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“Youcancheckonthehouse,andIcanlookatthetemperature.Believeitornot,ifIwanttoturnonlightsaheadoftime,Ican,”addedLee.
WesatinSteve'
sCaliforniakitchenandwiththerightpassword,turnedonthekitchencounterlightsathisboss'
houseinWisconsin.Stevedidhavepermissiontologon(登录).
“Ifyoudoknowthepasswordandyouwanttoplayatrickonyourwife,youcouldturnlightsonandoffremotely.”
Thisnewtechnology,whichcanautomaticallyturnonwatersprinklerswhenhumidityislow,orturnoffapoolpumpwhenitisnotinuse,isnolongerexpensive.Severalhundreddollarsforabasicsystemisenoughanditisnothardtoinstall.
Suretheconvenienceisnicebutmanypeoplewholikethesecurityadvantageslikemakingsurekidsaresafewiththehelpofcameramonitorsandbedsidealerts.
“Icannoticethatmaybeoneofmychildrenwakesupinthemiddleofthenightoncethelightswitchisturnedon.”
Whatasmarthomecan'
tdoisgetyouasnackandyouhavetoleavethecouchforthat.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“password”inParagraph5mean?
A.Securitycode.B.Crossword.
C.Passport.D.Touchscreen.
2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?
A.Steve'
sbosstrustedhimverymuch.
B.Stevedoesn'
tliketoplayjokesonhisfamily.
C.Stevecouldlogonhisboss'
homebecausehehadbeengiventhekey.
D.It'
sexpensiveanddifficulttoapplyabasicsmarthomesystem.
3.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingisoftenamustforasmarthomeEXCEPTa.
A.cellphoneB.computer
C.cameraD.car
4.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwillthispassageprobablybefound?
A.Entertainment.B.Science&
Technology.
C.Health&
Care.D.Biography.
B
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn'
tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrassrootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.
AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;
todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twentyfiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it'
shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
”saysBruceAnderson.
5.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout.
A.thesocialmovement
B.recyclingtechniques
C.environmentalproblems
D.theimportanceofEarthDay
6.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?
A.Thegrassrootslevel.B.Thebusinesscircle.
C.Governmentofficials.D.Universityprofessors.
7.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?
A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.
B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.
C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.
D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.
8.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Education.B.Planning.
C.Greenliving.D.COreduction.
C
Oneofthelatesttrends(趋势)inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,Conn,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat'
strueallacrossthecountry.
“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage,”JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofacompany,saysofhis2yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture.”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25yearoldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.
LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina:
Shedidn'
twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.“BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture.”shesays.
“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.“Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”
ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.
9.Whatdoesthatterm“aupair”inthetextmean?
A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown.
B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome.
C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.
D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.
10.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem.
A.toliveinChinasomeday
B.tospeakthelanguageathome
C.tocatchupwithotherchildren
D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica.
B.Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren.
C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.
D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
D
NEWYORK-AustralianminingenterpriseClivePalmeronTuesdayunveiled(公布)blueprintsforTitanicⅡ,amoderncopyofthedoomedoceanliner,althoughhedidn'
tcalltheshipunsinkableanymore.
Theshipwilllargelyrecreatethedesignanddecorationofthefabledoriginal,withsomemodificationstokeepitinlinewithcurrentsafetyrulesandshipbuildingpractices,andtheadditionofsomemoderncomfortssuchasairconditioning,PalmersaidatapressconferenceinNewYork.
Thethreepassengerclasses,however,willbepreventedfrommingling(混杂),asin1912,Palmersaid.“I'
mnottoosuperstitious(迷信的).”Palmersaidwhenaskedwhetherrecreatingashipbestknownforsinkingwastemptingfate.
WhiteStarLine,theoperatoroftheoriginalship,hadsaidtheTitanicwasdesignedtobeunsinkable.About1,500peoplediedonTitanic'
smaidenvoyagein1912fromSouthamptontoNewYorkaftertheshipcollidedwithanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.
Palmer,whocreatedthecompanyBlueStarLinelastyear,refusedtomakeasimilarboast.
“Anythingwillsinkifyouputaholeinit,”Palmersaid.“Ithinkitwouldbeverycavaliertosayit.”
Unliketheoriginal,TitanicⅡwillhavemorethanenoughspaceinitslifeboatsforeverypersononboardandwillhaveadditionalescapestaircases.MarkkuKanerva,salesdirectoratDeltamarin,theFinnishcompanydesigningtheship,saiditwouldbethe“safestcruiseshipintheworld”.
Palmerrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouttheproject'
scost.AlthoughtheTitanicwastheworld'
slargestshipinhertime,shewouldbesmallerthanmanyoftoday'
smoderncruiseships.
“It'
snotaboutthemoney,”Palmersaid.“I'
vegotenoughmoneyforit.Ithinkthat'
sallthatmatters.”
ForbesestimatedPalmer'
snetworthtobe$795millionin2012.Hedescribeshimselfasabillionaire.
TitanicⅡwillbebuiltbyChinesestate-ownedCSCJinlingShipyard,whichhasalreadybuiltfourorecarriersforPalmer'
sminingbusiness,hesaid.ThecontracttobuildTitanicⅡhasnotyetbeensigned,Palmersaid.
12.WhatcanbeinferredaboutTitanicⅡfromthepassage?
A.TitanicⅡwillhavemorespaceinitslifeboatsthantheTitanic.
B.TitanicⅡwillbethelargestcruiseshipintheworld.
C.TitanicⅡwillallowdifferentclassesofpassengerstomingle.
D.TitanicⅡwillbearealunsinkablecruiseship.
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.1,500peoplediedonTitanic'
smaidenvoyagein1912.
B.TheTitaniccollidedwithanicebergintheSouthPacific.
C.TheTitanicwasequippedwithairconditioning.
D.TheTitanicwastheworld'
slargestshipatthattime.
14.What'
stheauthor'
spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.TotellusthestoryoftheTitanic.
B.Totel