2024年6月1日发(作者：宗政弘和)

英语专题练习九

英语专题练习九

阅读理解

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 smart phone

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, it’s 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 smart

phone 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 owner is at

work or on the bus.

Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has

some practical uses.

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英语专题练习九

“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you

can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when 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 than getting up to check on whether the

laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.

27. 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.

28. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?

A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing

B. They can be controlled with a smart phone

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2024年6月1日发(作者：宗政弘和)

英语专题练习九

英语专题练习九

阅读理解

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 smart phone

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, it’s 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 smart

phone 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 owner is at

work or on the bus.

Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has

some practical uses.

1 / 10

英语专题练习九

“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you

can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when 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 than getting up to check on whether the

laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.

27. 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.

28. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?

A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing

B. They can be controlled with a smart phone

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