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浙江省宁波市鄞州区鄞州实验中学2017-2018学年九年级上学期英语第二次阶段性测试试卷
Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called “Internet of things”.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that four years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, no matter whether it's a remote control or a washing machine.
So, how do household objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well, think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people's faces and has an infrared sensor(红外传感器), so even if it's dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.
But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全)systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked. Moreover, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2015.
So, picture this: you enter your home.The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.
We often read the Air Quality Index (空气质量指标) or AQI reported in the newspaper. The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colors, numbers and words to tell us about the air. Let's see what these colors and numbers mean.
AQI colors |
AQI Numbers |
Health word(s) |
What to do |
Green |
0-50 |
Good |
Just enjoy the clean air! |
Yellow |
51-100 |
Moderate(适中) |
Air quality is fine for most people. |
Orange |
101-150 |
Unhealthy for sensitive(敏感的) groups |
Active children and adults and people with lung(肺) disease should spend less time outdoors |
Red |
151-200 |
Unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn't spend too long time outdoors. Everybody else should try to spend less time outside. |
Purple |
201-300 |
Very unhealthy |
People with lung disease and active kids and adults should not spend any time outdoors. Everybody should try not to go outside. |
Endangered dolphins are beautiful animals that needed to be saved. It may interest you to know there are about six different types of dolphins that are endangered. Many of them are river dolphins and they are very close to being lost forever if we do not take the time to care for them. The following is the reason why they are in danger.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Dolphins can often get stuck(卡) in these nets and they may die. Another problem is the fact that many people and different countries will hunt for dolphins as food.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}When the oceans and rivers are polluted, it affects the very environment where these beautiful creatures are living. It may be important to also keep in mind that the dolphin is towards the top of the food chain.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} If these small animals are affected by the pollution as well, there really is no safe place for the dolphin to go.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}You can also pay attention to the land around you. Do not litter and stop if you do. Spend time on the weekend cleaning up trash in your area and recycle what you can. You play a large role in this whether you believe it or not. So, find out what your role is related to endangered dolphins and work towards a positive change.
A. We, as humans, have to be doing something to protect them. B. One problem that caused endangered dolphins is fishing nets. C. Because of this, they axe going to cat small animal in water D. The pollution is becoming worse and worse. E. The next problem is pollution |
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