8.聽短文,選擇正確答案.短文讀兩遍. ( 1 )Why are machines so important to people? A.They can help us do things better and faster. B.Without the machines, people can do nothing. C.The machines can work with people. ( 2 )What is a printing machine used for? A.Washing clothes. B.Printing books, magazines and newspapers. C.Counting numbers. ( 3 )Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage? A.The computer is a good machine. B.All the people use computers. C.Machines are widely used throughout the world. ( 4 )When was the computer invented? A.Not long ago. B.Long before. C.In recent years. ( 5 )How fast does a computer count? A.It counts as fast as a man does. B.It counts very fast. C.It counts millions of times faster than a man does.
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes.The programme works because everyone's eyes are(1)
.So in the future you won't have to remember a group of numbers when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank.You'll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell you who you are. The eye-recognition(眼睛識別) programme has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA,Britain,Spain,Italy and Turkey.Soon it will take the place of all other ways of(2)
out who people are.However,scientists are working on other systems.Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or(3)
your smell.We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger. Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don't change as you get older,and don't get(4)
like hands or fingers.And twins' eyes are not the same.So the eye-recognition programme can be up to 94 percent correct.In Britain,it was found that 91 percent of the people who had(5)
it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. In the future your computer will be looking you in the eyes.So smile!