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学 海 无 涯 Unit 2 Track 4 2 OL 5 In today s report we look at a new technology called pervasive computing Pervasive computing means putting tiny computers into everyday electronic appliances such as toasters and microwaves With pervasive computing appliances can communicate with their users and with other appliances Some companies now sell pervasive computing products like a smart toaster It remembers your favourite kind of toast light or dark Companies are designing a smart coffee maker and a smart clock The coffee maker can measure the water and coffee It can even put milk in your breakfast coffee and make black coffee in the afternoon The clock will check the time on other clocks in your house and give information about other appliances For example it can tell you Your coffee maker needs more water And that s only the beginning One company is now advertising Save time phone your washing machine engineers are making a smart house In this house the lights heater and air conditioner change automatically when family members come home This makes the home comfortable and it saves a lot of energy Pervasive computing could change many parts of our daily lives But do people really want pervasive computing Do they really need technology everywhere One company asked people about their opinions on smart appliances There were surprises A smart refrigerator can buy more food on the internet but people didn t want it because it might make mistakes Pervasive computing is as important as a telephone says Rebecca Blair president of InnoTech Corporation But some of these products are not useful or even practical Companies should learn more about the technology that people really want Track 4 2 OL 7 Local girl rescued She may have a broken leg but she can t be happier Morgan Bailey 11 is happy to be alive Tuesday was like any other day for Morgan She was at school It was fourth period and she was the first student to arrive in the gymnasium for her physical education class Suddenly there was a loud noise There was a sharp cracking noise and then a loud boom After that I don t remember anything said Morgan The roof of the gymnasium had collapsed under the heavy snow Morgan was trapped underneath She couldn t escape I woke up and there was a big piece of wood on my leg I couldn t move it I was starting to get cold Fortunately help was nearby A new program using rescue robots was tried for the first time We were nervous about using the robot said Derrick Sneed the man in charge of the program But in the end the robot gave us reliable information It went extremely well The rescue robot was able to go into the gym and locate Morgan s exact position We send in robots first because it may not be safe for humans said Mr Sneed Human beings are not as useful as robots in some situations A gas leak for example could kill you or me but wouldn t hurt a robot 学 海 无 涯 Although it didn t happen in Morgan s case some rescue robots can bring fresh air or water to people who are trapped Rescue robots go into rough dangerous places They work in life or death situations They have to be durable Doctors say that Morgan is doing well She should be going home in two or three days What is the first thing she wants to do after she gets out of the hospital I want to meet my hero laughs Morgan That little robot that saved my life Unit 3 Track 4 3 OL 5 1 A bank robbery in Virginia USA was stopped when the robber and the bank teller couldn t reach an agreement The robber pushed a holdup note under the window but the teller looked at it said I can t read this and gave it back The robber pushed the note through a second time The teller crumpled the note up and threw it at the robber He picked it up and walked out of the bank 2 A professional ice hockey player will miss the rest of this season s games because he injured himself National Hockey League goalie Jean Louis Blanchard went on the injured list after he fell and seriously hurt his back He was walking out of a restaurant in Ottawa Canada when he slipped on some ice 3 The first international camel beauty contest was held last week in Alxa in western China More than 100 dressed up camels entered the contest The judges examined them for shiny hair tall humps and beautiful costumes Unlike human beauty contests though there were no interviews with the contestants 4 Police in Sheffield England arrested a 41 year old man for stealing five cars Graham Owens went to car dealers and said he wanted to buy a car and borrowed a car to test drive Each time he drove the car around then cleaned it inside and washed it outside before leaving it at the side of the road and walking home Track 4 3 OL 7 1 Nutty news Lulu is a kangaroo For 10 years she has lived with the Richards family Lulu was adopted by the family after they found her next to her dead mother Mr Ken Richards is a farmer He was working on his farm when a heavy tree branch suddenly fell on top of him Lulu stood next to Mr Richards body She started barking an