Online clothes shoppers will be told exactly what size is best for them using new software which combines with their webcam(网络摄像头) or smart phone to form a 3D tape measure.
Scientists from Surrey University and design experts from the London College of Fashion are developing a program which can take precise waist, hip, chest and other measurements from camera images.
Using the person's height as a starting point, the software will be able to build up a 3D image and estimate their size at various different points on the body, based on their overall proportions. The result will be a more accurate sizing guide than previous systems based on waist size or a “small/medium/large” scale, which rely on limited measurements and the buyer's perception of their own body size.
Shoppers and retailers(零售商) who choose to sign up for the project could save millions of pounds a year in postage costs by removing the need to order multiple sizes of the same garment and send back illfitting clothes, researchers claimed. The project, sponsored by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC), is expected to be brought to market within two years.
After choosing an item, the shopper will activate the software, enter their height, stand in front of their webcam or smart phone in their underwear and take a photograph.
The software will not store or transmit the image to the Internet, but will use it to judge the person's dimensions at various points on their body.
Philip Delamore of the London College of Fashion said, “The potential benefits for the fashion industry and for shoppers are huge. Currently, it's common for online shoppers to order two or three different sizes of the same item of clothing at the same time, as they're unsure which one will fit best.”
1.What is the essential part of a 3D tape measure?
A. A webcam. B. A software.
C. A microphone. D. A smart phone.
2.What can we learn about the 3D tape measure?
A. It will store or transmit the image to the Internet.
B. It is based on the buyer's perception of their size.
C. It will be a co-working production.
D. It uses a person's weight as a starting point.
3.How can the 3D tape measure benefit online shoppers?
A. Online shoppers will get their ordered garment in time.
B. Online shoppers will get their ordered garment more quickly.
C. Online shoppers will get an ordered garment of high quality.
D. Online shoppers will get an ordered garment to their measure.
4.What is the right order for a shopper to form a 3D tape measure?
①to take a photo with a webcam
②to activate the software
③to enter his/her height
④to judge his/her size by analysing his/her image
A. ②③①④ B. ②①③④
C. ①②③④ D. ②③④①
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注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A survey (调查）has recently carried out among the students in our school about whether they would like it if their parents gave birth to a second child. Opinions vary wide from one to another.
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However, the rest of the students interviewing hold the opposite view. To start with, raising one child is already a difficult thing and the parents would have to work twice as hard if they had a second child. What's more, they argue whether they have been accustomed to enjoy the whole love from their parents.
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He reminded me that I to do it at once.
A. should B. ought
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In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
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内容要点：
1.说明健康的重要性。
2.用个人经历说明运动的好处。
3.号召中小学生锻炼起来。
注意：1.词数100左右；
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每句有1处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
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When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families." At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives.”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.
1.At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______by volunteering in Nepal.
A. write travel stories B. impress people
C. help the kids there D. learn the skills
2.When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s Home. _______.
A. the children there felt excited B. 18 children were ill in bed
C. he decided to give up his job D. he’d lived in Nepal for a year
3.From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______.
A. found the kids’ families easily B. was good at taking pictures
C. wrote the book Little Princes D. asked others to go to Nepal
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Volunteer travels in Nepal B. Volunteer is with the kids
C. Volunteer becomes a writer D. Volunteer changes a lot
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Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.
Situated in the central Asia sandstorm region, one of the world’s four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.
The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 square kilometres annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.
The shrinkage(收缩)forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometers and 3,436 square kilometers late last century, respectively.
Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nation’s land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometres, accounting for 18.1 percent of the country’s total.
1.What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. Going down. B. Going up.
C. Coming from. D. Taking up.
2.Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from?
A. The northwestern Chinese regions. B. The northern Chinese regions.
C. The western part of China. D. Foreign countries.
3.Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia?
A. Mongolia. B. Africa.
C. China. D. Australia.
4.What can we infer from this passage?
A. The land in China suffering from desertification has been increasing greatly.
B. China has made achievements in its own desertification control.
C. The desertification land makes up nearly half of China’s territory.
D. Little progress has been made in controlling desertification in China.
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“Go to get help, quick!”I ordered my six-year-old brother Nicholas. Nicholas ran away, when I slipped onto the ice.
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I won the Hero prize from my town for saving the boys. Now we are all best friends.
1.What did the author’s father think of his son?
A. Terrible. B. Normal.
C. Respectable. D. Creative.
2.What did the author do when he couldn’t see the boys from the hole?
A. He asked Nicholas to ask for help.
B. He called firefighters at once.
C. He struck the ice with hockey sticks.
D. He jumped into the water without hesitation.
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. An admirable hero.
B. Look before you leap.
C. Handling emergencies calmly.
D. How to save drowning people.
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