【正文】 ity of Hertfordshire in the ., who is leading the Inter Home project. The system was originally designed to provide remote access to a house so less energy is consumed. In a model of the system, the controllers connect safely to the Inter. The owner can then monitor them with a cell phone or puter. Users’ response helps the system adapt to routines, saving electricity. Wile thinking about responding to user behavior and an increasingly elderly population, the researchers decided to add wristband technology that senses vitals such as body temperature and pulse, Siau said. “In the event that someone were to fall, it would detect the fall and it would immediately start the monitor of the pulse to see if the person has gone into shock,” he said. “It’s an early warning system that can inform any parties registered to monitor the person.” 山東省最大的中小學(xué)課外輔導(dǎo) 提分熱線： 053167810281 提分太快 請系好安全帶！ 中 高考熱門資料庫（免費下載） : The wristband municates with the home system wirelessly. Data from the band can be safely piped to the home work and accessed by authorized users. A functioning model of the wristband technology exists, but it’s still too big. The team is working hard to reduce its size to a level where it could potentially be a wrist – sized product and is trying adding other services, including a system that could send a warning message if someone with Alzheimer’s (老年癡呆 ) were to get lost. Siau said that the university received government supporting money, enabling the researchers to work with the independent research firm on testing the platform in real houses. 66． Who would benefit most from the new system? A． People who care about environmental pollution. B． Doctors who are responsible for patients with Alzheimer’s. C． Children who don’t want to take care of their elderly parents. D． Elderly people who need attention to their health conditions. 67． The new system is smarter in the fact that . A． it can take people’s body temperature. B． it can help do some cooking work C． it can sense emergencies and give signals D． it can prevent elderly people from falling 68． The system was originally designed for the owner to . A． save energy B． to save strength C． collect energy D． produce energy 69． Which of the following is true according to the passage? A． The wristband is small enough to wear around the wrist now. B． If someone falls, the system can hold the person up. C． The system can treat patients with diseases. D． The system has been tested in real houses. 70． Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A． Smart house feels your pain B． Smart house enters every family C． Smart house saves money D． Smart house makes you fortable D 山東省最大的中小學(xué)課外輔導(dǎo) 提分熱線： 053167810281 提分太快 請系好安全帶！ 中 高考熱門資料庫（免費下載） : For the first century or so of the Industrial Revolution, increased productivity led to decreases in working hours. A generation ago social planners worried about what people would do with all this newfound free time. In the US, at least, it seems they need not have bothered. Although the output per hour of work has more than doubled since 1945, leisure (freetime) seems reserved largely for the unemployed. Those who work fulltime spend as much time on the job as they did at the end of World War II. In fact, working hours have increased noticeably since 1970. There are several reasons for lost leisure. Since 1979, panies have responded to improvements in the business climate by having employees work overtime rather than by hiring extra personnel. Most increased production doesn’t relate to the employment. Some firms are even downsizing as their profits climb. It’s more profitable to ask 40 employees to labor an extra hour each than to hire one more worker to do the same 40hour job. Although employees plain about long hours, they, too, have reasons not to trade money for leisure. People who work reduced hours pay a huge price in career terms. It’s taken as a negative (負(fù)面的 ) signal about their mitment to the firm. Many managers find it difficult to measure the contribution of their staff to a firm’s well – being, so they use the number of working hours instead of the output to evaluate the employees. Well aware of this, employees adjust their behavior accordingly. It may take some time before workers can success