五、完形填空。
Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, all we want to do is return to a 1 home. Smart technology can turn any home 2 a nicer place to live. Smart homes have been around for 3 . The Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a type of technology 4 X10 in 1975. With X10, household devices(家用装置), such as lights and alarms, can communicate 5 each other by using radio frequencies(频率).
Of course, 5G networks have made smart homes much 6 . Perhaps the most widely used smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant. Some allow users to interact with nearly any device in 7 home simply by saying a few words. This is especially 8 for children and disabled people as they can do things 9 are too difficult.
Common household appliances can become smart 10 . A smart waste bin can keep track of the things you have 11 away and place an online order for new items. Smart fridges can create dinner lists 12 the food inside.
But it’s not only about convenience. Smart homes are also perfect for the 13 . By turning off devices that you are not using, smart homes can lower 14 electricity you use. As we know, using less energy 15 that we use fewer natural resources.
1. A. possible
B. comfortable
C. believable
D. terrible
2. A. over
B. down
C. into
D. onto
3. A. sometime
B. sometimes
C. some times
D. some time
4. A. called
B. told
C. said
D. spoken
5. A. with
B. for
C. of
D. at
6. A. strong
B. stronger
C. strongest
D. the strongest
7. A. its
B. her
C. his
D. their
8. A. common
B. awful
C. good
D. funny
9. A. that
B. who
C. why
D. how
10. A. so far
B. as well
C. at times
D. for now
11. A. risen
B. given
C. taken
D. thrown
12. A. replied to
B. based on
C. interested in
D. filled with
13. A. family
B. school
C. environment
D. government
14. A. how much
B. how many
C. how long
D. how old
15. A. finds
B. feels
C. hopes
D. means

五、1∼5. BCDAA 6∼10. BDCAB 11∼15. DBCAD