英语六级阅读备考：快速阅读练习(6)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 6</p><p> <span word="Weapons">Weapons</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span></p><p> <span word="Violence">Violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> 190 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 25 <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stealth">stealth</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span>, <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="base">base</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>, <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guerrilla">guerrilla</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="Full">Full</span> <span word="Spectrum">Spectrum</span> <span word="Dominance">Dominance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>. <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="infantry">infantry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kitted">kitted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="exoskeletons">exoskeletons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="mules">mules</span>.</p><p> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span> <span word="arsenals">arsenals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="aero">aero</span>-<span word="space">space</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intercepting">intercepting</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="militarys">militarys</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Positioning">Positioning</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="orbital">orbital</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>.</p>
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