Question

Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.

" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.

The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.

" As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "

9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.

"It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. "

60. One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to ____.

A.    program the opening hours of a bar

B.    supply you with a picture of the future

C.    provide information about your surroundings

D.    update the maps and GPS in your smartphones

61.   The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " ____".

A. develop rapidly       B. get round quickly

C. appear immediately    D. go over automatically

62.   According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are ____.

A. necessary for teenagers    B. attractive to New Yorkers

C. available to people worldwide   D. expensive for average consumers

63.   We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses ____.

A. may have a potential market     B. are as common as smartphones

C. are popular among young adults       D. will be improved by a new technology

Answer 1

【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普文，介绍未来的一款可以替代智能手机的眼镜，它带有有地图和GPS功能，但对于一般的消费者来说，价格有点承受不起，但是预计前景看好。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1）	Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone；use the maps and GPS；	主题：你的眼镜可能有一天取代你的智能手机,它也拥有地图和GPS。
第二部分（Para. 2-6）	wanted to see what was open；come out this year； cost between $250 and $600；including a variation of augmented reality；information... about one's surroundings；isn't something anybody needs；isn't gonna be able to afford another device that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars；will eventually be as common as smartphones；It's just like smartphones 10 years ago。	功能介绍：可以通过眼镜查找地方，提供周围地区的信息。 时间：今年可能上市， 价格：$250- $600，一般的而消费者消费不起。不是人人都需要，但将来会和智能手机一样普通。

 解析

60. C。细节理解题。难度：中上。根据题干“functions”，定位第一段中use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include. 以及第二段中“going to the bar and wanted to see what was open,”可知；这款眼镜可以为你提供周围的信息。选C。

61. C。词义猜测题。根据题干，定位第三段：if you were walking down a street, indicators（指示器/灯）would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.。在你沿着马路走的时候，眼镜上立刻会有指示灯出现，为你显示最近的咖啡店。这是眼镜的GPS的功能，有生活常识推断pop up为C.appear immediately。A. develop rapidly快速发展，不符合题意。B. get round quickly（消息）传开来；D. go over 后一般要加宾语。

62. D。细节推断题。由题干“Sam Biddle”定位第四段，We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "可知：这款眼镜上千美元，对于一般的消费者来说，承受不了。故选D。

63.A。细节推断题。第五段中Seth相信这款眼镜will eventually be as common as smartphones，（将来最终和智能手机一样常见。第六段则阐述智能手机当年也是如此，（但是现在智能手机很受欢迎）。It's just like smartphones 10 years ago, 暗示这款眼镜和智能手机一样会很有市场。选A。根据时态差异，排除B。第五、六段中都未提及它受年轻的成年人的欢迎，排除C；也未曾提及新技术，排除D。

难句分析

1．" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open,"

翻译：我会使用它，如果早上3点我和朋友在外闲逛，要去酒吧，想看看什么酒吧还在营业。

分析：句子为虚拟语气，与现在相反：I would do sth if sb did sth/were doing sth。

2. The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings.

翻译：《纽约时报》说：这款类似智能手机的眼镜将可能在今年研制出来，价格在$250到$600之间，可能还包括一个扩增实境的变化——这是一个在智能手机和平板电脑上都已经可以使用的技术，它可以把一个人周边的环境信息叠加到屏幕上。

分析：这句话的主语应该是the Times said。including a variation of augmented reality做伴随状语，a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑)是augmented reality的同位语。that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. 是a technology的定语从句。

3…. Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones. 

翻译：…Seth Weintraub, 自从去年年末他一直在报道有关类似智能手机的眼镜，他说, 他相信这种类型的可穿戴设备将最终和智能手机一样普遍.

分析: Seth Weintraub,said…为主句主谓宾。who has been…是定语从句修饰Seth Weintraub。said后为宾语从句。be confident that +从句，对…..很自信。