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Do you want to control equipments with your mind? Do you want to power your home with the energy of your own activities? These are two of the developments that engineers at International Business Machines Company (IBM) think will come true within the next five years. The technology company has announced its latest “5 in 5” report.

The engineers at IBM think people will soon be able to control many electronic equipments simply by using their minds. They say people will soon have a way to just think about calling or emailing someone in order to make it happen.

Another thing that will happen is a way for people to power their homes and offices using energy from activities like walking or running. Bemie Meyerson, IBM’S President, says this is known as micro-electronic times.

Also, passwords could soon become a thing of the past. IBM says technology developments could soon make passwords unnecessary. Some of the most common ways used to tell people are fingerprints, face and voice differences, and iris scans. The iris is the colored part of the eye. Bemie Meyerson says this technology will soon be more widely used by money machines and other designs.

The fourth possibility on IBM’s “5 in 5” list is an end to the digital designs “between those who have technology and those who do not”.

【1】According to Paragraph 2, you can control an electronic equipments by .

A. writing an English email to it B. giving it a telephone call

C. thinking about your thoughts D. ordering it in your voice

【2】We know if micro-electronic times come true, people .

A. will need to run in the house all day

B. will live a much more relaxing life

C. will no longer need to go to their offices

D. can produce electricity through activities

【3】If you use iris scans to tell a person, you .

A. have to use passwords at first

B. should show your fingerprints

C. need to look straight at the machine

D. ought to speak to the machine aloud

【4】What does the underlined word “password” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 指紋 B. 密碼 C. 聲控 D. 拍照

【5】What will most probably be talked about next after reading the passage?

A. Inventions created by IBM in the past.

B. People’s opinions on the developments.

C. Something that will happen in the future.

D. More information on the fourth possibility.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】試題這是一篇說明文，文章主要介紹了IBM工程師們對未來五年在數(shù)字設(shè)計方面的科學(xué)技術(shù)將帶人進(jìn)入微電子時代，人們利用自己的頭腦就可以控制許多電子設(shè)備，還可以通過步行或跑步等活動來為自己的家和辦公室供電，甚至不再需要密碼。

【1】題意：根據(jù)第2段，您可以通過 控制電子設(shè)備�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The engineers at IBM think people will soon be able to control many electronic equipments simply by using their minds.，可知能通過使用他們的頭腦來控制許多電子設(shè)備，故選C。

【2】題意：我們知道，如果微電子時代實(shí)現(xiàn)，人們 。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Another thing that will happen is a way for people to power their homes and offices using energy from activities like walking or running.，可知人們可以通過步行或跑步等活動來為自己的家和辦公室供電，故選D。

【3】題意：如果你使用虹膜掃描來告訴一個人，你需要直視機(jī)器。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. have to use passwords at first必須先使用密碼；B. should show your fingerprints應(yīng)該顯示你的指紋； C. need to look straight at the machine需要直視機(jī)器；D. ought to speak to the machine aloud應(yīng)該對著機(jī)器大聲說話。根據(jù)The iris is the colored part of the eye.，結(jié)合掃描儀的特點(diǎn)，可知應(yīng)該直對掃描儀，故選C。

【4】題意：第4段中的下劃線單詞“password”是什么意思？考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)下文Some of the most common ways used to tell people are fingerprints, face and voice differences, and iris scans.，通過指紋、面部和聲音差異以及虹膜掃描進(jìn)行辨別，可知不再需要密碼，故選B。

【5】題意：讀完這篇文章之后，接下來最有可能會談到什么？考查推理判斷題。A. Inventions created by IBM in the past. 過去IBM創(chuàng)造的發(fā)明。B. People’s opinions on the developments.人們對發(fā)展的看法。C. Something that will happen in the future. 將來會發(fā)生的事情。D. More information on the fourth possibility. 關(guān)于第四種可能性的更多信息。根據(jù)短文最后he fourth possibility on IBM’s “5 in 5” list is an end to the digital designs “between those who have technology and those who do not”.，可知會談到第四種可能性，故選D。