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【題目】It seems like technology is everywhere. Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do. They constantly(持續(xù)地) require our attention. We text our friends with them during the day, sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up .

In the future, technology will no longer be interrupting us all the time. Instead,we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s. In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly, We know it is there, but we don’t pay much attention to it. According to Mark, the best technology should be invisible(隱形的) and let you live your life.

We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives. Do you have a smoke alarm in your house? That smoke alarm is always there, checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping your safe. It only reminds you it's there when you’ve burnt your bread. Or there maybe lights in your home or school. When some body passes in front of their sensor( 傳感器), the lights turn on. You don' t think about this type of technology until you see the light go on.

In the future, we can imagine our houses will use calm technology to open the curtains for us in the morning, to turn down the heat when we leave, or even to choose the best music for our mood.The minute we walk through the door,our house will respond by turning on the lights and music, and perhaps even staring to prepare our dinner.

【1】Which of the following is an example of calm technology?

A. A computer.

B. A smart phone.

C. A smoke alarm.

D. A radio.

【2】What does the underlined word “interrupting” mean?

A. Hurting

B. Protecting.

C. Helping

D. Troubling.

【3】What's the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Calm technology keeps us safe in many ways.

B. Calm technology can help you to do housework

C. Calm technology has been used in our daily lives.

D. Calm technology plays an important part in schools.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A. The light won't go on unless we touch the sensor.

B. Calm technology will make our life more convenient.

C. People will depend more on smart phones in the future.

D. People won’t have to work because of calm technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題這是一篇說明文，主要介紹了“平靜技術(shù)”的特點(diǎn)和應(yīng)用，在未來平靜技術(shù)將滲透到生活的各個(gè)方面，會(huì)無形中提升生活質(zhì)量。

【1】題意：下面哪一個(gè)是平靜技術(shù)的例子？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In his opinion, calm technology works quietly but constantly, We know it is there, but we don’t pay much attention to it.，結(jié)合煙霧報(bào)警器的舉例，可知選C。

【2】題意：劃線詞“interrupting”是什么意思？考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)下文的轉(zhuǎn)折Instead, we will use calm technology，可知是和calm相對的，故選D。

【3】題意：第三段的主要意思是什么？考查段意理解題。根據(jù)中心句We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives. 日常生活中，我們已經(jīng)使用了許多不同類型的平靜技術(shù)，可知選C。

【4】題意：從這篇文章中我們能推斷出什么？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. The light won't go on unless we touch the sensor.除非我們觸摸傳感器，否則燈不會(huì)亮；根據(jù)When some body passes in front of their sensor( 傳感器), the lights turn on.，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。B. Calm technology will make our life more convenient平靜技術(shù)會(huì)使我們的生活更加便利；根據(jù)文中所舉煙霧報(bào)警器、傳感器的例子和最后一段，可知說法正確。C. People will depend more on smart phones in the future.未來人們將更多地依賴智能手機(jī)；根據(jù)In the future, technology will no longer be interrupting us all the time.，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。D. People won’t have to work because of calm technology.人們會(huì)因?yàn)槠届o技術(shù)而不必工作；根據(jù)舉例It only reminds you it's there when you’ve burnt your bread.，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。綜合以上分析，故選B。