Not even three years ago, the Treo 650 smart phone looked revolutionary. But its latest successor,
the Treo 755p Palm was made public two weeks ago, feels like a relic.
The Treo"s basic concept-uniting a cell-phone, handheld organizer, miniaturized(小型的) keyboard,
touch-sensitive screen, Web and e-mail access and media playback(播放器) in one device-make sense.
But while competitors have advanced, Palm has been napping on the train tracks.
The new Treo 755p gets online no faster than last year"s model. Its basic design features few changes
from the 2004 version; its dimensions(容量) almost match those of the 2003 edition. And its operating
system and software for desktop synchronization(同步器) received their last major updates in 2002.
Over that same period of time, almost every other handheld device-Windows Mobile smart phones,
BlackBerrys, iPods and even plain old cell-phones-has seen major upgrades in capability and notable
shrinkage(缩水) in size.
The Treo 755p (available from Sprint for $280 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year
contact) only cements Palm"s status as the sick man of the smart phone business. After wasting most of
this decade on pointless reorganizations and a disastrous spin-off of its software-development group,
this company appears to have reached a state of creative bankruptcy.
As a basic organizer, the 755p remains pleasant to use. It"s like a second brain that remembers
details that might otherwise slip your mind. It can pluck(采集) useful bits of data off the Internet as
needed. It can also run thousands of useful programs, many free, that enhance(提高) its utility and
entertainment value.
But you could say the same, basically, of its immensely popular predecessors(被取代的原先
的东西). This new model"s main selling point-cellular(分格式的) internet connection that runs as fast
as most entry-level home broadband connections and can connect with a Bluetooth-equipped
computer-already debuted(首次露面的) on last year"s Treo 700p.
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A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern | |||
1. What is the aim of the plan? | |||
A. To prevent the students" road accident. B. To relieve the traffic pressure. C. To save time for the parents and students. D. To help the parents save money | |||
2. How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost? | |||
A. By letting the bus run in the morning only. B. By limiting the number of the students. C. By getting the support from the headmaster. D. By linking(连接) the new bus service with the existing one. | |||
3. Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out? | |||
A. The bus company will make much more money. B. The children can choose whatever school they like. C. The parents can get rid of their worries. D. The students in Impington school can have free bus rides. | |||
4. This passage is most probably ______. | |||
A. a personal letter B. an advertisement C. a headmaster"s report D. a newspaper article | |||
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Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding? To see whether babies know objects are solid, T.Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion (视觉影像) of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch, and then to show them the illusion. If they knew that objects are solid, and they show surprise in their faces and reach out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected movements. All the 16-to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there. Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear or go to never-never land? Experiments done by bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16-week-old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear. If the experimenter took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The researcher substituted (替换) a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The 22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But 16-week-old babies did not seem to notice the switch (更换). Thus, the 16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of "something permanence," while the 22-week-old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object. | |||
1. The passage is mainly about ______. | |||
A. babies" sense of sight B. effects of experiments on babies C. babies" understanding of objects D. different tests on babies" feelings | |||
2. In Paragraph 3, "object permanence" means that when out of sight, an object ______. | |||
A. still exists B. keeps its shape C. still stays solid D. is beyond reach | |||
3. What did Bower use in his experiment? | |||
A. A chair B. A screen C. A film D. A box | |||
4. Which of the following statements is true? | |||
A. The babies didn"t have a sense of direction. B. The older babies preferred toy trains to balls C. The younger babies liked looking for missing objects. D. The babies couldn"t tell a ball from its optical illusion. | |||
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"Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in 52 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting , amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this: You"re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes empty and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up (加速) our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed (压力) and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they simpler lives. On e family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas,7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, "It was hard physically, but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic. "The more things you have , the more difficult life becomes." She said. The boys said they found less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things. Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions! Don"t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don"t check your e-mail every day. Don"t reply to somebody as son as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets boring. | |||
1. The passage is mainly about_______. | |||
A. problems with technology B. improvements of our life with technology C. the important roles technology plays in our everyday life D. major changes which will be likely to happen to technology | |||
2. The writer quoted( 引用) what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to _______. | |||
A. share a truth about life B. tell us what life was like long time ago C. make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same | |||
3. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940"s house because ______. | |||
A. they liked to live simple lives B. they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them | |||
4. What do you think the underlined word "available" in the first suggestion offered by the writter means? | |||
A. Busy on line B. Free C. Able to be used D. Able to be found by others |