中考英语阅读-第42篇 科技改变生活:黉舍科学博物馆智能家居探索记

智好手机上的远程家庭掌握系统

Last week we went on a school trip to a science museum. Ms. Liu, the guide, showed us around a smart home.

上周我们去学校参不雅观了一个科学博物馆。
导游刘女士带我们参不雅观了一个智能家居。

go on a trip 旅行；

show sb. around 带某人参不雅观;领…参不雅观;带…巡视;

We started with the front door. Ms. Liu asked me to ring the doorbell. I didn't notice the tiny camera that was fixed just above it. After I pressed(按)the doorbell, the camera sent a live video(视频直播）to the home-owners. “They can electronically open the door when they are not at home, “said Ms. Liu.

我们从前门开始。
刘女士让我按门铃。
我没有把稳到固定在它上面的小摄像头。
我按下门铃后，摄像头向房东发送了一段实时视频。
“他们不在家的时候可以用电子办法开门，”刘说。

tiny [tani] adj. 极小的;眇小的;微量的; 比较级tinier; 最高级tiniest

live video [lv vdio] 实时视频;视频直播;现场视频;

home owner 业主;房东;屋主;房屋拥有者;

智好手机上的远程家庭掌握系统

The other thing I couldn't see on the door was a lock. "There must be one," I thought. At this time, Ms. Liu took out a smart phone and put it against the door. And it opened. "Oh, the key is on the smart phone."

门上另一件我看不见的东西是一把锁。
“一定有一个，”我想。
这时，刘女士拿出一部智好手机，将手机靠在门上。
它打开了。
“哦，钥匙在智好手机上。
”

手持智好手机解除门禁安全系统

智能锁

After entering the living room, I saw a computer on a table. By using the computer, the owners can control how much energy is used. In this way, they can manage their living cost.

进入客厅后，我看到桌子上有一台电脑。
通过利用电脑，用户可以掌握能源的利用量。
通过这种办法，他们可以管理自己的生活本钱。

cost [kst] n. 用度;本钱;(为做某事涉及的)努力，代价，丢失;花费;价钱;诉讼用度;

vt. 使丢失;使损失;估算本钱;需付费;价钱为;使付出努力;使做不愉快的事;

例：A new computer system has been installed at a cost of 80 000.新的打算机系统已安装，用度为8万英镑。

cost out 估算本钱；估价

数字智好手机平板电脑上的远程家庭掌握系统

One of the rooms I wanted to see most was the bedroom. To my great surprise, the bed disappeared into the floor at the touch of the smart phone. The window has a smart blind(百叶窗).It can be raised and lowered with a voice.

我最想看的房间之一是寝室。
令我非常惊异的是，只要一触碰智好手机，床就消逝在了地板上。
窗户上有一个智能百叶窗。
它可以用声音升高和降落。

blind [bland] n.窗帘;(尤指)卷帘;

As I left the smart home, I looked back on what I had just seen. Scientists often say that these products are improving our life. I think the technology in the smart home may make us lazier. However, there is no doubt that it will become more popular in the homes of tomorrow.

当我离开智能家居时，我回顾了我刚刚看到的统统。
科学家们常常说这些产品正在改进我们的生活。
我认为智能家居中的技能可能会让我们变得更

look back on 转头看,回顾,追忆

there is no doubt 毫无疑问;无疑;置疑;

物联网对当代生活的远程掌握

66、67题完成句子；68~70题简单回答问题。

66. Ms. Liu showed the students around a smart home in a science museum.

67. The home-owners can electronically open the door when they are not at home.

68.Where is the key to the door?

On the smart phone. / It is on the smart phone.

69. How can the owners control how much energy is used?

By using the computer.

70. Do you like the technology in the smart home? Why or why not? 新考法，开放性试题

Yes, I do. Because it improves our life. / No, I don’t. Because it may make us lazier.

【短文大意】本文先容了作者在学校旅行中参不雅观科学博物馆里的智能家居的一次经历。
作者描述了智能家居中智能开门技能、智能管理生活本钱技能、智能睡床隐蔽技能、智能声控百叶窗技能等，引发作者从正反两方面思考科技对人们生活的影响，以及作者对未来科技运用于生活的展望。

知识积累：

blind [bland] n.窗帘;(尤指)卷帘;借口;幌子;用以蒙蔽人的言行;托词;

vt.使失落明;使眼花;使变瞎;使眼花;使失落去判断力;使思维混沌;

adj. 失落明的;盲人;瞎的;(对某事)视而不见的，未察觉的;盲目接管的;无理性的;汽车司机看不见的;

adv. 视线受阻地;仅靠仪表操纵地;盲目地;

blind and deaf 又瞎又聋

legally blind 法定盲

partially blind半盲

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