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 smartphone app(application).
Strange though it may seem — “my wife already does that” was a mon 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 smartphone 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 owners is at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it’s not just something new — the app connection actually has some practical uses.
“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 e home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The pany 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 acplish 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.
【小题1】What can be inferred from the mon 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.【小题2】What can we learn about the new laundry machines?A．They can tell you when your clothes need washingB．They can be controlled with a smartphoneC．They are difficult to operateD．They are sold at a low price【小题3】We can conclude form Samsung’s statements that .A．the app connection makes life easierB．it is better to dry clothes in the morningC．smartphone can shorten the drying timeD．we should refresh clothes back at home【小题4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A．The laundry should be frequently checkedB．Lazy people like using such machinesC．Good technologies also cause problems D．Television may help do the laundry.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文是一篇科技说明文。介绍了一种可以用智能手机控制的洗衣机。手机安装下载的洗衣机应用程序，然后，手机就可以成为遥控工具，你在公共汽车上或是在上班都可以开、关洗衣机。
【小题1】考查推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的… “my wife already does that” was a mon response…可以推断，大多人对于这种新型洗衣机不大感兴趣，因为大多都是妻子洗衣服。
【小题2】考查细节理解。根据第一段中的…when your laundry is done via a smartphone app.可知，这种洗衣机是由智能手机操控的，因此选B。
【小题3】考查推理判断。根据第六段Samsung的发言人的举的例子可以推断，这种生活能让我们的生活更简单。所以选A。
【小题4】考查文章的主旨大意。从最后一段…is what all good technologies do—enable laziness可以得知，这种新型洗衣机和其他科技一样，也能让我们变懒，这是一个弊端。