Youslipthekeyintotheignitionandcranktheenginetolife. Butbeforeyouputthecarintogear, youtapakeyonthekeyboardmountedbythesteeringwheel, andyourneweste?mailflashesuponthewindscreen.
Thisseductivesatyriswhatyougetwhenyoucrossacarandacomputer. Dubbedthe “networkvehicle”, ornet-mobile, itmaysooncometoadrivewaynearyou (probablytheonebelongingtoyourrichneighbour). Inanet-mobile, amotoristcouldtapintoaregionalroadsystembutalsotomapoutaroutearoundrush-hourtrafficsnags. Driversandpassengerswillbeabletosendandreceivee-mail, trackthelatestsportsscoresorstockquotes, surftheWeb, andevenplayvideogames. Orso, atleast, sayanumberofcomputer-industryfirmssuchasMicrosoft, Sun, IBMandNetscape.
Themoderncarisalreadyanelectronicshowcaseonwheels. On-boardmicrocomputersimprovefueleconomyandreduceemissions. Theyoperateanti-lockbrakesystems, andonsomecarsevenregulatethefirmnessoftheshockabsorbers. Butmuchofthetechnologyneededtoaddextraisavailablenow. Aprototypenetworkvehicle, producedbyaconsortiumofNetscape, Sun, IBMandDelco (anautomotiveelectronicsfirmbasedinMichigan), wasintroducedattherecentannualcomputer?industryshowinLasVegas.
Itnotonlyofferedsuchdesktop-computer-likeservicesase-mail, butallowedadrivertousethemwithoutlookingawayfromtheroad. Itwasoperatedbyvoicecommandsandprojecteditsdataontothewindscreen, usingthesamesortofhead-updisplaysystemfoundinmodernfighterjets. Membersoftheconsortiumthinkareal-worldnetworkvehiclecouldbeinproductioninaslittleasfouryears.
Car-makershavealreadybegunrollingoutsomeofthefeaturesfoundontheseprototypenet?mobiles. IfthedriverofaGeneralMotorscarequippedwithitsOn-Starsystemlockshiskeyinthecar, forexample, anemergencycentrecantransmitadigitalsignaltounlockthedoors. On-staralsocallsautomaticallyforhelpifanaccidenttriggerstheairbags. ToyotaandGeneralMotorsareamongagrowinglistoffirmsofferingsuchin-carnavigationsystems. AndinEurope, BMWandMercedes-Benzrecentlyintroducednavigationhardwarethatcannotonlyplotoutaroute, butalertadrivertotrafficjams.［419 words］
6.Thefuturecarcanbedefinedasthemachinewhich________.
［A］ sendsandreceivese-mails, andsurfstheWeb
［B］ tapsintoaregionalroadsystemtogetdirections
［C］ combinescarfunctionsandcomputerfunctions
［D］ tracksthelatestsportsscoresandstockquotes
7.“Anelectronicshowcaseonwheels”probablymeans__________.
［A］ acomputerindustryshow
［B］ anetworkcar
［C］ acarthatexhibitselectronicachievements
［D］ acomputerthathaswheels
8.Comparedwithanordinarymoderncar, thenetworkvehiclewillhavean
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