Question

(2013·高考福建卷，B)Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone，and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch.Some in the city can’t wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.

“ I’d use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a．m.and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open，”said Walter Choo,40，of Fort Greene.

The smartphone?like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600，the Times said，possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality，a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one’s surroundings.So，for example，if you were walking down a street，indicators would pop_up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.

“As far as a mainstream consumer product，this just isn’t something anybody needs，”said Sam Biddle，who writes for Gizmodo.com.“ We’re accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things，”he added，“and the average consumer isn’t gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that’s hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”

9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub，who has been reporting on the smartphone?like glasses since late last year，said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.

“It’s just like smartphones 10 years ago，”Weintraub said.“A few people started getting emails on their phones，and people thought that was crazy.Same kind of thing.We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones，and it’s unnatural，”he said.“ There’s gonna be improvements to that，and this a step there.”

1.One of the possible functions of the smartphone?like glasses is to ________.

A．program the opening hours of a bar

B．supply you with a picture of the future

C．provide information about your surroundings

D．update the maps and GPS in your smartphones

2.The underlined phrase“pop up”in the third paragraph probably means“ ________”．

A．develop rapidly

B．get round quickly

C．appear immediately

D．go over automatically

3.According to Sam Biddle，the smartphone?like glasses are ________.

A．necessary for teenagers

B．attractive to New Yorkers

C．available to people worldwide

D．expensive for average consumers

4.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone?like glasses ________.

A．may have a potential market

B．are as common as smartphones

C．are popular among young adults

D．will be improved by a new technology

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文为一篇介绍性的说明文。文章主要介绍了一种类似于智能手机的眼镜的功能及这种新科技产品的前景。

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2.2】解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据文章第三段可知，这种类似于智能手机的眼镜能为使用者提供周围环境的信息，例如：如果你走在大街上，指示器就会立即告诉你最近的咖啡店或其他一些信息。根据画线词后面的showing you the nearest coffee shop可知pop up的意思为appear immediately“立即出现”。A项意为“快速发展”，B项意为“(消息)快速传开”，D项意为“自动复习”。

3.3】解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第四段所述．..and the average consumer isn’t gonna be able to afford another device(装置)that’s hundreds and hundreds of dollars.可知Sam Biddle认为对于普通顾客而言，他们没有能力来购买如此贵的装置。

4.4】解析：选A。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段，Seth Weintraub认为这种可戴式新科技产品最终会像其他智能手机一样普遍。再结合最后一段的例子特别是最后一句话There’s gonna be improvements to that，and this a step there.可看出这种新科技产品会很快流行起来，言外之意是这种新科技产品的市场潜力很大。