2013年高考英语 冲刺CRI听力练习 2013 CES Kicks off素材（Mp3）.docVIP

2013年冲刺高考CRI英语听力素材练习（word）：2013 CES Kicks off As CES, the biggest electronics trade show in the America kicks off this week in Las Vegas, US TV makers will be doing their best to convince consumers to press pause on HD television, and make room in their place for Ultra HD television. Its the latest gambit from an industry struggling with a shift in consumer spending from televisions, PCs and single-purpose devices such as camcorders to small, portable do-it-all gadgets like smartphones and tablets. Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes the annual event, expects to see the number of visitors this year nearly reach the 156,000 who turned out last year. Shapiro says there are certain gadget themes that will be in evidence this week. The video screen is rapidly changing. We have Ultra-HD, which is four times the resolution of high definition. Plus we have connected smart TVs, as well as new types of TV technology like LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon). So many things are happening here in a big way; audio is great, safety technologies and of course, health care. There is a 25-percent increase in health care at the show because health care is something where you dont always have to go to your doctor with technology. The Consumer Electronics Association estimates that device shipments to US buyers fell five percent in dollar terms last year, excluding smartphones and tablets, but rose six percent to 207 billion dollars, including those categories. The trends suggest that the International CES is losing its stature as a start-of-the-year showcase for the gadgets that consumers will buy over the next 12 months. It started out as a venue for the television and stereo industries. Later, PCs joined the party. But over the last few years, televisions and PCs have declined in importance as portable gadgets have risen, and CES has failed to keep pace. Its not a major venue for phone and tablet launches, though some new models wi