Question

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. "

60. 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

61.   The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " ____".

A. develop rapidly       B. get round quickly

C. appear immediately    D. go over automatically

62.   According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are ____.

A. necessary for teenagers    B. attractive to New Yorkers

C. available to people worldwide   D. expensive for average consumers

63.   We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses ____.

A. may have a potential market     B. are as common as smartphones

C. are popular among young adults       D. will be improved by a new technology

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇科普文，介紹未來的一款可以替代智能手機的眼鏡，它帶有有地圖和GPS功能，但對于一般的消費者來說，價格有點承受不起，但是預計前景看好。

段落	關鍵詞、句	大意推測
第一部分（Para. 1）	Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone；use the maps and GPS；	主題：你的眼鏡可能有一天取代你的智能手機,它也擁有地圖和GPS。
第二部分（Para. 2-6）	wanted to see what was open；come out this year； cost between $250 and $600；including a variation of augmented reality；information... about one's surroundings；isn't something anybody needs；isn't gonna be able to afford another device that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars；will eventually be as common as smartphones；It's just like smartphones 10 years ago。	功能介紹：可以通過眼鏡查找地方，提供周圍地區的信息。 時間：今年可能上市， 價格：$250- $600，一般的而消費者消費不起。不是人人都需要，但將來會和智能手機一樣普通。

 解析

60. C。細節理解題。難度：中上。根據題干“functions”，定位第一段中use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include. 以及第二段中“going to the bar and wanted to see what was open,”可知；這款眼鏡可以為你提供周圍的信息。選C。

61. C。詞義猜測題。根據題干，定位第三段：if you were walking down a street, indicators（指示器/燈）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.。在你沿著馬路走的時候，眼鏡上立刻會有指示燈出現，為你顯示最近的咖啡店。這是眼鏡的GPS的功能，有生活常識推斷pop up為C.appear immediately。A. develop rapidly快速發展，不符合題意。B. get round quickly（消息）傳開來；D. go over 后一般要加賓語。

62. D。細節推斷題。由題干“Sam Biddle”定位第四段，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. "可知：這款眼鏡上千美元，對于一般的消費者來說，承受不了。故選D。

63.A。細節推斷題。第五段中Seth相信這款眼鏡will eventually be as common as smartphones，（將來最終和智能手機一樣常見。第六段則闡述智能手機當年也是如此，（但是現在智能手機很受歡迎）。It's just like smartphones 10 years ago, 暗示這款眼鏡和智能手機一樣會很有市場。選A。根據時態差異，排除B。第五、六段中都未提及它受年輕的成年人的歡迎，排除C；也未曾提及新技術，排除D。

難句分析

1．" 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,"

翻譯：我會使用它，如果早上3點我和朋友在外閑逛，要去酒吧，想看看什么酒吧還在營業。

分析：句子為虛擬語氣，與現在相反：I would do sth if sb did sth/were doing sth。

2. 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 reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板電腦) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings.

翻譯：《紐約時報》說：這款類似智能手機的眼鏡將可能在今年研制出來，價格在$250到$600之間，可能還包括一個擴增實境的變化——這是一個在智能手機和平板電腦上都已經可以使用的技術，它可以把一個人周邊的環境信息疊加到屏幕上。

分析：這句話的主語應該是the Times said。including a variation of augmented reality做伴隨狀語，a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板電腦)是augmented reality的同位語。that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. 是a technology的定語從句。

3…. 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. 

翻譯：…Seth Weintraub, 自從去年年末他一直在報道有關類似智能手機的眼鏡，他說, 他相信這種類型的可穿戴設備將最終和智能手機一樣普遍.

分析: Seth Weintraub,said…為主句主謂賓。who has been…是定語從句修飾Seth Weintraub。said后為賓語從句。be confident that +從句，對…..很自信。