Although television on demand has not yet become a mainstream activity in the UK，the BBC，ITV and Channel 4 have all spent vast sums of money on technology which enables viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers.

　　But some critics (批评人士)，including some Internet service providers，have warned that the Internet will collapse with millions of people downloading programs at the same time.Over the next four years，it is thought that the number of videos watched over the Internet will be four times as big as that.Broadband companies claim that the service will cause “traffic jams”，which will cost millions of pounds to get it to normal.

　　But Mr Cerf dismissed the warnings as “scare thoughts”，saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the Net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it all together.“In the past 30 years it’s increased a million times...We’re far from reaching the capacity，” he said，“It’s an understandable worry when they see huge amounts of information being moved around online.”

　　【语篇解读】　随着网络技术的发展，传统的电视将有可能退出历史的舞台。

　　1．What would happen to television according to Vint Cerf?

　　A．Television would come to an end. B．Television would be replaced by the computer.

　　C．Viewers would prefer watching TV programs downloaded on their computers.

【2016高考英语(人教版)一轮题库：Book 3 Unit 3《The Million Pound Bank Note》】相关文章：

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：必修4 Unit 5 Theme parks

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(五)必修1Module 5《A Lesson in a Lab》（外研版）

★ 2014年牛津译林版高中英语总复习（第1轮）同步练习 M5《Unit 3　Science and nature》

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修1 unit1《Friendship》

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：必修3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

★ 2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮基础训练（9）A、B卷（附答案或解析）

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修5 unit4《Making the news》

★ 贵州省贵阳市2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（13）附答案

★ 【浙江专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(十三)必修3Unit 3《The Million Pound Bank Note》

★ 2017届江苏省淮安市新马中学高考牛津译林版英语一轮复习活动单：模块7 unit 3《The World online》