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Passage 2 One evening in February 2007,
Passage 2 One evening in February 2007,
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Passage 2One evening in February 2007,a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales.She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path.That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line.Seconds later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS(导航仪).She had never driven the route before.It was dark and raining heavily.Ceely was relying on her GPS,but it made no mention of the crossing.“I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,”she told the BBC.Who is to blame here?Rick Stevenson,who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us,points the finger at the limitations of technology.We put our faith in digital devices,he says,but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job.They are filled with small problems.And it’s not just GPS devices:Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes.A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map.Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention.Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system.Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment.But Stevenson doesn’t say.It’s a problem that runs through the book.In a section on cars,Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars.He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft;both show a small rise in some parts of the country.He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable.Perhaps,but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets.Or changing social circumstances.Or some combination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex.It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures 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 thousands of years.They have probably been fooling us for just as long.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?( )A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.The relationship between human and technology.C.The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D.The human unawareness of technical problems.
选项
A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B.The relationship between human and technology.
C.The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D.The human unawareness of technical problems.
答案
B
解析
根据文章最后一段If there is such a way,it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines。可知作者担心的是人类和科技的矛盾关系,故本题正确答案选B。
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