2021年管理类联考英语练习（41）
来源：北京学苑教育
（适用于管理类联考：工商管理硕士MBA；会计硕士MPACC；公共管理硕士MPA；工程管理硕士MEM；审计硕士MAud；旅游管理硕士MTA；图书情报硕士MLIS备考使用）
Reading Comprehension
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. You will choose the temperatures for each room, the lighting and the humidity. A sensor will detect the presence of a human (and, with luck, ignore the dog!) and turn the systems on and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.
The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you . They will detect faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house the computer will call the fire brigade. It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder. This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic. You will open them using your personal card- the one you use for shopping-maybe using a number known only to you.
It will be impossible to lose the key and. a housebreaker will have to tamper(拨弄) with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.
The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman-servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040 "entertainment". will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively rather than just watching.
1. The author intends to tell us that _______.
A) in 2040 we will live without the lights and heaters
B) in 2040 we will use much more lights and heaters
C) in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heaters
D) in 2040 lights and heaters will be on and off automatically
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) The sensor is multi-functional.
B) Which of a computer, the sensor can not do much.
C) The sensor will detect fire and make an emergency call.
D) You can be taken for an intruder it you tamper with the lock or with a window.
3. According to the author, in 2040, new technology _______.
A) will free us from the keys we use today
B) will turn everything into sensors
C) will make the locks out of date
D) will eliminate all crimes
4. Thanks to computers, in 2040 people _______.
A) will have no entertainment outside
B) will replace TV with computers
C) will be controlled by computers
D) will have more fun at home
5. The best title for the passage might be _______.
A) Sensors and Computers
B) Life at Home in the Year 2040
C) The Development of Science and Technology
D) Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040
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参考答案：1---5: D C A D B
