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1Scientistsbelievetheyhavefoundanewuseforfacialrecognitiontechnology:savinglargeoceananimalsknownasseals.ResearchersatColgateUniversityintheUSstateofNewYorkhavedevelopedSealNet.ThesystemisadatabaseofsealfacescreatedbytakingpicturesofmanyharborsealsinMaine'sCascoBay.2Theresearchteamfoundthetool'saccuracyinidentifyingthemammalswascloseto100percent.Theresearchersareworkingonincreasingthesizeoftheirdatabasetomakeitavailabletootherscientists,saidKristaIngram,whoisabiologyprofessoratColgateandateammember.3IncreasingthedatabasetoincluderarespeciessuchasMediterraneanmonksealsandHawaiianmonksealscouldhelpsavethosespecies.Creatingalistofsealfacesandusingmachinelearningtoidentifythemcouldalsohelpscientistsknowwhereintheoceansealsare.Formarinemammalsthatmovearoundalotandarehardtophotographinthewater,weneedtobeabletoidentifyindividuals,Ingramsaid.4SealNetisdesignedtoidentifythefaceinapicture.Itrecognizestheseal'sfacebasedoninformationrelatedtotheeyesandnoseshape,asitwouldrecognizeahuman.AsimilartoolcalledPrimNet,whichisusedonprimates(灵长类),hadbeenusedonsealsearlier,butSealNetperformedbetter,theColgateresearcherssaid.Sealsandotheroceanmammalshavelongbeenstudiedusingsatellitetechnology.Usingartificialintelligencetostudythemisawaytobringconservationintothe21stcentury.5Facialrecognitiontechnologycouldprovidevaluabledata,saidMichelleBerger,anassociatescientistattheShawInstituteinMaine.BergerwasnotinvolvedintheSealNetresearch.“Oncethesystemisperfected,Icanpicturelotsofinterestingenvironmentalusesforit,”Bergersaid.“Ifitcouldrecognizeseals,andrecognizethemfromyeartoyear,thatwouldgiveuslotsofinformationabouthowmuchtheymovefromsitetosite.”ReadingCheck1.Howcantheresearchersbenefitotherscientistsfromthedatabase?A.Byexpandingthedatabase.B.Byimprovingthedatabase'saccuracy.C.Bygettingclosertoseals.D.Byusingmoremachines.2.Whyistakingphotosofoceanmammalsdifficult?A.Theyalwaysliveinlargegroups.B.Theycan'tadapttonewequipment.C.Theyallhavesimilareyesandnoses.D.Theyoftenchangetheirlocations.3.WhatdoesBergerthinkofthenewtechnology?A.It'sreallyperfect.B.It'sunreliable.C.It'sofgreatbenefit.D.It'sveryinteresting.4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesystem?A.Itisadatabaseoffacesofalloceananimals.B.ItisalsocalledPrimNetfirstusedonprimates.C.Itismainlyintendedtoprotectsealsbetter.D.It'sthefirsttoolusedforstudyingseals.LanguageStudyI.DifficultsentenceinthetextCreatingalistofsealfacesandusingmachinelearningtoidentifythemcouldalsohelpscientistsknowwhereintheoceansealsare.创建一个海豹面部的列表，并使用机器学习来识别它们，也可以帮助科学家知晓海豹在海洋中的位置。【点石成金】本句为主从复合句。句中的Creatingalistofsealfacesandusingmachinelearningtoidentifythem为并列的两个动名词短语作主语；动词know后面是where引导的宾语从句。Ⅱ.Text-centeredchunksfacialrecognition面部识别Mediterraneanmonkseal地中海僧海豹berelatedto与……有关artificialintelligence人工智能fromsitetosite从一个地点移动到另一个地点处理旧衣服小妙招1Needtogetridofoldclothes?You'renotalone:Withfastfashion,it'seasierthanevertobuyintotrends.Butcheapclothesaren'tmadetolastandthatexcessoftenendsupinalongchainofcarbon-andlabor-intensiveresellingandrecycling,ifnotdirectlyintoalandfill.2Donatingisapopularalternative,butyoushouldalsoknowthatonlyabout10to20percentofdonatedclothinggetssoldatthriftshops.3Decidingwheretodonatemakesabigdifferencenotonlytoyourenvironmentalfootprintbutalsotoyourcommunity.Whenyoudropoffclothesfordonation,theyarefirstsortedsothemostvaluablegarmentsaresoldonlineandinthriftshops.4Thebestwaytoensureyourgood,usableclothingdoesn'tbecomewasteistoincreasethechancesthatitendsupwithsomeonewhowantsit.First,don'twaittoolongifyouchoosetodonateclothingtoanorganization,bigorsmall.Thesoonerfolksdonatetheirunwanteditems,themoredemandthereisforthem.5Whereveryoudonate,ensureclothesarecleananddry.Ifit'sdamagedorstained,don'tsendittothriftshops.Theydon'thavethecapacitytodorepairsanditjustcreatesafinancialburdeninadditiontotheeco-burden,anddefeatsthepurposeofthecharitableaction.6Youcanalsodealdirectlywithpeoplelookingtouseyourclothes.Thiscouldbeinayardsale,yourlocalBuyNothingProject,oralocalonlinegiveawaygroup.Youcanalsosell,swap,orrentindividualpiecesonappslikeReSuitorVinted.Itcantaketimeandthere'sacarboncost:shippingisrequiredtogettothebuyer,ortothewarehousethentothebuyer.7Clothesthatarestainedordamagedbeyondrepairwilllikelyneverbere-wornbutcanstillbedivertedfromlandfills.Youcansendyourclothesdirectlytorecyclingcompanies.Oldclothescanbedowncycledintostuffing,carpetpadding,andwipersforcarwashes,andevengeneratedintonewtextiles.ReadingCheck1.Howcanweefficientlyavoidclotheswaste?A.Byfindingthosewhoneedthem.B.Bydonatingthemtoorganizations.C.Byensuringthemtobecleananddry.D.Bychoosingsuitableappsforthem.2.What'sthesuitablewaytodealwiththedamagedclothes?A.Transportingthemtolandfills.B.Sendingthemtorecyclingcompanies.C.Repairingthembeforefindingbuyers.D.Donatingthemtothoseinneedofthem.3.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Apopularmagazine.B.Aresearchpaper.C.Anadvertisement.D.Atextbook.LanguageStudyⅠ.DifficultsentenceinthetextThebestwaytoensureyourgood,usableclothingdoesn'tbecomewasteistoincreasethechancesthatitendsupwithsomeonewhowantsit.确保你的好的、可用的衣服不被浪费的最好方法是增加它最终被想要它的人拥有的机会。【点石成金】本句中，toensureyourgood,usableclothingdoesn'tbecomewaste为动词不定式作定语；toincreasethechancesthatitendsupwithsomeonewhowantsit为动词不定式作表语；thatitendsupwithsomeonewhowantsit为that引导的同位语从句；whowantsit为修饰someone的定语从句。Ⅱ.Translatethesentencesbyusingthegivenphrases.1.我多么希望我能摆脱这种沮丧的感觉。（getridof）HowIwish_____________________________________.2.每个人都可以对世界产生很大的影响，如果他尽他最大的努力这样做的话。（makeabigdifference）_____________________________________ifhetrieshisbesttodoso.3.晚会在一首优美的歌曲中结束，这首歌给我留下了深刻的印象。（endupwith）_____________________________________whichmadeadeepimpressiononme.4.除了崎岖不平的路，恶劣的天气也增加了我们爬山的困难。（inadditionto）_____________________________________,thebadweatheraddedtoourdifficultiesofclimbingthemountain.5.他很高兴自己能独自处理这么棘手的问题。（dealwith）Hewasdelightedthat_____________________________________.1Haveyouevernoticedwhensomeone'sbehavioriscompletelyinconsistentwithwhathe/shesays?Or,haveyoueverfelthardtocontrolyourbodiesincertainsituationsbecauseallyouthinkofishownervousyouare?Thentodaylet'sdiscusshownon-verbalsignalscanplayakeyroleinourdailycommunication.2Studieshaveshownthatintheprocessofcommunication,non-verbalexpressionhas65percentto93percentmoreinfluencethanactualtext.Thismeansthat“howtosay”ismoreimportantthan“whattosay”.3WeinterviewedEmilieSuter,aseniorstudentofEHL.Shebelievesthattheimportanceofbodylanguageisreflectedintheabilitytohelppeopleintheprocessofcommunication.Ithelpspeoplehaveabetterunderstandingoftheoverallsituation,andthusadjustthecontentoftheconversationandvoiceintonation(声调).Bodylanguageisthebestexplanationofthebehavioralpsychologyofindividualsandgroups.4Intherealworkplace,bodylanguageismoreimportantthanyouthink!Withoutproperbodylanguage,youmayfindyourselftrappedinacirclewhereyoucan'tintegratewiththeexternalenvironment.Therefore,inadditiontopayingattentiontoyourbodylanguage,youshouldalwayspayattentiontohowpeoplearoundyouusebodylanguagetoexpresstheiropinions—thisallowsyoutoaccuratelydetermineyournextmove.5Fidgeting(坐立不安)maymeanthatthereisalackofinteractionbetweenthetwosidesoftheconversation.Turningtootherdirectionsratherthantalkingtoeachother,orcrossinghis/herhandstohis/herchestcanmeanthathe/shedoesnotagreewithyouropinion,orthatthecontentoftheconversationgiveshim/heratendencytoclosehis/hermind.LoichBatumba,vicepresidentofthestudentcouncilofEHL,saysthatheclearlyrememberssimilarexperiences:“Atthetimeofmyfirstinterview,myinterviewerandIbarelycommunicatedeye-to-eye,soIcouldclearlyfeelthattherewasalackofinterestbetweenourconversations.”6Howtoestablishagoodpersonalimpressionisatopicthatpeoplehaverepeatedlydiscussed.Interestingly,whatweseeoftenisthemostimportantcriterionforustojudgeothers.Thishasincreasedtheimportanceofphysicalactionsforus.ReadingCheck1.Thetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthetextareintendedto______.A.letthereadersanswerthemB.introducethesubjectofthetextC.questionthefunctionofbodylanguage2.Whyisbodylanguageimportantincommunicationaccordingtothetext?A.Ithelpspeopleunderstandtheoverallsituation.B.Itdeterminesthecontentoftheconversation.C.Itpreventspeoplefromhighvoiceintonation.D.Itreflectsanindividual'sabilitytocommunicate.3.Whatdoesitmeanifaninterviewerdoesnotlookatyou?A.He/sheisthinkingdeeplyofyouropinion.B.He/sheisashyoruncommunicativeperson.C.He/sheisverysatisfiedwithwhatyousay.D.He/sheisnotinterestedinyourconversation.LanguageStudyDiff