1、UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURESMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIERHave you ever forgotten to _(锁门) of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to _(关) the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, _(浪费资源), and can sometimes lead to problems. However, _(在不久的将来), we will be living in
2、smart homes _ will lock the door for us when we are away and remember to switch off the TV when we forget. These smart homes will _(让我们安全), _(为我们节约能源), and provide a more comfortable environment _(live) in.Intelligent ControlsToday, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, a
3、nd remote controls（_） for our TVs and air conditioners(_). In the future, we will be using _(先进的科技) every day for _(自动控制) 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 _(节能模式) all by itself. You will no
4、 longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also _(了解你的日常路线和偏好), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will _(开始运转) _(一就) you enter the door _(和一起) your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner alre
5、ady _(prepare) for you. All controls will _(对作出反映) voice commands(_), so if you want to change your routine, you just say aloud _ you want and the home system will obey.Regular Health Checks_(此外), your smart home will be _(监控你的健康) for you every day. Your bed, for example, will record how well you sl
6、eep every night. It will also be _(检查你的体重). If you start to have sleep or _(weigh) problems, it will _(向发送警告) your phone. It will also _(给你关于的建议) a healthier diet and how to sleep better. Smart toilets(_) will be _(持续追踪) your health _(也). They can warn you _(早期) if there is something _(normal) or if
7、 you _(得了重病), such as cancer, and _ (potential) save your life.No More DisastersSmart homes will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe _(开始漏水), or if there is a short(_) in the electrical wiring(_), your smart home will _ (查明) it and provide you with _(相关信息).
8、 This way, you will be able to _ (解决问题) before your home _(被淹) or _(着火).This smart technology is not a _(幻想). Many of these _(新发明) are already _(可提供的) and being used in some homes. _(从这种意义上说), the home of tomorrow is already the home of today. _, it will take some years _ most new homes begin to use
9、 this new technology.答案UNIT 2 LOOKING INTO THE FUTURESMART HOMES TO MAKE LIFE EASIERHave you ever forgotten to _lock the door_(锁门) of your house? Or, have you ever forgotten to _switch off_(关) the TV or computer? These kinds of things happen to us all the time, _waste resources_(浪费资源), and can somet
10、imes lead to problems. However, _in the not-to-distant future_(在不久的将来), 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_(让我们安全), _save us energy_(为我们节约能源), and provide a more c
11、omfortable environment _to live_(live) in.Intelligent ControlsToday, we have to use switches for our lights, knobs for our appliances, and remote controls（_遥控器_） for our TVs and air conditioners(_空调_). In the future, we will be using _advanced technology_(先进的科技) every day for automatic control_(自动控制
12、) of just about everything in our home. The future home will use integrated sensors （_集成传感器_）to tell when you leave home each morning, and then go into _energy-efficient mode_(节能模式) all by itself. You will no longer have to think about turning switches on and off yourself. Your home will also _learn
13、 your daily routine and preferences_(了解你的日常路线和偏好), so everything will be ready for you when you get home each evening. Your lights will _come on_(开始运转) _the instant_(一就) you enter the door _along with_(和一起) your favourite music or TV programmes, and you will find your dinner already _prepared _(prep
14、are) for you. All controls will _respond to_(对作出反映) voice commands(_声控), 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_(此外), your smart home will be _monitoring your health_(监控你的健康) for you every day. Your be
15、d, for example, will record how well you sleep every night. It will also be _checking your body weight_(检查你的体重). If you start to have sleep or _weight_(weigh) problems, it will _send a warnings to_(向发送警告) your phone. It will also _give you suggestions on_(给你关于的建议) a healthier diet and how to sleep b
16、etter. Smart toilets(_智能马桶) will be _keeping constant track of (持续追踪) your health _as well_(也). They can warn you _early on_(早期) if there is something _abnormal_(normal) or if you _have a critical illness_(得了重病), such as cancer, and _potentially_ (potential) save your life.No More DisastersSmart hom
17、es will be able to prevent serious damage from accidents. For example, if a water pipe _starts leaking_(开始漏水), or if there is a short(_短路_) in the electrical wiring(_电路系统_), your smart home will _detect_ (查明) it and provide you with _relevant information_(相关信息). This way, you will be able to _fix th
18、e problem_ (解决问题) before your home _becomes flooded_(被淹) or _catches fire_(着火).This smart technology is not a _fantasy_(幻想). Many of these _new innovations_(新发明) are already _available_(可提供的) and being used in some homes. _In this sense_(从这种意义上说), 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.
