题目内容
11.While smart home technology isn't new,over the last few years,the technology has become more common and affordable.Thanks to products like intelligent lighting,heating controllers and motion sensors,being able to control nearly every electrical item in your home from anywhere won't be confined to science fictions any longer."All our light switches are controllable via our phones and computers.Our security system,TV and heating and cooling controls are all linked together,"says Mike Poulson,a senior program manager.
And while being able to automate daily tasks,the technology has more meaningful uses.In Norway,one company is using smart tech to make life easier for its elderly customers.The firm,Abilia,has designed a system that allows carers to check up on patients through a Skype-enabled tablet that's equipped on a wall inside their homes.The device,which also sends patients spoken reminders about tasks,such as when they need to take medicine,is even connected to a series of sensors which alert carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be potentially life-threatening.
"With this kind of system,it allows people to take care of themselves,which is the most important thing,"Abilia's vice president,Oystein Johnsen,told the BBC."It also saves the government money."
So,for those who have already"gone smart",would it ever be possible to go back to doing things the old-fashioned way?"When we go to a friend's house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that ours does.It's not the end of the world but just annoying that things don't work as expected,"Poulson says."It would be like going back to a world without cell phones.Not impossible,just different."
29.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably mean?B
A.Read.B.Be limited to.
C.Publish.D.Be described in.
30.How does Abilia's device help patients?C
A.It assists them with daily tasks.
B.It checks the health condition of them.
C.It warns their carers in case of emergency.
D.It helps them send reminders to the company.
31.What does Poulson think of doing things in the old way?A
A.It can hardly meet the expectations.
B.It's no less than the end of the world.
C.It's impossible for those who have gone smart.
D.It feels different from being without cell phones.
32.From the text,we can know that smart home technologyC.
A.still has a long way to go
B.is not as important as expected
C.has become more and more common
D.is applied most widely in the medical field.
分析 文章主要讲述了智能家居和以前的一个对比,并说明了智能家居的一些优点,可以得知智能家居以后会越来越普遍.
解答 29.B 词义猜测题.很据文章内容"being able to control nearly every electrical item in your home from anywhere won't be confined to science fictions any longer"能够控制来自任何地方的几乎每一个电器项目将不再局限于科幻小说,可知be confined to 在文章中的含义为有限的.故选B.
30.C 细节理解题.根据文章内容",has designed a system that allows carers to check up on patients through a Skype-enabled tablet that's equipped on a wall inside their homes.The device,which also sends patients spoken reminders about tasks,such as when they need to take medicine,is even connected to a series of sensors which alert carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be potentially life-threatening."设计了一个系统,使护理人员核对患者通过Skype功能的平板电脑,安装在自己家里面的墙上,装置,这也给患者口头提醒有关的任务,例如当他们需要吃药,甚至连接到一系列的传感器,提醒照顾者如果在家可能是潜在的威胁生命的有任何不寻常的活动,可知这个装备可以预防一些经济情况.故选C.
31.A 细节理解题.根据文章内容"It's not the end of the world but just annoying that things don't work as expected,"这不是世界的终结,只是恼人的事情没有像预期的那样发挥作用,可知 Poulson 认为旧的做事方式几乎不能满足期望.故选A.
32.C 主旨题,文章主要讲述了智能家居和以前的一个对比,并说明了智能家居的一些优点,可以得知智能家居以后会越来越普遍.故选C.
点评 做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.