Today's technology
现在的技术

Imagine when you are close to your home, your smartwatch
tells your home to turn on the lights. Internet of Things can help
to do this. It connects everything to the Internet. It's like having
lots of smart little helpers. They "send messages" to things in the
city and let them work together.

AI helps to deal with the data. More importantly, it learns
from the data and becomes smarter. AI can work as a delivery
man, a tour guide, or even help to design cars and make people
work in a safe way.

Big Data works like the brain of the city. It helps the city
make decisions. For example, data about cars running in the city
tells us about traffic jams. Data about the humidity tells us
whether it is going to rain.
词汇积累
data /'deɪtə/ n. 数据 design /dɪ'zaɪn/ v. 设计
brain /breɪn/ n. 脑
Read and choose.
()1. We can use to turn on the lights at home.
A. a telephone B. a smartwatch C. messages
()2. AI learns from the data and becomes .
A. a delivery man B. a tour guide C. smarter
()3. AI can help people to cars.
A. design B. repair C. clean
()4. Big Data works like the of the city.
A. center B. brain C. head
()5. Data about the tells us whether it is going to rain.
A. clouds B. temperature C. humidity

现在的技术
[译文]
想象一下当你离你家很近时,你的智能手表
命令你的家开灯。物联网可以帮助做到这个。
它把一切都连接到互联网上。这就像有许多聪
明的小帮手。它们向城市中的事物“发送信息”，
让它们协同工作。
AI帮助处理数据。更重要的是,它从数据
中学习并变得更聪明。AI可以当快递员、导游，
甚至帮助设计汽车,并且使人们用安全的方式
工作。
大数据就像城市的大脑一样运作。它有助
于城市做出决策。例如,城市里汽车运行的数据
告诉我们关于交通堵塞(的情况)。关于湿度的
数据告诉我们是否将要下雨。
[答案]1. B 解析:根据“Imagine when you are close to your home, your smartwatch tells your home to turn on the lights.”可知,当你离家很近时,你使用你的智能手表打开家里的灯。 2. C
3. A 4. B 解析:根据“Big Data works like the brain of the city.”可知,大数据就像城市的大脑一样运作。 5. C

【分析】
这是一篇科技类阅读理解选择题，解题思路为：首先通读全文，了解物联网、AI、大数据的基本功能；然后针对每一道题目，带着题干中的关键词回到原文中定位对应的句子，将原文信息和选项进行匹配，选出符合原文内容的答案，每道题都需精准定位原文关键信息，避免主观判断。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第一段“Imagine when you are close to your home, your smartwatch tells your home to turn on the lights.”可知，是用智能手表控制家里开灯，对应选项B。
2. 第2题：根据原文第二段“More importantly, it learns from the data and becomes smarter.”可知，AI从数据中学习后会变得更聪明，对应选项C。
3. 第3题：根据原文第二段“AI can work as a delivery man, a tour guide, or even help to design cars...”可知，AI可以帮助设计汽车，对应选项A。
4. 第4题：根据原文第三段“Big Data works like the brain of the city.”可知，大数据就像城市的大脑，对应选项B。
5. 第5题：根据原文第三段“Data about the humidity tells us whether it is going to rain.”可知，湿度数据可以判断是否要下雨，对应选项C。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
【知识点】
细节理解题、科技词汇认知、信息定位能力
【点评】
本文是介绍物联网、人工智能和大数据的科普类短文，题目均为细节考查题，既考查学生的信息查找提取能力，也能帮助学生积累相关科技类英语词汇，适合提升基础阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.8