题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:困难
四川省绵阳市三台外国语学校2024年中考英语最后一模试卷
Buying clothes in a busy shop can be a bad thing. But shopping online can be a bit hit-and-miss. Sometimes you can't find what you like. So shopping online is not an easy thing. This has led to a number of companies' owners to come up with a new idea—interactive mirrors (互动试衣镜) in shops that let you try on different clothes with different colors and patterns (样式) without putting on or taking off by yourself.
Now the scientists have made the latest interactive mirrors in the USA. The interactive mirror uses a new kind of technique (技术) to show how clothes will fit. It was founded by a person named Salvador Nissi Vilcovsky who was from California. There is a little device (装置) like a computer behind the mirror. First, we should store kinds of clothes including colors and patterns in the mirror. Then, when the customers stand in front of the mirror, the shop assistant only uses hand gestures. Through the gestures, there will be different kinds of pictures in the mirror. The pictures show the right customer in different clothes without any changing. The shop assistant can change different colors, patterns and sizes, and the smart mirror will remember top two best choices, so the customer can compare and contrast. It also lets people see clothes from different angles (角度) without straining (用力拉) their neck or using a wall of mirrors. In 2014, the technology was introduced into Neiman Marcus stores in San Francisco, and later, Texas. It was widely welcomed by the shop owners and the customers. Maybe, we can see one of these interactive mirrors in a shop in China in the near future.
What do you think of the Chinese language?
Isaiah Pablo | It's a beautiful language! I love Chines characters and the meanings they have. I think the grammar of the Chinese language easy. The pronunciation is difficult, though. |
Jia Jiang | I like it a lot. It' s cool and very different from English. Learning new Chinese characters feels rewarding (有益的). I enjoy it, and I think everyone should give Chinese a try if they are interested in challenging themselves. |
Jasmine Cheng | I think it's interesting. The Chinese language has tones( 声调), and those tones distinguish (区分) the meaning of different characters. For example, "十(shí)"means ten, and"是(shì)"means yes. However, there are also other words with the same tone but different meanings. For example,"书 (shū)' means book, and"输 (shū)"means to lose. |
Alvin Hansen | I find Chinese characters very hard. They are not only hard to memorize (记住) but also hard to pronounce. And writing in Chinese is hard, too. The Chinese characters write often end up going through the bottom (底部) line in my notebook. |
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