روز سیزدهم از ۳۰ روز تمرین reading متن زیر را بخوانید و به سو | Daily English Podcasts

روز سیزدهم از ۳۰ روز تمرین reading
متن زیر را بخوانید و به سوالاتی که در ادامه می‌ذاریم پاسخ بدید.
سطح متن: آپراینترمیدیت، پیشرفته
One of the most successful science fiction programs of all time is Star Trek. The original television series was first broadcast from 1966 to 1969. This sparked the "Trekkie" phenomenon, with a total of six television series and eleven movies as of 2009. A large part of Star Trek's ongoing popularity with science fiction fans is the futuristic gadgets found in the various episodes. Although transporters, time travel machines, and the like are not currently feasible, other equipment seems viable and may be developed during our lifetimes. Consider the advanced hologram technology on the ships' "holodecks," which allowed characters to create simulated realities. Scientists are working to develop similar technology today and Tele-immersion is one such application. Tele immersion will create a simulated virtual room that allows people to come together and interact without leaving their own physical location. In fact, many of the Star Trek technologies that seemed dubious or impossible only a few decades ago now are available for use in the real world. Probably the most notable of these gadgets was the handheld flip-open communicator, often used by Captain Kirk to summon help when he and his crew were in danger on some alien world. It allowed portable and lightweight communication wherever a person was. The appearance of this device started Martin Cooper and his team at Motorola thinking about how to develop a mobile phone. The first mobile phones were hardly convenient: They weighed 2.2 pounds, and the batteries allowed only thirty-five minutes of talk time. However, once the technology was introduced, it advanced and miniaturized until it was developed into the small cell phones we have today, which not only allow voice communications, but also allow access to all of the textual and graphic riches of the Internet. As a result, cell phones are now commonplace, with at least 85 percent of adults in the U.S. and the U.K. owning one. A number of other electronic devices from Star Trek are also now commonplace. Many of the Star Trek computerized gadgets featured touch screens, including the Starship Enterprise's controls.

این متن ادامه دارد، برای امروز به سوالات این بخش از متن پاسخ میدیم.

From Focus on Vocabulary book
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