高三英语 阅读复习第三期 科普知识与现代技术12(1).doc

2014年高三英语 阅读复习第三期 科普知识与现代技术12【导读】手机能控制你家的洗衣机，你听说过吗？for those who are tired doing the laundry, samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app(application).strange though it may seem “my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the consumer electronics show (ces) this week samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”.last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. this year, its wi-fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.the washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. the phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus.samsung says its not just something new the app connection actually has some practical uses.“if you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryerfor the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson amy schmidt.the company also says that with electricity rate(电价)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do enable laziness. rather thangetting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching tv.【文章大意】本文是一篇科技说明文，介绍了一种可以用智能手机控制的洗衣机。【篇章结构】段落关键词大意推测第一部分（para. 1；2）laundry; smartphone app; common sense; internet-connected features待洗衣物；智能手机程序；常见的；跟网络相关的元素第二部分（para. 37）go bad; available; downloadable; turn on and off; practical uses; take out; restart; more control; save money（食物）变坏；可得到的；可下载的；打开/关上；实际的用途；拿出来；重新启动；更多的控制；省钱第三部分（para.8）laziness; check on; monitor; while watching tv懒惰；检查核对；监测；看电视的时候【信息提取】1. what can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the ces?a. the machine will be a big success.b. their wives like doing the laundry.c. the machine is unrelated to their life.d. this kind of technology is familiar to them.2. what can we learn about the new laundry machines?a. they can tell you when your clothes need washingb. they can be controlled with a smartphonec. they are difficult to operated. they are sold at a low price3. we can conclude from samsungs statements that _.a. the app connection makes life easieb. it is better to dry clothes in the morningc. smartphone can shorten the drying timed. we should refresh clothes back at home4. what is the main idea of the last paragraph?a. the laundry should be frequently checkedb. lazy people like using such machinesc. good technologies also cause problemsd. television may help do the laundry.【解析】1. c。推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的 “my wife already does that” was a common response可以推断，大多人对于这种新型洗衣机不大感兴趣，因为大多都是妻子洗衣服。2. a。推理判断题。由第六段samsung的发言人的举得例子可以推断，这种生活能让我们的生活更简单。智能手机不能缩短烘干衣服的时间，故可以排除c。3. c。主旨大意题。从最后一段is what all good technologies doenable laziness可以得知，这种新型洗衣机和其他科技一样，也能让我们变懒，这是一个弊端【词汇扩充】1.feature n.特征，特点； 容貌，面貌； （期刊的）特辑； 故事片such problems are a universal feature of old age.这类问题是老年人的通病。vt.使有特色； 描写的特征； 以为号召物 vi.起主要作用； 作重要角色its a great movie and it features a spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year.这是一部精彩的影片，主演是一位西班牙演员，他不出一年就会成为国际巨星。2. common sense n.常识（尤指判断力）for goodness sake, just use your common sense!我的老天，你也凭常识想想！this view is irreconcilable with common sense.这个观点有悖于常识。3. available adj.可用的； 有空的； 可会见的the materials you need are available from any good do-it-yourself store.所需材料可以从任何好的自己动手商店买到。is it available on dvd yet?这个现在有dvd版了吗？this dictionary is available in electronic form.本词典有电子版。4. accomplish vt.完成； 达到（目的）he is a man who will spoil rather than accomplish things.他这个人成事不足，坏事有余。though the task was difficult, they managed to accomplish it in time.尽管任务困难，他们仍按时完成了【长难句分析】samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make them “smart”.【句意】许多家电制造商为了使自己的产品更加“智能”，纷纷争相给自己的产品添加大量的与电脑相关的元素，三星只不过是其中之一。【分析】整个句子虽长，但却是一个简单句。分词短语作定语，修饰名词makers； in an effort to do 意思是“努力做”2. this year, its wi-fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.【句意】今年轮到了无线保真技术的洗衣机，电冰箱还可以告诉你食品什么时候变坏。【分析】这个句子很容易误认为是一个强调句型，事实上，that引导的是一个定语从句，修饰fridges.3. the washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application.【句意】今春发布的洗衣机和烘干机都可以下载一款应用程序，然后连接到智能手机。【分析】句中的available starting in the spring是形容词短语做定语，修饰前面的名词。4. the company also says that with electricity rate(电价)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.【句意】同时，三星公司还说，随着电价根据每天时间段的不同而变化，选择合适的时间远程遥控洗衣机还有助于省钱。【分析】that引导的宾语从句中，介词短语 “with electricity rate(电价)varying depending on the time of day”做原因状语，with之后接的是一个复合宾语，其中的varying 是分词做宾补。【语法点滴】形容词短语做后置定语1. 形容词修饰不定代词或地点副词时。如：there is nothing important. i want to find somewhere quiet. 注意：不定代词前若有限定词时，形容词就不后置。如：they did the necessary something. 2. 以字母a开头的形容词，如alive, ashamed, alike, afraid, asleep, awake等作定语时。如：he was the only man alive at that time. the girl ashamed is my sister. 3. 以-ible, -able结尾的形容词，如possible, unspeakable, imaginable等作定语时。如：we must get in touch with them in every way possible. beijing is an interesting place ima- ginable. 4. 表示度量的形容词短语作定语时。如：a bridge twenty meters long is b