preserving information,future generations might look back on our times as the"digital darkages".They may not have access to the digital record of our lives and our world.Vint Cerf,a vice president at Google,argues that this could happen if we do not quicklytake steps to address the issue.He uses the term"bit rot"to describe how our digital recordsmay slowly but surely become inaccessible.Most softwares and apps that were used to createdocuments and websites ten or twenty years ago are already out of date,and in another fiftyyears they may not even be available.We can read letters from long ago,but will we be ableto read a Twitter feed or access a Snapchat exchange a hundred years from now?Computer scientist Mahadev Satyanarayanan of Carnegie Mellon University has found away to store everything-all together in the Cloud.Using his state-of-the-art approach,Satyanarayanan has been able to recover and preserve digital records that might otherwisehave been lost forever.Both Cerf and Satyanarayanan stress the importance of deliberate preservation)Important records shall be transferred to new forms of storage technology as they appear.Otherwise,they may disappear into the digital dark ages.28.What does the underlined word"this"refer to in the 2nd paragraph?A.The find of a CDB.A travel to the future.C.The recovery of bank accounts.D.An encounter with your great-grandfather.29.How do Cerf and Satyanarayanan suggest we handle important data?A.Post on Twitter.B.Store via new technology.C.Upload to the Cloud.D.Record in traditional letters.30.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.E-Waste:Dark Side of Digital AgeB.Are We Living in the Digital Dark Ages?C.What Can the Digital Dark Ages Teach Us?D.Google's Vint Cerf warns of Dark Technologies第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)》根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What's the Mere Exposure Effect?Has it ever occurred to you that you started liking that song you used to hate because youhad listened to it repeatedly?Have you ever noticed how,the more time you spend with aperson,the more pleasant he/she becomes?31 Also known as the familiarityprinciple,this effect explains why,by repeatedly exposing ourselves to a new stimulus物),our response to it becomes more positive..市高二英语第6页(共10页)