Question

【题目】 Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights 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 meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. 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, the head of a research company.

【1】According to the text, living in a “smart” city _______.

A.will cost lots of moneyB.will be far from you

C.will soon become trueD.is completely impossible

【2】Paragraph 2 is mainly about _______.

A.a city of the futureB.a meeting in Songdo

C.a plan to build a houseD.a report on public health

【3】Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to _______.

A.drive people out of citiesB.control the world’s population

C.develop his own companyD.solve the cities’ coming problems

【4】Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.Great ChangesB.Famous Companies

C.Future EducationD.Smart Cities in the Future

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

这篇短文介绍了未来智慧城市的情况。

【1】细节理解题。根据上文Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. 虽然这听起来离你有点远，但住在这样一个“聪明”的城市可能比你想象的要快。可知不久在智慧城市居住将会实现。故选C。

【2】主旨大意题。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. 我们生活了几个世纪的城镇发生了巨大变化，同时正在建设全新的城市。Songdo就是一个这样的地方。下文举例说明未来生活的样子。所以这个段落主要讲的未来的城市会是什么样子。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据上文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, 到2050年，世界上大约75%的人口将居住在城市中，因此城市需要更加现代化，以应对即将到来的问题。“让城市变得更智能是一条出路”，可知使得城市更加智能才是解决这些问题的出路。故选D。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文，可知这篇短文的中心思想讲的是未来的智慧城市会是什么样的。故选D。