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【题目】 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(远程遥控系统)--- allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) 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】

文章讲述了未来智能城市的生活情况。

【1】细节理解题。根据文中living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. 在这样一个“智能”城市生活可能在不久的将来就会实现。可知很快就能实现，故选C。

【2】段落大意题。根据第二段中的第一句话Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built.可知，我们生活了几个世纪的城市将发生巨大的变化，而全新的城市正在建设中，由此可以推断出，本段主要介绍的是将来的城市会是什么样子，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. Songdo背后的伟大思想来自思科公司。可知是在Cisco公司，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中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，城市需要更加现代化，以应对即将到来的问题。“让城市变得更智能是一条出路，我认为这将反过来让城市变得更环保。”可知，Dan Hill认为让城市变得更加智慧是解决城市未来问题的一种方式，故选D。

【5】最佳标题题。根据文中living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think. 在这样一个“智能”的城市生活可能比你想象的要快。可知本文主要讲述的是未来的智能城市的生活情况，故选B。