考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇十九
<p> <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bleeding">bleeding</span> <span word="edge">edge</span></p><p> <span word="MANKINDS">MANKINDS</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gizmos">gizmos</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> . <span word="That">That</span> <span word="conjures">conjures</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="orchestrated">orchestrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="precision">precision</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="formulae">formulae</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Moores">Moores</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semiconductor">semiconductor</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="lurches">lurches</span>-<span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leapfrog">leapfrog</span>.</p><p> <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="leapfrogging">leapfrogging</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skipping">skipping</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Fixed">Fixed</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="networks">networks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="non">non</span> <span word="existent">existent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="leapfrogged">leapfrogged</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outstrips">outstrips</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="telephones">telephones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sub">sub</span> <span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="Incandescent">Incandescent</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulbs">bulbs</span>, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1870<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="lightemitting">lightemitting</span> <span word="diodes">diodes</span> , <span word="in">in</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span>. <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="mains">mains</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>. <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="panels">panels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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