专业英语四级(阅读)模拟试卷23(共172题).pdf
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一、常规阅读理解含(5小题)本(题共20题,每题
1・0分,共20分。)
Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephone
revolution.Verysoonyoullbeabletorecordyourentirelifeelectronically——anythinga
microphoneoracameracansenseyoullbeabletostore.Inparticular,thenumberof
imagesapersoncapturesinalifetimeissettoriseexponentially.Thethousandimagesa
yearItakeofmychildrenonadigitalcameraareallprecioustome.Inagenerations
(ime,mychildrenschildrenwillhavetotalimagedocumentationoftheirentirelives—a
visuallogoftremendouspersonalvalue.Bythenwellbewrestlingwithanother
uestion;howwecontrolalltheelectronicdevicesconnectedtotheInternet:trillionsof
PCs,laptops,palmpilots,cellphonesandothergadgets.InCambridge,werealready
workingonmillimeter-suarecomputingandsensingdevicesthatcanbelinkedtothe
Internetthroughtheradionetwork.Thissortofconnectivitywillexpanddramaticallyas
microscopiccommunicationsdevicesbecomedirt-cheapandmultiply.Justimaginewhat
thepaintonthewallcoulddoifithadthissortofcommunicationsdustinit:change
color,playmusic,showmoviesorevenspeaktoyou.Fallingcostsraiseother
possibilitiestoo.Becauselaunchingspacevehiclesisabouttobecomeverymuch
cheaper,(henumberofsatellitesislikelytogoupexponentially.Thereslotsofspaceup
(heresowecouldhavemillionsofthem.Andifyouhavemillionsoflow-orbitsatellites
youcanestablishaglobalcommunicationsnetworkthatcompletelydoesawaywith
towersandmasts.Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellularprinciplesoyougotspatialreu