44.
By
saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious"( the underlined sentence in Paragraph Four), the writer means that ___________.
A.
women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at
B.
women are better able to put up with discomfort
C. men
are also exploited greatly by fashion designers
D. men
are more reasonable in the matter of fashion
B
While
football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees(裁判)because they cannot see clearly what has
happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.
For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind
of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片)that fits inside a football and determines
whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact
location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown
interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be
used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
"We've
been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg
for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a
director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're
pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."
The
chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It
sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线),placed around the field. The receivers then
send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because
it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has
been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air.
Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from
German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is
also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.
FIFA
aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to
introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.