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【题目】 Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self- driving cars find the nearest parking space themselves? Although might sound a little far from you. Irving 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 locks, take part in video meetings and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalator （ 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 modem to deal with the coming problems "Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in tum make cities greener, " said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

【1】According to the article, living in a "smart" city .

A.is not a green wayB.will be far from you

C.will soon become tue

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.A city of the future.B.A meeting in Songdo.

C.A plan to build a house.

【3】Which company offers the great mind to build songdo?

A.Cisco.B.IBM.C.Siemens.

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

A.control the world's population

B.develop his own company

C.solve the cities' coming problems

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

A.Future EducationB.Smart Cities

C.Government Services

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

文章讲述了未来的智能城市的生活情况．

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Irving in a "smart" city like this could happen sooner than you think.智能城市可能比我们想象的来得更快可知，居住在智能城市将很快实现。故答案为C。

【2】主旨大意题。第二段主要讲未来智能城市Songdo的场景，所以讲的是一座未来的城市。故答案为A。

43.细节题，根据第第三段第一句可知Songdo身后的伟大精神来自于Cisco，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段第一句The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco.可知Songdo身后的伟大精神来自于Cisco。故答案为A。

【4】理解细节题。文中最后一段"Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in tum make cities greener, " said Dan Hill, head of a research company.Dan Hill 认为让城市智能化是一种解决即将到来的危机的方法。故答案为C。

【5】主旨大意题。全文在讨论智能城市的形式，作用等，所以 "智能城市" 更合适。故答案为B。