职称英语理工类的A级阅读理解练习(1)
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word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interrupt">interrupt</span> <span word="you">you</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Fogarty">Fogarty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Camegie">Camegie</span> <span word="Mellon">Mellon</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="stongly">stongly</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="potentialbusynesssignals">potentialbusynesssignals</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="random">random</span> <span word="intervals">intervals</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="interruptible">interruptible</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="fromhighly">fromhighly</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> . <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shotgunapproach">shotgunapproach</span>：<span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landline">landline</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Fogarty">Fogarty</span> <span word="speculates">speculates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interrupting">interrupting</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fogartys">Fogartys</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="system">system</span>，<span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="roadblock">roadblock</span> 36 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interrupt">interrupt</span> <span word="you">you</span>. 38 <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Menon">Menon</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span>. 40 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p>
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