2013届高考英语一轮复习 专项提能计划 阅读理解课件（四） 外研版.ppt

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1、专项提能计划——阅读理解（四）社会文化类(2011·高考浙江卷·A)OneeveninginFebruary2007，astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteroadinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That’swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultCliowasparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondslater，shewatch

2、edthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.Ceely’snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice(导航仪)．Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS，butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.“Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightint

3、othepathofaspeedingtrain，”shetoldtheBBC.Whoistoblamehere？RickStevenson,whotellsCeely’sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUs，pointsthefingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.Weputourfaithindigitaldevices，hesays，butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’sno

4、tjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesondigitaltechnology，whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amapmakermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapape

5、rmap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignallingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeGPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.In

6、asectiononcars，Stevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputerbasedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft；bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhaps，butmaybeit’salsod

7、uetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesisamusingandcomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybeawayforawiseruseoftechnolog

8、y.Ift