[下灿脶]Unit One.ppt

Ⅰ. Comprehension A. Answer the following questions or complete the following statements by choosing the best alternative A, B, C or D under each. 1. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A. To prevent future 9/11-style attacks, Washington has invested billions of dollars in homeland defense research. B. The accelerated security spending has promoted cross-disciplinary research. C. The post-9/11 security blitz is not only affecting public security, but also changing the course of science. D. With Washington’s ever-expanding security measures, the American people now feel much better and safer than ever before. 2. To sniff out attacks on everything from crops in the fields to air-conditioning systems in public spaces, ______. A. Autonomous Pathogen Detector System has been developed as part of BioWatch B. APDS will replace other toxin detectors to take the challenge C. public places in many cities are now equipped with APDS D. a network of miniature toxin detectors has been deployed in 30 American cities 3. Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System ___ A. sends out low-energy gamma rays to locate even lead-lined boxes. B. probes trucks and cargo containers for illegal objects. C. matches objects with what’s listed on a shipping manifest. D. is a truck-mounted scanner. 4. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. Advances in sensor telemetry have made smart dust communicate with human beings. B. Smart dust has become electronic eyes, ears and noses through low-bandwidth frequency. C. Smart dust could be deployed throughout the country in a couple of years provided there is enough funding. D. Only through beaming readings to a central server can smart dust communicate with humans and act as electronic eyes, ears and noses. 5. In response to cyber-attacks, computer scientists at PNNL have developed _______ A. a Google tool to discover and catalogue sensitive information. B. Mozart, a program, to detect would-be spies and intruders on the we