外研版（2019）高中英语必修第一册Unit 5 同步练习题（含答案解析）

外研版（2019）高中英语必修第一册Unit5同步练习题

।.阅读理解

A

Yourkidsmaybemourningtheendofsummerandstartinganotherschoolyear,butyoucan

cheerthemupwithsomethingfun.Herearefourfantasticplacesforthemtogothisfall.

FristArtMuseum

615-244-3340

Tickets:$15adults,freeages18&younger

Oneofthemostcelebratedchildren'sauthorsofalltime,EricCarle,isthecreatorofmore

than70picturebooks.IntheexhibitofEricCarle'sPictureBooks:Celebrating50YearsofThe

VeryHungryCaterpillar,youandyourkidswillbeofferedthechancetoexploreCarle'spersonal

historyandinterests,variedsubjectsandartistictechniques.

GrandOleOpryHouse

615-889-1000

Tickets:$24.99（children3&youngerarefree）

Thisfantasticmusical,RudolphtheRed-NosedReindeer,isalive-actionstageversionofthe

beloved1964animated（动画的）TVspecial.The70-minutestageadaptationholdstruetotheTV

version,andit'sgreatexcitementtowatchRudolphflyingintheairoverthestage.Yourkidsare

goingtobeexcitedwhenthelarger-than-lifeAbominableSnowmantakesthestage!

FirstTennesseePark

615-782-4040

Tickets:$23.99adults;$15,99ages3—16（OnTuesdayorWednesday:$12.79ages3—12;

$20.79adultsoragesbeyond12）

Nashvilleisgettingabrand-newholidayexperienceatthestadium,GLOW,whichwillsoon

feature（以为特色）4millionlights,theSouth'slargestChristmastree（atmorethan100feet

tall）andotherdecorationsrelatedtothecomingChristmas.

BridgestoneArena

615-770-2000

Tickets:$20-$100

Therehavebeenother“Jurassic“liveshowswithlife-sizeroboticdinosaurs,butthisisthe

veryfirsttimethattheJurassicWorldmoviehassetlooseitsprehistoriccreaturesinanarena（竞

技场）experience.YourkidscanlookforwardtoawholenewJurassicWorld.

1.WhatcankidsgainfromavisittoFristArtMuseum?

A.Achancetopromoteone'sartworks.

B.Atiponhavingaperfonnanceinamusical.

C.Agoodknowledgeofawell-knownauthor.

D.AcopyofTheVeryHungryCaterpillarforfree.

2.HowmuchwillacouplewithateenagekidpaytoenterFirstTennesseeParkon

Wednesday?

A.47.97dollars.B.54.37dollars.

C.62.37dollars.D.63.97dollars.

3.Wherewillyouprobablyvisitifyourkidslikeancientanimals?

A.FristArtMuseum.

B.GrandOleOpryHouse.

C.FirstTennesseePark.

D.BridgestoneArena.

B

Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatare

impossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencebelievethathe

hasthepowertodothingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.

Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksare

done.Themagicianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,

and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrick

people,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthe

movementsofhishandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalso

leadtheaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmany

thingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.

Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemto

disappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,the

magicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecupto

anotherortochangecolour.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhand

movementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudienceand

wavesabrightlycolouredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothand

listeningtothemagician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingtheball.

Anotherfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwhole

again.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearby

quicklyhidingitwhiletheaudiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenhe“magically”makesit

appearwholeagainbydisplaying（展示）anotherobjectthathasnotbeencutorburned.

4.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromoteamagicshow.

B•Toteachpeopletobemagicians.

C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.

D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians.

5.Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?

A.Movingstageequipment.

B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.

C.Applyinghightechnology.

D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.

6.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Providingexamples.

B.Makingasummary.

C.Drawingcomparisons.

D.Explainingaconcept.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.

B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.

C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.

D.Smallobjectsaremagicians*favourite.

C

Smartbulbsareexpectedtobeapopularpurchaseduringthisholidayseason.Butcould

lightingyourhomeopenupyourpersonalinformationtohackers?

Earlierthisyear,Amazon'sEchomadeglobalheadlineswhenitwasreportedthatconsumers*

conversationswererecordedandheardbythousandsofitsemployees.NowresearchersatUTSA

haveconductedareviewofthesecurityholesthatexistinpopularsmart-lightbrands.Accordingto

theanalysis,thenextprimetargetcouldbethesmartbulbthatshoppersbuyinthiscoming

holidayseason.

“Yoursmartbulbcouldcomeequippedwithinfrared（红夕卜线的）capabilities,andmost

usersdon'tknowthattheinvisiblewavecanbecontrolled.Youcanmisusethoselights,Msaid

MurtuzaJadliwala,professoranddirectorfromUTSA'sDepartmentofComputerScience."Any

datacanbestolen:textsorimages—anythingthatisstoredinacomputer.v

Somesmartbulbsconnecttoahomenetworkwithoutneedingasmarthomehub（集线器），a

centralizedhardwareorsoftwaredevicewhereotherInternetofthingsproductscommunicatewith

eachother.Smarthomehubs,whichconnecteitherlocallyortothecloud,areusefulforloT

devicesthatusetheZigbeeorBluetooth,ratherthanWi-Fi.Ifthesesamebulbsarealsoinfrared-

enabled,hackerscansendcommandsviatheinfraredinvisiblelightproducedbythebulbsto

eitherstealdataorexploit（利用）otherconnectedloTdevicesonthehomenetwork.

Smartbulbsarecurrentlynotanewinventionanymore.Lastyearconsumersspentcloseto

$8billion,andthatamountisexpectedtotripletomorethan$28billioninlessthanadecade.

“Thinkofthebulbasanothercomputer,“addsJadliwala."Thesebulbsarenowplacedto

becomeamuchmoreattractivetargetforexploitationeventhoughtheyhaveverysimplechips.^^

Jadliwalarecommendsthatconsumerschoosebulbsthatcomewithasmarthomehubrather

thanthosethatconnectdirectlytootherdevices.Healsorecommendsthatmanufacturersdoa

betterjobindevelopingsecuritymeasurestolimitthelevelofaccessthatthesebulbshaveto

othersmartelectronicswithinahome.

8.Amazon'sEchohitheadlinesearlierthisyearmainlybecause.

A.itcausedharmtoAmazon'semployees

B•itusedadvancedtechnologyinitsproduction

C.itwassaidtohaveviolatedconsumers'privacy

D.itwoninternationalbuyersintheholidayseason

9.Accordingtothetext,whatcanthesmarthomehubdo?

A.EnabledevicestoconnecttoWi-Fimorequickly.

B.JoinloTdevicestogethersoastocommunicate.

C.Controltextsandpicturesinahomecomputer.

D.Sendcommandstotheinvisibleinfraredwave.

10.WhatcanweinferaboutsmartbulbsfromParagraph5?

A.Theywillhaveaverybigmarketshare.

B•Theycanbeeasilyproducedbycompanies.

C.Theyarearelativelynewideainmodemtimes.

D.Theymayhavegreatpotentialforhelpingpeople.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Researchers1furtherstudyonsmartbulbs.

B•Manufacturers*concernsaboutsmartbulbs.

C.Measuresfbrsmartbulbs'notbeingmisused.

D.Suggestionsonusingandmakingsmartbulbs.

D

It*samisconceptionthattheword“technology“simplyreferstohigh-techinventionsor

computerization.Technologymeanstransformingmaterialsintotoolsthatallowmantocontrol

naturalresourcesinordertomeethisneeds.TechnologydatesasfarbackastheStoneAge,when

mandiscoveredhowtomakefire.Infact,noonecouldhavethoughtbackthatfire,includingits

woodburningtechnology,couldcreateanimpactontoday*snaturalenvironmentthrough

releasinggreenhousegas.

Thecavemenlearnedhowtomakefirethatprovidedthemwithheatandprotectionagainst

thewildanimals.Thecavemen'sfirsttechnologicaltoolswerestoneaxesandspearswhichwere

usedasprotectingandhuntingtools.Thisfurthermademan'slivingconditionsbetterandcanbe

calledtechnologicaladvancements.Theimpactoftechnologyontheenvironmentbackthenwas

nottoosignificantbecauseitwasmainlyusedtoimprovethesupplyofman'sbasicneeds.

Asyearspassed,technologicaladvancementwasnolongermerelylimitedtomeetingman's

needsforfood,clothingandshelter.lthasotherutilizationsaswell.Differentformsof

technologicaldevelopmentsdescribedtheeraofeachcivilization.ltstartedfromtheStoneAge

andwasraisedintheBronzeAge（青铜器时代）andfinallyreachedtheIronAge,whichbrought

technologicaladvancementsinguns,knives,swordsandthingslikethat.

Advancementsintechnologymadeitpossibleformantospeedupproductionofgoodsand

toprovidebettertransport.Tradedevelopedatfasterratesandbroughtaboutglobalizationdueto

technologicaladvancements.Astradegrew,itincreasedtheimpactoftechnologyonnatural

environmentwhereair,landandwatersufferedcertaindegreesofpollution.

Onabrighterside,newtechnologybringsaboutwhatisknowninman'shistoryasthe

ComputerAge.Moreimportantly,nowadaystechnologyisgettingmoreenvironmentallyfriendly,

andisdevelopedandusedinsuchawaythatitdoesn'tdisturbourenvironmentandpreserves

naturalresources.Forexample,thepowerfulsunlightisbeingusedthroughsolarpanels（太阳能电

池板）insteadofthewoodburningprocess.

12.Whatindicatesthebirthoftechnology?

A.Usingstones.B.Makingfire.

C.Huntinganimals.D.Seekingshelter.

13.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Thecavemenwerethefirsttousestones.

B.Theoriginalpurposeofusingtechnologywastosurvive.

C.Ancienttechnologycausedmorepollutiontotheenvironment.

D.Thefirsttechnologicaladvancementwaslearningtomakeirontools.

14.Whatdoestheunderlined“utilizations“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Meanings.B.Characteristics.

C.Requirements.D.Applications.

15.Whatdoesthetextwanttotellus?

A.Technology'sinfluenceonglobalization.

B.Therealmeaningoftechnologyforhumans.

C.Technologicaldevelopmentsinhumanhistory.

D.Therelationshipbetweentechnologyandnaturalenvironment.

II.阅读七选五

Therearetwoformsofmouthorgans.Oneiscalleduharmonica（口琴）”.16It'squite

popularintheWesternworld.Theharmonicapossessesarowofvariouslytunedreeds（簧片，簧

舌）；thereedsaresecuredatoneendoftheinsideairpassageway（通道）oftheinstrument,

allowingairtopassoverandproducesoundsthroughvibration（振动）.

Moreprecisely,itisthepresenceofthereedsandthewaytheyinterrupttheflowofair

throughtheairpassagewaythatproducearangeofsounds.Anyway,whatarethetechniquesto

playtheharmonica?Thereisarowofentriestotheinsideoftheinstrument.Youshouldplaceyour

mouthovertheentriesandgentlyblowintotheairpassageway.Meanwhile,moveupanddown

theseriesofairpassageways.17

Harmonicashavebeenaroundsincetheearly19thcentury.ManypeoplecreditChristian

FriedrichLudwigBuschmannofEuropeastheinventoroftheharmonica.However,somepeople

saidthatharmonicaswereinventedinGreatBritainortheUnitedStates.18Eveninrecent

years,manyyoungpeoplearestillattachedtoharmonicas.

19Itconsistsofaseriesofbamboopipesthatarecutintovariouslengthsandcontain

theuseoffreereedsinacommonwindchest.Theseproduceasoundthatisdifferentfromthe

harmonica.

Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentbambooinstrumentsthatarereferredtoaspartofthe

mouthorganfamily.20Theyareeasytocarryalongandcanproducepleasingsounds.

A.Thenyou'llcreatesomenotes.

B.It'salsoknownas“Frenchharp

C.What'sthemouthorganmadeof?

D.AnotherformofmouthorgancomesfromAsia.

E.First,youneedtoobservetheentriesoftheharmonica.

F.Thecommononesarethelusheng,thekhene,andthesheng.

G.Whatevertheactualorigin,theharmonicaquicklycaughtonafteritwasinvented.

外研版（2019）高中英语必修第一册Unit5同步练习题答案版

।.阅读理解

A

Yourkidsmaybemourningtheendofsummerandstartinganotherschoolyear,butyoucan

cheerthemupwithsomethingfun.Herearefourfantasticplacesforthemtogothisfall.

FristArtMuseum

615-244-3340

Tickets:$15adults,freeages18&younger

Oneofthemostcelebratedchildren'sauthorsofalltime,EricCarle,isthecreatorofmore

than70picturebooks.IntheexhibitofEricCarle'sPictureBooks:Celebrating50YearsofThe

VetyHungryCaterpillar,youandyourkidswillbeofferedthechancetoexploreCarle'spersonal

historyandinterests,variedsubjectsandartistictechniques.

GrandOleOpryHouse

615-889-1000

Tickets:$24.99(children3&youngerarefree)

Thisfantasticmusical,RudolphtheRed-NosedReindeer,isalive-actionstageversionofthe

beloved1964animated(动画的)TVspecial.The70-minutestageadaptationholdstruetotheTV

version,andifsgreatexcitementtowatchRudolphflyingintheairoverthestage.Yourkidsare

goingtobeexcitedwhenthelarger-than-lifeAbominableSnowmantakesthestage!

FirstTennesseePark

615-782-4040

Tickets:$23.99adults;$15.99ages3—16(OnTuesdayorWednesday:$12.79ages3—12;

$20.79adultsoragesbeyond12)

Nashvilleisgettingabrand-newholidayexperienceatthestadium,GLOW,whichwillsoon

feature(以为特色)4millionlights,theSouth'slargestChristmastree(atmorethan100feet

tall)andotherdecorationsrelatedtothecomingChristmas.

BridgestoneArena

615-770-2000

Tickets:$20-$100

Therehavebeenother“Jurassic“liveshowswithlife-sizeroboticdinosaurs,butthisisthe

veryfirsttimethattheJurassicWorldmoviehassetlooseitsprehistoriccreaturesinanarena(竞

技场)experience.YourkidscanlookforwardtoawholenewJurassicWorld.

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章作者介绍了四个孩子们喜欢的活动。

1.WhatcankidsgainfromavisittoFristArtMuseum?

A.Achancetopromoteone'sartworks.

B.Atiponhavingaperformanceinamusical.

C.Agoodknowledgeofawell-knownauthor.

D.AcopyofTheVeryHungryCaterpillarforfree.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据FristArtMuseum部分中的“youandyourkidswillbe

offered...artistictechniques”可知，参观这个博物馆有机会充分了解EricCarle这位著名的作

家。

2.HowmuchwillacouplewithateenagekidpaytoenterFirstTennesseeParkon

Wednesday?

A.47.97dollars.B.54.37dollars.

C.62.37dollars.D.63.97dollars.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据FirstTennesseePark部分中的“…$12.79ages3-12;

$20.79adultsoragesbeyond12n可知，超过12岁的孩子买成年人的票，故可知答案。

3.Wherewillyouprobablyvisitifyourkidslikeancientanimals?

A,FristArtMuseum.

B.GrandOleOpryHouse.

C.FirstTennesseePark.

D.BridgestoneArena.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据BridgestoneArena部分中的内容尤其是roboticdinosaurs

及prehistoriccreatures可知答案。

B

Magicisaformofentertainmentthatisbasedonpretendingtodothingsthatare

impossible.Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.Hetriestomaketheaudiencebelievethathe

hasthepowertodothingswhichareagainstthelawsofnature.

Magicshowsareentertainingaslongastheaudiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksare

done.Themagicianusuallydependsonhisskillwithhishands,onhisknowledgeofpsychology,

and,sometimes,onmechanicaldevices（机械装置）.Sincemagicperformanceismeanttotrick

people,theuseofpsychologyisimportant.Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefromnoticingallthe

movementsofhishandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhisequipment.Hemustalso

leadtheaudiencetodrawfalseconclusions.Themagician'ssuccessdependsonthefactthatmany

thingsseenbytheeyearenotthethingsthatmatter.

Twobasicmagictricksaremakingobjectsseemtoappearandmakingobjectsseemto

disappear.Acombinationofthesetwotricksmakesforsomeinterestingeffects.Forexample,the

magicianputsasmallballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecupto

anotherortochangecolour.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagician,employingquickhand

movementsoramechanicaldevice,hidesoneball.Whiledoingthishetalkstotheaudienceand

wavesabrightlycolouredclothwithonehand.Theaudienceistoobusywatchingtheclothand

listeningtothemagician'swordstonoticethathisotherhandishidingtheball.

Anotherfavouritetrickistocutorburnsomething,andthenmakeitappearwhole

again.Whatactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburnedobjectdisappearby

quicklyhidingitwhiletheaudiencewatchessomethingelse.Thenhe“magically”makesit

appearwholeagainbydisplaying（展示）anotherobjectthathasnotbeencutorburned.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些魔术师表演的细节以及有关魔术的小技

巧。

4.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromoteamagicshow.

B•Toteachpeopletobemagicians.

C.Toexplaintheartofmagic.

D.Topraisethetalentsofmagicians.

解析：选C写作意图题。通过对文章主旨大意的理解以及文章最后两段讲述的魔术技

巧可知，作者写这篇文章的主要目的是解释魔法的艺术。

5.Whichofthefollowingisimportantforasuccessfulmagictrick?

A.Movingstageequipment.

B.Directingtheaudience'sattention.

C.Applyinghightechnology.

D.Keepingtheperformanceinsecret.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Magicshowsareentertainingaslongasthe

audiencedoesnotdiscoverhowthetricksaredone."以及“Themagicianmustkeeppeoplefrom

noticingallthemovementsofhishandsandfromthinkingaboutthesecretpartsofhis

equipment.”可知，转移观众的注意力对于魔术的成功很重要。

6.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Providingexamples.

B.Makingasummary.

C.Drawingcomparisons.

D.Explainingaconcept.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Forexample,themagicianputsasmall

ballunderoneofseveralcups.Theballthenseemstojumpfromonecuptoanotherortochange

colour.”以及最后一段中的“Whalactuallyhappensisthatthemagicianmakesthecutorburned

objectdisappearbyquicklyhidingitwhiletheaudiencewatchessomethingelse.“可以，隹知，在文

章最后两段中，作者举了两个例子。

7.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Mechanicaldevicesareexpensive.

B.Mostmagiciansemployassistants.

C.Ittakespracticetoperformmagic.

D.Smallobjectsaremagicians*favourite.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Themagicianisaspeciallytrainedactor.”

可推知，表演魔术需要练习。

C

Smartbulbsareexpectedtobeapopularpurchaseduringthisholidayseason.Butcould

lightingyourhomeopenupyourpersonalinformationtohackers?

Earlierthisyear,Amazon'sEchomadeglobalheadlineswhenitwasreportedthatconsumers1

conversationswererecordedandheardbythousandsofitsemployees.NowresearchersatUTSA

haveconductedareviewofthesecurityholesthatexistinpopularsmart-lightbrands.Accordingto

theanalysis,thenextprimetargetcouldbethesmartbulbthatshoppersbuyinthiscoming

holidayseason.

“Yoursmartbulbcouldcomeequippedwithinfrared（红夕卜线的）capabilities,andmost

usersdon*tknowthattheinvisiblewavecanbecontrolled.Youcanmisusethoselights,“said

MurtuzaJadliwala,professoranddirectorfromUTSA'sDepartmentofComputerScience."Any

datacanbestolen:textsorimages-anythingthatisstoredinacomputer.

Somesmartbulbsconnecttoahomenetworkwithoutneedingasmarthomehub（集线器），a

centralizedhardwareorsoftwaredevicewhereotherInternetofthingsproductscommunicatewith

eachother.Smarthomehubs,whichconnecteitherlocallyortothecloud,areusefulforloT

devicesthatusetheZigbeeorBluetooth,ratherthanWi-Fi.Ifthesesamebulbsarealsoinfrared-

enabled,hackerscansendcommandsviatheinfraredinvisiblelightproducedbythebulbsto

eitherstealdataorexploit（利用）otherconnectedloTdevicesonthehomenetwork.

Smartbulbsarecurrentlynotanewinventionanymore.Lastyearconsumersspentcloseto

$8billion,andthatamountisexpectedtotripletomorethan$28billioninlessthanadecade.

“Thinkofthebulbasanothercomputer,addsJadliwala."Thesebulbsarenowplacedto

becomeamuchmoreattractivetargetfbrexploitationeventhoughtheyhaveverysimplechips.^^

Jadliwalarecommendsthatconsumerschoosebulbsthatcomewithasmarthomehubrather

thanthosethatconnectdirectlytootherdevices.Healsorecommendsthatmanufacturersdoa

betterjobindevelopingsecuritymeasurestolimitthelevelofaccessthatthesebulbshaveto

othersmartelectronicswithinahome.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。科学家们对智能灯泡的一些安全隐患做了研究，并给出

了建议。

8.Amazon'sEchohitheadlinesearlierthisyearmainlybecause.

A.itcausedharmtoAmazon'semployees

B.itusedadvancedtechnologyinitsproduction

C.itwassaidtohaveviolatedconsumers1privacy

D.itwoninternationalbuyersintheholidayseason

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的"...whenitwasreportedthatconsumers1

conversationswererecordedandheardbythousandsofitsemployees.^^可知，亚马逊的智能电灯

品牌因侵犯了用户的隐私而引起了关注。

9.Accordingtothetext,whatcanthesmarthomehubdo?

A.EnabledevicestoconnecttoWi-Fimorequickly.

B.JoinloTdevicestogethersoastocommunicate.

C.Controltextsandpicturesinahomecomputer.

D.Sendcommandstotheinvisibleinfraredwave.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段对智能家庭集线器的介绍可知，这种集线器通过

本地或云端连接，将一些不使用Wi-Fi的设备连接起来以方便彼此联络。

10.WhatcanweinferaboutsmartbulbsfromParagraph5?

A.Theywillhaveaverybigmarketshare.

B•Theycanbeeasilyproducedbycompanies.

C.Theyarearelativelynewideainmodemtimes.

D.Theymayhavegreatpotentialforhelpingpeople.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Lastyearconsumersspentcloseto$8billion,

andthatamountisexpectedtotripletomorethan$28billioninlessthanadecade.“可知，智能灯

泡将会有很大的市场份额。

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Researchers1furtherstudyonsmartbulbs.

B.Manufacturers*concernsaboutsmartbulbs.

C.Measuresforsmartbulbs'notbeingmisused.

D.Suggestionsonusingandmakingsmartbulbs.

解析：选D段落大意题。根据最后一段的内容可知，本段主要介绍为了减少智能灯泡

可能带来的安全隐患，Jadliwala给用户和生产商提出了一些建议。

D

It'samisconceptionthattheword“technology“simplyreferstohigh-techinventionsor

computerization.Technologymeanstransformingmaterialsintotoolsthatallowmantocontrol

naturalresourcesinordertomeethisneeds.TechnologydatesasfarbackastheStoneAge,when

mandiscoveredhowtomakefire.Infact,noonecouldhavethoughtbackthatfire,includingits

woodburningtechnology,couldcreateanimpactontoday'snaturalenvironmentthrough

releasinggreenhousegas.

Thecavemenlearnedhowtomakefirethatprovidedthemwithheatandprotectionagainst

thewildanimals.Thecavemen*sfirsttechnologicaltoolswerestoneaxesandspearswhichwere

usedasprotectingandhuntingtools.Thisfurthermademan'slivingconditionsbetterandcanbe

calledtechnologicaladvancements.Theimpactoftechnologyontheenvironmentbackthenwas

nottoosignificantbecauseitwasmainlyusedtoimprovethesupplyofman'sbasicneeds.

Asyearspassed,technologicaladvancementwasnolongermerelylimitedtomeetingman's

needsforfood,clothingandshelter.lthasotherutilizationsaswell.Differentformsof

technologicaldevelopmentsdescribedtheeraofeachcivilization.ltstartedfromtheStoneAge

andwasraisedintheBronzeAge（青铜器时代）andfinallyreachedtheIronAge,whichbrought

technologicaladvancementsinguns,knives,swordsandthingslikethat.

Advancementsintechnologymadeitpossibleformantospeedupproductionofgoodsand

toprovidebettertransport.Tradedevelopedatfasterratesandbroughtaboutglobalizationdueto

technologicaladvancements.Astradegrew,itincreasedtheimpactoftechnologyonnatural

environmentwhereair,landandwatersufferedcertaindegreesofpollution.

Onabrighterside,newtechnologybringsaboutwhatisknowninman'shistoryasthe

ComputerAge.Moreimportantly,nowadaystechnologyisgettingmoreenvironmentallyfriendly,

andisdevelopedandusedinsuchawaythatitdoesn'tdisturbourenvironmentandpreserves

naturalresources.Forexample,thepowerfulsunlightisbeingusedthroughsolarpanels（太阳能电

池板）insteadofthewoodburningprocess.

语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了技术的发展历史以及与环境之间的关系。

12.Whatin