【正文】 9。s vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the BBC. It also saves the government money. In Norway, it costs 1 million kroner(about 0. 8 million yuan )per year to have someone in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.” So, for those who have already gone smart, will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the oldfashioned way? I think it would be difficult. When we go to a friend39。s house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do, Poulson, 35, a senior program manager from Seattle.,U. S.,explained.（1）What are the first and second paragraphs used for? A.Introducing the topic.B.Describing the situation.C.Advertising smart homes.D.Putting forward the author39。s opinion.（2）What do Philips, Amazon and Xiaomi have in mon? A.They are all designing smart homes.B.They are all U. S based digital pany.C.They39。ve all advanced in smart technology.D.They39。ve all received affordable products automatically.（3）What does Abilia39。s system allow users to do in Norway? A.To take care of themselves.B.To buy userfriendly products.C.To control heating and cooling.D.To switch lights through a tablet.（4）What39。s Poulson39。s attitude to smart technology? A.Cautious.B.FavorableC.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了智能家居領(lǐng)域又有了新的進(jìn)展。(1)考查推理判斷。第一、二段是對(duì)智能家居的現(xiàn)象的描述，從第三段開(kāi)始文章介紹了智能家居在人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪械陌l(fā)展及應(yīng)用，因此，第一、二段是為了引出“智能家居”的話題。故選A。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“... panies like Philips Amazon and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyday people with affordable products like artificial intelligence（AI） speakers and sensors．”可知，這幾家公司已經(jīng)通過(guò)人們負(fù)擔(dān)得起的產(chǎn)品將自動(dòng)化帶到人們的日常生活中，因此，它們的共同點(diǎn)是都在智能科技方面取得了進(jìn)步。故選C。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的“ This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing, ‘Abilia39。s vice president,Oystein Johnsen, told the BBC．...”可知， Alibia的系統(tǒng)可以讓使用者照顧自己。故選A。(4)考查推理判斷。最后一段中波爾森說(shuō)的話承接該段第一句提出的問(wèn)題So, for those who have already39。gone smart39。, will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the old－fashioned way？”。他認(rèn)為如果沒(méi)有了智能技術(shù)，人們很難再用老的方式做事情，如我們?nèi)ヅ笥鸭一蛲獬龆燃贂r(shí)，我們會(huì)希望房子能夠做一些本該我們做的事情。由此可推測(cè)，波爾森對(duì)智能技術(shù)持支持態(tài)度。故選B?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。6．閱讀理解 Castle Dale is a small town in central Utah. My grandpa39。s farm is a few miles to the north. I grew up there. Milking a cow, feeding the chickens and cutting firewood were daily routines. Grandpa had me carrying a broom to do snow cleaning when it was actually taller than I was. This was the work kids like me learned to do at a young age. I was tall, very tall at a really young age. My unusual height caused people to look, ask questions, laugh, tease, and sometimes even challenge me to fight. I was teased cruelly as a kid. It wasn39。t fair, I knew, but that was just the way it was. Luckily, I was taught at a very young age a very important lesson. I am different and that39。s Okay—I39。m unique and I matter. No one could ever take that away from me. I knew this then, and I know this now. That alone helped me through the frustrations and heartaches of normal life. When I was in junior high school, I realized something else that helped me cope. Most teasing came from one of two places—people who were either jealous or ignorant (愚昧). I couldn39。t change the way they were, but I could change the way I felt. I was not going to feel bad because of their ignorance or jealousy. It wasn39。t worth it. Realizing this didn39。t stop them, or change the fact that these ments hurt. It did, however, give me a way to understand these people and deal with their treatment in a way that was okay for me. These things still happen today. It will probably happen the rest of my life. I will always be 7 feet, 6 inches ( meters) tall. I wouldn39。t change that for anything. People will always look because it is not every day that you see someone that tall. I learned that at a young age and I now try to teach my own children that they are unique and they matter. That is the message I give to you. Regardless of your race, religion, background, or circumstances ... Being different is okay.（1）The author mentioned his hometown to show us _______. A.he is from an ordinary familyB.his grandpa is strict with himC.he loves this lovely small townD.he had to do a lot of labor work（2）The author was often teased because _______. A.he grew up in a small townB.he was much taller than othersC.he fought with people easilyD.he didn39。t want people to watch him（3）What was the author39。s attitude towards being teased? A.He accepted the fact of being different and let it go.B.He felt angry failing to change others39。 opinions.C.He felt hurt hearing people39。s negative ments.D.He hated people39。s ignorance and jealousy.（4）Which of the following may best describe the theme of the passage? A.Everything es to the man who waits.B.It is the first step that is troublesome.C.Speec