专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷316
选择题
(1) Armenian-based startup Volterman has recently unveiled a smart wallet that takes security to the extreme. It comes with a built-in alarm system, a GPS tracker, and even a front facing camera that takes photos of whoever tries to open it, and sends them to the owner.
(2) Wallets almost seem obsolete in this digital age, but the Volterman Smart Wallet is not your average wallet. Apart from the screen, it packs about as much technology as your smartphone, including 512MB of RAM, a built-in camera, a power bank, a GPS tracker, an alarm system, RFID protection and even Wi-Fi hot spot capabilities. It may look like a simple leather wallet on the outside, but it\’s a whole different beast on the inside.
(3) One of the main features of the Volterman Smart Wallet is the distance-sensitive alarm system. Once you\’ve paired the stylish card holder with your smartphone, every time the distance between phone and wallet goes over a certain threshold, an alarm will notify you, so you don\’t accidentally leave it behind. The cool thing about this system is that it works both ways. If you forget your phone somewhere, the wallet alarm goes off, letting you know that its best friend is missing.
(4) Then there\’s the GPS tracker that allows you to locate the wallet anywhere in the world, an RFID protection system designed to prevent electronic pick-pocketing or RFID skimming. Credit cards, some passports and driving licenses now come with radio frequency identification chips that thieves can clone, but the Volterman Smart Wallet prevents that.
(5) The high-tech accessory also comes with a built-in power bank which provides wireless charging on the go, Bluetooth 5.0 technology, and a built-in Wi-Fi hot spot which provides Internet roaming service in 98 countries at prices 10 times less than that of standard roaming.
(6) But perhaps the most unusual feature of the Volterman Smart Wallet is the built-in front-facing camera. When in \\
1.The word \\(B)
A. modern
B. old-fashioned
C. ridiculous
D. unnecessary
解析：语义猜测题。由题干定位到第二段。从本段第一句in this digital age和第二句对the Volterman Smart Wallet 各种功能的描述可以得知，普通钱包在这个电子时代看起来过时了，故答案为B；该句中转折词but之后的内容说 the Volterman Smart Wallet不是普通的钱包，根据下文可知，the Volterman Smart Wallet是时髦的，故排除A；选项C“可笑的”和选项D“不必要的”文中未提及，故排除C和D。
2.The most distinctive characteristic of the smart wallet is its________.(A)
A. intrinsic front-facing camera
B. built-in alarm system
C. intrinsic GPS tracker
D. built-in power bank
解析：细节理解题。根据题干定位至第六段第一句“…the most unusual feature of the Volterman Smart Wallet is the built-in front-facing camera.”，intrinsic是built-in的同义替换，意思是“内置的”，故答案为A；选项B、C和D也是智能钱包的特点，但不是最独特的，故排除。
3.The passage is mainly about________.(C)
A. the origin of a smart wallet
B. the popularity of a smart wallet
C. the functions of a smart wallet
D. the prospect of a smart wallet
解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文，第一段引出这种智能钱包，并点明它的主要功能；第二段描述智能钱包和手机功能的类似之处；第三和第四段分别阐述智能钱包的报警功能和定位功能；第五段描写智能钱包的内置移动电源；第六至八段描写前置摄像头的功能；最后两段分别说明众筹和研发智能钱包的缘由。由此看出，作者花了大量笔墨来介绍智能钱包的各种功能，从而突出其智能的特点，故C为答案。选项A和B在最后两段有所涉及，但以偏概全，故排除；D说的是钱包的前景，文中并未涉及，故排除。
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