中考英语备考话题阅读冲刺练习：科普知识与现代技术（含答案）

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1、中考备考阅读话题练习：科普知识与现代技术一、阅读理解（共20小题；共40分）Haveyounoticedyourlifebecomingalittleeasier?Now,whenyougotoacertainshoppingmall,youcanenjoyitsfreeWi-Fithere.Whenyouwanttotakeataxi,youcanbookonewithyourphone・Infact,allthesecanbeseenasthebasicpartsofasmartcity.Theideaofasmartci

2、tywasbroughtupbyUScompanyIBMin2010.Generally,asmartcityisacitythatusesdigitaltechnologiessuchastheInternettoimprovecityplanning,savemoneyandresources,andmakeourlifeconvenient.Howsmartcanacitybe?Herearegreatexamplesthatwecanlearnfrom.In2009,Dubuquebecamethefirstsmart

3、cityintheUS.Thecityusedsmartwatermeterstotaketheplaceoftraditionalwatermeters.Theycandetect（探测）waterwasteandleakage（泄漏）andsenddatatoletthehouseownerknow・Thesamesystemisusedforothercityresourceslikeelectricityandnaturalgas.Thisway,peopleknowhowtheyusetheirresourcesan

4、dtiregladtohelpreducewaste.SantanderinSpainalsogivesusalookatthefuture・Ifpeoplepointaphonetowardanearbybusstop,thephoneimmediatelyshowsallbuslinesthatservethestopaswellastheirarrivaltimes.ThegovernmentorganizedaresearchteamandprovidedanApp（应用程序）thatcollectsdataonalm

5、osteverything:light,temperature,andthemovementsofcarsandpeople・OpeningtheAppnearasupermarketprovidesimmediateinformationonspecialoffers・1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?A.Digitaltechnologiesareusedinsmartcities.B・AnEnglishcompanyfirstraisedtheideao

6、fasmartcity.C・AsmartcityismainlymadeupoffreeWi-Fiandphones.D.Asmartcityisstillanideaandhasn'tcomeintobeing.1.Theunderlinedword^convenient11istheclosestinmeaningto•A・usefulB・normalC・suitableD・easy3・Comparedtotraditionalwatermeters,smartwatermetersdobetterin•A・cleanin

7、gwaterB・supplyingwaterC.savingwaterD.producingwater4.TheexampleofSantandershowstheuseofsmartsystemsinaspects（方面）EXCEPTA.businessB.healthcareC・trafficcontrollingD.publictransportation5.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?A.Digitaltechnologieshelpimprovecityplanning.B.Smartc

8、itieswillmakeourfuturelifebetterandsmarter.C.SmartcitiesareverycommoninbothDubuqueandSantander.D.SpainandtheUStaketheleadingpositioninbuil