年代最重要的軟件發(fā)明——萬維網(wǎng)——的技術(shù)申請(qǐng)專利。伯納斯·李想使全世界更加富有，而不是個(gè)人的巨額財(cái)富。因此，他把自己的創(chuàng)意給了我們所有的人。

伯納斯·李認(rèn)為今天的網(wǎng)絡(luò)像一個(gè)反叛的青少年，永遠(yuǎn)達(dá)不到他最初的期望。到2005年，他希望開始用語義萬維網(wǎng)取而代之，這是一種將最終理解人類語言并使電腦在事實(shí)上像其他人類一樣容易合作的智能網(wǎng)絡(luò)。

據(jù)伯納斯·李設(shè)想，新的萬維網(wǎng)將不止能理解詞語和概念的意思還能理解它們之間的邏輯關(guān)系。它的潛能是可怕的。多數(shù)知識(shí)都建立在兩大支柱之上：語義學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)。在處理數(shù)字方面，電腦已超過了人類。在處理語言和邏輯方面同樣熟練的機(jī)器將不止幫助人們洞察到新的知識(shí)，還可能為它們自己開辟新的道路。

即使使用未來網(wǎng)絡(luò)的一個(gè)很粗糙的版本，人們?cè)诰W(wǎng)上知識(shí)的寶庫中淘金時(shí)，也不必再艱難地翻閱一屏又一屏的無關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)了。相反，電腦將派出智能代理商或軟件使者（代替你）去查詢數(shù)以千計(jì)的網(wǎng)站，并按邏輯選出相關(guān)信息。只這一點(diǎn)就會(huì)給工作和家庭中的生產(chǎn)力帶來巨大的推動(dòng)。但是還遠(yuǎn)不止這些。

軟件代理商還能承擔(dān)許多日常商務(wù)，如幫助制造商找到價(jià)格最低的零件供應(yīng)商，并與其談判、幫助解決問訊臺(tái)的問題。語義萬維網(wǎng)也會(huì)是新發(fā)現(xiàn)的無底寶庫。多數(shù)發(fā)明和科學(xué)突破，包括今天的萬維網(wǎng)，都來自已有知識(shí)的新組合。語義萬維網(wǎng)將可以在一夜之間比一個(gè)人一輩子評(píng)估的知識(shí)的組合還要多。當(dāng)然，今天科學(xué)家和其他人能夠把想法貼到萬維網(wǎng)上供別人閱讀。但有了可以閱讀和翻譯專用術(shù)語的機(jī)器，成百萬的網(wǎng)頁上的相關(guān)信息就可以得到分析和總結(jié)。這將把評(píng)定和整合信息的能力提高到新的水平。伯納斯·李預(yù)言，語義萬維網(wǎng)“將幫助更多的人更加有直覺和分析能力。它將促進(jìn)不同文化背景的人之間的全球性合作，因此我們有更好的機(jī)會(huì)找到那些真正的大問題的正確解決方案，如環(huán)境和氣候變暖問題�！�

 

Part B

Directions:

In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the lish A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices that do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

 

The making of weathervanes (devices fixed on the top of buildings to show directions of the wind) is an ancient skill, going back to early Egyptian times. Today the craft is still very much alive in the workshop that Graham Smith has set up. He is one of the few people in the country who make hand-cut weathervanes. Graham’s designs are individually created and tailored to the specific requirements of his customers. “That way I can produce a unique personalized item,” he explains, “A lot of my customers are women buying presents for their husbands. They want a distinctive gift that represents the man’s business or leisure interests.”

It’s all a far cry from the traditional cock, the most common design for weathervanes.

It was not a cock but a witch on a broomstick that featured on the first weathervane Graham ever made. Friends admired his surprise present for his wife and began asking him to make vanes for them. “I realized that when it came to subjects that could be made into them, the possibilities were limitless,” he says.

(41)_____________.

That was five years ago and he has no regrets about his new direction. “My previous work didn’t have an artistic element to it, whereas this is exciting and creative,” he says. “I really enjoy the design side.”

(42) _____________.

Graham also keeps plenty of traditional designs in stock, since they prove as popular as the one-offs. “It seems that people are attracted to handcrafting,” Graham says. “They welcome the opportunity to acquire something a little bit different.”

(43) _____________.

“I have found my place in the market. People love the individuality and I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing a nondescript shape turn into something almost lifelike,” he says.

(44) _____________.

 “And nowadays, with more and more people moving to the country, individuals want to put an exclusive finishing touch to their properties. It has been a boost to crafts like mines,”

(45) _____________.

American and Danish buyers in particular are showing interest. “Pricing,” he explains, “depends on the intricacy of the design.”His most recent request was for a curly-coated dog. Whatever the occasion, Graham can create a gift with a difference.

［A］Graham has become increasingly busy, supplying flat-packed weathervanes to clients worldwide.

［B

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