A
Have you ever run out of coffee or tea and found no eggs in the fridge?No bread for the sandwich and the nearest shop is too far away?Well, all that can change in the future.
If all goes well, the intelligent future kitchen will soon help solve all your problems. In the future, all kitchen units will be connected to the Internet. The intelligent future kitchen will give wise advice on planning your menu for the day. Worried about your weight?It will tell you the right diet and what is good for your health. It will even keep in mind your likes and dislikes!
Designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this smart kitchen promises to pay attention to all your needs. The computer system will help keep an“eye”on the fridge. If the fridge is empty, the kitchen will automatically call and place an order at the local supermarket. So you don’t have to worry about it at all.
You get home late, and don’t know what to make from the collection of ingredients in your fridge. A while back you might have ordered a takeout but now, instead of worrying about eating a collection of this and that, you’re excited. You can pull out each vegetable, and pass each one in front of a web camera next to your fridge. A few moments later, a screen on your fridge would display a tasty recipe.
After dinner, you take your plates to a box next to the sink. You don’t have to clean them, your machine does. It produces new plates every time you need to eat. Later in the evening, you phone your other half, who is on a business trip halfway around the world. As you drink your cup of hot coffee, it makes your other half’s cup change colour on the other side of the world, another special way to keep in touch.
1. How will the problem mentioned in the first paragraph be solved?
A. By the intelligent kitchen itself.
B. By finding a good housekeeper.
C. After you call the supermarket.
D. After you buy great amounts of food.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段首句可知,第一段中提到的问题都会被智能厨房自动解决,故选A项。
答案:A
2. What may the kitchen of the future help you do?
A. Lose weight fast.
B. Keep a healthy diet.
C. Cook delicious food.
D. Clean the fridge in time.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知,未来的智能厨房将可能帮助你保持健康饮食,故选B项。
答案:B
3. What does the underlined word “ingredients” mean in paragraph 4?
A. Data. B. Opinions.
C. Materials. D. Fruits.
解析:词义猜测题。data资料,数据;opinion看法,见解;material材料;fruit水果。根据下文“You can pull out each vegetable”可知,在冰箱里的应该是做饭的材料,故选C项。
答案:C
4. What does the fourth paragraph tell us about the smart kitchen?
A. It will order a takeout for you if you get home late.
B. It has a big colour television and some web cameras.
C. It can pull out all the vegetables from your fridge.
D. It can give a suitable recipe according to your ingredients.
解析:段落大意题。根据第四段最后一句“A few moments later,a screen on your fridge would display a tasty recipe.”可知,这段话主要讲述的是智能厨房能根据你冰箱里面的材料给出一个合适的食谱,故选D项。
答案:D
