Friday 信息还原
Week 8
时代变迁
被智能家居照顾的一天，是种什么体验？
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE LIFE!
You wake up in the morning. You go into the bathroom and the shower starts. The water is the perfect temperature. After your shower, your favourite breakfast is already cooked. Your mother has done everything for you? No! Actually, you live alone. 1.
Appliances that talk
2. Your fridge, for example, will suggest what to cook based on the food you already have. With the help of RFID chips(射频识别芯片), which will record the date that you bought each kind of food and even “read” this information, your fridge will be able to tell you what to cook or to buy.
Houses that think
3. In the future, you won't have to repaint them. The walls can learn about your likes and dislikes through the technology called OLED(有机发光二极管). A computer network will connect these walls with everything else in your house so that your house will then use that knowledge to control the environment for you.
Robots that feel
Scientists today are starting to build friendlier, smarter robots—ones that people will feel more comfortable having around in the house. Friendly robots will be able to show feelings with their faces, just like humans. They will do the housework and even can take care of children and the elderly.
You can't wait to live a life like this. 4. It is possible that it will be a part of your life in the next 10 years, perhaps sooner. Much of the technology is already here.
选择合适的句子补全短文,将序号填写在横线上,有一项多余。
A. How soon will these come true?
B. Then how is all this possible?
C. Technology will make appliances smart in the future.
D. What do you think houses can do?
E. Are you tired of the colour of your walls?
词汇积累 | 语法充电
appliance /əˈplaɪəns/ n. 电器
record /rɪˈkɔːd/ v. 记录
comfortable /ˈkʌmfətəbl/ adj. 舒适的 | how soon问“多久以后”，也就是未来的一个时间点。how lo问“多长时间”，是一段持续的时间长度。注意两者之间的区别。巧记：soon联想“尽快”→how soon问“多快”。long联想“长”→how long问“有多长”。
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参考答案: P24
Week 8 时代变迁 061

1. B 根据上文“Your mother has done everything for you? No! Actually, you live alone.”可知，不是你妈妈为你做的一切，其实你一个人住，此处应表达“那这一切怎么可能？”。故选B。
2. C 根据下文“Your fridge, for example, will suggest what to cook based on the food ... will be able to tell you what to cook or to buy.”可知，冰箱可以根据你的现有食材等为你推荐该做什么和买什么。C选项“科技将使未来的家电智能化。”符合语境。故选C。
知识归纳 suggest 的用法
suggest 用作动词表示“建议，提议”。suggest doing sth. 表示“建议做某事”，例如：I suggest watching a film tonight. 我建议我们今晚去看电影。也常用 suggest + that 从句。例如：The doctor suggests that he get more rest. 医生建议他多休息。
suggest 也可以用来表示“暗示，表明”。例如：His expression suggests that he is angry. 他的表情让人觉得他很生气。
3. E 根据下文“In the future, you won't have to repaint them. The walls can learn about your likes and dislikes through the technology called OLED.”可知，此处应表达与墙壁颜色有关的内容。E选项“你厌倦了你墙壁的颜色吗？”符合语境。故选E。
4. A 根据下文“It is possible that it will be a part of your life in the next 10 years”可知，未来10年，它可能会成为你生活的一部分，此处应询问多久会实现。A选项“这些多久会实现？”符合语境。故选A。