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Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.
We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'.”
Mister Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.
Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.
【小题1】In Paragraph 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _____________.

A.build up his own reputation
B.laugh at his stupid friend
C.prove the GPS system is only garbage
D.describe an example of human error
【小题2】With which of the following statement would Barry Brown most likely agree?
A.GPS units are to blame for the most GPS service failures.
B.We should introduce higher standard for the driving license.
C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.
D.Drivers, GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.
【小题3】What is Mr. Brown’s attitude towards GPS?
A.UnconcernedB.PrejudicedC.ObjectiveD.Critical
【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?
A.driving with GPS can be difficult
B.driving confusions can be caused by small screen
C.driving without GPS should be much more convenient
D.GPS equipment in driving: to be deserted or improved?

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Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go . But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often , says Barry Brown, an expert in human computer inter action, it is a combination of the two.

We spoke to Mr Brown by Skype (网络电话软件).He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS equipped car to use during his stay .Barry Brown:“And they just put in an address and then set off to their destination. And , then it wasn’t until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in . So again, the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’”.

Mr Brown says this a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown:“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn . Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”

Barry Brown once worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people’s cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS”. It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand . They also include timing issues (时机问题)related to when GPS commands are given.

Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.

72.In Paragraph 2, Mr Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to        .

   A.build up his own reputation               B.laugh at his stupid friend

   C.describe an example of human error        D.prove the GPS system is only garbage

73.What is the disadvantage of small screens in GPS equipment according to the text?

   A.They make drivers tired easily.]            B.They are harmful to eyes.

   C.They just provide the next turn.            D.They often break down suddenly.

74.With which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree?

   A.GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.

   B.Drivers, GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.

   C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.

   D.We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.

75.What would be the best title for the text?

   A.GPS equipment in driving : to be deserted or improved?

   B.Driving with GPS can be difficult         

   C.Driving without GPS should be much more convenient

   D.Driving errors can be caused by small screens.

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“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I'm not feeling well.”
“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
  “Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”
【小题1】 Why did the man take care of the baby?

A.it was his turn.B.His wife was not well.
C.His wife was not at home.D.He always looked after it.
【小题2】Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?
A.He had to go shopping.
B.He wanted to show the baby to his friend.
C.He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.
D.The baby liked going to the supermarket.
【小题3】What did the baby do in the supermarket?
A.pushed the shopping cartB.lost its temper
C.made a lot of noiseD.helped his father
【小题4】Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .
A.the man was very calm when the baby was crying
B.the woman was very pleased to see the man
C.the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George
D.the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn't find all the goods on the list

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“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I'm not feeling well.”

“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “

“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.

“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.

She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “

She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.

“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”

The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.

At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.

Then he started to scream.

And scream!

And SCREAM!

“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.

“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”

  “Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”

1. Why did the man take care of the baby?

A.it was his turn.

B.His wife was not well.

C.His wife was not at home.

D.He always looked after it.

2.Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?

A.He had to go shopping.

 

B.He wanted to show the baby to his friend.

C.He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D.The baby liked going to the supermarket.

3.What did the baby do in the supermarket?

A.pushed the shopping cart

B.lost its temper

C.made a lot of noise

D.helped his father

4.Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .

A.the man was very calm when the baby was crying

B.the woman was very pleased to see the man

C.the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George

D.the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn't find all the goods on the list

 

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  Today, there’s hardly an aspect of our life that isn’t being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail.“If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas.And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza.”

  Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers.Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year.“We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity.”

  You would be hard pressed to name something that isn’t available on the Internet.Consider:books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets.And even after you’ve moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can’t keep in touch.A company called FinalThoughts.com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”.

Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能预测的)future.Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet.Most kids use computers to play games(some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left.

  What’s clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back.“The Internet is just 20% invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum.“The last 80% is happening now.”

(1)

What can we learn from the Microsoft’s remark?

[  ]

A.

Today’s cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced.

B.

Information technology is developing at an amazing speed.

C.

Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult.

D.

There’s more competition in information technology industry than in car industry.

(2)

According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that _________.

[  ]

A.

it saves companies huge amounts of money

B.

it speeds up profit making

C.

it brings people incredible convenience

D.

it provides easy access to information

(3)

The author gives the example of FinalThoughts.com to make the point that _________.

[  ]

A.

there are some genius ideas on the Internet

B.

almost anything is available on the Internet

C.

people can find good bargains on the Internet

D.

some websites provide novel services to increase hits

(4)

What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

[  ]

A.

There is a link between income and computer ownership.

B.

Many American children don’t put computers to good use.

C.

Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls.

D.

The U.S.will stay ahead in the information technology in years.

(5)

Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him.

B.

Think nothing of it.It was my pleasure.

C.

He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar.

D.

He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment.

(6)

What is the message the author intends to convey?

[  ]

A.

The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day.

B.

The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly.

C.

We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings.

D.

Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age.

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