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能力提升练

一、阅读理解

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（2020山东实验中学期中）难易度：★★

SmartHomeProductsforLivingaConnectedlife

Whatmakessomethingasmarthomeproduct？Generally，itsdefinedbyitsabilitytoconnecttoaWi-Finetwork，allowinguserstointeract（xi）withitfromtheirsmartphones.Weveroundedupsomecool，diverseofferingsthatyoulllovetohaveinyourhome.

NestCamIQ

walmart.com

$299.00

TheNestCamIQisabeautifullydesignedhomesecuritycamerathatcanrecognizefaces.Itcanwarnyouiftheresastrangerinyourhome.Thedevicealsosupportstwo-waycommunicationviabuilt-inmicrophonesandapowerfulspeaker.

LogitechHarmonyElite

amazon.com

$249.99

TheLogitechHarmonyEliteisoneofthebestuniversalremotecontrolsavailableonthemarket.ItcancontroljustabouteverypieceofelectronicsyouownineveryroomofyourhouseorapartmentincludingTVs,streamingdevices,andsoundsystemsItsupportsover270,000devices!

AppleHomepod

bhphotovideo.com

$349.00

TheAppleHomePodhasbetteraudioqualitythananyothersmartspeakeravailabletodayAvailableinwhiteorspacegray,theSiri-powereddevicealsoallowsyoutocontrolanumberofdeviceswithyourvoice

AugustSmartLockPro

amazon.com

$279.99

TheAugustSmartLockProiscompatible（兼容的）withmostlocks.Amobileappallowsyoutomanageaccesstothelock，checkitsusagehistory,andgetinformedwhensomeoneopensthedoor.Youcancontrolitandcheckonthestateofyourdoorwithvoicecommands.

1.WhatcantheNestCamIQhelpyoudo?

A.Properlyuseyoursmartphonecamera.

B.Controlelectronicswithyourvoice.

C.Checkthelocksofyourhouse.

D.Keepyourhomesafe.

2.Whichdevicecanhelpyouoperatealmostallyourelectronicequipmentremotely?

A.NestCamIQ.

B.AppleHomePod.

C.AugustSmartLockPro.

D.LogitechHarmonyElite.

3.Whichcolumnofawebsiteisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.technology.

B.New