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3．     Have you noticed your life becoming a little easier？Now，when you go to a certain shopping mall，you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there．When you want to take a taxi，you can book one with your phone．In fact，all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city．
     The idea of a smart city was brought up by US company IBM in 2010．Generally，a smart city is a city that uses digital technologies such as the Internet to improve city planning，save money and resources，and make our life convenient．How smart can a city be？Here are great examples that we can learn from．
     In 2009，Dubuque became the first smart city in the US．The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters．They can detect（探测）water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know．The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas．This way，people know how they use their resources and are gl ad to help reduce waste．
     Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future．If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop，the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times．The government organized a research team and provided an App（应用程序＞that collects data on almost everything：light，temperature，and the movements of cars and people．Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers．

66．According to the passage，which of the following is RIGHT？A．
A．Digital technologies are used in smart cities．
B．An English company first raised the idea of a smart city．
C．A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones．
D．A smart city is still an idea and hasn't come into being．
67．The underlined word"convenient"is the closest in meaning toD．
A．useful      
B．normal      
C．suitable      
D．easy
68．Compared to traditional water meters，smart water meters do better in．C．
A．cleaning water      
B．supplying water
C．saving water      
D．producing water
69．The example of Santander shows the use of smart systems in aspects（方面）EXCEPTB．
A．business      
B．health care      
C．traffic controlling      
D．public transportation
70．What's the main idea of the passage？B．
A．Digital technologies help improve city planning．
B．Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter．
C．Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander．
D．Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities．

Answer 1

分析 翻译：你有没有注意到你的生活变得更容易了？现在，当你去某个购物中心，你可以享受它的免费无线网络连接．当你想打出租车，你可以用你的电话叫一辆，所有这些都是智能城市的一部分．
智能城市是由美国IBM公司在2010提出的．一般来说，智能城市是一个使用数码科技的城市，如网络提高城市规划，节省资金和资源，使我们的生活方便．一个城市如何如此智慧？这是我们要学习的一个很好的例子．
2009年，迪比克成为在美国第一个智慧城市．城市用智能水表代替传统的水表．他们可以探测水的浪费与泄漏和发送数据，让业主知道．该系统用于其他城市资源如电力和天然气．这样，人们知道他们如何使用他们的资源和GL的广告有助于减少浪费．
在西班牙桑坦德也给我们展示了未来．如果人们指向附近的一个公共汽车站的一个电话，手机立即显示所有公交线路服务站以及他们到达的时间．政府组织的一个研究小组提供了一个应用程序收集所有的数据：光，温度，车和人．打开应用程序就提供附近超市特别优惠的即时信息．

解答 66．A．Digital technologies are used in smart cities．数码科技用于智慧城市；B．An English company first raised the idea of a smart city．英国公司第一次提出了智慧城市的想法．是美国的IBM公司第一次提出，错；C．A smart city is mainly made up of free Wi-Fi and phones．智慧城市主要由免费wifi及电话组成，根据短文第二自然段，智慧城市是用网络改进城市规划，节约金钱与资源，使生活更方便等等．错；D．A smart city is still an idea and hasn't come into being．智慧城市只是一个还没有实现的一个想法．根据短文内容2009年，美国的迪比克成为第一个智慧城市．错．故，正确选A．
67．D．题意：划线的"convenient"与哪一个意思最接近？A．useful有用的；B．normal正常的，标准的；C．suitable适合的；D．easy容易的．句意：并使我们的生活方便，故选D．
68．C．题意：与传统的水表想比较，智能水表在哪方面做得更好？A．cleaning water 清洁水；B．supplying water供应水；C．saving water节约水；D．producing water生产水；根据第3自然段，智能水表可以探测水的浪费与泄漏，故可以节约水．因此选C．
69．B．题意：Santander这个例子显示了智能系统的作用，除开哪一个方面？A．business商业，文中有提到有关超市购物的，错；B．health care卫生保健，未提到；C．traffic controlling交通控制，最后一自然段有提到，错；D．public transportation公共交通，最后一段有提到，错．故选B．
70．B．题意：短文的主要意思是什么？A．Digital technologies help improve city planning．数码科技改善城市规划．这只是智慧城市的一个方面，错；B．Smart cities will make our future life better and smarter．智慧城市会使我们的生活更好．对；C．Smart cities are very common in both Dubuque and Santander．在Dubuque 和Santander，智慧城市很普通，这只是本文的两个例子，不是本文主题；D．Spain and the US take the leading position in building smart cities．西班牙和美国占据了建设智慧城市的领导地位，是本文提到的实例，不是本文主旨，错．所以，正确选B

点评 首先理解问题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的句子，并理解大意，最后仔细斟酌，找出答案．，并核对．