My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.
If you come to visit, you'll probably be surprised when you come in: Someone will give you an electronic PIN to wear. The PIN tells the house who you are and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it's dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights near you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you, too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it for you. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to want something. There is a home control console (控制臺) which is a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you the key to my car, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the key. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that in ten years from now, most new houses will have the systems that I've put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I've got.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others'. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, ”How did I live without them?”
小題1:The writer’s house is made of the following EXCEPT_________.
A．bamboo B．woodC．glassD．software
小題2:What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
A．An IT expert.B．A famous doctor.
C．A sportsman.D．An experienced teacher.
小題3:The writer's new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because______________.
A．it has your favorite music following you
B．you can make a telephone call anywhere
C．the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
D．it is controlled by computers
小題4:What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．How to develop a new system.B．The function of the PIN.
C．How great the computers are.D．Easy life in the future.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：文章以作者的家為例，介紹了一個(gè)智能系統(tǒng)，可以用來操控家里的一切，從而給人們的生活帶來便利。作者希望這樣的系統(tǒng)能夠在將來得到很好的普及。
小題1:根據(jù)第一行“My house is made of wood, glass and stone. It is also made of software.”可知，作者的房子是由木頭、干草、石頭和軟件建成的，沒有用到竹子，故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)“It is also made of software...The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I've got...I know that some of my ideas will work better than others'”可知，作者不但給自己的房子安裝了智能系統(tǒng)，他還設(shè)想不久的將來，這種系統(tǒng)能夠得到普及。AIT專家；B知名醫(yī)生；C運(yùn)動(dòng)員；D有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的教師。根據(jù)文章大意可知，作者喜歡電腦科技，他很有可能是一位IT專家。故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)“It is also made of software...There is a home control console (控制臺) which is a small machine that turns things on and off around you.”可知，作者家的與眾不同之處在于，它裝有電腦控制的智能系統(tǒng)，故選D。
小題4:文章沒有介紹如何開發(fā)一個(gè)新系統(tǒng)，排除A；文章沒有提到電腦的偉大之處，排除C；B項(xiàng)是對第二段的概括，排除B。文章主要設(shè)想了未來的舒適生活，故選D。
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