2022年考博英语-西安电子科技大学考试名师点拨押题密卷53（含答案详解）

2022年考博英语-西安电子科技大学考试名师点拨押题密卷（含答案详解）1. 翻译题众所周知，技术革新的速度越来越快。未来社会的变革将超过以往任何时候。作为一个物种，我们人类能否在我们自己发动的这种变革中幸存下来呢？有大量的证据表明我们能。我们人类有巨大的潜能，我们才刚刚开始开发利用。例如，我们才刚刚开始控制环境。将来有一天，技术将使所有的沙漠鲜花盛开。这的确不难。要做到这一点，我们只需要降低海水淡化的成本。接下来的问题是，沙漠变成绿洲后，它们能为我们不断增加的人口提供充足的粮食吗？很可能。最近，我们已经开始发现集约式沙漠农业是可能的。我们已经拥有的技术能将产量提高10倍，用水量减少到从前的1/20。我们知道如何创造农业奇迹。我们需要时间和金钱以便使这项技术为人人所用。在19世纪,人们信仰进步。他们相信科学将带领他们进入一个无限繁荣无限幸福的新时代。然而，事情并没有如他们所想象的那样发展。两次灾难性的世界大战使人们确信了这一点。但是，我们在失望时，在担心科学是一头将来某一天会毁灭我们的巨兽时，却忘记了科学并不是巨兽,我们自己才是巨兽。科学只是一个仆人，像火一样，如果使用得当，它将是个好仆人。尽管现代世界存在着种种问题,大多数人都不会愿意生活在我们之前的任何一个科学欠发达的时代。如果我们不在战争中毁灭白己，未来只会更好。我们每年都将取得令人目不暇接的科学进步：疾病得到根治，太空被征服，运输和通讯取得根本性的变革，农业和工业得到彻底改造等等。对一些人来说，未来听起来令人兴奋；而对另一些人来说,则令人恐怖。但有一点是肯定的：未来不会让人感到乏味。【答案】As we all know, technological innovation is getting faster and faster. There will be more social changes in the future than ever before. As a species, can humans survive in the transformation we have made? A lot of evidence show that we can do. Humans have great potential, but we are just beginning to exploit them. For example, we are just beginning to control the environment. Someday, technology will make all the desert flowers bloom. Its not hard. To achieve this, we only need to reduce the cost of desalination. The next question is whether they can provide enough food for our growing population when deserts become oases. Probably recently, we have begun to discover that intensive desert where farming is feasible. We already have technology that can increase yields tenfold and reduce water use by one-twentieth of what it was before. We know how to create an agricultural miracle. We need time and money to make this technology available to everyone.In the 19th century, people believed in progress. They believed that science would lead them into a new era of infinite happiness. However, things didnt go as far as they thought. Two disastrous world wars convinced people of this. But when we are disappointed, and when we worry that science is a monster that will destroy us one day, we forget that science is not a monster but we are. Science is only a servant, like fire, and if used properly, it will be a good servant.Despite the problems of the modern world, most people do not want to live in any of the underdeveloped times before us. If we do not destroy ourselves in the war, the future will be better. Every year we will make greater progress, like continual scientific advance, cured diseases, and conquered space, natural changes in transport and communications and radical changes in agriculture and industry and so on. For some, the future sounds exciting, while for others its scary. But one thing can be sure: the future will not be boring.2. 单选题Despite his _ planning, the exposition turned out to be a failure.问题1选项A.exquisiteB.exhaustedC.elaborateD.insufficient【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. exquisite精美的；精致的 B. exhausted筋疲力尽的；疲惫不堪的C. elaborate详尽的；精心制作的 D. insufficient不充分的；不足的【答案】C【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】句意：尽管他的计划，博览会还是以失败告终。根据逻辑，这里存在一个转折关系，后半句讲博览会是失败的，则可以推测前半句中他的计划应该是精心制作的，但是博览会以失败告终。因此选C。【干扰项排除】A、B、D选项均无法与空格前后构成相应逻辑关系。【句意】尽管他精心策划，博览会还是失败了。3. 翻译题电阻越大，其消耗（dissipate）的能量（energy）就越多。【答案】The greater the resistance is, the more energy it dissipates.4. 单选题The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _. We have never seen such a building before.问题1选项A.inventionB.illusionC.originalityD.orientation【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. invention 发明；创造 B. illusion 错误的观念；幻想C. originality 独创性；创意 D. orientation 方向；目标【答案】C【考查点】名词辨析。【解题思路】句意：这个礼堂的设计展示了大量的。我们以前从未见过这样的建筑。根据句意，后半句说从未见过这样的建筑，说明这个礼堂的设计很独特，很有创意。设计对应独创性。因此选C。【干扰项排除】A选项invention“发明；创造”，该句讲的是礼堂的设计很有独创性因此感觉从未见过这样的建筑，而不是礼堂有很多发明，该选项不符合语境；B、D选项均不符合句意。【句意】这个礼堂的设计很有独创性。我们以前从未见过这样的建筑。5. 单选题She cut her hair short and tried to _ herself as a man.问题1选项A.decorateB.disguiseC.fabricateD.fake【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. decorate 装饰；装潢 B. disguise 假扮；装扮；伪装C. fabricate 编造；捏造 D. fake 伪造；冒充【答案】B【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】句意：她把头发剪短，试图成男人。根据句意，她把头发剪短目的是伪装成男人的样子。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项decorate“装饰；装潢”，不符合语境；C选项fabricate“编造；捏造”，指捏造虚假信息以欺骗他人，题目中指的是改变造型而不是捏造虚假信息；D选项fake“伪造；冒充”，指使假的看起来是真的，尤指为了欺骗某人，题目说的是女人把头发剪短假扮男人，并不是使假的看起来是真的，且这里不存在欺骗的意思，因此该选项不符合语境。【句意】她把头发剪短，试图化装成男人。6. 单选题Ive not even read the first chapter _ finished the whole novel.问题1选项A.rather thanB.much moreC.as well asD.much less【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. rather than 而不是 B. much more 更加；多得多C. as well as 也；和一样 D. much less 更不用说；不及【答案】D【考查点】词组辨析。【解题思路】句意：我甚至还没读完第一章看完整本小说。根据逻辑，小说第一章都没有看完，可推断更不用说看完整本小说了。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A、B、C选项均无法与空格前后构成相应逻辑关系。【句意】我连第一章都没看完，更别说读完整部小说了。7. 单选题Theres a simple premise behind what Larry Myers does for a living: If you can smell it, you can find it.Myers is the founder of Auburn Universitys Institute for Biological Detection Systems, the main task of which is to chase the ultimate in detection devicesan artificial nose. For now, the subject of their research is little more than a stack of gleaming chips tucked away in a laboratory drawer. But soon, such a tool could be hanging from the belts of police, arson investigators and food-safety inspectors.The technology that they are working on would suggest quite reasonably that, within three to five years, well have some workable sensors ready to use. Such devices might find wide use in places that attract terrorists. Police could detect drugs, bodies and bombs hidden in cars, while food inspectors could easily test food and water for contamination.The implications for revolutionary advances in public safety and the food industry are astonishing. But so, too, are the possibilities for abuse. Such machines could determine whether a woman is ovulating, without a physical examor even her knowledge.One of the traditional protectors of American liberty is that it has been impossible to search everyone. Thats getting not to be the case.Artificial biosensors created at Auburn work totally differently from anything ever seen before. AromaScan, for example, is a desktop machine based on a bank of chips sensitive to specific chemicals that evaporate into the air. As air is sucked into the machine, chemicals pass over the sensor surfaces and produce changes in the electrical current flowing through them. Those current changes are logged into a computer that sorts out odors based on their electrical signatures.Myers says they expect to load a single fingernailsize chip with thousands of odor receptors, enough to create a sensor thats nearly as sensitive as a dogs nose.1. Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed?2. A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose is _.3. The word “logged” (Para. 6) most probably means “_”.4. To produce artificial noses for practical use, it is essential _.5. The authors attitude towards Larry Myers work is _.问题1选项A.Performing physical examinations.B.Locating places which attract terrorists.C.Detecting drugs and water contamination.D.Monitoring food processing.问题2选项A.negligence of public safetyB.an abuse of personal freedomC.a hazard to physical healthD.a threat to individual privacy问题3选项A.presetB.enteredC.processedD.simulated问题4选项A.to develop microchips with thousands of odor receptorsB.to invent chips sensitive to various chemicalsC.to design a computer program to sort out smellsD.to find chemicals that can alter the electrical current passing through问题5选项A.cautiousB.approvingC.suspiciousD.overenthusiastic【答案】第1题:C第2题:D第3题:B第4题:A第5题:B【解析】1.【选项释义】Which of the following is within the capacity of the artificial nose being developed? 下列哪项在正在研制的人造鼻子的能力范围内？A. Performing physical examinations. A. 进行体格检查。B. Locating places which attract terrorists. B. 找出吸引恐怖分子的地方。C. Detecting drugs and water contamination. C. 检测药物和水污染。D. Monitoring food processing. D. 监控食品加工。【答案】C【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第三段最后“而食品检查员可以很容易地检测食品和水的污染。”也就是说能检测到污染。因此选C。【干扰项排除】A选项“进行体格检查。”，文中没有提及该机器可以进行体格检查，该选项属于无中生有；B选项“找出吸引恐怖分子的地方。”，文中第三段提到“这种装置可能会在吸引恐怖分子的地方广泛使用。”也就是说这种机器是在吸引恐怖分子的地方使用而不是找出能吸引恐怖分子的地方，该选项属于偷换概念；D选项“监控食品加工。”，文中提到“而食品检查员可以很容易地检测食品和水的污染。”，只是说能够检测食品污染，并不是能够监控食品加工，该选项属于过度推断。2.【选项释义】A potential problem which might be caused by the use of an artificial nose is _. 一个可能由使用人工鼻子引起的潜在问题是_。A. negligence of public safety A. 公共安全过失B. an abuse of personal freedom B. 滥用个人自由C. a hazard to physical health C. 对身体健康的危害D. a threat to individual privacy D. 对个人隐私的威胁【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第四段“但滥用的可能性也是如此。这种机器可以在不需要体检甚至不需要女性知情的情况下，就能确定女性是否在排卵。”由此可知，这种人工鼻子在个人不知情的情况下检查别人的隐私。以及第五段“美国自由的传统保护者之一是不可能搜查每一个人。但事实并非如此。”由此可知，这种机器可能在人们不知情的情况下对人们进行搜查。综上可推断，人工鼻子可能侵犯个人隐私。【干扰项排除】A选项“公共安全过失”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；B选项“滥用个人自由”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“对身体健康的危害”，文中提到“但滥用的可能性也是如此。这种机器可以在不需要体检甚至不需要女性知情的情况下，就能确定女性是否在排卵。”由此可知，是会侵犯个人隐私而不是身体健康，该选项属于曲解原文。3.【选项释义】The word “logged” (Para. 6) most probably means “_”. “logged”（第6段）很可能是“_”的意思。A. preset A. 预设B. entered B. 进入C. processed C. 加工D. simulated D. 模拟【答案】B【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据出处提示词Paragraph 6与题干信息可定位到第六段最后“当空气被吸入机器时，化学物质通过传感器表面，并在流经它们的电流中产生变化。这些电流的变化会被记录到电脑中，电脑会根据气味的电子特征对其进行分类。”根据上下文可推断，logged意为“输入；进入”，因此B选项entered“进入”与之意思相近，选B。【干扰项排除】根据解题思路，A、C、D选项都属于曲解原文。4.【选项释义】To produce artificial noses for practical use, it is essential _. 为了制造出实际使用的人造鼻子，必须_。A. to develop microchips with thousands of odor receptors A. 开发出含有数千个气味感受器的微芯片B. to invent chips sensitive to various chemicals B. 发明对各种化学物质敏感的芯片C. to design a computer program to sort out smells C. 设计一个计算机程序来分类气味D. to find chemicals that can alter the electrical current passing through D. 找到能改变电流的化学物质【答案】A【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到最后一段“他们希望在一个指甲大小的芯片上装入数千个气味感受器，足以制造出一个几乎和狗的鼻子一样灵敏的传感器。”因此选A。【干扰项排除】B选项“发明对各种化学物质敏感的芯片”，文中提到“奥本公司制造的人工生物传感器的工作原理与以前所见过的完全不同。例如，AromaScan是一种基于一组对蒸发到空气中的特定化学物质敏感的芯片的台式电脑。”，由此可知这个人工生物传感器是含有芯片的台式电脑，但是文章并没有说要发明各种对化学物质敏感的芯片，该选项属于过度推断；C选项“设计一个计算机程序来分类气味”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；D选项“找到能改变电流的化学物质”，文中提到“当空气被吸入机器时，化学物质通过传感器表面，并在流经它们的电流中产生变化。”是化学物质在电流中发生变化，而不是电流发生变化，该选项属于曲解原文。5.【选项释义】The authors attitude towards Larry Myers work is _. 作者对拉里迈尔斯工作的态度是_。A. cautious A. 谨慎的B. approving B. 赞成的C. suspicious C. 怀疑的D. overenthusiastic D. 过分热情的【答案】B【考查点】观点态度题。【解题思路】综合全文，文章主要介绍了人工鼻子的积极用途比如“这种装置可能会在吸引恐怖分子的地方广泛使用。警察可以发现隐藏在汽车中的毒品、尸体和炸弹，而食品检查员可以很容易地检测食品和水的污染。”但是对于人工鼻子的消极影响只提出会侵犯隐私，因此作者对拉里迈尔斯的工作持赞成态度，因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项“谨慎的”，曲解原文，属于过度推断；C选项“怀疑的”，与作者态度相反，该选项属于反向干扰；D选项“过分热情的”，曲解原文，属于过度推断。8. 翻译题70年代以来，美国华人社会发生了重大的变化。最显著的是许多来自大陆的中国人不断涌入美国，使美国华人的人数猛增。【答案】Since the 1970s, major changes have taken place in Chinese American society. Most notably, the influx of many Chinese from mainland China into the United States has led to a surge in the number of Chinese Americans.9. 单选题Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _.问题1选项A.simultaneouslyB.spontaneouslyC.homogeneouslyD.contemporarily【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. simultaneously 同时地 B. spontaneously 自发地；自然地C. homogeneously 同样地 D. contemporarily 当今；时下【答案】A【考查点】副词辨析。【解题思路】句意：光纤电缆可以传输数百个电话通话。光线电缆指的是利用光导纤维可进行光纤通信。光纤通信与电波通信相比，光纤通信能提供更多的通信通路，可满足大容量通信系统的需要。由此可推断，根据逻辑，光线电缆能够同时传输数个电话通话。因此选A。【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项均无法与空格前后构成相应逻辑关系。【句意】光纤电缆可以同时传送数百个电话。10. 翻译题This reduction (减化) of Boolean expressions (布尔表达式) eliminates (去掉) unnecessary gates (门电路), thereby saving cost, space and weight.【答案】布尔表达式的化简是去掉了不必要的逻辑门电路，从而节省成本、空间和重量。11. 单选题Penny had dropped the large towel, which was flung around her shoulders, and was running into the sea. “Come on,” she said. “Ill race you.”Nicholas took off his beach-wrap and followed her into the water. It was chilly enough to make him gasp but he steeped in bravely, and continued until he was up to his waist and then dived, coming up close to her side. Then he set off at a steady rhythmic crawl for the boat, about fifty yards away.“Hi!” shouted Penny, chasing after him. “I thought you couldnt swim!” “I never said so.” Nicholas called back and he went faster, finding to his joy that his injured hands were moving easily in the water. The early morning sun shone warmly on his wet head and the sea sparkled. He reached the boat a little breathless, but happier than he had ever been since the night of the crash. He knew he swam well. He had been taught by a professional teacher when he was only seven and since then he had bathed in most of the oceans of the world. It was the only sport allowed to him and he had made the most of it.Penny pulled herself up into the boat and sat beside him, laughing. “You little monkey!” she said. “And there was me saying Id teach you to swim.”“It was very kind of you,” said Nicholas sedately, but his eyes smiled.“Youll have to go in for the races in August,” she told him. “Youll beat anyone weve got here!”“Oh, I dont think Id be allowed,” began Nicholas, but Penny broke in, “Why on earth not? Dont forget youre Nicky Field now, not anyone special. Why shouldnt you go in for races if you want to?”Not anyone special! Nicholas Wakefield turned this over in his mind. Did he like it or didnt he? For as long as he could remember he had been someone very special indeed. The greatest people in the world of music had watched him at the piano, and wherever he went he had to be protected from pressmen and photographers. In television studios all over the world he had received VIP treatment. But now, just for a few weeks he was not special at all, and only good at swimming. He was going to like it! Somehow it all seemed a wonderful joke.1. To enter the water Nicholas _.2. Why did he feel satisfied?3. When he reached the boat he felt _.4. Penny called Nicholas a “little monkey” because _.5. What did Nicholas Wakefield find funny?问题1选项A.dived in head firstB.jumped in up to his waistC.crawled into the waterD.walked in gradually问题2选项A.Hed done really fast for the crawl.B.He felt hed impressed his girlfriend.C.Hed done exactly what hed been taught.D.He found his hands werent stiff anymore.问题3选项A.a little bit tiredB.short of breathC.painful in his handsD.proud of winning the race问题4选项A.he had played tricks on her in the waterB.he had let her think he couldnt swimC.he had dived in and chased herD.he had pretended he didnt like swimming问题5选项A.The TV men and photographers hadnt been able to find him.B.Pennys way of getting into the boat.C.He was going to give concerts for a few weeks under the name of Nicky Field.D.He was just going to be an ordinary person for a few weeks.【答案】第1题:D第2题:D第3题:B第4题:B第5题:D【解析】1. 【选项释义】To enter the water Nicholas _. 为了下水，尼古拉斯_。A. dived in head first A. 头朝下跳入水中B. jumped in up to his waist B. 跳到了到他腰部的水中C. crawled into the water C. 爬进了水里D. walked in gradually D. 慢慢地走了进去【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段“天冷得他倒抽了一口气，但他还是勇敢地浸入水中，一直浸到腰部，然后潜入水中，靠近她的身边。”由此可知他是浸入水中的，可推断他是慢慢走到水里然后让腰部浸入水中。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“头朝下跳入水中”，根据推断可知，他是慢慢走进水中然后浸入水中的，并不是跳入，该选项属于反向干扰；B选项“跳到了到他腰部的水中”，根据推断可知，他是慢慢走进水中然后浸入到他腰部的水中的，并不是直接跳到水中，该选项属于反向干扰；C选项“爬进了水里”，他是先浸入水中，然后再爬进水里，该选项属于本末倒置。2. 【选项释义】Why did he feel satisfied? 为什么他感到满足？A. Hed done really fast for the crawl. A. 他爬得非常快。B. He felt hed impressed his girlfriend. B. 他觉得他给女朋友留下了深刻的印象。C. Hed done exactly what hed been taught. C. 他完全按照老师教的去做。D. He found his hands werent stiff anymore. D. 他发现自己的手不再僵硬了。【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第三段第三句“他高兴地发现，他受伤的手在水里轻松地移动着。（finding to his joy that his injured hands were moving easily in the water）”由此可知，他的手在水中移动着，可推断，他的手不再僵硬不动了。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“他爬得非常快。”，文中没有提及，属于无中生有；B选项“他觉得他给女朋友留下了深刻的印象。”，文中没有提及，属于无中生有；C选项“他完全按照老师教的去做。”，文中提到“他七岁的时候就被一位专业的老师教过，从那时起，他就沐浴在世界上大部分的海洋中。”，但是在此处并没有说他完全按照老师教的去做，也并不是因为此原因而感到满足，该选项属于过度推断。3. 【选项释义】When he reached the boat he felt _. 当他到达船上时，他感到_。A. a little bit tired A. 有点累了B. short of breath B. 呼吸急促C. painful in his hands C. 双手疼痛D. proud of winning the race D. 因为赢得了比赛而自豪【答案】B【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第三段第五句“他上气不接下气地来到船边（He reached the boat a little breathless），但从撞船的那天晚上以来，他从来没有这么高兴过。”由此可知他到达船上以后有点呼吸急促。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项“有点累了”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“双手疼痛”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；D选项“因为赢得了比赛而自豪”，虽然尼古拉斯更早的到达船上，但是并没有说他因为赢得比赛自豪，该选项属于过度推断。4. 【选项释义】Penny called Nicholas a “little monkey” because _. 佩妮叫尼古拉斯“小猴子”是因为_。A. he had played tricks on her in the water A. 他在水里捉弄了她B. he had let her think he couldnt swim B. 他让她以为他不会游泳C. he had dived in and chased her C. 他跳进水里追她D. he had pretended he didnt like swimming D. 他假装不喜欢游泳【答案】B【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第三段第一、二句“佩妮追着他喊道。我以为你不会游泳呢！（I thought you couldnt swim!）”以及第四段“你小猴子！她说。我还说要教你游泳呢。”由此可推断佩妮以为尼古拉斯不会游泳。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项“他在水里捉弄了她”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“他跳进水里追她”，曲解原文，属于过度推断；D选项“他假装不喜欢游泳”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有。5. 【选项释义】What did Nicholas Wakefield find funny? 尼古拉斯韦克菲尔德觉得什么好笑？A. The TV men and photographers hadnt been able to find him. A. 电视记者和摄影师都没能找到他。B. Pennys way of getting into the boat. B. 佩妮上船的方式。C. He was going to give concerts for a few weeks under the name of Nicky Field. C. 他打算用尼基菲尔德的名字开几周的演唱会。D. He was just going to be an ordinary person for a few weeks. D. 他只打算做几个星期的普通人。【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到文章最后一段倒数第三行“在世界各地的电视演播室里，他受到了贵宾待遇。但现在，仅仅几个星期，他就一点也不特别，而且只是擅长游泳。他会喜欢的!不知何故，这一切似乎都只是一个绝妙的笑话。”由此可推断，尼古拉斯以前是一个名人，但是现在他仅仅是一个只擅长游泳的普通人，这一点让他感到好笑。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“电视记者和摄影师都没能找到他。”，文中只是提到以前无论他走到哪里，都得保护他不受记者和摄影师的骚扰，但没有说现在电视记者和摄影师都没能找到他，该选项属于过度推断；B选项“佩妮上船的方式。”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“他打算用尼基菲尔德的名字开几周的演唱会。”，文中只是说他可以作为尼基菲尔德参加比赛，没有说开演唱会，该选项属于无中生有。12. 翻译题Now zoom forward to our present time and think of our pre-Internet communication systems as sorts of protozoa (原生动物). What were witnessing today in the realm of cyberspacethe online reformulation of everything from the way we play and learn to how we shop and trade stocks may represent no less a world transforming change than the spectacular burst of creation so long ago.One notable difference: the primeval organisms did not have a guide book to inform them about what to expect and how to deal with some of the fabulous things to come. We do, in the recently released New Rules for the New Economy by Kevin Kelly, a founding editor of Wired magazine.“The key premise of this book is that the principles governing the world of the softthe world of intangibles, of media, of software, and of serviceswill soon command the world of the hardthe world of reality, of atoms, of objects, of steel and oil, and the hard work done by the sweat of brows.” Kelly writes. “Driving this economic transformation is the combination of shrinking computers and expanding communications,” he says, “We have seen only the beginnings of the anxiety, loss, excitement, and gains that many people will experience as our world shifts to a new highly technical planetary economy.” Does that sound like techno hype?Its barely a taste of the radical and often counterintuitive “rules” that Kelly dishes out. He employs an aphoristic (格言的) and, well, wired style that will easily appeal to geeks and should also turn on any mainstream readers who are a little more than curious about where the digitally rendered world is headed.Where its likely headed, in Kellys words, is “upside down”. Chew, for example, on the idea that “the surest way to smartness is through massive dumbness”. What that means in essence is that tiny computer chips, though relatively “dumb” on their own, can be added to billions of mundane objects and, thereby, yield substantial economic benefits. Such