11.While smart home technology isn't new,over the last few years,the technology has become more common and affordable.
Thanks to products like intelligent lighting,heating controllers and motion sensors,being able to control nearly every electrical item in your home from anywhere won't be confined to science fictions any longer."All our light switches are controllable via our phones and computers.Our security system,TV and heating and cooling controls are all linked together,"says Mike Poulson,a senior program manager.
And while being able to automate daily tasks,the technology has more meaningful uses.In Norway,one company is using smart tech to make life easier for its elderly customers.The firm,Abilia,has designed a system that allows carers to check up on patients through a Skype-enabled tablet that's equipped on a wall inside their homes.The device,which also sends patients spoken reminders about tasks,such as when they need to take medicine,is even connected to a series of sensors which alert carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be potentially life-threatening.
"With this kind of system,it allows people to take care of themselves,which is the most important thing,"Abilia's vice president,Oystein Johnsen,told the BBC."It also saves the government money."
So,for those who have already"gone smart",would it ever be possible to go back to doing things the old-fashioned way?"When we go to a friend's house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that ours does.It's not the end of the world but just annoying that things don't work as expected,"Poulson says."It would be like going back to a world without cell phones.Not impossible,just different."
29.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably mean?B
A.Read.B.Be limited to.
C.Publish.D.Be described in.
30.How does Abilia's device help patients?C
A.It assists them with daily tasks.
B.It checks the health condition of them.
C.It warns their carers in case of emergency.
D.It helps them send reminders to the company.
31.What does Poulson think of doing things in the old way?A
A.It can hardly meet the expectations.
B.It's no less than the end of the world.
C.It's impossible for those who have gone smart.
D.It feels different from being without cell phones.
32.From the text,we can know that smart home technologyC.
A.still has a long way to go
B.is not as important as expected
C.has become more and more common
D.is applied most widely in the medical field.
分析 文章主要講述了智能家居和以前的一個對比,并說明了智能家居的一些優(yōu)點,可以得知智能家居以后會越來越普遍.
解答 29.B 詞義猜測題.很據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"being able to control nearly every electrical item in your home from anywhere won't be confined to science fictions any longer"能夠控制來自任何地方的幾乎每一個電器項目將不再局限于科幻小說,可知be confined to 在文章中的含義為有限的.故選B.
30.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容",has designed a system that allows carers to check up on patients through a Skype-enabled tablet that's equipped on a wall inside their homes.The device,which also sends patients spoken reminders about tasks,such as when they need to take medicine,is even connected to a series of sensors which alert carers if there's any unusual activity in the home that could be potentially life-threatening."設(shè)計了一個系統(tǒng),使護理人員核對患者通過Skype功能的平板電腦,安裝在自己家里面的墻上,裝置,這也給患者口頭提醒有關(guān)的任務(wù),例如當他們需要吃藥,甚至連接到一系列的傳感器,提醒照顧者如果在家可能是潛在的威脅生命的有任何不尋常的活動,可知這個裝備可以預防一些經(jīng)濟情況.故選C.
31.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容"It's not the end of the world but just annoying that things don't work as expected,"這不是世界的終結(jié),只是惱人的事情沒有像預期的那樣發(fā)揮作用,可知 Poulson 認為舊的做事方式幾乎不能滿足期望.故選A.
32.C 主旨題,文章主要講述了智能家居和以前的一個對比,并說明了智能家居的一些優(yōu)點,可以得知智能家居以后會越來越普遍.故選C.
點評 做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).