19．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，Aamsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things．He said that five 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（家用的） 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 sensr（红外传感器），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 Roview，whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security 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（被黑客攻击）．Morever，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 45menbers by late 2014．
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．
42．What does the article mainly talk about？C
A．Advantages of living with the Internet
B．Disadvantages of living with the Internet
C．The coming"Internet of things"
D．The imposslble"Internet of things"
43．Which of the following can support the idea"how will household objects connected to the Internet work？"D
A．A warm chair connected to the Internet
B．Dog food bowls connected to the Internet
C．A remote comtrol made by the Samsung Company
D．An Internet-connected camera with an infrared sensor．
44．Paragraph 5is mainly aboutA
A．the possible problems of"the Internte of things"
B．the problems with early connecten-home objects
C．how to get different new machines working together
D．how to solve the"the Internet of things"problems
45．Which of the following words best describes the writer's tone（语气） in the article？B
A．Doubtful
B．Hopeful
C．Humorous
D．Worried．
分析 本文是一篇日常生活类短文．主要叙述了随着物联网技术的应用和发展，网络可能会和家里的设施连接起来，这就是互联网，比如可以加热家里的座椅，连接网络的红外监控．问题是各个厂家的标准不一，会很容易被黑客攻击．很多企业加入了物联网行业标准组织．所以你可以想象未来，家里温度正合适，放着你喜欢的音乐，这一切很快就会实现．
解答 42．C．主旨大意题．根据"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．"本文主要叙述了"物联网"在将来的应用和发展会越来越普遍、广泛，所以就是说的"即将到来的物联网"．故选C．
43．D．细节理解题．根据"An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes．It can know people's faces and has an infrared sensr（红外传感器）"可知一个带有红外传感器的摄像头和互联网相连是很容易实现的，所以这个是对物联网是一个很好的支持．故选D．
44．A．段落大意题．根据"But according to MIT Technology Roview，whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security systems to the Internet，there may be some problems．"由于做物联网的公司太所，这会引发一些问题．可知这一段主要叙述了物联网的可能存在的问题．故选A．
45．B．推理判断题．根据"Do you think that this would be a good thing？I t may happen sooner than you think．"可知作者对物联网的未来是充满了希望．故选B．
点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．
