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Helge and Kari Farsund, who live in Oslo, Norway, have been a couple for 50 years． Mr Farsund worrked as an engineer, while his wife was an intensive-care nurse at one point serving with the Red Cross in Rwanda, helping victims of the violent war in that country．Three years ago, a personal tragedy struck, when Mrs Farsund was found to have developed Alzheimer's（老年癡呆）． 'As the condition became worse, Mr Farsund began looking for a system that could help both of them live as normal a life as possible． He came across the healthcare technology company Abilia, which has come up with just such a network．

At the center \of the system is an iPad-like device． The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients． It also has a planner for patients or carers to record up-coming events and provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine．

Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensors． The motion sensors know if you are in the room or open a door, and send out alarms, for instance, if the stove（電爐） is left on for more than 15 minutes or a per．son opens a door in the middle of the night． The second is a particular issue in Oslo, where sub-zero winters mean some Alzheimer's patients are freezing to death．

"With．this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing," says vice president Oystein Johnsen． For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people． "Smart cities are coming and they need to start with individuals in their own home," he says． "It also saves the govemment money． In Norway it cost￡100,000 per year to have someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000． That is a lot of money to save．"

1.Which section of BBC news is most likely to．include this passage?

A． Health． B． Technology．

C． Entertainment． D． Business．

2.The case of Helge and Kari Farsund in the first paragraph serves to .

A．introduce the main topic

B． expose a social problem

C． show sympathy to the elderly

D． arouse medical workers' interest

3.Which of the following functions can all be performed by the system?

① To warn people of possible dangers．

② To help check in with patients．

③ To offer people some medicine．

④ To cure people of Alzheimer's．

⑤ To remind people of daily tasks．

⑥ To play movies like an iPad．

A．②③⑤ B．①④⑥

C．③④⑤ D．①②⑤

4.According to the last paragraph, Oystein Johnsen will approve that ．

A．the system should reduce its cost

B．smart cities should be human-based

C．mass production is still impossible

D．individuals are responsible for future

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是未來的世界里使用高科技給老人的生活帶來很多便利，詳細(xì)介紹了這一裝置的特點(diǎn)。

1.B 推理題。本文主要講述的是就是未來生活中大量使用高科技技術(shù)給人們的生活帶來便利。所以屬于科技方面的內(nèi)容。故B正確。

2.A 推理題。在文章第一段里作者使用了Helge和Kari Farsund的例子正是為了引起下面要討論的話題，起導(dǎo)入的作用。故A正確。

3.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段后3句The motion sensors know if you are in the room or open a door, and send out alarms, for instance, if the stove（電爐） is left on for more than 15 minutes or a per．son opens a door in the middle of the night． The second is a particular issue in Oslo, where sub-zero winters mean some Alzheimer's patients are freezing to death．可知這個(gè)裝置會(huì)提醒人們可能存在的危險(xiǎn)。根據(jù)第二段第二句The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients．可知這個(gè)裝置可以幫助檢查病人。根據(jù)第二段最后一句It also has a planner for patients or carers to record up-coming events and provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine．可知這裝置會(huì)提醒人們每天的任務(wù)。故D項(xiàng)正確。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)最后一段1,2句"With．this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing," 和For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people．可知任何一項(xiàng)技術(shù)都是以人為本的，都是要從人開始的。故B正確。

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