12 What is Anil Jain’s opinion about biometric security？ __D__ ○

A．It is as secure as traditional measures. B．It is perfect without much improvement. C．It has caused much trouble for the police. D．It should be used with other security measures.

解析：考查细节理解。根据最后一段最后一句中的“because it adds another factor for security.But using multiple security measures is the best defense”可知，Anil Jain认为生物测量术应该与其他保护措施一起使用。

13 What does the author intend to tell us in this passage？ __B__ ○

A．The popularity of biometrics. B．Security problems of biometrics. C．Various problems with biometrics. D．Great changes caused by biometrics.

解析：考查推理判断。根据全文内容，尤其是第三段最后一句“But despite its popularity，experts warn that biometrics might not be as secure as we imagine，’Biometrics is ideally good in practice，not so much，’”可知，通过这篇文章作者想告诉我们的是生物测量术存在的一些安全问题。

E

(2018·河南省豫北名校质评)

On a hot evening in September，the Highland High School team was pronouncing to win its first game of the season.“I was really excited，” said Highlanders linebacker Ryan Ferrini.“This was the game when it finally came together.” With several seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Tompkins High School team up 29

28，all the Highlanders had

to do was go one yard for a touchdown to seize a dramatic come－from－behind victory.

On the previous play，after the Highlanders had driven the ball deep

into the Tompkins’ territory (防守区)，quarterback Will Gentry，had connected with receiver Austin Brauweiler at the three－yard line.As Brauweiler turned upfield，a Tompkins’ defender delivered a hit，knocking them both to the ground at the one－yard line.

“There was a huge force，as if a truck had hit me，” said Brauweiler，who suffered from the collision (撞击).But it was the Tompkins’ player who got the worst of it.He lay still on the ground and a doctor had been called.That’s when the Tompkins’ coach walked across the field and told Highlanders’ coach Colschen that his players were too upset to finish the game and they would lose the game.

“In life，tile well－being of others is what’s important，not the scoreboard，” said Colschen. He gathered his Highlanders and told them it was time to support their grieving (悲伤的) competitors.They agreed.

After the injured player was airlifted to a hospital，the two teams took the field again.The Highland，team’s teammates took a knee and didn’t start any action，only waiting for the game clock to strike zero.Game over.

“What my players did was amazing，” said Colschen.“I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves but about others，”

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在一场比赛中发生了双方队员相撞事件后，其中一方的队员为了尊重对方队员将最后的比赛时间耗尽的故事。

14 What can we learn from Paragraph 1？ __A__ ○

A．The match was coming to an end.

B．The match would end the football season. C．The Highlanders is a difficult team to beat.

D．The Tompkins was confident of victory in the final.

解析：考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“With several seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Tompkins High school team up 29：28”可知，比赛快要结束了。故选A。

干扰项分析：根据第一段中的“the Highland High School team was pronouncing to win its first game of the season”可知，文中只要提及Highland高中球队想要赢得他们本赛季第一场比赛的胜利，故可排除B项。文中未涉及Highland高中球队球技方面的内容，也就无从得知它是否是一支很难打败的队伍，故可排除C项。根据第一段中的“Tompkins High School team up 29：28”可知，在比赛即将结束时，Tompkins高中球队领先于Highland高中球队，但并未提及Tompkins是否有自信获胜，而且文中未说明这是否是决赛，故可排除D项。

15 Who was most injured in the collision？ __B__ ○

A．A Highlanders’ player. C．Austin Brauweiler.

B．A Tompkins’ defender. D．Will Gentry.

解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“a Tompkins’ defender delivered a hit，knocking them both to the ground at the one－yard line”以及第三段中的“it was the Tompkins’ player who got the worst of it”可知，是Tompkins的防守队员受伤最为严重。故选B。

16 Why did the Highlanders take no action until the end of the ○

game？ __D__

A．Because they had already won it. B．Because one of their players got injured. C．Because they were given an unfair judgment.

D．Because they cared and respected their competitors.

解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段、第五段的内容以及最后一段中的“I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves

but about others”可知，在相撞事件发生后，Highlanders的队员们认为在比赛中身体健康才是最为重要的，所以Highlanders的队员们在比赛结束前任凭时间一分一秒过去而不采取任何行动，这也是为了安慰因队友受伤而伤心的对方队员们，表示对对手的尊重。故选D。

17 What message is conveyed in the passage？ __D__ ○

A．More haste，less speed.

B．All men cannot be first.

C．Better to be safe than sorry. D．Friendship first，competition second.

解析：考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“The Highland team’s teammates took a knee and didn’t start any action，only waiting for the game clock to strike zero”和最后一段中的“they were thinking not about themselves but about others”可以看出，在双方的竞争中，Highland高中的队员们没有一味地为了追求成功而不顾对方的感受，相反，他们把对对手的尊重置于个人的荣誉之上，这传达出的正是“友谊第一，比赛第二”的精神。故选D。A项意为“欲速则不达”；B项意为“不可能人人得第一名”；C项意为“安全胜过遗憾”。