高三英语 阅读复习第三期 科普知识与现代技术12(1)

2014年高三英语阅读复习第三期科普知识与现代技术12

【导读】手机能控制你家的洗衣机，你听说过吗？

For those who are tired doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone

app(application).

Strange though it may seem —“my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week — Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”.

Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.

The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus.

Samsung says it’s not just something ne w — the app connection actually has some practical uses.

“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer

for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmid t.

The company also says that with electricity rate(电价)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.

Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do —enable laziness. Rather than

getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.

【文章大意】本文是一篇科技说明文，介绍了一种可以用智能手机控制的洗衣机。

【篇章结构】

段落关键词大意推测

第一部分（Para. 1；2）laundry; smartphone app; common

sense; internet-connected

features

待洗衣物；智能手机程序；常

见的；跟网络相关的元素

第二部分（Para. 3——7）go bad; available; downloadable;

turn on and off; practical uses;

take out; restart; more control;

save money

（食物）变坏；可得到的；可

下载的；打开/关上；实际的

用途；拿出来；重新启动；更

多的控制；省钱

第三部分（Para.8）laziness; check on; monitor; while

watching TV 懒惰；检查核对；监测；看电视的时候

【信息提取】

1. What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?

A. The machine will be a big success.

B. their wives like doing the laundry.

C. The machine is unrelated to their life.

D. This kind of t echnology is familiar to them.

2. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?

A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing

B. They can be controlled with a smartphone

C. They are difficult to operate

D. They are sold at a low price

3. We can conclude from Samsung’s statements t hat ___________.

A. the app connection makes life easie

B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning

C. smartphone can shorten the drying time

D. we should refresh clothes back at home

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The laundry should be frequ ently checked

B. Lazy people like using such machines

C. Good technologies also cause problems

D. Television may help do the laundry.

【解析】

1. C。推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的… “my wife already does that” was a common response…可以推断，大多人对于这种新型洗衣机不大感兴趣，因为大多都是妻子洗衣服。

2. A。推理判断题。由第六段Samsung的发言人的举得例子可以推断，这种生活能让我们的生活更简单。智能手机不能缩短烘干衣服的时间，故可以排除C。

3. C。主旨大意题。从最后一段…is what all good technologies do—enable laziness 可以得知，这种新型洗衣机和其他科技一样，也能让我们变懒，这是一个弊端

【词汇扩充】

1.feature n.特征，特点；容貌，面貌；（期刊的）特辑；故事片

Such problems are a universal feature of old age.

这类问题是老年人的通病。

vt.使有特色；描写…的特征；以…为号召物 vi.起主要作用；作重要角色

It's a great movie and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year...

这是一部精彩的影片，主演是一位西班牙演员，他不出一年就会成为国际巨星。

2. common sense n.常识（尤指判断力）

For goodness' sake, just use your common sense!

我的老天，你也凭常识想想！

This view is irreconcilable with common sense.

这个观点有悖于常识。

3. available adj.可用的；有空的；可会见的

The materials you need are available from any good do-it-yourself store.

所需材料可以从任何好的自己动手商店买到。

Is it available on DVD yet?

这个现在有DVD版了吗？

This dictionary is available in electronic form.