广西柳州铁路第一中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学(3)

console(控制台), 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 my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that ten years from now, most new homes 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 put in today.

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 will I live without them?"

21. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How to develop a new system.

C. A home for the future. B. The function of the PIN. D. Easy life in the future.

22. What can’t be done in the writer’s new house according to the passage?

A. Turning on the lights.

B. Going swimming. D. Playing music. C. Getting a telephone call.

23. 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 has been controlled by computers

24. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A. An IT expert B. A famous doctor C. An idealist D. An experienced teacher

B

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