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1、2013年冲刺高考CRI英语听力素材练习（word）：2013CESKicksoffAsCES,thebiggestelectronicstradeshowintheAmericakicksoffthisweekinLasVegas,USTVmakerswillbedoingtheirbesttoconvinceconsumerstopresspauseonHDtelevision,andmakeroomintheirplaceforUltraHDtelevision.It'sthelatestgambitfromanindust
2、rystrugglingwithashiftinconsumerspendingfromtelevisions,PCsandsingle-purposedevicessuchascamcorderstosmall,portabledo-it-allgadgetslikesmartphonesandtablets.GaryShapiro,CEOoftheConsumerElectronicsAssociation,whichorganizestheannualevent,expectstoseethenumberofvisitors
3、thisyearnearlyreachthe156,000whoturnedoutlastyear.Shapirosaystherearecertaingadgetthemesthatwillbeinevidencethisweek."Thevideoscreenisrapidlychanging.WehaveUltra-HD,whichisfourtimestheresolutionofhighdefinition.PluswehaveconnectedsmartTVs,aswellasnewtypesofTVtechnolog
4、ylikeLCOS(LiquidCrystalonSilicon).Somanythingsarehappeninghereinabigway;audioisgreat,safetytechnologiesandofcourse,healthcare.Thereisa25-percentincreaseinhealthcareattheshowbecausehealthcareissomethingwhereyoudon'talwayshavetogotoyourdoctorwithtechnology."TheConsumerE
5、lectronicsAssociationestimatesthatdeviceshipmentstoUSbuyersfellfivepercentindollartermslastyear,excludingsmartphonesandtablets,butrosesixpercentto207billiondollars,includingthosecategories.ThetrendssuggestthattheInternationalCESislosingitsstatureasastart-of-the-yearsh
6、owcaseforthegadgetsthatconsumerswillbuyoverthenext12months.Itstartedoutasavenueforthetelevisionandstereoindustries.Later,PCsjoinedtheparty.Butoverthelastfewyears,televisionsandPCshavedeclinedinimportanceasportablegadgetshaverisen,andCEShasfailedtokeeppace.It'snotamajo
7、rvenueforphoneandtabletlaunches,thoughsomenewmodelswilllikelyseethelightofdaytherewhentheshowflooropens.Thebiggesttrendsetterinmobilegadgetsindustry,AppleInc.,staysaway,asitshunsalleventsitdoesn'torganizeitself.ButelectronicsgiantsSony,LG,Westinghouseandotherswillbeat
8、theshowwithhugeflat-paneltelevisionsretailingforabout$20,000.2Whilethissoundsextreme,you'veprobablyalreadybeenexposedtoproje
