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 locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care 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. Actually, 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.

阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

【1】c_______________: one hundred years

【2】a_______________: to agree to do something

【3】阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。

Actually, technology companies around the world such as IBM.

______________ ______________, technology companies around the world such as IBM.

根据短文内容回答问题。

【4】What will every home in the city of Songdo have?

【5】How many technology companies around the world are already in the business of smart cities?

【6】What is Dan Hill?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】century

【2】approve

【3】 In fact

【4】Every home there will have a telepresence system.

【5】Three.

【6】The head of a research company.

【解析】

本文向我们描绘了未来智能生活情况。

【1】“one hundred years”翻译为“一百年”，可用“世纪”替换。故填century。

【2】“to agree to do something”翻译为“同意去做某事”，可用“批准，赞成”替换。故填approve。

【3】分析“Actually, technology companies around the world such as IBM.”可知，此处表示“事实上，世界各地的科技公司，如IBM”，强调“事实上”，结合空格数可用in fact替换，用于句首需大写首字母。故填(1).In (2).fact。

【4】根据“Every home there will have a telepresence system(远程遥控系统)”可知，每家每户都会有一个远程遥控系统。故填Every home there will have a telepresence system.

【5】根据“Actually, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.”可知，世界各地的科技公司，如IBM、西门子和微软，已经涉足这一领域，共三家公司。故填Three.

【6】根据“…said Dan Hill, the head of a research company.”可知，Dan Hill是一家研究公司的负责人。故填The head of a research company.