11．Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room？In 2040 it will not matter．They will turn themselves off and on again when you return．You will choose the temperature for each room，the lighting and the humidity．A sensor will detect the presence of a human （ and，with luck，ignore the dog!） and turn the systems on，and when the humans leave it will turn them off again．
The sensors will work through the central home computer，and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off．They will detect faulty electrical appliances，plugs or switches，isolate （切斷） them so that they cannot harm anyone，and then warn you that they need repair．They will detect fire and if you are out of the house，the computer will call the fire brigade．It will also call the police if the sensors should detect an intruder （不速之客）．This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic．You will open them using your personal card-the one you use for shopping-maybe using a number known only to you．
It will be impossible to lose the key，and a housebreaker will have to tamper （撥弄） with the lock or with a window．It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer．
The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman-servant．It will be an entertainer，and most of your entertainment will come right into your home．It does now，of course，but by 2040"entertainment"will mean much more．For one thing，you will be able to take part actively，rather than just watching…
66．The author intends to tell us thatC．
A．in 2040we will live without the lights and heaters
B．in 2040we will use much more lights and heaters
C．in 2040lights and heaters will be on and off automatically
D．in 2040there will be no switches of lights and heaters
67．Which of the following statement is NOT true？B
A．You can be taken for an intruder if you tamper with the lock or with a window．
B．The sensor will detect fire and make an emergency call．
C．Without a computer，the sensor can not do much．
D．The sensor is multi-functional．
68．According to the author，in 2040，new technologyB．
A．will turn everything into sensors
B．will free us from the keys we use today
C．will make the lock out of date
D．will remove all crimes
69．Thanks to computers，in 2040peopleD．
A．will have no entertainment outside
B．will replace TV with computers
C．will be controlled by computers
D．will have more fun at home
70．The best title for the passage might beA．
A．Life at Home in the Year 2040
B．Sensors and Computers
C．The Development of Science and Technology
D．Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了在2040年的一些新技術，在那時燈和加熱器會自動開關，中央家用電腦會在我們不在家時關注家中的情況，并且我們可能不再需要鑰匙，在家中也會有更多可以參與的娛樂活動，這樣在家中我們也不會感到無聊．
解答 66．C 細節(jié)理解題，根據第一段In 2040it will not matter．They will turn themselves off and on again when you return．You will choose the temperature for each room，the lighting and the humidity．可知在20240年燈和加熱器會自動開關，故選C．
67．B 細節(jié)理解題，根據第二段They will detect fire and if you are out of the house，the computer will call the fire brigade．可知該傳感器如果在你不在家的時候檢測到火災電腦會叫消防隊，而不是撥打緊急電話，故選B．
68．B 推理判斷題，根據第三段It will be impossible to lose the key，and a housebreaker will have to tamper （撥弄） with the lock or with a window．It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer．可知在2040年新技術可能會使我們不需要鑰匙，這樣也就不會把鑰匙弄丟，故選B．
69．D 細節(jié)理解題，根據最后一段The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman-servant．It will be an entertainer，and most of your entertainment will come right into your home．It does now，of course，but by 2040"entertainment"will mean much more．For one thing，you will be able to take part actively，rather than just watching…可知多虧了電腦我們在2040年可以在家有更多的娛樂活動，你可以積極參與這些活動而不是只是觀看，故選D．
70．A 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文中作者主要向我們介紹了2040年的一些我們家中可能發(fā)生的一些新變化，以及我們在家中的生活，故選A．
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
