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浙江省杭州市翠苑中学2018年英语中考二模试卷
Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair, or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called "Internet of things".
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that three years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things, no matter whether it's a remote control or a washing machine.
So, how do household objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well, think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people's faces and has an infrared sensor(红外传感器), so even if it's dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smart-phone to let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell you that, too.
But according to MIT Technology Review, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or safety systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(攻击). Moreover, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 members by late 2015.
So, picture this: you enter your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.
Problems in 2050 Three Internet Posts |
Lily: I was staying at the Hotel Whale with my friends last week. After going shopping and having tea at the cafe, I went to back to my room to rest .But when I open the door, I saw that water was coming through the window! I knew I should not just stand there, but I did not know what to do ... |
Mike: At 11:30 a.m. the day before yesterday, I was having lunch in our Forever Green House while our fridge was ordering food. Suddenly a light went on and a lot of food started to arrive from the supermarket: meat, vegetable, fruit, milk, and so on. "Stop" I shouted at the fridge, but the food continue to come in... |
Benny: Daddy was driving us to the airport in his CJ3, and suddenly the car stopped. The hydrogen in the car failed to mix with oxygen, so the car did not work," Oh, no!" said Mum. "We are going to miss our plane. What shall we do?" |
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