available on Android.D. It helps people learn English and Chinese words.【答案解析】 12. B 13. A14. C 15. A这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了微软公司的一款新的人工智能软件，可以在很多方面帮助盲人或有视力障碍的人。【12题详解】细节理解题。从第一段中“A new product from Microsoft Corporation can do just that for people who have trouble

48、 seeing. They may be blind or visually impaired.”（微软公司的一款新产品可以为视力有障碍的人做到这一点。他们可能是盲人或视力受损的人）可知，选项B中的“People having visual disabilities.”（有视觉障碍的人）符合题意。故选B项。【13题详解】细节理解题。从倒数第二段最后一句“People can use the app to read signs and get directions, although Microsoft warns against using it for navigation（导航）purposes.”（人们可以使用这款应用软件来阅读标志和获取方向，尽管微软警