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【題目】 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(遠(yuǎn)程遙控系統(tǒng))--- allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自動(dòng)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. In fact, technology companies round 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, head of a research company.

【1】According to the text, living in a “smart” city _______________.

A.is not a green wayB.will be far from you

C.will soon become trueD.is completely impossible

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.A meeting in Songdo.B.A city of the future

C.A plan to build a house,D.A report on public health

【3】Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A.CiscoB.IBMC.SiementsD.Microsoft

【4】Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to __________________.

A.drive people out of citiesB.control the world’s population

C.develop his own companyD.solve the cities’ coming problems

【5】Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.Future EducationB.Smart Cities

C.Government ServicesD.Famous Companies

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

文章講述了未來(lái)智能城市的生活情況。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. 在這樣一個(gè)“智能”城市生活可能在不久的將來(lái)就會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)�？芍�很快就能實(shí)現(xiàn)，故選C。

【2】段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段中的第一句話Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built.可知，我們生活了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的城市將發(fā)生巨大的變化，而全新的城市正在建設(shè)中，由此可以推斷出，本段主要介紹的是將來(lái)的城市會(huì)是什么樣子，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. Songdo背后的偉大思想來(lái)自思科公司�？芍�是在Cisco公司，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中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.” 因此，城市需要更加現(xiàn)代化，以應(yīng)對(duì)即將到來(lái)的問(wèn)題�！白尦鞘凶兊酶�智能是一條出路，我認(rèn)為這將反過(guò)來(lái)讓城市變得更環(huán)保。”可知，Dan Hill認(rèn)為讓城市變得更加智慧是解決城市未來(lái)問(wèn)題的一種方式，故選D。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題題。根據(jù)文中living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. 在這樣一個(gè)“智能”的城市生活可能比你想象的要快�？芍�本文主要講述的是未來(lái)的智能城市的生活情況，故選B。