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Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.
Track4-2-OL-7
Localgirlrescued
Shemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.
TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.
Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.
“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.
Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.
“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”
Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.
“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”
TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.
“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”
Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.
Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.
DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?
“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!
”
Unit3
Track4-3-OL-5
1.AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,”Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.
2.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.
3.ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.
4.PoliceinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecararound,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutside---beforeleavingitatthesideoftheroad,andwalkinghome.
Track4-3-OL-7
1.Nuttynews
Luluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.
Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.
LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.
I’veneverheardLulubarklikethat---shesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,“saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.
After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.
“Luluisahero,“saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”
Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeluluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”
LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.
2.Nuttynews
Approximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:
youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatuvillage.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.
Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:
thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadrivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity.Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendrivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.
3-OL-5
1.cool2.soldout3.realizes4.musicreviewer5.apartmentbuilding
6.getthemconcerttickets7.goesover8.inviteshimtogowithher
9.adatewith10.mindTakeshigoingwithouthim
Unit4
Track4-4-OL-5
A.Listentothepassageaboutanunusualjob.Fillintheblankwithinformationfromthepassage.
You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Mellissarecordinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.Whenyouhearthenumberyoucalledhasbeenchanged…--that’sMellissa!
“Yes,it’strue,”shesay.“I’mthevoicetalentforNationTelephone.”Atleast50000peoplehearhervoiceeveryday.“Itrytosoundwarmandfriendly,evenwhenI’msaying,I’msorry,thatnumberisincorrect.Pleasetryagain.”
Melissaworksonlythreedaysaweek,butshehastopracticealot.“Myvoicehastosoundthesameattheendofeighthours.”She’sverycarefulabouthervoice.“Idon’tdrinklotsofwaterwithhoney.Ican’tgtohorrormoviesbecauseIalwaysscream,andImighthurtmyvoice!
Howdidshegetherjob?
“Afriendtoldmeaboutit.Ilistenedtoallthetelephonecompanymessagesonmyphone,andthenIrecordedacassetteofthosemessages.AfterIsentittothecompany,Icalledthemeverydayforamonth!
She’sdonethisworkforthreeyearsnow,andshelovesit.“It’sfun!
AndI’mhelpingpeoplebyusingmyvoice.”Plus,peoplearealwayssurprisedwhentheyhearaboutMelissa’sjob.Theysay,“You’rearealperson?
Ithoughtitwasacomputer!
Unit5
Track4-5-OL-2
A.YouwilllistentoapassageaboutMicrosoftCorporation.ThenwritedownasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutMicrosoft.
MicrosoftCorporation
MicrosoftCorporationisamultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationthatdevelops,manufactures,licenses,andsupportsawiderangeofsoftwareproductsforcomputingdevices.HeadquarteredinRedmond,Washington,USA,itsbestsellingflagshipproductsaretheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandtheMicrosoftOfficesuite.MicrosoftshipsproductstoEurope,Asia,andLatinAmerica.Itmanagesbranchofficesinmorethan60countries.Ithasnearly90,000employeesin105countriesby2008.
MicrosoftwasfoundedbyBillGatesandPaulAllenonApril4,1975.Inthemid-1980s,itrosetodominatethehomecomputeroperatingsystemmarketwithMS-DOS.Since1985,MicrosofthasreleasedanupgradinglineofWindowsoperatingsystemsfeaturingafriendlyuserinterface.Thelatestone,WindowsVista,wasreleasedinJanuary2007andhassold140millioncopiestodate.
Asonecommentatornotes,Microsoft’soriginalmissionwas“acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoftsoftware,”andnowitisagoalnearfulfillment.Microsoftalsomakesprofitsinothermarketssuchascomputerhardwareproductsandhomeentertainmentproducts.
Track4-5-OL-4
A.Youwilllistentoapassagewhichprotestsagainstadvertisingandshopping.Thenfillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassage.
Adifferentkindofholiday:
shopless,l
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