Module 2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2015·吉林二模)
InLosAngeles, driversspendsixtyonehourseveryyearstuckintraffic. Thesedriversknowtoowellhowbadthetrafficcanbe. “There'retoomanycars, andyoucan'tmovearoundalot.”
ProfessorCyrusShahabialsoknowsabouttrafficjams. Helivesmorethan 65 kilometersfromhisofficeattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeles. Heisalwayslateevenwiththehelpofanavigation (导航) system.
HedecidedtodevelopaprogramcalledClearPathforthat. Hesayshisprogramuseshistoricaldatatopredicttrafficconditionsevenbeforethedriverleavesthehouse.
“What'suniqueisthatweusealotofdatathat'scurrentlybecomeavailableincludingtrafficdata, weatherdata, andweanalyzethatsothatwecanpredictwhat'sgoingtohappeninfrontofyouwhenyouleavehome.”
ProfessorShahabisayshissystemdoesmorethanjustrespondtocurrenttrafficconditions. WithClearPath, hesays, adrivercandecidewhattimehewantstoleave, andClearPathwillgivethefastestroute. Itlooksattheentireroadnetwork, includingsurfacestreetsaswellashighways, beforethedriverhitstheroad. ProfessorShahahihopestohaveClearPathavailablenationwideandoverseasoncetheycancollecttrafficdatafromothercities.
“IalwaysthoughtthatLosAngeleshadtheworsttraffic, butnowIknowthatShanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believeitornot, Singapore, HongKongcertainlyareexamplesthatcanimmediatelyusethis.”
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