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1、OneeveninginFebruary2007.astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughther高考阅读答案 OneeveninginFebruary2007.astudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteroadinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That’swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.Her
2、RenaultClioparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondslater,shewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks. Ceely’snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice(导航仪).Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.Ceelywasrelyingonh
3、erGPS.,butitmadenomentionofthecrossing.”Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrain,”shetoldtheBBC. Whoistoblamehere?RickStevenson,whotellsCeely’sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUS,pointsthefingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.Wepu
4、tourfaithindigitaldevices,hesays,butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards. Theproblemwithhisargument
5、inthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnology,whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignallingsyste
6、m.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeGPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay. It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.Inasectiononcars,Stevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetod
7、efeatcomputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhaps,butmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangi
8、ngsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors. Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesiscomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremay
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