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Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.

Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesondigitaltechnology,whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsingallingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeGPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.

It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.Inasectiononcars,Stevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;

bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hesaysthatonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhaps,butmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.

Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesisamusingandcomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybeawayforawiseruseoftechnology.

Ifthereissuchaway,itshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterall,wehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.

41.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident？

A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.

B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.

C.Therailwayworkersfailedtogivethesignal.

D.HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing.

42.Thephrase“nearmiss”（Paragraph2）canbestbereplacedby______.

A.closehitB.heavylossC.narrowescapeD.bigmistake

43.WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?

A.Moderntechnologyiswhatwecan’tlivewithout.

B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfallsshortofourexpectation.

C.Digitaldevicesaremorereliablethantheyusedtobe.

D.GPSerrorisnottheonlycauseforCeely’saccident.

44.Inthewriter’sopinion,Stevenson’sargumentis_______.

A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based

45.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?

A.Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.

B.Therelationshipbetweenhumanandtechnology.

C.Theshortcomingsofdigitaldevicesweuse.

D.Thehumanunawarenessoftechnicalproblems.

B

BelisafromanEnglishdictionary.

Importantwordstolearn:

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noun[C]DEVICE1Aapieceofequipmentwhichisusedtocauseliquid,airorgastomovefromoneplacegaspumpSHOE2[USUALLYPLURAL]US（UKCOURTSHOE）

8typeofplainshoewitharaisedHEELandnowayoffasteningittothefootwhichiswornbywomen

3[USUALLYPLURAL]typeofflatshoe,likedanceshoewheniswornbywomen4[USUALLYPLURAL]UKaflat•shoemadeofheavyclothyoswornbychildrenfordoingsports.

LIQUID/GAS1[TUSUALLY•ADV/PREP]toforceliquidorgastomovesomewhere:

ourlatestmachinecanpumpahundredgallorsaminute,oThenewwineispumpedintostiragetanks.oTheheartpumosbloodthroughthearteries/roundthebody.INFORMATION2[T]

INFORMALtokeepaskingsomeoneforinformation,especiallyinawaythatisnotdirece:

Shewaspumpingmefordetailsofthenewprojece.

Idiomspumpsb’shandtoSHAKEsomeone’shand

（=holdtheirhandandmoveitupanddown,espacially

Inordertogreetthem）•pumplronINFORMALtolift

Heavyweightsforexercise:

Thesedaysbothmenand

Womenpumpironfarfitnets.

Pharsalverbspumpsthintosthtospend

Moneytryingtomakesomethingoperatesuccesfully:

Theyhadbeenpumpinhmoneyintothebusinessforsome

Yearswithoutseeinganyresults.

Pumpsthout（M）REMOVE1toremovewaterorother

liquidfromsomethingusingapump:

Wetookturns

pumpingouttheboat.PRODUCE2INFORMALDISAPPROVING

toproducewordsorloudmusicinawaythatisrepeated,

forcefulandcontinuous:

Thegovernmentkeepspumping

outthesameoldpropaganda.OThecarradiowas

pumpingoutmusicwithaheacybeat.

Pumpoutsthsomeone’sstomachispumpedout,a

Poisonoussubstanceisremovedfromitbybeing-sucked

Throughatube.Shehadtogotohospital

Stomachpumpedout.

Pumpsthup[M]INFORMALtomakesomeonefeelmorecontidentorexcited:

Hewasofferingthemadvinceandtryingtopumpthemup.O[R]Theplayerswerepumpingthemselvesupbysingingthenationalanthem,beforethegame.

Pumpsthup[M]1tofillsomethingwithairusinga

pump:

Haveyoupumpeduptheballoonsyet?

OImust

pumpthetyresuponmybike.2INFORMALtoincrease

somethingbyalargeamount:

TheUSwasabletopumpupexports.OLet’spumpupthetolumeabit!

Pump-action/pampek/n/adectivdescnbesadevicewhichoperatesbyforcingsongespeciallyair,inoroutofaclosedspacepump-actionshotgunapumpactionmingnounsoectheofbusiness,programmetcdogivingitmoneyTheiscardingsmall,pump-priminggrantstosinglemoterwhoarestartingtheirownbusinesses.

Pun

Nounahumoroususeofawordorphrasewhichhasseveralmeaningsorwhichsoundlikeanotherword:

shemadeacoupleofdreadfulThisisawell-knownjokebasedonapun“What’sblackandwhiteandredalloverAnepaper

Verbtomakeapun

Punch

Nou（c）aforcefulhitwithafist（=closedhand）shegavehimapunchlikonusinthenosee2Uthepowertobeinteresonpeople,IfelttheperformancespeechpresntationlackedpunchDRnk3acoldorhotdrinkmadebymixingfruitjuicespiecesoffrutandoftenwineorotheralcoholicdrinkstool4apieceofequocewhichcutsbolesinamaenabypushingapieceofmetthroughitaticketpunchhaveyouseentheholepunehanghere

Verb（t）hit1tohitsomeoneorsomethingwithyourFIST（=closedhand）;

Hepunchedhiminthestomach.2MALYUStohitwithyourfingersthebuginsonatelephoneorthekdysonakeysonakeyboardUSETOCLmakeaholeinsomethingwithaspscialplace.?

?

Iwasjustpunchingin

somehetsof?

.Thisbelt\’stoobig.I’llhavetopunchanextraholeinit.

Idiomspunchsb’slightsoutinformaltohitsomeonerepeatedlyveryhardpunchtheclockustoputacardintoaspecialmachinetorecordthetimesyouamiveatandleavework:

After17yearsofpunchingtheclock,hejustdisappearedonemorningandwasmeverheardfromagain.

46.Whatdoestheword“pump”meanin“Heranineveryfiveminutestopumpmeaboutthecase”?

A.Talkwith.B.Askforinformation.C.Listento.D.Providewithevidence.

47.WhenSallysays“TheTVprogramkeptpumpingoutcommercials”,shemaybe______.

A.excitedB.interestedC.annoyedD.worried

48.Whatwillthegovernmentmostprobablyprovideifitisengagedinapump-primingprogram?

A.Sumsofmoney.B.Rawmaterials.C.Humanresources.D.Mediasupport.

49.WhenSylviasays“HisspeechwasOKbutithadnorealpunch”,shethinksitwasnot_____.

A.fluentandimpressiveB.logicalandmoving

C.informativeandsignificantD.interestingandpowerful

C

Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustry,itisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.Today,customer“delight”iswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketshare.

Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustry,andconfirmedbyanumberofresearchers,thatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;

thosetreatedbadlytelltalesofwoetoupto20people.Interestingly,80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.

NewchallengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexample,manycompaniesnowhavetoinvest（投资）alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththe“phonerage”----causedbydelaysinansweringcalls,beingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.

“Manypeopledonotliketalkingtomachines,”saysDr,Storey,SeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.“Banks,forexample,encouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththen.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrustthem–thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.”

Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:

under-promisingandover-del