Your House Will Take Care of You In Old Age
Have you ever thought what your life would be like in old age? Everyone talks about the “aging” society with large numbers of elderly people needing home care. Now German researchers have set up a “smart” house, programmed to help the elderly live at home with dignity. Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute say the house bines existing technology with future-oriented technology.
For example, the “smart” bathroom has a touch screen mirror that can remind people to take their medicine, wash their hands or brush their teeth. The hardware behind Fraunhofer’s electronic bathroom is not new, and the software runs on a regular personal puter.
When the medicine cabinet is opened, a display in the middle of the mirror tells the person how many pills to take. The mirror is linked to a care provider, who can remotely check whether a patient at home is actually taking medicine and brushing his or her teeth. As many elderly people have arthritic(关节炎的) conditions that make it difficult to operate water taps, the mirror also has displays that turn the water tap on or off or control the water temperature.
The bathroom is only the start. Kitchens, bedrooms and all other parts of the “intelligent” home will bee “user-friendly” to meet all kinds of individual needs. Sensors in doors, toilets, taps, light switches and carpets detect every activity and record them electronically. Doctors or care staff can see from the puter records what personal hygiene tasks have been pleted, how often the elderly person visits the bathroom or uses the toilet. In case of an emergency, the puter automatically alerts the chosen contact person or calls the care center.
【小题1】 The ‘smart” bathroom has a touch screen mirror .A．that can help the elderly brush their teethB．which is linked to a nursing houseC．behind which is a medicine cabinetD．that can remind people to do many things【小题2】 The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to .A．every activityB．doors, toilets, taps, light switches and carpetsC．individual needsD．sensors【小题3】The house mentioned in the passage can be described as .A．smart but expensiveB．intelligent and convenientC．smart and environmentally-friendlyD．fashionable and energy-saving【小题4】 How is the passage mainly developed?A．By inferringB．By listing examples.C．By paring.D．By introducing a practical method.【小题5】The author of the text mainly .A．calls on people to care for the oldB．encourages the old to live with dignityC．introduces a new houseD．promotes a new houseD【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】B【小题1】C
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(答案→)D【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】B【小题1】C
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