考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇二十二
<p> <span word="Bluetooths">Bluetooths</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hype">hype</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dotcom">dotcom</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortrange">shortrange</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interconnect">interconnect</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="compatibility">compatibility</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>; <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001 <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hype">hype</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="backers">backers</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="WiFi">WiFi</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Obituaries">Obituaries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="attributing">attributing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="demise">demise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WiFi">WiFi</span>. <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span>, <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Maloney">Maloney</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Intel">Intel</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2001. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="verdicts">verdicts</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="premature">premature</span>: <span word="today">today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="Sales">Sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 320<span word="m">m</span> <span word="units">units</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> 520<span word="m">m</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10<span word="m">m</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outstripping">outstripping</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WiFi">WiFi</span> <span word="chips">chips</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="headset">headset</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="backers">backers</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="vindicated">vindicated</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> 60% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="handsets">handsets</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15% <span word="into">into</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="headsets">headsets</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Smyser">Smyser</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iSuppli">iSuppli</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marketresearch">marketresearch</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> 25% <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="keyboards">keyboards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bluetoothenabled">Bluetoothenabled</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Stuart">Stuart</span> <span word="Carlaw">Carlaw</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ABI">ABI</span> <span word="Research">Research</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="Bluetooths">Bluetooths</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handsfree">handsfree</span> <span word="kit">kit</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="headsets">headsets</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="carmakers">carmakers</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Audi">Audi</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="incorporate">incorporate</span> <span word="microphones">microphones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>, <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handset">handset</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="handsetmakers">handsetmakers</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="differentiating">differentiating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="margins">margins</span>. <span word="Adding">Adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="littlearound">littlearound</span> $2, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Carlaw">Carlaw</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> $20 <span word="in">in</span> 2001-<span word="but">but</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handset">handset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="highmargin">highmargin</span> <span word="accessories">accessories</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="headsets">headsets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headset">headset</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="margins">margins</span>. <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inclusion">inclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bluetoothenabled">Bluetoothenabled</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span>, <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="helmets">helmets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunglasses">sunglasses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="builtin">builtin</span> <span word="wireless">wireless</span> <span word="headsets">headsets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controllers">controllers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="nextgeneration">nextgeneration</span> <span word="videogames">videogames</span> <span word="consoles">consoles</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Sonys">Sonys</span> <span word="PlayStation">PlayStation</span> 3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nintendos">Nintendos</span> <span word="Wii">Wii</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Bluetooth">Bluetooth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="consolemakers">consolemakers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelf">shelf</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="proprietary">proprietary</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Carlaw">Carlaw</span>. </p>
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