Question

【題目】 According to some experts, a smart home is now available（可得到的）. There are coffee pots that turn on when the alarm clock rings. There are fridges that send an alert when the milk runs out. These smart appliances are changing our lives greatly.

However, it seems few people are making their homes smart. In a U. S. survey, only six percent of American families have a smart appliances. More than 70 percent of people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years.

Why are smart home appliances having a hard time reaching the market? There are several reasons. First, a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential（必要的）. Many of them are too expensive. One of Samsung’s smart fridges have cameras inside. It can check for rotting food. It can also allow the user to know what he is short of while he’s shopping. However, the fridge sells for $5,000. People who can afford it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we regularly check the food in our fridges, don’t we?

The technology is not yet perfect, either. There are complaints that smart appliances sometimes stop working or become dull.

【1】Can customers get a smart home on the market now?

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【2】Many American families are making their homes smart, aren’t they?

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【3】How many people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years?

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【4】What do Samsung’s smart fridges have inside?

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【5】Why do people prefer to check the food in the fridge themselves?

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【6】Do you look forward to a smart home? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they can.

【2】No, they aren’t.

【3】More than 70 percent of people.

【4】Cameras.

【5】Because smart fridges are too expensive. /they can’t afford smart fridges.

【6】No, I don’t. Because a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential. Many of them are too expensive.（Any reasonable answer is acceptable.）

【解析】

本篇分析智能家電在日常生活中的使用，只有6%的美國(guó)家庭擁有智能家電，超過(guò)70%的人在近幾年內(nèi)沒(méi)有購(gòu)買智能家電的計(jì)劃，因?yàn)楹芏嘀悄芗译娭皇呛猛娑�已，它們不是必需的而且很多都太貴，有時(shí)智能電器有時(shí)會(huì)壞。

【1】根據(jù)第一段“According to some experts, a smart home is now available據(jù)一些專家說(shuō)，現(xiàn)在有了智能家居”，可知“客戶現(xiàn)在可以在市場(chǎng)上買到智能家居”；故答案為Yes, they can.

【2】根據(jù)第二段“However, it seems few people are making their homes smart.”可知“很少有人要讓家變得智能”；故答案為No, they aren’t.

【3】根據(jù)第二段“More than 70 percent of people have no plans to buy smart appliances in the next two to five years.”可知“超過(guò)70%的人在未來(lái)2到5年內(nèi)沒(méi)有購(gòu)買智能家電的計(jì)劃”；故答案為More than 70 percent of people.

【4】根據(jù)第三段“One of Samsung’s smart fridges have cameras inside.”可知“三星的一個(gè)智能冰箱里有攝像頭。”故答案為Cameras.

【5】根據(jù)第三段“People who can afford it probably don’t do their own shopping. For the rest of us, we regularly check the food in our fridges, don’t we?”可知“買得起這種冰箱不用親自購(gòu)物，買不起的人們都會(huì)定期檢查冰箱里的食物，”故答案為Because smart fridges are too expensive. /they can’t afford smart fridges.

【6】No, I don’t. Because a lot of smart appliances are just fun. They are not essential. Many of them are too expensive.答案不唯一。