問題詳情

III. Passage Structure: Choose the most appropriate sentence for each blank withoutconsidering if a capital letter is neede
(D) (10%)A year ago, Meredith Perry, the founder of a well-capitalized start-up promising atechnology revolution—charging smartphones over the air using ultrasound waves—went intoself-imposed exil
(E) (1) .Her company uBeam flush with USD 26 million, provided by Silicon Valley players eagerto crack this thorny modern-day tech problem.In late May, Perry broke her media silence, giving USA Today a first, close look atuBeam’s developing technology in action. (2) . The vision is that one day people will walk intoa uBeam-outfitted room, say a coffee shop, and within seconds, (3) .For uBeam and other companies pursuing wireless charging, this is a halcyon vision forsmartphone users who find themselves tethered to walls and kiosks, all in need of a power outlet.In a blissful, cordless world, (4) .The technology is at least a year away from commercialization, and it faces significanthurdles from ever getting out the door of this 30-person start-up. Even though it can at presentpower a handful of phones, (5) . And consumer questions will linger about safety as well ascost.If uBeam or any other company can nail an effortless way to charge devices without cables,it could claim a healthy slice of what promises to be a USD37.2-billion pie by 2022, up fromUSD1.9 billion in 2015, according to Allied Market Research.(AB) phones will be getting juic
(E)(AC) the study authors declare it a success on all front.(AD) no interviews, few appearances. Just heads down on work.(AE) it is not clear what leaps need to be made to charge a busy coffee shop.(BC) the approach harnesses ultrasound and optical lasers to charge multiple phones at once at adistance of up to ten feet.(BD) a team led by Georgia Tech engineer Mark Prausnitz has come up with analternative method that uses “microneedles.”(BE) tech gadgets never run on empty, powered by energy-broadcasting transmittershidden away in the walls of cars, businesses and homes.
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參考答案

答案:A,D
難度:非常困難0
統計:A(0),B(1),C(1),D(0),E(0)

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