Question

(2013·高考福建卷，B)Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone，and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch.Some in the city can’t wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.

“ I’d use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a．m.and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open，”said Walter Choo,40，of Fort Greene.

The smartphone?like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600，the Times said，possibly including a variation of augmented(增強的) reality，a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板電腦) that overlays information onto the screen about one’s surroundings.So，for example，if you were walking down a street，indicators would pop_up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.

“As far as a mainstream consumer product，this just isn’t something anybody needs，”said Sam Biddle，who writes for Gizmodo.com.“ We’re accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things，”he added，“and the average consumer isn’t gonna be able to afford another device (裝置) that’s hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”

9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub，who has been reporting on the smartphone?like glasses since late last year，said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.

“It’s just like smartphones 10 years ago，”Weintraub said.“A few people started getting emails on their phones，and people thought that was crazy.Same kind of thing.We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones，and it’s unnatural，”he said.“ There’s gonna be improvements to that，and this a step there.”

1.One of the possible functions of the smartphone?like glasses is to ________.

A．program the opening hours of a bar

B．supply you with a picture of the future

C．provide information about your surroundings

D．update the maps and GPS in your smartphones

2.The underlined phrase“pop up”in the third paragraph probably means“ ________”．

A．develop rapidly

B．get round quickly

C．appear immediately

D．go over automatically

3.According to Sam Biddle，the smartphone?like glasses are ________.

A．necessary for teenagers

B．attractive to New Yorkers

C．available to people worldwide

D．expensive for average consumers

4.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone?like glasses ________.

A．may have a potential market

B．are as common as smartphones

C．are popular among young adults

D．will be improved by a new technology

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文為一篇介紹性的說明文。文章主要介紹了一種類似于智能手機的眼鏡的功能及這種新科技產品的前景。

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2.2】解析：選C。詞義猜測題。根據文章第三段可知，這種類似于智能手機的眼鏡能為使用者提供周圍環境的信息，例如：如果你走在大街上，指示器就會立即告訴你最近的咖啡店或其他一些信息。根據畫線詞后面的showing you the nearest coffee shop可知pop up的意思為appear immediately“立即出現”。A項意為“快速發展”，B項意為“(消息)快速傳開”，D項意為“自動復習”。

3.3】解析：選D。細節理解題。根據文章第四段所述．..and the average consumer isn’t gonna be able to afford another device(裝置)that’s hundreds and hundreds of dollars.可知Sam Biddle認為對于普通顧客而言，他們沒有能力來購買如此貴的裝置。

4.4】解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段，Seth Weintraub認為這種可戴式新科技產品最終會像其他智能手機一樣普遍。再結合最后一段的例子特別是最后一句話There’s gonna be improvements to that，and this a step there.可看出這種新科技產品會很快流行起來，言外之意是這種新科技產品的市場潛力很大。