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【題目】Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called “Internet of things”.

The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that four years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, no matter whether it’s a remote control or a washing machine.

So, how do household objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well, think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.

An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people’s faces and has an infrared sensor（紅外傳感器), so even if it’s dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who’s there. If the person is someone you don’t know, it can tell you that, too.

But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security（安全）systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don’t have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked. Moreover, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2015.

So, picture this: you enter your home.The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.

【1】According to Samsung CEO, when will his product be part of the Internet of things?

A. In 2010 B. In 2020

C. In 2030 D. In 2040

【2】We can infer(推斷) from paragraphs 3 and 4 that _____________.

A. the chair can know whether the user feels cold or not

B. an unusual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in

C. an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house

D. an Internet-connected camera can be connected to the user's smartphone

【3】What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Advantages of living with the Internet

B. Disadvantages of living with the Internet

C. The coming “Internet of things”

D. The impossible “Internet of things”

【4】Which of the following words best describes the writer’s tone (語氣)in the article?

A. Doubtful（可疑的） B. Hopeful

C. Humorous D. Worried

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：本文是一篇科技文。主要講述以后的家用設施將會更多地與網絡相連，更加智能化。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題。根據He said that four years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things,可以推斷2016+4=2020，故選B。

【2】D推理判斷題。題意：從第3、4自然段，我們可以推斷出什么？A.the chair can know whether the userfeels cold or not椅子可以知道用戶是否感到冷； B.a usual chair can warm up when it knows the user comes in一把普通的椅子當知道用戶進來時能夠把它暖和起來；C. an Internet-connected camera can be used to take photos in the house一部聯(lián)網的相機可以用于在家里拍照； D. an Internet-connected camera can beconnected to the user's smartphone 一部聯(lián)網的相機可以用于與用戶的智能機連接。根據“the chair warmsup when it knows that the user has j ust walked into the room and is feeling cold.”可以排除A和B，根據“It can recognize(識別) people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there.”可知選D。

【3】C歸納理解題。根據主要講述以后的家用設施將會更多地與網絡相連，更加智能化。故選C。

【4】B推理判斷題。根據短文介紹的內容及作者最后一段，可知作者對未來的技術充滿希望和期望，故選B。