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2、ally,asmartcityisacitythatusesdigitaltechnologiessuchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,savemoneyandresources,andmakeourlifeconvenient.Howsmartcanacitybe?Herearegreatexamplesthatwecanlearnfrom.In2009,DubuquebecamethefirstsmartcityintheUS.Thecityusedsmartwatermeterstotaketheplaceoftraditionalwate

3、rmeters.Theycandetect(探测)waterwasteandleakage(泄漏)andsenddatatoletthehouseownerknow.Thesamesystemisusedforothercityresourceslikeelectricityandnaturalgas.Thisway,peopleknowhowtheyusetheirresourcesandaregladtohelpreducewaste.SantanderinSpainalsogivesusalookatthefuture.Ifpeoplepointaphonetowardanear

4、bybusstop,thephoneimmediatelyshowsallbuslinesthatservethestopaswellastheirarrivaltimes.ThegovernmentorganizedaresearchteamandprovidedanApp(应用程序)thatcollectsdataonalmosteverything:light,temperature,andthemovementsofcarsandpeople.OpeningtheAppnearasupermarketprovidesimmediateinformationonspecialof

5、fers.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A.Digitaltechnologiesareusedinsmartcities.B.AnEnglishcompanyfirstraisedtheideaofasmartcity.C.AsmartcityismainlymadeupoffreeWi-Fiandphones.D.Asmartcityisstillanideaandhasn'tcomeintobeing.2.Theunderlinedword"convenient"istheclosestinmeaningto

6、 .A.usefulB.normalC.suitableD.easy83.Comparedtotraditionalwatermeters,smartwatermetersdobetterin .A.cleaningwaterB.supplyingwaterC.savingwaterD.producingwater4.TheexampleofSantandershowstheuseofsmartsystemsinaspects(方面)EXCEPT .A.businessB.healthcareC.trafficcontrollingD.publictransportation5.Wha

7、t'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Digitaltechnologieshelpimprovecityplanning.B.Smartcitieswillmakeourfuturelifebetterandsmarter.C.SmartcitiesareverycommoninbothDubuqueandSantander.D.SpainandtheUStaketheleadingpositioninbuildingsm