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广东省惠州市尚书实验分校2024-2025学年九年级上学期九年级12月快乐练习英语试卷
Facial-recognition cameras are everywhere — even in your smartphone. Many people use this technology to unlock their phones, open doors, or make quick payments. But there is a problem during the epidemic(流行病): everyone wears masks. What a headache!
Scientists are trying to solve this problem. For example, E&T Magazine reports that Hanvon, a tech company in Beijing, has made a new system. It can recognize(辨认) over 95% of people when they wear masks.
What's the secret? It's all about your eyes. Marios Savvides from Carnegie Mellon University studies facial-recognition. As we get older, he says, our faces change shape. But the area around our eyes stays almost the same — even if we put on weight. As long as there are enough data from the area of our eyes, the cameras can recognize us.
TECH5 is another facial-recognition company. The Swiss company's products scan(扫描) the shape of your face. They also scan your irises, which are the colored parts of your eyes. TECH5 hopes to ignore(忽略) all of the face below the nose.
This kind of software has a more important use than just unlocking your phone. "It can discover criminals, even when they wear masks, " said Huang Lei from Hanvon. Hanvon's technology is used by Chinese police in places like subway stations and airports. Similar technology is used by the United States Air Force.
Huang pointed out one big weakness: it fails when people wear both a mask and sunglasses. "In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost, " Huang said.
This week, our city is having an Art Festival! It's a really fun and colorful event where we can all enjoy different kinds of art. The Art Festival is for everyone, not just for adults. Kids can also enjoy it. So, if you're in our city this week, don't forget to come to the Art Festival! I'm sure we'll all learn a lot and have a great time!
ART FESTIVAL (8-18 August) | |
CONCERT Eric Fawkins, two-time Prima Music Prize winner, will perform an evening of classical and jazz ballads. Eric Fawkins' latest CD will also be on sale. Venue: Victory Theater Dates: 8-18 August Tickets: 8 50 (child): 8 80 (adult) | |
VIDEO PROJECT An hourly show of videos presented by Xinhua Secondary School students. Video themes(主题) are about Intellectually disabled youth(智障青年)and their parents. Venue: Capital Hall Dates: 8-16 August Free admission | |
PERFORMANCE Alpine Youth Theater presents Inside the Mind of a Cat with careful sounds and dance, promising to give a wonderful performance by 20 young people between 18 and 25 years of age. Venue: National Arts Theatre Dates: 10-15 August Free admission |
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Book Review Customer reviews ★★★★★ 4.9 out of 5 Readers' rate(评分) 24, 694 readers Dog Man:Mothering Heights A Graphic (绘本的) Novel (Dog Man #10) by Dav Pilkey Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series (系列) are enjoyed by most young people. It tells how Dog Man, a smart police dog, solves a new problem. Will he succeed in the end? Price: $15.8 (hardback book); $12.5(paperback book); $7.9 (e—book) | |
Ellen 9 years old | I got this book as a birthday gift from my parents. I enjoy reading it so much. There are not too many words on each page. I can understand the book easily, and I always read 40 to 50 pages a night. |
Gary 13 years old | It's great for a beginner reader, but there's nothing here that holds my interest. The 1st book and 2nd book were good, but this book can't meet my expectation(预期). |
Amy 35 years old | These books are colorful, fun, and exciting for younger kids. My 6﹣year﹣old son Mike really loves this series, so he becomes a much better reader. My son finds them funny and they keeps him interested in reading! |
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