Question

    Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair or your fridge? It is possible that they are not. But in the future， most things in your home may be connected， as the so-called “Internet of things” is developing.

The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year， Samsung (三星) CEO BK Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that five years from now， every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things， whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner(吸尘器).

So， how do household(家用) objects that are part of Internet of things work? Well， think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet， the chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.

An Internet-connected camera， like a smart-home camera， could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize people’s faces， and even can see when someone passes by in the dark. Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don’t know， it can tell you that， too.

But according to MIT Technology Review， whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security (安全) systems to the Internet， there may be problems. For example， many early connected-home devices (装置) don't have much built-in security， which means they could be hacked (被黑客攻击). In addition， it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight this， many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium， which had 45 members by late 2014.

So， picture this； you walk in through the front door of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.

1.The Samsung CEO’s speech is mentioned to prove that______.

A.Samsung has produced the Internet of things recently

B.the Internet of things will appear in our daily life sooner

C.he spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things

D.Samsung products have been part of the Internet of things

2.What’s the problem about the Internet of things?

A.These new devices are produced by different companies.

B.Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet.

C.Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked.

D.Companies which produce connected-home devices haven't joined together.

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.How to product the Internet of things.

B.The way of connecting the Internet of things.

C.The introduction to use the Internet of things.

D.The Internet of things is coming in the future.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题这篇短文主要介绍了以后的家用设施将会更多地与网络相连，更加智能化。

1.推理判断题。题意：提到三星CEO的演讲证明什么？A. SamsunghasproducedtheInternetofthingsrecently三星已生产出上网的日常物品。B.theInternetofthingswillappearinourdailylifesooner不久我们日常生活中将会出现上网的东西；C.SamsungproductshavebeenpartoftheInternetofthings三星的产品成为了上网物品的一部分；D.hespentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings他花了许多时间谈论上网的物品。根据短文，第二段引用三星CEO的这段话主要目的是为了证明第二段的第一句话“The Internet of things may becoming sooner than you think.”故选B。

2.推理判断题。题意：上网物品的问题是什么？ B. Companies which produce connected-home devices haven't joined together.生产家用联网产品的公司还未协作；C. Connected-home devices may not work together and can easily get hacked.联网服务可以协作但容易被攻击；D. Companies have difficulty connecting security system to the Internet.’公司把安全的系统连接到网络有困难；A. These new devices are produced by different companies.这些新的装置由不同的公司生产。倒数第二段关于问题列举了两个例子“For example， many early connected-home devices(装置) don't have much built-in security， which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击). In addition，it could be difficult to get these devices to work together because they are made by different comp anies.”一个是容易被黑客攻击，还有一个就是有可能不兼容，只有B点都提及到了。故选C。

3.归纳理解题。根据短文主要介绍了以后的家用设施将会更多地与网络相连，更加智能化。故选D。