自考英语

2011年4月自考英语二阅读理解（3）

Passage Three

Qestions 31to35are based on the following passage.

American scientists are developing an "intelligent" mabile phone capable of blocking incoming calls depending on the owner's mood., Using "context aware"

Technology the "Sensay" phone will monitor calls and send back polite messages saying the user may be contacted later.

A research team at the Institute for Complex Engineering Systems at Carragie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, are developing body temperature and electrical skin monitors to help the device understand the emotional state of its user. If the phone senses that the user is busy -for instance, involved in a conversation-it might block an incoming call and turn it onto voicemail. The phone would send back a text message saying the user is unavailable, but advising that id the matter is urgent the caller can try again in three minutes. If a call from the same person came in again, the phone would put it through.

The researchers are interested in four basic different states-busy and not to be interrupted, physically active, idle,and "normal." Most people are said to change between these states,an average of 6 to 12 times a day.

Professor Asim Smailagic, a leading member of the Carnegic Mellon team, told The Engineer magazine."Today's computers are pretty dumb compared with the device. We got to work at the beginning of May and since then have been improving it. The next stage is to make it smarter, adding various intellingence systems so it can learn about the user. The phone also employs four primary sensons-two microphones to pick up conversations and monitor local noise.a light detector and an acceleromster（加速度计）.The light sensor shows if the phone is being carried in a bag or pocket ,while the accelerometer determines whether the user is walking,running or standing still, In the sensor box, phone is being carried in a bag or pocket, while the accelerometer determites whether the user is walking,running or standing still,In the future,the sensor box,phone and personal organizer will be combined into one device."

31.According to the passage, the "Sensay" phone is capable of ________.

A. showing body temperature

B. blocking unwanted calls

C. detecting the owner's mood

D. sensing the caller's mood

32.The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. where the intelligent phone is developed

B. how the new phone is going to function

C. whether the researchers failed in their experiment

D. why the researchers failed in their experiment

33.Accorfing to Professor Smailagic, the detector will show________.

A. where the mobile phone is

B. where the mobile phone user is

C. whether the mobile phone user is busy

D. whether the mobile phone is within reach

34.the word "it" in line 5 of paragraph 4 refers to________.

A. the phone

B. the monitor

C. the computer

D. the light sensor

35.The best title for this passage is ________.

A. How to Tell a Person's Mood

B. How to Block Incoming Calls

C. Sensay Your Personal Organizer

D. Sensay The Futuer Mobile Phone

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