8.Rapid advances in a new technology will soon transform science fiction into reality--meaning people will have driverless cars,small robots at their command and the ability to experience being in another place without leaving home,predicted Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,the planet's largest cell phone trade show.
Introduction of books available online,Internet translation of languages and voice recognition for computers all happened much faster than anyone could foresee and that technological research into even more previously unheard of advances is progressing at a fast speed.
"People who predict that holograms(全息圖)and self-driving cars will become reality soon are absolutely right,"Schmidt told thousands of attendees.Research under way will lead to situations where people can put themselves at events like a rock concert so that they can see,hear and even feel the event.And turn down the volume,if it's too loud.
One attendee said she was scared that the possibility could be dehumanizing,but Schmidt replied by holding up his cell phone into the air."It has an off button and it is here on the right,"Schmidt said."My point is that it is all about your control.If you don't like my version of a rock concert,I'm not forcing you to go."In the future,small robots could be used so busy people can send them to events for video and voice transmissions when their presence isn't required,Schmidt said.
Technology in the near future will redefine the relationship among people in the world."With technology comes power and with power comes choice,and smarter resourceful citizens are going to demand a better deal for their new life,"Schmidt said.
28.From the passage,the new technologyD.
A.largely depends on science fiction
B.will eventually replace humans'presence
C.amazingly improves people's social skills
D.can unexpectedly bring new various choices
29.Why did Schmidt give the example in Paragraph 4?C
A.To list advantages of the new cell phone.
B.To advise a wider use of the new cell phone.
C.To remove people's worry of the new technology.
D.To compare the benefits of using the new technology.
30.What's the writer's attitude toward rapid advances in technology?A
A.Objective.B.Negative.C.Uncared.D.Contradictory.
分析 本文主要寫了一項新技術的迅速發(fā)展可以帶來很多方面的發(fā)展.
解答 28.D 推理判斷題.根據第一段的描述people will have driverless cars,small robots at their command and the ability to experience being in another place without leaving home,predicted Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,the planet's largest cell phone trade show,在巴塞羅那舉行的世界移動電話大會上,谷歌執(zhí)行主席Eric Schmidt預測,人們將擁有無人駕駛汽車、小型機器人,并有能力體驗到另一個地方,而不必離開家.可以推斷出一項新技術的迅速發(fā)展可以帶來很多方面的發(fā)展,所以答案選D.
29.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據本段第一句One attendee said she was scared that the possibility could be dehumanizing位與會者表示,她很害怕,可能是去人性化,可見他舉例的目的是消除人們的恐懼,所以答案選C.
30.A 推理判斷題,Technology in the near future will redefine the relationship among people in the world.在不久的將來,科技將重新定義世界上人們之間的關系.可以推斷出作者對于快速發(fā)展的科技是一種客觀的態(tài)度.
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