2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：智能家居话题.docx

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选Matter协议：智能家居混战终结者？近年来，各大科技巨头都相继推出了各自的智能家居设备，如亚马逊的Alexa和苹果的HomePod Mini。但各个平台之间缺乏互联，让消费者很难实现全面智能家居。为了改变这一现状，巨头们终于在互联协议标准上达成了一致，预计于今年推出一统智能家居互联江湖的“Matter”协议。这个协议将如何改变智能家居的现状？它能够一举打破智能家居平台之间的隔阂吗？Why Apple, Amazon and Google Are Uniting on Smart-Home Tech: Matter ExplainedBy S

2、hara Tibken If you think about smart-home gadgets at all, you probably think about energy-saving thermostats or lights you control with an app. Most people dont worry about how they work, let alone how they might work together.Some of techs biggest players Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.s Google, A Inc. a

3、nd Samsung Electronics Co. have established smart-home platforms, so your iPhone can turn off the lights or Alexa can change the thermostat without too much extra setup. But that still means shoppers must check if new products work with the tech they already have at home.Compatibility issues and set

4、up complexity have made people slow to go all-in with smart-home technology. A new standard, called Matter, aims to change that. When it rolls out this year, Matter will act as a common language spoken by most newand many oldersmart-home products. You could buy any gadget you wanted and connect it t

5、o whichever app you prefer. Whats perhaps most surprising: All the biggest names in smart-home tech are on board, so going forward, you wont be trapped in one walled garden. If you get tired of Alexa and want to switch to Apples HomePod Mini, you could do it without having to also buy new automated

6、blinds. Matter may be the key to smarter homes, even the homes of people without Ph.D.s in electrical engineering.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.unite junat v. _2.matter mt n. _patibility kmptblti n. _4.walled wld adj. _5.blind bland n. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.智能家居技术_2.智能家居装置、设备_3.根本，一点儿_4.节能恒温器_5.更不

7、用说_6.智能家居平台_7.迟迟不做某事，不愿意做某事_8.产品发布，新品上市_9.通用语言_10.响当当的名字，大人物，有名的机构_11.加入._12.电气工程_拓展练习阅读理解Slowly but surely, were moving closer and closer to 5G world. From smart-home security to self-driving cars, all the internet-connected devices in our life will be able to talk to each other at lightning-fast s

8、peeds with reduced delay. Objectively speaking, the fastest 4G download speeds in the US top out at an average of 19.42Mbps. But by comparison 5G promises gigabit (千兆) speeds.“5G is one of those heralds (使者),along with artificial intelligence, of this coming data age.” said Steve Koenig, senior dire

9、ctor of market research for the Consumer Technology Association. The self-driving vehicle is a great emblem of this data age, and that is to say, it is a sign of time, because with one single task, driving, you have massive amounts of data coming from the vehicle itself, and a variety of sensors are

10、 collecting a lot of information to model its environment as it moves. Its pulling in data from other vehicles about road conditions down the lane. It could be weather information, and also connected infrastructure (基础设施) construction. Theres lots of data behind that task, which is why we need the h

11、igh speed.And virtual reality glasses and headsets havent yet broken the mainstream, but tech companies are joyfully betting that these devices will eventually replace our smartphones. With 5G, that could actually happen. This is notable because companies such as Apple are reportedly developing AR g

12、lasses to assist or even replace smartphones.Ericsson stated at Februarys Mobile World Congress how smart glasses could become faster and lighter with a 5G connection, because instead of being weighed down with components, the glasses could rely on hardware for processing power.But dont get too exci

13、ted. Theres still a lot of work to be done in the meantime, including various trials to make sure the radios play nicely with hardware and infrastructure construction so 5G isnt concentrated only in big cities.19.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A.The security of 5G.B.The present world of 5G

14、.C.The future of 5G.D.The super speed of 5G.20.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “emblem” in Paragraph 2?A.exhibitionB.symbolC.sponsorD.explanation21.What do some tech companies expect of virtual reality glasses?A.They will be heavier than present ones.B.They will process power

15、on their own.C.They will bring a big fortune to tech companies.D.They will take the place of smartphones.22.What will the author tell us in the next paragraph?A.How to fully expand 5G coverage.B.How to effectively reduce 5G trials.C.How to nicely operate 5G hardware.D.How to widely construct 5G big

16、cities.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.unite junat v. 联手，团结2.matter mt n. 问题，事情patibility kmptblti n. 兼容性4.walled wld adj. 有围墙的，有城墙的5.blind bland n. 百叶窗，卷帘【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.smart-home tech智能家居技术2.smart-home gadget智能家居装置、设备3.at all根本，一点儿4.energy-saving thermostat节能恒温器5.let alone更不用说6.the tec

17、h智能家居平台7.slow to do something迟迟不做某事，不愿意做某事8.roll out产品发布，新品上市mon language通用语言10.big name 响当当的名字，大人物，有名的机构11.on board加入.12.electrical engineering电气工程【全文翻译】苹果、亚马逊和谷歌为何在智能家居技术上团结一致：Matter即是答案但凡你考虑过智能家居设备，浮现在你脑海中的可能是节能恒温器或者由应用程序控制的灯。大多数人不会关心这些设备是如何工作的，更不会去想它们是如何协同工作了。苹果公司，Alphabet公司旗下的谷歌，亚马逊公司和三星电子等一些科技

18、巨头，已经建立了各自的智能家居平台，因此你可以用苹果手机关灯，或者用Alexa调节恒温器而无需进行过多的额外设置。但这仍意味着，消费者需要确认新产品能否与家里的智能家居平台相匹配。兼容性问题和复杂的设置让人们迟迟不愿全面使用智能家居技术。一项名为“Matter”的新协议标准旨在改变这一现状。今年推出后，Matter将成为一众新老智能家居产品的通用语言。你可以购买任何想要的设备，并将其连接至任何你喜欢的应用程序。也许最令人惊讶的是：智能家居领域所有的大牌公司都加入了进来。所以，未来你将不会再被困于某一生态系统的高墙之内。如果你厌倦了Alexa，想换到苹果的HomePod Mini，也不用再买新的自动百叶窗来匹配新设备。即使家里没有电气工程博士，靠Matter也能实现智能家居升级。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案19.D20.B21.D22.A