(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 smartphone­like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600，the Times said，possibly including a variation of augmented(增強(qiáng)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 smartphone­like 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.”
小題1:One of the possible functions of the smartphone­like 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
小題2:The underlined phrase“pop up”in the third paragraph probably means“ ________”．
A．develop rapidly
B．get round quickly
C．a(chǎn)ppear immediately
D．go over automatically
小題3:According to Sam Biddle，the smartphone­like glasses are ________.
A．necessary for teenagers
B．a(chǎn)ttractive to New Yorkers
C．a(chǎn)vailable to people worldwide
D．expensive for average consumers
小題4:We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone­like glasses ________.
A．may have a potential market
B．a(chǎn)re as common as smartphones
C．a(chǎn)re popular among young adults
D．will be improved by a new technology

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
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(jī)的眼鏡的功能及這種新科技產(chǎn)品的前景。
小題1:解析：選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的描述．..a technology already available on smartphones and tablets(平板電腦)that overlays information onto the screen about one’s surroundings.可知“智能手機(jī)和平板電腦的這種技術(shù)能將周圍環(huán)境的信息覆蓋到屏幕上”，再結(jié)合后文的舉例可知，這種類似于智能手機(jī)的眼鏡的功能之一就是能為你提供周圍環(huán)境的信息。
小題2:解析：選C。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知，這種類似于智能手機(jī)的眼鏡能為使用者提供周圍環(huán)境的信息，例如：如果你走在大街上，指示器就會(huì)立即告訴你最近的咖啡店或其他一些信息。根據(jù)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(xiàn)”。A項(xiàng)意為“快速發(fā)展”，B項(xiàng)意為“(消息)快速傳開”，D項(xiàng)意為“自動(dòng)復(fù)習(xí)”。
小題3:解析：選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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(rèn)為對(duì)于普通顧客而言，他們沒有能力來購(gòu)買如此貴的裝置。
小題4:解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段，Seth Weintraub認(rèn)為這種可戴式新科技產(chǎn)品最終會(huì)像其他智能手機(jī)一樣普遍。再結(jié)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(chǎn)品會(huì)很快流行起來，言外之意是這種新科技產(chǎn)品的市場(chǎng)潛力很大。
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