Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.
" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.
The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增強(qiáng)的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板電腦) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.
" As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (裝置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "
9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.
"It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. "
小題1:One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to ____.
A． program the opening hours of a bar
B． supply you with a picture of the future
C． provide information about your surroundings
D． update the maps and GPS in your smartphones
小題2:The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " ____".
A．develop rapidlyB．get round quickly
C．a(chǎn)ppear immediatelyD．go over automatically
小題3:According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are ____.
A．necessary for teenagers
B．a(chǎn)ttractive to New Yorkers
C．a(chǎn)vailable to people worldwide
D．expensive for average consumers
小題4:We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses ____.
A．may have a potential market
B．a(chǎn)re as common as smartphones
C．a(chǎn)re popular among young adults
D．will be improved by a new technology

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

【主旨大意】B篇是一篇科技文章。介紹了一種象智能手機(jī)的眼鏡，它的功能和缺陷及市場(chǎng)潛力。
小題1:考查細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段的第二句話a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板電腦) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings.可知，這種象智能手機(jī)的眼鏡可以提供周圍環(huán)境的信息。選C.
小題2:考查猜詞題。從句意看：如果你走在街上，眼鏡上會(huì)立刻出現(xiàn)一個(gè)指示顯示最近的咖啡店的位置。還有后面的暗示：come into view right，所以pop up這個(gè)詞組是“突然出現(xiàn)”的意思。選C。
小題3:推理題。從第四段的Sam Biddle說(shuō)的最后一句話and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (裝置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "可以推斷出，對(duì)普通的消費(fèi)者來(lái)說(shuō)，這個(gè)手機(jī)太貴了，他們買不起。選D。
小題4:推理題。從倒數(shù)第二段的最后一句話，可以推斷出這種象智能手機(jī)的眼鏡可能有潛在的市場(chǎng)。選A。
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