I.Fill in the blanks with the information given in the text:
1. color TVs
2. Web
3. Corporations
4. Connectivity
5. access或connectivity
6. telecommunications; telephone
7. wireless; high-bandwidth
8. Internet
II.Translate the following terms or phrases from English into Chinese and vice versa:
1. PC-plus era PC影响力增强的时代
2. cable modem 海底电缆
3. universal PC model 通用PC模式
4. multifunctional device 多功能设备
5. information overload 信息过载,信息超负荷
6. high-bandwidth connectivity 高带宽连通性
7. consumer electronics 消费类电器
8. investment portfolio 投资组合
9. virtual convergence 虚拟整合
10. tablet PC 便笺簿式个人电脑
11. voice recognition 语音识别
12. smart television 智能电视
13. R & D (research and development) 研究与开发
14. surf the Web 在网上冲浪
15. Auto PC 自动个人计算机
16. e-mail colleagues 给同事发电子邮件
17. Web-enabled cell phone 具有上网功能的手机
18. digital technology 数字技术
19. wireless technology 无线技术
20. broadband communications 宽带通信
III.Fill in each of the blanks with one of the words given in the following list, making changes if necessary:
At home, you’ll be able to operate your PC by talking to it. It will automatically back up all your information, update its own software and synchronize itself with your TV, cell phone, handheld, and all the devices on your home network. The refrigerator in your kitchen will know how well stocked it is, suggest recipes based on what’s available, and order more food from your online grocer. Your TV will double as an interactive shopping mall, letting you buy advertised products or clothes you saw in a sitcom. And if you don’t want to watch TV, you’ll be able to read an electronic book that knows your favorite authors and automatically downloads their latest novels. If you decide to read one of them, your bank account will be debited.
Sounds like science fiction? Just a few years ago, it was. But thanks to the microprocessor—and to all the incredible innovations in software, hardware, the Internet and telecommunications—everything I’ve described is already possible. And although you can’t yet buy all these devices at your local computer retailer, the incredible speed at which technology is advancing means that it won’t be long before they’re as commonplace as the PC.
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