Question

【题目】D

A developer edition of Sony’s augmented reality smart glasses will go on sale in ten countries next month, the tech giant has announced.

Pre-orders for the SmartEyeglass, costing $840 (620), are now being taken in the UK and Germany, with Japan and the US to follow shortly. The black-framed glasses are compatible (兼容的) with recent Android operating systems. Last month Google announced that it was withdrawing its smart glasses for redevelopment. Sony’s initial model will come with a software development kit to encourage people to design apps for it, the company said.

The glasses, which weigh 77g, contain an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, image and brightness sensors, 3-megapixel camera and a microphone. They also come with a controller, designed to be attached to clothing, which contains a speaker, touch sensor and the device’s battery. Text is displayed in front of the wearer in monochrome green.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has been open about his dislike of glasses as a wearable device. “We always thought that glasses were not a smart move, from a point of view that people would not really want to wear them,” he told the New Yorker. “They were intrusive (闯入的), instead of pushing technology to the background, as we’ve always believed.”

Stuart Miles, founder of tech site Pocket-lint, said: “I think [Sony is] wasting their time, energy and effort.”

“Google Glass obviously needed a complete rethink... I can’t see how something thick-rimmed and more invasive-looking than Google Glass is going to catch on.

“People are keen on wearables fitness bands and watches, but they care about their faces. Wearing something on your head is a lot stronger than wearing something on your arm,” he added. “The industry keeps pushing it but consumers just don’t want it.”

【1】In which countries people can get the SmartEyeglass first?

A. The US and Japan. B. The US and the UK.

C. The UK and Japan. D. Germany and the UK.

【2】The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. introduce an accelerometer developed by the Google company

B. tell the people that the SmartEyeglass will go on sale

C. people like the glasses very much

D. the SmartEyeglass is less than 840 yuan

【3】What can be inferred from what Stuart Miles said?

A. He supports Sony’s efforts to develop the SmartEyeglass.

B. He cares more about his clothes and face.

C. He dislikes the SmartEyeglass.

D. He really wants to wear them.

【4】Choose the true statements according to the passage.

A. The glasses, which weigh more than 77g.

B. Tim Cook has been open about his dislike of glasses as a wearable device.

C. Last month Google announced that it was withdrawing its smart glasses for development.

D. Sony’s later model will come with a software development kit to encourage people to design apps for it.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文向人们介绍了一款Sony公司即将上市的高科技的眼镜SmartEyeglass，它会允许人们自行设计喜欢的程序，你也想试一试吗？

【1】D 细节理解题。根据第二段中Pre-orders for the SmartEyeglass, costing $840 (620), are now being taken in the UK and Germany, with Japan and the US to follow shortly，可知最先预定的国家有英国和德国，所以D项的内容正确， 故选D。

【2】B 考查主旨大意。根据文章第一段中的A developer edition of Sony’s augmented reality smart glasses will go on sale in ten countries next month可知，这是告知读者Sony的一款新的智能眼镜即将上市， 所以答案选B。

【3】C考查推理判断。文章第五段中的Stuart Miles, founder of tech site Pocket-lint, said: “I think [Sony is] wasting their time, energy and effort.” 可知，Stuart Miles是不喜欢这款智能眼镜的，故C项正确。

【4】B 考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的The glasses, which weigh 77g, 可知A项不正确。根据文章第二段中的内容可知C不正确，应该是for redevelopment。根据文章第二段中Sony’s initial model will come with a software development kit to encourage people to design apps for it，可知D项和原文不符，只有B项的叙述在原文的第三段描述中被提及，并且正确，故选B。