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Why Are Smart Phones Getting Boring & What’s Next?
Smart phones are getting boring. New models are either a bit faster or have nicer cameras, but they’re basically no different from the ones already in our pockets. This is why scientists are hoping for and working on something new, something that will change our lives just as greatly as smart phones do. At the moment, the next invention might be smart glasses.
Just imagine. Instead of having to pick up your phone and look at the screen, all of the information you need simply appears in front of you, in your glasses. Satellite navigation directions (卫星导航方向) would appear right there on the road. And your smart glasses could guide you to the right shelf in the supermarket!
Smart glasses could also be used in industry. They could show engineers the instructions they need to fix things more quickly. A doctor could carry out a difficult operation, guided in real time by someone on the other side of the world.
This may sound impossible. But most of the technologies to invent them are already there. For example, one key technology is called AR, which can make digital 3D objects appear as if they are part of the real world. We’ve used it a lot in our video calls. Similarly, huge progress has been made in spatial audio (空间音频).This means a sound is made to give it a sense of place, like what you hear in an empty room. Some high-end earphones (高端耳机) can already do that. Future glasses will of course need to recognize your voice to do tasks. This technology has been widely used in our daily life.
So, why aren’t we all wearing smart glasses yet? So far, no one has invented a good way to send images of our world onto glasses. However, with the rapid development of the technology, smart glasses could arrive much sooner than we think.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Although the car was
2. Miss Yang offered to help when she found it
3. Birds can’t fly without wings.
（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余） daily super simply
1. Many students lost marks in the exam just because they didn’t read the questions carefully.
2. Making plans for spending money really matters in our everyday life.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. They will
2. With the development of the technology, our lives have changed a lot
（四）仿写句子
Instead of having to pick up your phone and look at the screen, all of the information you need simply appears in front of you, in your glasses. (instead of + doing)
仿写：不要害怕失败。我们需要从失败中学习，而不是放弃。
二、阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案
（
A. To start a story. B. To tell a joke.
C. To introduce a topic. D. To discuss a problem.
（
A. When smart glasses might be made. B.Where smart glasses could be used.
C. Why smart glasses should be changed. D. How smart glasses would give directions.
（
A. Making spatial audio. B. Recognizing voices.
C. Creating digital 3D objects. D. Sending images onto glasses.
（
A. Bored. B. Negative. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.
Why Are Smart Phones Getting Boring & What’s Next?
Smart phones are getting boring. New models are either a bit faster or have nicer cameras, but they’re basically no different from the ones already in our pockets. This is why scientists are hoping for and working on something new, something that will change our lives just as greatly as smart phones do. At the moment, the next invention might be smart glasses.
Just imagine. Instead of having to pick up your phone and look at the screen, all of the information you need simply appears in front of you, in your glasses. Satellite navigation directions (卫星导航方向) would appear right there on the road. And your smart glasses could guide you to the right shelf in the supermarket!
Smart glasses could also be used in industry. They could show engineers the instructions they need to fix things more quickly. A doctor could carry out a difficult operation, guided in real time by someone on the other side of the world.
This may sound impossible. But most of the technologies to invent them are already there. For example, one key technology is called AR, which can make digital 3D objects appear as if they are part of the real world. We’ve used it a lot in our video calls. Similarly, huge progress has been made in spatial audio (空间音频).This means a sound is made to give it a sense of place, like what you hear in an empty room. Some high-end earphones (高端耳机) can already do that. Future glasses will of course need to recognize your voice to do tasks. This technology has been widely used in our daily life.
So, why aren’t we all wearing smart glasses yet? So far, no one has invented a good way to send images of our world onto glasses. However, with the rapid development of the technology, smart glasses could arrive much sooner than we think.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Although the car was
basically
(basic) in a good condition, I was worried about certain parts inside.2. Miss Yang offered to help when she found it
impossible
(possible) for me to work out the maths problem.3. Birds can’t fly without wings.
Similarly
(similar), human beings can’t travel afar without dreams.（二）用方框中词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余） daily super simply
1. Many students lost marks in the exam just because they didn’t read the questions carefully.
simply
2. Making plans for spending money really matters in our everyday life.
daily
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. They will
carry out
(执行) many tasks and take part in some scientific studies at the same time.2. With the development of the technology, our lives have changed a lot
so far
(到目前为止).（四）仿写句子
Instead of having to pick up your phone and look at the screen, all of the information you need simply appears in front of you, in your glasses. (instead of + doing)
仿写：不要害怕失败。我们需要从失败中学习，而不是放弃。
二、阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案
（
C
）1. Why does the writer mention smart phones in Paragraph 1?A. To start a story. B. To tell a joke.
C. To introduce a topic. D. To discuss a problem.
（
B
）2. What are Paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly about?A. When smart glasses might be made. B.Where smart glasses could be used.
C. Why smart glasses should be changed. D. How smart glasses would give directions.
（
D
）3. Which of the following technologies needs to be improved to invent smart glasses?A. Making spatial audio. B. Recognizing voices.
C. Creating digital 3D objects. D. Sending images onto glasses.
（
C
）4. 【新考法+观点态度】How might the writer feel about the future of smart glasses?A. Bored. B. Negative. C. Confident. D. Uncertain.
答案
一、（一）1. basically 2. impossible 3. Similarly
（二）1. simply 2. daily
（三）1. carry out 2. so far
（四）Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up.
二、答案速查 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C
【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了智能眼镜的应用和发展前景，作者对它的未来充满信心。
1. C 【点拨】推理判断题。第一段讲智能手机变得无聊，科学家们希望发明出一些新的、可以改变我们生活的物品，而这个物品可能是智能眼镜，第一段中提及智能手机就是为了引出本文讨论的话题，故选C。
2. B 【点拨】段落大意题。第二段提到可以直接在智能眼镜上看所需信息，也可以直接导航至目的地；第三段提到智能眼镜可以应用于工业操作和医疗手术。由此可知，第二、三段主要讲述了智能眼镜的应用场景，故选B。
3. D 【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段“So far, no one has invented a good way to send images of our world onto glasses.”可知，“传送图像至眼镜上”这一技术需要提升。故选D。
4. C 【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“However, with the rapid development of technology, smart glasses could arrive much sooner than we think.”可知，作者对智能眼镜的未来充满信心。故选C。
（二）1. simply 2. daily
（三）1. carry out 2. so far
（四）Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up.
二、答案速查 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C
【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了智能眼镜的应用和发展前景，作者对它的未来充满信心。
1. C 【点拨】推理判断题。第一段讲智能手机变得无聊，科学家们希望发明出一些新的、可以改变我们生活的物品，而这个物品可能是智能眼镜，第一段中提及智能手机就是为了引出本文讨论的话题，故选C。
2. B 【点拨】段落大意题。第二段提到可以直接在智能眼镜上看所需信息，也可以直接导航至目的地；第三段提到智能眼镜可以应用于工业操作和医疗手术。由此可知，第二、三段主要讲述了智能眼镜的应用场景，故选B。
3. D 【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段“So far, no one has invented a good way to send images of our world onto glasses.”可知，“传送图像至眼镜上”这一技术需要提升。故选D。
4. C 【点拨】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“However, with the rapid development of technology, smart glasses could arrive much sooner than we think.”可知，作者对智能眼镜的未来充满信心。故选C。
解析
【分析】
本题为英语综合练习题，分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分：
1. 词汇运用部分：
（一）需根据句子成分、语境判断所给单词的词性及词义，如修饰介词短语/句子用副词，结合逻辑判断反义词；
（二）需理解句子语境，匹配方框内单词的含义与词性；
（三）需掌握固定短语及常用汉语对应的英文表达；
（四）仿写需掌握“instead of + doing”的结构，结合句意组织语言。
2. 阅读理解部分：
需通读短文把握主旨，针对各题考点（话题目的、段落大意、细节、作者态度），定位原文相关信息，分析选项得出答案。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 句意为“尽管汽车基本状况良好，但我担心内部某些部件”，此处修饰介词短语，需用副词，故将basic变为basically；
2. 句意为“杨小姐发现我不可能解出这道数学题时主动帮忙”，结合语境表否定，故将possible变为impossible；
3. 句意为“鸟没有翅膀不能飞，类似地，人类没有梦想不能远行”，此处用副词修饰整个句子，故将similar变为Similarly。
（二）
1. 句意为“很多学生考试丢分仅仅因为没仔细读题”，对应方框内simply（仅仅），故填simply；
2. 句意为“制定花钱计划在我们日常生活中很重要”，everyday life对应daily（日常的），故填daily。
（三）
1. “执行任务”是固定短语carry out，故填carry out；
2. “到目前为止”是固定短语so far，故填so far。
（四）仿写需用“instead of + doing”结构，“放弃”的动名词形式为giving up，故答案为：Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up。
二、阅读理解
1. 第一段通过智能手机的现状引出新发明智能眼镜，目的是介绍话题，故选C；
2. 第二段讲智能眼镜的日常应用，第三段讲工业、医疗应用，均为智能眼镜的用途，故选B；
3. 最后一段提到“没有好的方法把世界图像传到眼镜上”，这是需改进的技术，故选D；
4. 最后一段指出技术发展快，智能眼镜会比想象中早到，作者态度是自信，故选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. basically 2. impossible 3. Similarly
（二）1. simply 2. daily
（三）1. carry out 2. so far
（四）Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up.
二、1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空、阅读理解推理判断、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题结合外刊阅读材料，涵盖词汇运用和阅读理解模块，既考查基础词汇变形、短语掌握，又考查语篇理解与逻辑推理能力，贴近实际应用，适合巩固英语基础及阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语综合练习题，分为词汇运用和阅读理解两部分：
1. 词汇运用部分：
（一）需根据句子成分、语境判断所给单词的词性及词义，如修饰介词短语/句子用副词，结合逻辑判断反义词；
（二）需理解句子语境，匹配方框内单词的含义与词性；
（三）需掌握固定短语及常用汉语对应的英文表达；
（四）仿写需掌握“instead of + doing”的结构，结合句意组织语言。
2. 阅读理解部分：
需通读短文把握主旨，针对各题考点（话题目的、段落大意、细节、作者态度），定位原文相关信息，分析选项得出答案。
【解析】
一、（一）
1. 句意为“尽管汽车基本状况良好，但我担心内部某些部件”，此处修饰介词短语，需用副词，故将basic变为basically；
2. 句意为“杨小姐发现我不可能解出这道数学题时主动帮忙”，结合语境表否定，故将possible变为impossible；
3. 句意为“鸟没有翅膀不能飞，类似地，人类没有梦想不能远行”，此处用副词修饰整个句子，故将similar变为Similarly。
（二）
1. 句意为“很多学生考试丢分仅仅因为没仔细读题”，对应方框内simply（仅仅），故填simply；
2. 句意为“制定花钱计划在我们日常生活中很重要”，everyday life对应daily（日常的），故填daily。
（三）
1. “执行任务”是固定短语carry out，故填carry out；
2. “到目前为止”是固定短语so far，故填so far。
（四）仿写需用“instead of + doing”结构，“放弃”的动名词形式为giving up，故答案为：Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up。
二、阅读理解
1. 第一段通过智能手机的现状引出新发明智能眼镜，目的是介绍话题，故选C；
2. 第二段讲智能眼镜的日常应用，第三段讲工业、医疗应用，均为智能眼镜的用途，故选B；
3. 最后一段提到“没有好的方法把世界图像传到眼镜上”，这是需改进的技术，故选D；
4. 最后一段指出技术发展快，智能眼镜会比想象中早到，作者态度是自信，故选C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. basically 2. impossible 3. Similarly
（二）1. simply 2. daily
（三）1. carry out 2. so far
（四）Don’t fear failure. We need to learn from it instead of giving up.
二、1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空、阅读理解推理判断、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题结合外刊阅读材料，涵盖词汇运用和阅读理解模块，既考查基础词汇变形、短语掌握，又考查语篇理解与逻辑推理能力，贴近实际应用，适合巩固英语基础及阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
