Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the light off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统)---allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meeting, and receive education, healthcare and around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener," said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

1.According to the text, living in a “smart” city________.

A.is not a green way B.will be far from you

C.will soon become true D.is completely impossible

2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.A city of the future. B.A meeting in Songdo.

C.A plan to build a house. D.A report on public health.

3.Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to_________.

A.drive people out of cities B.control the world's population

C.develop his own company D.solve the cities' coming problems

根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整正确。有一项多余。

Pete hated losing anything. He couldn't stand losing. When he won, he would feel really good and he didn't want to give up that wonderful feeling. 1.It seemed to Pete that losing was the worst thing in the world.

A new child named Albert came to Pete's school 2.So he played tennis very well. It didn't take Pete and Albert long before they challenged each other to a match.

Pete worked hard to prepare for the match 3.But when they began to have a match. Albert became serious and scored again and again.

There was always a smile on his face. However, Pete was so eager to win that he managed to win by cheating. Pete thought it was a big thing to win, but it didn't seem so important for Albert.

4.”said Albert.

That night, Pete couldn't fall asleep and didn't feel very happy. What's more, Albert didn't feel bad about losing. One day, Pete saw Albert playing basketball. Although Albert lost again and again, that happy smile never left his face. Later, Pete found that no matter how bad the result was, 5.Albert enjoyed the game, not the result. Pete began to learn that enjoying a game was much more important than winning or losing.

A. Albert, on the other hand, didn't seem to take it seriously.

B. It's fun. We should play again sometime.

C. Albert always kept smiling.

D. But if he lost, he would feel terrible.

E. He liked playing soccer very much.

F. Albert was a tennis player.

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