Are you more of a Botticelli or a Van Gogh?
A new feature in the Google Arts & Culture app reveals how a picture of your face may resemble a historical painting.
The app went viral this weekend after users discovered the entertaining feature that analyzes selfies and matches them to historical artwork. It pulls from Google's digital collection of artworks from museums around the world.
The feature rolled out to the app on iOS and Android last month. But users—even some big names such as Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, musician Pete Wentz, and actors Felicia Day and Kumail Nanjiani—shared their results on news feeds.
The app became the top downloaded iPhone app over the weekend, and landed in the top 10 on Android, according to analytics firm App Annie.
To find your fine art doppelganger(与某人外貌相同的人), open the Google Arts & Culture app and scroll until you see the "Is your portrait in a museum?" feature. Tap "get started"，and you'll be guided through the process.
It's currently only available in the U.S.
Google said the experimental feature uses computer vision technology to scan facial features and extract data to match with paintings. The company said it won't use data from photos for any other purpose but to match it with images in its catalog. It only stores selfies for the time it takes to find matches, Google said.
The selfie feature is similar to other apps that use matching technology to find lookalikes. Microsoft's What Dog app can identify and classify dogs based on photos uploaded to the app.
The Google Arts & Culture app is part of the Google Cultural Institute, which provides information about artists, scientists and historical figures from 1,000 institutions worldwide.
1.Why did the Google Arts & Culture app get so popular?
A.Because some famous people used it.
B.Because it can match selfies to some paintings.
C.Because it's more practical than entertaining.
D.Because it was the top download.
2.How can you find your fine art doppelganger?
A.By visiting Google's digital collection of artworks.
B.By analyzing your selfies.
C.By opening the app and following its guide.
D.By scrolling the screen of your smartphone.
3.What can you infer from the 8th paragraph?
A.The feature of the app has nothing to do with data.
B.Google stores selfies as commercial resources.
C.Selfies will be stored for a long time.
D.The users' selfies will not be abused.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.The Google Cultural Institute
B.Google app matches your face to a famous painting
C.What Dog app vs Google Arts & Culture app
D.How to find valuable historical paintings
The local dog park might be getting busier and cat cafés might be opening in every neighborhood, but do you know which traditional pet is the most popular around the world?
United States
The United States is home to the highest number of domestic (驯养的) dogs, cats, and fish, and Americans are more likely to treat their friends like humans. U.S. pet owners spend $50 billion a year on their animal companions, and 36% of dog owners have used some of that money to buy their pet a birthday present.
Russia
According to Russian tradition, keeping a cat as a pet is good fortunate, so it's no surprise the cat is Russia's most popular pet. In 2016, 57% of Russian households contained a cat, compared to the 29% that had dogs. On March 1, Russia celebrates National Cat Day as part of celebrations for World Cat Day.
Brazil
Brazils domestic bird population was about 19 million in 2013, while dogs held top rank at just over 37 million. Brazil has the highest number of small dogs per capital city in the world. The nearly 20 million small dogs are attributed to (归因于) a rapidly-growing middle class living in small urban apartments.
United Kingdom
Dogs and cats rank second and third in Britain, while fishes hold the top spot. It has been linked not only to the low maintenance (维护), but also to the fact that many other pets like dogs or cats are not allowed in some places.
1.Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.To explain the importance of pets.
B.To show Americans growing wealth.
C.To explain why Americans have pets.
D.To show how Americans love their animal friends.
2.Where are cats regarded as the symbol of good luck?
A.In Brazil. B.In Russia.
C.In the United States. D.In the United Kingdom.
3.What are the most popular pets in the United Kingdom?
A.Dogs. B.Cats.
C.Birds. D.Fishes.
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华,你的美国笔友Jim 对中华传统文化很感兴趣，经常与你讨论这方面的话题。请你给他写一封邮件，谈谈你曾参加过的一次相关活动，内容包括：
1. 介绍活动内容；
2. 说明参加的理由；
3. 表达参加后的感受。
注意：1. 词数100 左右;
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim，
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
I still remembered my working experience in a café last summer. One day, I entered into it to get a drink. However, what attracted my attentions was not the menu, but a notice said, “NOW HIRING”. I took look at the requirements but thought maybe I could have a try. On arriving home, I talked to my parents about get a part-time job in the café during the summer vacation and he strongly supported me. Determine to challenge myself, I went to the interview. Fortunate, I passed it and I was really proud of myself!
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
More than half of former host cities for the Winter Olympics will be too hot 1. (deal) with such games by the end of this century. That is the 2. (predict) of a recent study.
It's not just the Olympics that are at risk now. ''The world of winter sports is changing as the global climate continues warming, '' says Daniel Scott, 3. climate-change researcher in Canada. He led a team of researchers, 4. used math to predict how winter conditions will have changed by February 2050 and 2080. February is the month when the Olympic winter games are 5. (typical) played．
Scott and his team forecast temperatures and snow cover for the 19 cities that have already hosted Winter Olympics, and two 6. (addition) cities: PyeongChang, South Korea,and Beijing, China, where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.
Scott's team 7. (begin) with looking at historic winter conditions, and then used computer models to predict conditions in the future. 8. (they) model predicted that by 2050, the average February temperatures in past Winter Olympic host cities will rise by 1.9 9. 2.1 degrees Celsius. These temperatures can affect the quality of snow, thus 10. (increase) the chance of accidents.
When I was a boy of nine. I used to mow the lawn(草坪) of Mrs. Long, an elderly lady. She paid me very little. But she did promise me, “when Christmas come, I shall have a present for you. ” I spent much time_______what it would be.
“It would not be a _______glove,” I_______with myself. “She wouldn't know much about baseball.” Since she was a fragile little person, I also_______ the bicycle, for how could she_______such a big thing?
As December arrived and ice began to form on the_______. I began to imagine myself upon the_______, trying my_______on the surface of it. On the 22st of December, couldn't wait any more and marched down the street, _______myself at the door of the house whose lawn I had________________all summer. What she had was a(n)________________parcel. When I________________ it from her, I found it weighed almost nothing. I was________________ disappointed. “A kind of magic. Do open it on Christmas morning.” Mrs. Long said. Anyway, her words again set my mind________________with new possibilities.
How long the________________was! On Christmas morning, with great________________, I opened the package and found a________________box. in which I only saw ten________________of black paper. Was it magic? Aunt Laura who taught school, said “It really is!” . She showed me how to write.
That a pencil could write on one piece of paper and mysteriously record on another was a magic which satisfied my childish mind. It reached me at that________________Christmas when I was able to comprehend it.
Since then I have received some pretty thundering Christmas presents but none that ever came close to the________________ of this one.
1.A.wondering B.acquiring C.accessing D.conducting
2.A.football B.baseball C.swimming D.boxing
3.A.added B.described C.reasoned D.explained
4.A.made out B.checked out C.looked out D.ruled out
5.A.discover B.handle C.decide D.advocate
6.A.equipment B.grass C.ponds D.stones
7.A.skates B.knees C.hands D.boats
8.A.atmosphere B.luck C.conflict D.experience
9.A.presented B.observed C.explored D.regarded
10.A.matched with B.lived in C.counted on D.attended to
11.A.quiet B.ordinary C.clean D.fresh
12.A.lifted B.gathered C.cleared D.permitted
13.A.obviously B.easily C.extremely D.finally
14.A.dancing B.blowing C.spreading D.saving
15.A.trip B.reason C.purpose D.wait
16.A.astonishment B.entertainment C.excitement D.movement
17.A.nice B.permanent C.similar D.flat
18.A.ropes B.strings C.sheets D.bunches
19.A.eventual B.very C.complete D.adequate
20.A.quality B.drawback C.extension D.significance
