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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prototype | ['prəutətaip] | 想一想再看 n. 原型,雏形 |
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route | [ru:t] | 想一想再看 n. 路线,(固定)线路,途径 |
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available | [ə'veiləbl] | 想一想再看 adj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的 |
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单词available 联想记忆: avail效用。参:availability(n 可用性,实用性) |
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transmit | [trænz'mit] | 想一想再看 vt. 传输,传送,代代相传,传达 |
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单词transmit 联想记忆: trans横+mit=send送,放出→横送过去→寄送;传达 |
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plot | [plɔt] | 想一想再看 n. 阴谋,情节,图,(小块)土地, |
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signal | ['signl] | 想一想再看 n. 信号,标志 |
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regulate | ['regju.leit,'regjuleit] | 想一想再看 vt. 管理,调整,控制 |
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单词regulate 联想记忆: reg统治,ulate-管制 |
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stock | [stɔk] | 想一想再看 n. 存货,储备; 树干; 血统; 股份; 家畜 |
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surf | [sə:f] | 想一想再看 n. 海浪拍岸,冲浪 |