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Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics and sensors (传感器) are making houses and apartments...
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Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics and sensors (传感器) are making houses and apartments smarter than ever.
IT’S 6 A.M., and the alarm clock is ringing earlier than usual. It’s not a malfunction: the smart clock scanned your schedule and_______ because you’ve got that big presentation first thing in the morning. Your shower automatically turns on and warms to your preferred temperature. The electric car is_______ to go, charged by the solar panels. When you get home later, there’s a(n) _______package waiting, delivered by drone. You open it to find cold medicine. It turns out that health sensors in your bathroom detected _______of an approaching illness and placed an order automatically.
That at least is the ideal version of the smart home that exists 10 years out. Swedish research firm Berg Insight says 63 million American homes will_______as “smart” by 2022,with everything from Internet-connected light bulbs to cameras that let us spy on our pets from the office. But a decade from now, experts say, we’ll move from turning the lights on and off with our voices to total engagement in the Internet of Things (IoT)._______advancements in artificial intelligence, the smartest homes will be able to truly learn about their owners, eventually foretelling their_______. Developments in robotics will give us machines that offer a helping hand with cleaning, cooking and more. New sensors will be_______watching our well-being._______ to all of this will be the data that smart homes collect, analyze and act upon, helping to turn the houses of the future from a mere collection of devices and accessories into truly “smart” homes.
Of course, as our homes learn more about us, keeping them________will become all the more important. Every________ that’s connected to the Internet is a potential target for hackers. Therefore, cybersecurity will become all the more vital.
A range of technological developments will drive smart-home technology well beyond what’s available on store shelves today. Innovations in artificial intelligence, ________, stand to reverse almost everything in our lives, including our homes. You might already be using some kind of Al-powered voice-assistant device to get the latest news or weather forecast every morning. But in the smart home of the future, those AI platforms could serve as the brain for entire homes, learning about________and organizing and automating all of their various smart devices. IT company Crestron, for example, is working on software that________ a person’s habits, like which music they want to hear in the morning or which lights they want to be on at a certain time of the day. Then, once it knows a user’s________ automatically plays just the right playlists or dims the lights before bedtime.
1.A.attempted B.adjusted C.approved D.assisted
2.A.free B.likely C.ready D.eager
3.A.unexpected B.disconnected C.unsealed D.misplaced
4.A.symbols B.signals C.codes D.signs
5.A.serve B.qualify C.behave D.model
6.A.In spite of B.Instead of C.In addition to D.Thanks to
7.A.needs B.dangers C.instincts D.responses
8.A.deeply B.barely C.closely D.manually
9.A.Accessible B.Central C.Relative D.Objective
10.A.personal B.special C.specific D.secure
11.A.camera B.bulb C.device D.model
12.A.by contrast B.for example C.in turn D.at least
13.A.residents B.operators C.relatives D.consumers
14.A.transforms B.tracks C.treats D.trains
15.A.conditions B.features C.preferences D.characters
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