4.Google Glass,a wearable computer,will not go on sale for many months.But the resistance is already under way.The glasses-like device,which allows users to access the Internet,take photos and shoot videos,has been banned by a bar in Seattle,because according to the bar'owner,the bar was"kind of a private place."Besides,large parts of Las Vegas will not welcome wearers.
Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a tiny computer attached to the right earpiece and has the ability to capture any chance encounter and broadcast it to millions.As personal technology becomes increasingly invisible,it is causing questions of whether it will rob people of privacy.
As Google sees it,Glass is a revolutionary new way to quickly and effortlessly connect people with information.Google stresses that Glass is a work in its early stage,with test versions now being released to 2,000developers.The company hopes they'll be seen as normal and become accepted in the same way smart phones are.The wearer has to speak or touch the device to activate(激活) it,and must look directly at someone to take a photograph or video of them."We are thinking very carefully about how we design Glass because new technology always raises new issues,"said Courtney Hohne,a Google spokeswoman.
Critics view Glass as an unfriendly new technology that could rob people of what few privacy they have left.They think Google is downplaying the privacy and security risks.According to Google,it's obvious when someone is taking pictures or recording a video on Glass.Developers,however,are pushing the limits.One created a small sensation in tech circles with a program that eliminated the need for gestures or voice commands.To snap a picture,all the user needed to do was wink(眨眼).
Imagine a surveillance(監(jiān)控) device that you could wear on your body all day without anyone being the wiser.Out on the street,in the subway,at a bar or cafe,people would never know whether the stranger next to them is secretly recording their every move.It is really a privacy disaster.

41.What can we know from the first paragraph?D
A.Google Glass sells well in the market.
B.Google Glass is not welcomed by customers.
C.Google Glass can not be used in private places.
D.Google Glass has heard some sort of disapproval.
42.According to Google Company,which of the following statements about Google Glass is NOT true?C
A.Google Glass is an immature product.
B.They are acting cautiously in designing Google Glass.
C.People can take photos without eyeing the objects.
D.Google Glass is just as normal as a smart phone.
43.The underlined part"pushing the limits"in Paragraph 4refers toB.
A.speeding up the production time of Google Glass
B.improving the functions of Google Glass
C.objecting to what Google has said
D.experimenting with something risky
44.In the last paragraph,the author wants to tell us thatD.
A.Google glass is not worth buying
B.people are constantly monitored
C.people can become wiser with Google Glass
D.Google Glass is threatening people's privacy
45.Which of the followings is the best title of this passage?C
A.The Disadvantages of Google Glass.
B.A New Way to Gain More Information.
C.Privacy Concerns of Google Glass.
D.A Revolutionary Technology.

分析 全文講述了關(guān)于谷歌眼鏡的話題,盡管谷歌眼鏡還未上市,但是已經(jīng)引起了爭論與擔(dān)憂,對于個人隱私的保護(hù)成了一個重要課題.

解答 41-45  DCBDC
41.答案 D 推理判斷題  根據(jù)第一段But the resistance is already under way.可知,對谷歌眼鏡的抵制已經(jīng)開始了,故答案為D
42.答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段…and must look directly at someone to take a photograph or video of them.可知,谷歌眼鏡要拍照人的眼睛必須直視被拍攝物體,所以C項表述不對,故答案為C
43.答案 B 詞義猜測題 根據(jù)Developers,however,are pushing the limits.One created a small sensation in tech circles with a program that eliminated the need for gestures or voice commands.To snap a picture,all the user needed to do was wink(眨眼).可知,pushing the limits此處意思是不斷地改進(jìn)技術(shù),故答案為B
44.答案 D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)最后一段It is really a privacy disaster.可以推斷出,谷歌眼鏡在威脅公眾的隱私,故答案為D
45.答案 C 主旨?xì)w納題 全文講述了關(guān)于谷歌眼鏡的話題.盡管谷歌眼鏡還未上市,但是已經(jīng)引起了爭論與擔(dān)憂,對于個人隱私的保護(hù)成了一個重要課題,故答案為C

點評 1、要想做好科普英語閱讀理解題,同學(xué)們就要注意平時多讀科普知識類文章,學(xué)習(xí)科普知識,積累常見的科普詞匯,從根本上提高科普英語的閱讀能力.
2、要熟悉科普類文章的結(jié)構(gòu)特點.科普類文章一般由標(biāo)題(Head line),導(dǎo)語(Introduction),背景(Back ground),主體(Main body)和結(jié)尾(End)五部分構(gòu)成.標(biāo)題是文章中心思想高度而又精辟的概括,但根據(jù)歷年的高考情況來看,這類閱讀理解材料一般不給標(biāo)題,而要同學(xué)們選擇標(biāo)題.導(dǎo)語一般位于整篇文章的首段.背景交待一個事實的起因.主體則對導(dǎo)語概括的事實進(jìn)行詳細(xì)敘述,這一部分命題往往最多,因此,閱讀時,同學(xué)們要把這部分作為重點.結(jié)尾往往也是中心思想的概括,并與導(dǎo)語相呼應(yīng),命題者常在此要設(shè)計一道推理判斷題.  
3、在進(jìn)行推理判斷時,同學(xué)們一定要以閱讀材料所提供的科學(xué)事實為依據(jù),同時所得出的結(jié)論還應(yīng)符合基本的科普常識.

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