The best invention will never end reading comprehension.

May eric schmidt

(1) When karl benz, a German engineer, invented the first car powered by oil, he invented not only an engine with wheels, but also a brand-new industry, which completely changed the social structure. Similarly, Tim Berners Lee, a British computer scientist, not only established the world's first website, but also laid the foundation of the World Wide Web. Neither of the two pioneers expected the impact of their actions.

When Google was launched, people were surprised to find that they could find everything they wanted to know by typing a few words in the computer. The operating mechanism behind it is technically very complicated, but the result is quite simple and intuitive: it is a page of text, which contains 10 blue links. This is better than anything, but it is not perfect by today's standards.

Therefore, our founding partners Larry Page and sergey brin are constantly improving like other successful inventors. They began to introduce pictures. After all, people want more than just language. The above trend began to appear after the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000, when jennifer lopez's green dress attracted the attention of the whole world. For a time, it became the hottest search hot word in the history of the Internet. But we can't provide users with what they want to see: a picture of jennifer lopez's skirt. Google Image Search came into being.

④ The map is another typical example. When people search an address on Google, they are not looking for a link that mentions this street, they want to know how to get there. So we made a map that can be clicked, dragged and easily browsed. Now maps have become an indispensable part of Google, so that most users may not be able to imagine what it would be like without electronic maps.

So do many of our changes. As time goes by, our search results are getting better and better. Google Weather can display the forecast results of your area in the next few days, saving you a lot of time and energy.

A few years ago, the lawyer of one of our competitors drew a picture with a coastline and several scattered islands. He drew a dotted line, saying that this is the only ferry connecting the island and the mainland. He wants to say that Google is like a ferry, which is the only way to browse the Internet.

The reality is that there are many ways to browse online. If you want to watch the news, you can log on to your favorite news website directly. If you want to buy something, you can directly log on to the shopping website to search for the model and price, browse the comments and pay.

The problem is that the economic trend we live in is not only full of competition, but also constantly changing. In 20 15, our industry has ushered in an important milestone: people spend more time on mobile terminals than on desktops, and the time spent on desktops has dropped to only 40%. People use mobile terminals and desktops in completely different ways.

Many people think that no competitor can beat big companies like Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, but I don't think so. Big companies can be surpassed quickly. Just a few years ago, companies like Yahoo, Nokia, Microsoft and BlackBerry seemed invincible. But since then, they have gradually been swallowed up by a wave of high-tech enterprises.

Joining Google is not a ferry, a railway, a power grid or a telecommunication network, and it provides you with one-way and non-competitive services. People have the right to choose. If we are no longer useful, our users will start to lose.

1 1 Few people can predict the turmoil caused by the major technological revolution. Telegrams destroyed postal services, radios and televisions disrupted newspapers, and airplanes ended ocean-going passenger ships. Inventions are always full of vitality. This also explains why the future is always so wonderful.

(Selected from Reader, No.6, 20 15, with changes)

9. According to the above, fill in the appropriate words in the box below to reveal the improvement process of Google. (3 points)

(1) document search—(2) ▲—— (3) ▲——— (4) ▲

10. One of the following statements is (▲). (3 points)

A. The inventions of Karl karl benz and Tim Berners Lee are both major technological revolutions, and their far-reaching influence on the world is unpredictable by few people except themselves.

B jennifer lopez's green dress occupies an important position in the history of scientific inventions, because it promotes shopping websites to search, browse comments and pay for purchases.

C. The author cited examples that telegrams destroyed postal services, radio and television disrupted newspapers, and airplanes ended ocean-going passenger ships to illustrate that inventions are always full of vitality.

D. A lawyer of a competitive company compares Google to a ferry on the route connecting the mainland and the island, which means that there are many ways to browse online and it is full of competition.

1 1. Read the following sentences and write down the expressive function of the added words. (2 points)

People spend more time on mobile terminals than on desktops, and the time spent on desktops has dropped to only 40%. People use mobile terminals and desktops in completely different ways.

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12. Look at the following materials and talk about your understanding and views on Tencent's latest attempt. (3 points)

Wechat, the most popular "instant messaging application" in China, is developing new functions of the advertising platform, including: WeChat WeChat official account can become an "advertiser" and publish advertisements through the WeChat platform. WeChat official account with more than100000 fans can become a "traffic owner" and display advertisements for "advertisers". Tencent and "traffic owners" will be able to share advertising revenue. This is Tencent's latest attempt to expand new functions. If you think WeChat is just a free communication tool, then you don't realize its potential.

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9.(2) Picture Search (3) Map Navigation (4) Weather Forecast

Scoring standard; ***3 points, 1 minute per space.

10.C

Scoring standard; 3?o'clock

1 1. Emphasize that people spend less time on the desktop.

Scoring standard; ***2 points. Didn't answer the point, got 1 point.

12. Examples; Tencent has developed a new advertising platform function on the basis of WeChat free instant messaging tool. This attempt aims to attract more users, enhance the competitiveness of WeChat platform and bring its economic benefits into play. This also shows that; The best inventions will never end.

Scoring standard; ***3 points. Summarize Tencent's latest attempt 1, purpose or prospect 1, and answer that the best invention will never end 1, which means right.

(Excerpted from Expo 20 14 14, with changes)