SMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIER
Have you ever forgotten to lock the door of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to switch off the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, waste resources, and can sometimes lead to problems. However, in the nottoodistant future, we will be living in smart homes that will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will keep us secure, save us energy, and provide a more comfortable environment to live in.
Intelligent Controls
Today, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls for our TVs and air conditioners. In the future, we will be using advanced technology every day for automatic control of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into an energyefficient mode all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also learn your daily routine and preferences, so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will come on the instant you enter the door along with your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already prepared for you. All controls will respond to voice commands, so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud what you want and the home system will obey.
Regular Health Checks
In addition, your smart home will be monitoring your health for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be checking your body weight. If you start to have sleep or weight problems, it will send a warning to your phone. It will also give you suggestions on a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well. They can warn you early on if there is something abnormal or if you have a critical illness, such as cancer, and potentially save your life.
No More Disasters
Smart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe starts leaking, or if there is a short in the electrical wiring, your smart home will detect
it and provide you with the relevant information. This way, you will be able to fix the problem before your home becomes flooded or catches fire.
This smart technology is not a fantasy. Many of these new innovations are already available and being used in some homes. In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. Nevertheless, it will take some years before most new homes begin to use this new technology.
1. Match the main idea with each paragraph.| A．Smart homes will check people’s health regularly. B．Smart homes will prevent serious damage from accidents. C．Intelligent controls in the home system. D．Smart technology will be used widely in the future. E．Smart homes will bring us safe, energysaving and comfortable life in the future. |
2. What’s the main idea of the text?
| A．Smart homes will focus on people’s health issues. |
| B．Smart homes are a new but controversial technology. |
| C．Smart homes will make our life easier in many ways. |
| D．Smart homes will make human beings lazy. |
| A．Sleeping too fast. |
| B．Waking all the night. |
| C．Worrying about nothing. |
| D．Stopping being stolen. |
| A．Some of the new technology has been used. |
| B．Smart homes have been spread widely now. |
| C．No one likes to have a smart home today. |
| D．Smart homes will be built in China soon. |
| A．To sell integrated sensors. |
| B．To change the old houses. |
| C．To decorate home with smart technology. |
| D．To give us an insight into smart homes. |
| A．Adults. | B．Scientists. |
| C．Predictors. | D．Home owners. |
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