Question

【题目】

A．organized B．imagine C．basic D．traditional E．reduce

Have you noticed your life becoming much 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【1】 parts of a smart city．

In 2009，Dubuque became the first smart city in the US．The city used smart water meters to take the place of 【2】 ones．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 glad to help 【3】 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 【4】 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．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述智能城市如何提高城市的规划、节省资金和资源，使我们的生活方便。

【1】句意“事实上，所有这些被视为智能城市的基础部分”。

根据空后part可知，空处用形容词。根据take a taxi“乘坐出租车”以及free Wi-Fi“免费Wi-Fi”可知，这些都是智能城市基本的一部分，basic基本的，故选C。

【2】句意“城市使用智能水表来代替传统的水表”。

根据空后ones可知，用形容词。且根据Dubuque became the first smart city in the US“迪比克成为美国第一个只能城市”可知，表示“用智能水表代替传统水表”。traditional传统的，故选D。

【3】句意“人们知道他们如何使用他们的资源并且很高兴帮助减少浪费”。

根据空前help可知，空处用动词。根据They can detect（探测）water waste and leakage（泄漏）and send data to let the house owner know“他们可以探测到水的浪费和泄漏，并发送数据让房主知道”可知，通过这种方式帮助减少浪费，reduce减少，且根据help sb (to) do可知，空处用动词原形，故选E。

【4】句意“政府组织了一个研究小组，并提供了一个应用程序来收集几乎所有的数据”。

根据空后a research team可知，空处用动词，根据句意可知，译为“组织一个研究小组”，organize组织，且根据and可知，空处与provided并列，用过去式organized。故选A。