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8.One evening in February 2007,a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales.She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path.That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line.Seconds later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪).She had never driven the route before.It was dark and raining heavily.Ceely was relying on her GPS,but it made no mention of the crossing."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,"she told the BBC.
Who is to blame here?Rick Stevenson,who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail Us,points the finger at the limitations of technology.We put our faith in digital devices,he says,but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job.They are filled with small problems.And it's not just GPS devices:Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes.A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map.Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention.Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system.Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment.But Stevenson doesn't say.
It's a problem that runs through the book.In a section on cars,Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars.He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country.He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable.Perhaps,but maybe it's also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets.Or changing social circumstances.Or some combination of these factors.
The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex.It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in.Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way,it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines.After all,we have lived with them for thousands of years.They have probably been fooling us for just as long.

41.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?D
A.She was not familiar with the road.
B.It was dark and raining heavily then.
C.The railway workers failed to give the signal.
D.Her GPS device didn't tell her about the crossing.
42.The phrase"near miss"(Paragraph 2)can best be replaced byC.
A.close hit     B.heavy loss    C.narrow escape     D.big mistake
43.Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?B
A.Modern technology is what we can't live without.
B.Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.
C.Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D.GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely's accident.
44.In the writer's opinion,Stevenson's argument isA.
A.one-sided    B.reasonable     C.puzzling     D.well-based
45.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?B
A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B.The relationship between human and technology.
C.The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D.The human unawareness of technical problems.

分析 文章讲述了一个因为导航仪出错误而引起的事故,告诉大家现代化的仪器也会出问题.随着时代的发展,科技越来越先进,人类也越来越依赖科技,但有时候科技也会给人们带来麻烦和误导.人类对于很多技术并不是完全了解,需要加强学习.

解答 41.答案:D.细节理解题.根据文章第二段第一句"…because she blamed it on her GPS device"可知,她认为是GPS导航仪的缘故,故选D.
42.答案:C.词义猜测题.根据文章第一段中最后一句"Seconds later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks."火车拖着她的车差点进入铁轨了.可知,她属于九死一生,near miss与C项narrow escape表示"九死一生,死里逃生"意思相同,故选C.
43.答案:B.推理判断题.根据第三段和第四段,特别是第三段第二句"We put our faith in digital device,he says,but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job."可知,Richard Stevenson认为我们把信仰关注在数码设备上,但是往往,他们却不合我们的心意,所以数码技术常常没有达到我们的期望.词眼"expectation"和"faith"相关,故选B.
44.答案:A.推理判断题.由文章第四段第一句"The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not…"可推知,Richard Stevenson 的观点是片面的,故应选A.
45.答案:B.主旨大意题.由全文倒数第二段第一句"The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex"和最后一段第一句"If there is such a way,it should involve more than…"可知,作者认为人类与高科技设备之间的关系很复杂,意在告诉我们作者真正的态度是关注科技与人类的关系,故选B.

点评 本题型考查了对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力.先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读.在词义与句义理解的基础上,结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意,对于把握文章主旨,分析全文结构都是至关重要的.

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