2016届高考英语阶段效果检测：3（含解析）_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语阶段效果检测：3（含解析）

　　◆Glove keyboard enables use of devices with one hand

　　Computer engineering students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have designed a tool that could revolutionize new ways of using electronic devices with just one hand. It’s called a Gauntlet Keyboard, a glove device that functions as a wireless keyboard. Instead of tapping keys on a keyboard, the user simply touches his thumb to points on his fingers assigned a letter or other keyboard function.

　　◆$600car issued more than $100, 000in parking tickets

　　An abandoned car in Chicago worth an estimated $ 600 has been issued more than $100, 000 in parking tickets over the past three years. Jennifer Fitzgerald, 31, is currently stuck with the bill but says the 1999 Chevy Monte Carlo actually belongs to an ex-boyfriend who registered the car in her name without her knowledge. From May 23, 2009, through April 30, 2017, the Chicago Department of Finance issued 678 tickets against the car, totaling $105, 761. 80. But Fitzgerald says she doesn’t owe the city a dime and has filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and the ex-boyfriend.

　　◆Chinese white collars ambitious for wealth

　　According to MSN China and Research, more than 50% of Chinese white collars believe a personal fortune of at least 5 million yuan is necessary. The survey was conducted online, covering 100, 000 odd respondents. The average monthly income of a senior white collar in big Chinese cities is around 10, 000 yuan. That is to say, it will take a white collar approximately 42 years to accumulate 5 million yuan of personal wealth. Thus it is an unpractical goal, despite the fact that 75% of white collars have faith in making investment. Being too covetous for wealth is bad for one’s health, particularly mental health.