The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and compler .If is shaped by economics and psycholog and the culture we live in ,Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.

  If there is such a way,it should involve more than  just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines.After all,we have lived with them for tousands of years ,They have probaly been fooling us for just as long.

41.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？

A.She was not familiar with the road.

B.It was dark and raining heavily then.

C.The railwy workers failed to give the signal.

D.Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.

42.The phrase”near miss” (Paragraph 2)can besr be replaced by______.

A.close hit        B.heavy loss

C.narrow essope       D.    take

43.Which of the following would rick stevenson most probanny agree with?

A.Modern technology is what we can’t live without

B.Digital technology often falls short of our expectation

C.Digital  devices are more reliable than they used to be.

D.GPSerror is not the only cause for ceely’s accident.

44.In the writer’s opinion,Stevenson’s argument is _______.

A.one-sided    B.reasonable     C.puzzling     D.well-based

45.What is the real concern of the writer of this arieln 

A.The maior causes of traffic acciden and car then.

B.The relationship between human and     .

C.The shortcomings of digital devices we use.

D.The human unawareness of technical problems.

B

Bel   is a            from an English dictionary.

                              Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A Advanced

  noun [C] DEVICE  1 A a piece of equipment which is

used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place

gas pump SHOE 2[USUALLY PLURAL]US (UK COURT SHOE)

8 type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of

fastening it to the foot which is worn by women

3 [USUALLY PLURAL]  type of flat shoe, like    dance shoe when is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat•shoe made of heavy clothy   os worn by children for doing sports.

LIQUID/GAS 1 [T USUALLY•ADV/PREP] to force

liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can

pump a hundred gallors a minute , o The new wine is

pumped into stirage tanks.o The heart pumos blood

through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T]

INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information,

especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me

for details of the new projece.

    Idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand

(=hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially

In order to greet them)•pump lron INFORMAL to lift

Heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and

Women pump iron far fitnets.

    Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend    

Money trying to make something operate succesfully:

They had been pumpinh money into the business for some

Years without seeing any results.

Pump sth out(M)REMOVE 1 to remove water or other

liquid from something using a pump:We took turns

pumping out the boat.PRODUCE 2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING

to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated,

forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping

out the same old propaganda.O The car radio was

pumping out music with a heacy beat.

Pump out sth someone’s stomach is pumped out, a

Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked

Through a tube. She had to go to hospital    

Stomach pumped out.

Pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more

contident or excited: He was offering them advince and

trying to pump them up.O[R]The players were pumping

themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the

game.123456 www.dxs56.com

Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a

pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?O I must

pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase

something by a large amount:The US was able to pump

up exports.O Let’s pump up the tolume a bit!

Pump-action /pamp ek/ n/ad ectiv  descnbes a device which operates by forcing song     especially air ,in or  out of a closed space     pump-action shotgun    a pump   action    ming noun soec     the   of   business ,programm     etc   do    giving it money  The    is carding small,pump-priming grants to single moter who are starting their own businesses.

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