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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