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1、2019-2020年高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习(8)阅读理解(xx·山东实验中学一模)GlobalPositioningSystems(全球定位系统)arenowapartofeverydaydrivinginmanycountries.Thesesatellitebasedsystemsprovideturnbyturndirectionstohelppeoplegettowheretheywanttogo.However,theycanalsocausealotofproblems,sendyo
2、utothewrongplaceorleaveyoupletelylost.Manytimes,thedriveristoblame.SometimesaGPSerrorisresponsible.Mostoften,saysBarryBrown,itisabinationofthetwo.BarryBrowniswiththeMobileLifeCentreinStockholm,Sweden.Hetoldusaboutanincidentinvolvingafriendwhohadflowntoanairp
3、ortintheeasternUnitedStates.ThereheborrowedaGPSequippedcartouseduringhisstay.MrBrownsays,“Theyjustpluggedinanaddressandthensetofftotheirdestination.And,thenitwasn’tuntiltheyweredrivingforthirtyminutesthattheyrealizedtheyactuallyputinadestinationbackontheWest
4、Coastwheretheylived.Theyactuallyputtheirhomeaddressin.Soagain,theGPSiskindof‘garbageingarbageout’.”MrBrownsaysthisisamonhumanerror,butwhatmakestheproblemworsehastodowithsomeoftheshortings,orfailures,ofGPSequipment.Hesays,“OneproblemwithalotoftheGPSunitsisthe
5、yhaveaverysmallscreenandtheyjusttellyouthenextturn.Becausetheyjustgiveyouthenextturn,sometimesthatmeansthatitisnotreallygivingyoutheoverviewthatyouwouldneedtoknowthatit’sgoingtothewrongplace.”MrBrownsays,“Oneofthethingsthatstruckus,perhapsthemostimportantthi
6、ngwasthatyouhavetoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenyouuseaGPS.Therearethesenewskillsthatpeoplehavedeveloped.Therearethesenewpetencies(资格)thatyouneedtohavetobeabletouseaGPSbecausetheysometimesgowrong.ThisgoesagainstamonbeliefthatGPSsystemsareforpassivedriverswholacknav
7、igationalskills.”BarryBrownsaystomakeGPSsystemsbetterweneedabetterunderstandingofhowdrivers,passengersandGPSsystemsworktogether.1.AccordingtoBarryBrow,inmostcases,________areblamefortheproblems.A.humanerrorsB.GPSerrorsC.errorscausedbybothdriversandGPSD.error
8、scausedbyputtinginawrongaddress2.TheexampleofBarryBrown’sfriendisusedtoshowthat________.A.GPSisnothingbutgarbageB.GPSisstillnotaccurateenoughC.itisdifficultfordriverstouseGPSequipmentD.sometimes
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