大學英語四級考試長篇閱讀理解重點訓練

大學英語四級考試長篇閱讀理解重點訓練

IntoanUnknownWorld

A、Brainchipsmeanwearestrugglingtodistinguishourownthoughtsfromideasimplantedbyadvertisers.Self-drivingcarsrestrictold.schoolhumandriverstospecialrecreationparks.Andtheoptimal(最佳的)numberoffingersis12.5.

B、Confused?It’savisionoftheworldin25years，asdreamedupbytoday’sresearchersincomputer-humaninteraction(CHI).

C、CHInormallymeansinvestigatingbetterwaysforpeopletointeractwithdeviceswehavenow,butlastweekattendeesattheannualconferenceinToront0，Canada，gotaheadofthemselves.Theycreatedanimaginaryconferenceagendafor2039thatpredictsthekindsofchallengeswewillfacewithfuturecomputers--manyofwhichwillbeimplanted.

D、“It’smeanttobesortofthefringes(邊緣)ofhuman--computerinteractionresearch，what’sreallyedgyorprovocative，”saysEricBaumerofCornellUniversityinIthaca，NewYork，whodreameduptheideaoftheconference.“There’salotofretrospectivethinkingaboutthepast，butthere’snotasmuchthinkingaboutwhatarethefuturestowardwhichwethinkwe’reworking.”

E、Weusedtheabstractstocreatealistofthequestionswe—ormoreaccurately.ourcyborgdescendants--mighthaveaboutcomputersin2039.

Isitweirdwhenmyorganstalktoeachother?

F、Inanabstractentitled“Myliverandmykidneycomparednotes”，IBMresearcherMichaelMuller,basedinCambridge，Massachusetts，looksatwhathappenswhentheimplantedmonitorsonpeople’sintemalorgans—anetworkhecallsArterionet--areabletosharedataandpoolknowledgetoofferenhancedhealthtips.

G、Hisconclusion：“Whilemostuserswereskeptical.manyusersproposedadditionalfeaturesthatcouldleadtogreateracceptanceandcompliancewithsuchrecommendations.”

H、It’sworththinkingabouthowpeoplemightdealwithhealthtipsfromorganmonitors.Wearabletechnologythattracksyouractivityoryourhealthstatusisslowlygainingpopularitywhileresearchersearlierthisyearimplantedpower-generatingsiliconestripsonthehearts，lungsanddiaphragms(橫膈膜)oflivecows，pigsandsheep.MullersaysthebiggestchallengetocreatingArterionetwillbefiguringouthowtofittheartificialintelligenceinasufficientlysmallandsafepackage.

WhydoplantsneedtheirownFacebok（臉譜網(wǎng)）,again?

I、Tounderstandthisquestion，youneedtoknowaboutPlantastic，thebrainchildofBillTomlinsonandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine.

J、Intheirabstract，theyreasonthattomakeourfoodsupplymoresustainable，itmaymakesensetogrowmorefruitsandvegetablesclosetohome.Butcertaincropsthrivewhenthey’regrowninlargequantitiesoralongsidecertainotherplants--tootallallorderfortheaveragefarmer.

K、EnterPlantastic，whichwouldadvisewhatplantswouldworkbestforyourareaandtellyouwhatpeopleintheneighbourhoodaregrowin9.Nanochipsonplantswouldfeeddatabacktothesite.Thatinformationinturncouldbeusedto1earnmoreaboutwhatgrowsbestinwhichenvironment.

L、Assumingpeoplewillwanttoknowwhetherthisaddsanythin9，Tomlinson’steamcreatedafictional(虛構的)studythatlooksatlobackyardgardensovertwogrowingseasons.ItsuggeststhatusingPlantasticwillincreaseyieldsby4to12percent.

M、Tomlinson’sgraduatestudentJulietNortonisworkingonanearlyversionofwhattheonlinesystemmightlooklike.

Autonomouscarshavemadedrivingsoboring--whatshallIdoinstead?

N、AndreasRienerattheInstituteforPervasiveComputinginLinz.Austria，haswrittenanabstractthatstartswithaboldviewofthefuture：“Thefirstself-drivingcarcruisedonourroadsin2023.Now,20yearsafter,itistimetoreviewhowthisinnovationhaschangedourmobilitybehaviour.”

O、Thisvisionisrootedinarealtrend.Self-drivingcarshavebeenmakingheadlinesforseveralyearsnow.TheyarelegaltodriveinthestateofNevada.andGoogle’sdriverlesscarhasalreadyrackeduphundredsofthousandsofpracticemiles.

P、Reiner’scontributionistoexplorehowthiswillchangeus.Hepredictsthatoncetherobotstakethewheeleverywhere.manyofuswillloseinterestindrivingaltogether.Fewerofuswillownourowncars.Thosewhodowon’twasteasmuchtimepimpingthemoutordrivingaroundiustforfun.Peoplewhostilllovecarsmighthavetoseektheirthrillsinspecial“recreationparks”.wheretheycandrivemanuallyinanartificialenvironment.“IfthevehiclesofthefutureareonlyameanstogetfromAtoB，thiscarculturewouldgetlost.”hesays.

DidIjustthinkupthatideaordidanadvertiserimplantit?

Q、MultiplecontributorstoCHl2039ponderthefutureofbrainimplants.Whetheritinvolvescapturinginputfromeachofoursensesorrecordingneurons(神經(jīng)元)directlyinthebrain，theyassumethatthisoneisaquestionnotofifbutwhen.Andthatcouldbringopportunities--andchallenges.

R、ShacharMaidenbaumoftheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem，Israel，envisionsdevicesthatcouldrecordourday-to-dayexperiencesandthenallowUStoshareourmemorieswithoneanother,revolutionisingcourts，classrooms，andoursocialinteractions.

S、DanielGruenofIBMResearch，meanwhile，envisionsdevicesthatcouldpromptyourmemorywhenyouforgetsomething.一withsomedarkerconsequences.“Imagineinthefuturethatyouhavesystemsthathelpyouwithmemory,”hesays.“Atwhatpointdoyoustartwondering.‘Wait.I’vehadanidea.Isthatreallymineoristhatideacomingfromsomewhereelse?”’

So，whatistheidealnumberoffingers?

T.、EverstrainyourselfswipingacrossyouriPhonescreen?Thatproblemwouldgoawayifyoucouldhaveanextrathumbsurgically(手術地)attachedtoyourhand.

U、That’sthestartingpointforafictitiousstudyofl24peoplewhohavechosentoaugmenttheirhandswithbionic(仿生的)fingers--onaveragetheyhave13.4digits.JohannesSchfnin9，acomputerscientistatHasseltUniversityinBelgium，evencomestoanintriguingconclusion：“Theoptimalfingercountisl2.5，withsixnormal—sizedfingersoneachhandandthedominanthandhavinganextrahalf-sizedfingerthatcanbemovedwith6degreesoffreedom.”

V、It’sentertainingstuffbutevenSchSningadmitsthat25yearsmightnotbelongenoughforthisonetoappear.

46.Inhisarticle.MichaelMullerinvestigatestheconsequencesofArterionet’sbeingcapableofsharinginformationtosupplyextrastronghealthadvices.

47.CHIreferstotheexplorationofbettermeansforpeopletointeractwithtoday’sequipments，butduringlastweek’syearlymeetin9，participantsproposedafuturevisionofCHI.

48.ToproveifPlantasticisreallyhelpful.Tomlinsonandhiscolleaguesconductedanimaginaryresearchwhichinvestigateslofamilygardensover2plantingseasons.

49.Autonomouscarshavebecomeahottopicsincemanyyearsa90.

50.Itdeservestobetakenintoaccountthatwhatpeoplewilldototreatthehealthsecretsofferedbyorganmonitoringunits.

51.Inthepaper,Tomlinsonandhispartnersinferthattoincreasetheendurabilityofourfoodsupply,itisnecessarytoplantmorefruitsandvegetablenearourhouses.

52.BionicfingerisaninterestingstuffbutevenSchSningdoubtwhetheritcanbecreatedduringthenext25years.

53.Atthesametime.IBMresearchDanielGruenimaginessomekindofequipmentsthatCallremindyouofthingsyouforget，whichleadstobadresults,

54.Wealwaysthinkalotaboutthepast，butweseldomconsiderthefuturelifewe’retryingtocreate.

55.In2023.ourroadssawinthefirstautonomouscar.Andtheyear2039isthetimeforustoconsidertowhatextentthiscreationhastransformedourmovingstyles.

46.Inhisarticle.MichaelMullerinvestigatestheconsequencesofArtefionet’sbeingcapableofsharinginformationtosupplyextrastronghealthadvices.在他的文章中，邁克爾·穆勒討論了Arterionet內(nèi)部能夠共享信息并供應養(yǎng)生秘訣時帶來的后果。

47.CHIreferstotheexplorationofbeRermeansforpeopletointeractwithtoday’sequipments，butduringlastweek’syearlymeeting，participantsproposedafuturevisionofCHl.CHl討論的是人們與現(xiàn)今設備之間的'交互方法，但在上周的年會上，與會者提出了CHl的將來愿景。

48.ToproveifPlantasticisreallyhelpful.Tomlinsonandhiscolleaguesconductedanimaginaryresearchwhichinvestigates10familygardensover2plantingseasons.為了證明Plantastic是否真的有用，湯姆林森和他的同事進行了一場虛構討論，討論了10個家庭菜園在兩個生長季的狀況。

49.Autonomouscarshavebecomeahottopicsincemanyyearsago.自動駕駛汽車自數(shù)年前開頭就已經(jīng)是一個熱點話題。

50.Itdeservestobetakenintoaccountthatwhatpeoplewilldototreatthehealthsecretsofferedbyorganmonitoringunits.人們會如何對待器官監(jiān)控器提出的養(yǎng)生秘訣這個問題是