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【大家网首发】2013年6月英语六级真题快速阅读原文及答案解析PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Welcome,Freshmen.HaveaniPod.Takingastepthatmanyprofessorsmayviewasabitcounterproductive,somecollegesanduniversitiesaredolingoutAppleiPhonesandInternet-capableiPodstotheirstudents.Thealways-onInternetdevicesraisesomenovelpossibilities,liketrackingwherestudentsgathertogether.Withfarlesscontroversy,collegescouldsendmessagesaboutcanceledclasses,delayedbuses,campuscrisesorjustthecafeteriamenu.Whileschoolsemphasizeitsusefulness—onlineresearchinclassandinstantpollingofstudents,forexample—abigpartoftheattractionis,undoubtedly,thattheiPhoneiscoolandahitwithstudents.Beingequippedwithoneofthemostrecentcutting-edgeITproductscouldjusthelpacollegeoruniversityfosteracutting-edgereputation.Applestandstowinaswell,hookingmoreyoungconsumerswithdecadesoftechnologypurchasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,couldbeprofessors.Studentsalreadyhavelaptopsandcellphones,ofcourse,butthenewestdevicescantakeclassdistractionstoanewlevel.Theypracticallybegausertoignorethelong-sufferingprofessorstrugglingtopassonaccumulatedwisdomfromthefrontoftheroom—aprospectthatteachersfindmostirritatingandstudentsviewas,well,inevitable.“Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,”acknowledgedNaomiPugh,afirst-yearstudentatFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Term.,referringtohernewiPodTouch,whichcanconnecttotheInternetoveracampuswirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttryevenhardertomakeclassesinterestingiftheyweretocompetewiththedevices.Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducation,thoughtheysayitisinitsinfancyasprofessorstrytocomeupwithusefulapplications.Providingpowerfulhandhelddevicesissuretofueldebatesovertheroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.“Wethinkthisisthewaythefutureisgoingtowork,”saidKyleDickson,co-directorofresearchandthemobilelearninginitiativeatAbileneChristianUniversityinTexas,whichhasboughtmorethan600iPhonesand300iPodsforstudentsenteringthisfall.Althoughplentyofstudentstaketheirlaptopstoclass,theydon’ttakethemeverywhereandwouldprefersomethinglighter.AbileneChristiansettledonthedevicesaftersurveyingstudentsandfindingthattheydidnotlikehaulingaroundtheirlaptops,butthatmostofthemalwayscarriedacellphone,Dr.Dicksonsaid.ItisnotclearhowmanycollegesanduniversitiesplantogiveoutiPhonesandiPodsthisfall;officialsatApplewereunwillingtotalkaboutthesubjectandsaidthattheywouldnotleakanyinstitution’splans.“Wecan’tannounceotherpeople’snews,”saidGregJoswiak,vicepresidentofiPodandiPhonemarketingatApple.Healsosaidthathecouldnotdiscussdiscountstouniversitiesforbulkpurchases.Atleastfourinstitutions—theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristianUniversity,AbileneChristianandFreed-Hardeman—haveannouncedthattheywillgivethedevicestosomeoralloftheirstudentsthisfall.Otheruniversitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhashiredastudent-runcompanytodesignapplicationslikeacampusmapanddirectoryfortheiPhone.ItisconsideringwhethertoissueiPhonesbutnotsureit,snecessary,notingthatmorethan700iPhoneswereregisteredontheuniversity’snetworklastyear.AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,iPhonesmightalreadyhavebeeneverywhere,ifAT&T,thewirelesscarrierofferingtheiPhoneintheUnitedStates,hadamorereliablenetwork,saidAndrewYu,mobiledevicesplatformprojectmanageratM.I.T.“Wewouldhaveprobablygoneaheadwiththis,maybejustgettingathousandiPhonesandgivingthemout,”Mr.Yusaid.TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingcautiously,givingtheiPhoneoriPodTouchto150students,saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicepresidentandchiefinformationofficerattheuniversity.“Wedon’tthinkthatwehavealltheanswers,”Mr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghowstudentsusethegadgets,hesaid,“We’retryingtogetanswersfromthestudents.”Ateachcollege,thestudentswhochoosetogetaniPhonemustpayformobilephoneservice.Thoseservicecontractsincludeunlimiteddatause.BoththeiPhonesandtheiPodTouchdevicescanconnecttotheInternetthroughcampuswirelessnetworks.WiththeiPhone,thosenetworksmayprovidefasterconnectionsandlongerbatterylifethanAT&T’sdatanetwork.ManycellphonesallowuserstosurftheWeb,butonlysomeneweronesarecapableofwirelessconnectiontothelocalareacomputernetwork.Universityofficialssaythattheyhavenoplanstotracktheirstudents(andApplesaiditwouldnotbepossibleunlessstudentsgivetheirpermission).Theysaythattheyaredrawntotheprospectoflearningapplicationsoutsidetheclassroom,thoughsuchlessonplanshaveyettosurface.“MycolleaguesandIarestudyingsomethingcalledaugmentedreality(afieldofcomputerresearchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldandvirtualreality),”saidChristopherDede,professorinlearningtechnologiesatHarvardUniversity.“AlienContact,”forexample,isanexercisedevelopedformiddle-schoolstudentswhousehand-helddevicesthatcandeterminetheirlocation.Astheywalkaroundaplaygroundorotherarea,text,videooraudiopopsupatvariouspointstohelpthe