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【题目】 Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, as the so-called “Internet of things” is developing.

The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官) BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now,every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器).

So, how do household(家用) objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.

An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize(识别) people’s faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.

But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security(安全) systems to the Internet, there may be problems. For example, many early connected-home devices(装置) don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击).In addition, it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2014.

So, picture this: you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.

【1】The Samsung CEO's speech is mentioned to prove that _____.

A. the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner

B. Samsung has produced the Internet of things recently

C. Samsung products have been part of the Internet of things

D. he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things

【2】We can infer(推断)from paragraphs 3 and 4 that ______.

A. the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not

B. a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in

C. an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house

D. an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone

【3】According to the passage, it is mentioned that _____.

① the temperature inside is neither too high nor too low

②your fridge provides the drinks for you

③ the chair warms up if you feel cold

④your favourite music starts playing

⑤your washing machine starts working

A. ①②⑤B. ②③④C. ①③④D. ①④⑤

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文介绍了在我们的日常生活中将会出现物联网。

【1】A

推理判断题。根据The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO(首席执行官) BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things.可知提到三星首席执行官的演讲，是为了证明物联网将很快出现在我们的日常生活中，故选A。

【2】D

推理判断题。根据An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes.和 Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there.可知第三段介绍了一个联网的摄像头可以连接到用户的智能手机上，故选D。

【3】C

推理判断题。根据When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold. 可知如果你感到冷，你的椅子温暖起来，故③是被提到的；根据The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. 可知室内温度会让你感到舒服，因此不会太高也不会太低，故①是被提到的；根据Your favorite music starts playing for you.可知会开始为你演奏你喜欢的音乐，因此④是被提到的，故选C。

认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测题，推理判断和概括归纳题，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home camera, could help people feel safer in their homes.和 Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there.可知第三段介绍了一个联网的摄像头可以连接到用户的智能手机上，故选D。