Question

【题目】 According to some experts, a smart home is now available（可得到的）. There are coffee pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the milk runs out. These smart appliances are changing our lives greatly.

However, it seems few people are making their homes smart. In a U. S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliances. More than 70 percent of people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years.

Why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? There are several reasons. First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential（必要的）. Many of them are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges have cameras inside. It can check for rotting food. It can also allow the user to know what he is short of while he’s shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can afford it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we regularly check the food in our fridges, don’t we?

The technology is not yet perfect, either. There are complaints that smart appliances sometimes stop working or become dull.

【1】Can customers get a smart home on the market now?

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【2】Many American families are making their homes smart, aren’t they?

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【3】How many people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years?

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【4】What do Samsung’s smart fridges have inside?

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【5】Why do people prefer to check the food in the fridge themselves?

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【6】Do you look forward to a smart home? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they can.

【2】No, they aren’t.

【3】More than 70 percent of people.

【4】Cameras.

【5】Because smart fridges are too expensive. /they can’t afford smart fridges.

【6】No, I don’t. Because a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential. Many of them are too expensive.（Any reasonable answer is acceptable.）

【解析】

本篇分析智能家电在日常生活中的使用，只有6%的美国家庭拥有智能家电，超过70%的人在近几年内没有购买智能家电的计划，因为很多智能家电只是好玩而已，它们不是必需的而且很多都太贵，有时智能电器有时会坏。

【1】根据第一段“According to some experts, a smart home is now available据一些专家说，现在有了智能家居”，可知“客户现在可以在市场上买到智能家居”；故答案为Yes, they can.

【2】根据第二段“However, it seems few people are making their homes smart.”可知“很少有人要让家变得智能”；故答案为No, they aren’t.

【3】根据第二段“More than 70 percent of people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years.”可知“超过70%的人在未来2到5年内没有购买智能家电的计划”；故答案为More than 70 percent of people.

【4】根据第三段“One of Samsung’s smart fridges have cameras inside.”可知“三星的一个智能冰箱里有摄像头。”故答案为Cameras.

【5】根据第三段“People who can afford it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we regularly check the food in our fridges, don’t we?”可知“买得起这种冰箱不用亲自购物，买不起的人们都会定期检查冰箱里的食物，”故答案为Because smart fridges are too expensive. /they can’t afford smart fridges.

【6】No, I don’t. Because a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential. Many of them are too expensive.答案不唯一。