Washington D. C. is a great city to live in and visit – partly because D. C.’s public transportation can get you almost anywhere in the city, D. C.’s subway, the Metro, is great for getting you to the main tourist sites, but the bus is also a great resource and is cheaper. Learn how to conquer the D.C. bus system in a few quick steps will help you to have fun in this city.

* Things You’ll Need: cash or a D. C. Smart Trip card, a transfer (转乘卡) and a map of Washington, D. C.

* To choose a bus line to take from home or your hotel, look at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro stations.

Many bus routes start at a Metro subway terminal and make their way across the greater D.C. area.

*Learn to identify bus stops. They are usually located at the intersections(交叉) of streets. Look for a tall sign with a tall sign with the words of “Metro Bus” that is dark blue at the top, white in the middle and red at the bottom. Once you’ve found one of these signs, check the red section at the bottom of the sign. In it, you should see several number or letter combinations written in white. Those are the bus lines that service that stop.

*Be careful of the direction buses are heading for. All buses have an electronic screen on the front, side and back of the bus that let you know which way they are headed and what line the bus is. The signs will list the last stop on the bus route. Know where your bus terminates on each end so you can get on the bus heading in the direction you want to go.

*To board the bus, you'll obviously need some sort of payment. The bus will only accept cash or a SmarTrip card. Smar－Trip card are purchasable at several Metro stations or at Metro headquarters(总部) and cost $5. You can also buy the card online at www.wmata.com.

*If you do order it online, purchase it in advance as it will take time for it to ship. Riding the bus costs $1.35 if you pay in cash and $1.25 if you pay with your SmarTrip card.

*If you pay in cash, ask for a transfer slip. This will allow you to board the bus within a two-hour time period without having to pay again. These machines are located by the escalators that take you to the waiting platforms.

To enjoy a wonderful tour in Washington D. C., you won’t need        .

      A．a D. C, Smart －Trip card    B．a transfer

       C．a map of Washington D. C      D．a tall sign

According to the passage, you can identify bus stops by           .

       A．looking at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro station from your hotel

       B．checking the red section at the bottom of the sign with a “metro bus” logo

       C．checking electronic screens on the front, side and back of the bus

       D．checking the machines located by the escalators taking you to the platforms

The underlined word “terminates” probably means        .

       A．stops B．decides     C．starts D．passes

Where can you get a Smart－Trip card?

      A．At a platform.         B．At a post office.

       C．At www. wmata. com     D．At a bus station.

Smart phones that react to your moods and televisions that can tell it’s you who’s watching are in your future as Intel Corporation’s top technology expert sets his sights on context-aware computing.
Chief technology officer Justin Rattner showed how personal devices will one day offer advice. “How can we change the relationship so we think of these devices not as devices but as assistants or even companions?” he asked.
Handheld devices could combine already common geographic location technology with data from microphones, cameras, heart and body monitors and even brain scans to offer their owners advice that today only a friend or relative could give.
“Imagine a device that uses a variety of sensors to determine what you are doing at an instant, from being asleep in your bed to being out for a run with a friend, ” Rattner said, “Future devices will constantly learn about who you are, how you live, work and play.’’
Rattner also demonstrated a television remote control that figures out who is holding it based on how it is held, and then learns the viewer’s entertainment preferences.
As the world leader for decades in microchips for servers and desktop computers, Intel is hurrying to catch up in the profitable market for smart phones like Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry.
Telephones with e-mail, global positioning and media players are pointing the way to a future where ever more functions are packed into ever smaller mobile devices.
The smart phone industry, including technology giants like LG and Samsung, is likely to sell 270 million phones this year and grow 25 percent in 2011, according to market research company IDC.
“I think you can expect to see features that support context-aware computing starting to appear in Intel products in the near future,” Rattner said.
But analysts say Intel faces an uphill battle getting its microchips into new phones as Nvidia, Marvell and Qualcomm have already made headway with cheap, lower-power processors based on designs by ARM Holdings.
Rattner recognized that questions about privacy and people’s willingness to be intimate with their computers will have to be settled before the future generation of smart phones he described takes off.
“If you think identity threat is a problem today, imagine when your whole context is readily available on the Net.”, he said.
【小题1】The future smart phones can do all of the following except _______.

Smart phones that react to your moods and televisions that can tell it’s you who’s watching are in your future as Intel Corporation’s top technology expert sets his sights on context-aware computing.

Chief technology officer Justin Rattner showed how personal devices will one day offer advice. “How can we change the relationship so we think of these devices not as devices but as assistants or even companions?” he asked.

Handheld devices could combine already common geographic location technology with data from microphones, cameras, heart and body monitors and even brain scans to offer their owners advice that today only a friend or relative could give.

“Imagine a device that uses a variety of sensors to determine what you are doing at an instant, from being asleep in your bed to being out for a run with a friend, ” Rattner said, “Future devices will constantly learn about who you are, how you live, work and play.’’

Rattner also demonstrated a television remote control that figures out who is holding it based on how it is held, and then learns the viewer’s entertainment preferences.

As the world leader for decades in microchips for servers and desktop computers, Intel is hurrying to catch up in the profitable market for smart phones like Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry.

Telephones with e-mail, global positioning and media players are pointing the way to a future where ever more functions are packed into ever smaller mobile devices.

The smart phone industry, including technology giants like LG and Samsung, is likely to sell 270 million phones this year and grow 25 percent in 2011, according to market research company IDC.

“I think you can expect to see features that support context-aware computing starting to appear in Intel products in the near future,” Rattner said.

But analysts say Intel faces an uphill battle getting its microchips into new phones as Nvidia, Marvell and Qualcomm have already made headway with cheap, lower-power processors based on designs by ARM Holdings.

Rattner recognized that questions about privacy and people’s willingness to be intimate with their computers will have to be settled before the future generation of smart phones he described takes off.

“If you think identity threat is a problem today, imagine when your whole context is readily available on the Net.”, he said.

1.The future smart phones can do all of the following except _______.

2.Which of the following are smart phones according to the passage?

3.From the passage we can infer that _______.

4.The best title for the passage is likely to be _______.

Washington D. C. is a great city to live in and visit – partly because D. C.’s public transportation can get you almost anywhere in the city, D. C.’s subway, the Metro, is great for getting you to the main tourist sites, but the bus is also a great resource and is cheaper. Learn how to conquer the D.C. bus system in a few quick steps will help you to have fun in this city.

* Things You’ll Need: cash or a D. C. Smart Trip card, a transfer (转乘卡) and a map of Washington, D. C.

* To choose a bus line to take from home or your hotel, look at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro stations.

Many bus routes start at a Metro subway terminal and make their way across the greater D.C. area.

*Learn to identify bus stops. They are usually located at the intersections(交叉) of streets. Look for a tall sign with a tall sign with the words of “Metro Bus” that is dark blue at the top, white in the middle and red at the bottom. Once you’ve found one of these signs, check the red section at the bottom of the sign. In it, you should see several number or letter combinations written in white. Those are the bus lines that service that stop.

*Be careful of the direction buses are heading for. All buses have an electronic screen on the front, side and back of the bus that let you know which way they are headed and what line the bus is. The signs will list the last stop on the bus route. Know where your bus terminates on each end so you can get on the bus heading in the direction you want to go.

*To board the bus, you'll obviously need some sort of payment. The bus will only accept cash or a SmarTrip card. Smar－Trip card are purchasable at several Metro stations or at Metro headquarters(总部) and cost $5. You can also buy the card online at www.wmata.com.

*If you do order it online, purchase it in advance as it will take time for it to ship. Riding the bus costs $1.35 if you pay in cash and $1.25 if you pay with your SmarTrip card.

*If you pay in cash, ask for a transfer slip. This will allow you to board the bus within a two-hour time period without having to pay again. These machines are located by the escalators that take you to the waiting platforms.

1.To enjoy a wonderful tour in Washington D. C., you won’t need        .

      A．a D. C, Smart －Trip card                   B．a transfer

       C．a map of Washington D. C                    D．a tall sign

2.According to the passage, you can identify bus stops by           .

       A．looking at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro station from your hotel

       B．checking the red section at the bottom of the sign with a “metro bus” logo

       C．checking electronic screens on the front, side and back of the bus

       D．checking the machines located by the escalators taking you to the platforms

3.The underlined word “terminates” probably means        .

       A．stops                  B．decides                C．starts                  D．passes

4.Where can you get a Smart－Trip card?

      A．At a platform.                                      B．At a post office.

       C．At www. wmata. com                         D．At a bus station.

Smart phones that react to your moods and televisions that can tell it’s you who’s watching are in your future as Intel Corporation’s top technology expert sets his sights on context-aware computing.
Chief technology officer Justin Rattner showed how personal devices will one day offer advice. “How can we change the relationship so we think of these devices not as devices but as assistants or even companions?” he asked.
Handheld devices could combine already common geographic location technology with data from microphones, cameras, heart and body monitors and even brain scans to offer their owners advice that today only a friend or relative could give.
“Imagine a device that uses a variety of sensors to determine what you are doing at an instant, from being asleep in your bed to being out for a run with a friend, ” Rattner said, “Future devices will constantly learn about who you are, how you live, work and play.’’
Rattner also demonstrated a television remote control that figures out who is holding it based on how it is held, and then learns the viewer’s entertainment preferences.
As the world leader for decades in microchips for servers and desktop computers, Intel is hurrying to catch up in the profitable market for smart phones like Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry.
Telephones with e-mail, global positioning and media players are pointing the way to a future where ever more functions are packed into ever smaller mobile devices.
The smart phone industry, including technology giants like LG and Samsung, is likely to sell 270 million phones this year and grow 25 percent in 2011, according to market research company IDC.
“I think you can expect to see features that support context-aware computing starting to appear in Intel products in the near future,” Rattner said.
But analysts say Intel faces an uphill battle getting its microchips into new phones as Nvidia, Marvell and Qualcomm have already made headway with cheap, lower-power processors based on designs by ARM Holdings.
Rattner recognized that questions about privacy and people’s willingness to be intimate with their computers will have to be settled before the future generation of smart phones he described takes off.
“If you think identity threat is a problem today, imagine when your whole context is readily available on the Net.”, he said.

1. 1.

   The future smart phones can do all of the following except _______.

   1. A.
      giving responses to the moods of the owners
   2. B.
      giving proposals like assistants or companions
   3. C.
      offering advice to their owners’ friends or relatives
   4. D.
      telling the phone holders or carriers where they are
2. 2.

   Which of the following are smart phones according to the passage?

   1. A.
      iPhone and Blackberry
   2. B.
      LG and Samsung
   3. C.
      Marvell and Qualcomm
   4. D.
      Nvidia and ARM Holdings
3. 3.

   From the passage we can infer that _______.

   1. A.
      Intel Corporation has become the world leader in the smar tphone market
   2. B.
      Intel Corporation has fallen behind in the profitable market for smart phones
   3. C.
      more functions packed into mobile phones will make mobile devices larger
   4. D.
      the smart phone industry is likely to grow 25 percent in the year of 2011
4. 4.

   The best title for the passage is likely to be _______.

   1. A.
      Smart phones and Televisions
   2. B.
      Context-aware Computing
   3. C.
      Personalized Televisions
   4. D.
      Personalized Smart phones