2015年真题
The Internet House
A leading British building and design company has just announced their plans for the home of the future. The new design, __________ (51) as the "Interact House", has five bedrooms, plenty of bathrooms and a double garage. But these are not the main selling __________ (52), for it is the ￡25,000__________(53) of automation that makes this house really different_ It will be__________ .(54),for people who have plenty of money, but not a great __________(55) of time; young professionals in other words, they are likely to be __________(56) to the idea of a microwave that provides easy-to-cook __________(57) via the Internet and cooker that switches itself on or off at a command received via e-mail. All the appliances in the house,__________(58) the heating and lighting controls, are linked together __________(59) means of a gadget (小装置) called a "router".
Using what's called a "Webpad", a kind of portable lap-top computer, the owners of the house tap in commands from __________ (60) they may be. The Webpad __________ (61) a signal to the router, __________(62) the message and then activates the necessary controls. On the home at night,for example, the owners can switch on the lights or __________(63) the central heating working, and so __________(64) sure that they have a nice warm welcome when they__________(65) into their home.
51. A. entitled
B. known
C. referred
D. named
52. A. plots
B. plans
C. points
D. paths
53. A. value
B. price
C. worth
D. cost
54. A. accurate
B. model
C. precise
D. ideal
55. A. length
B. deal
C. lot
D. extent
56. A. excited
B. intended
C. interested
D. attracted
57. A. recipes
B. projects
C. receipts
D. invitations
58. A. as long as
B. as soon as
C. as well as
D. as far as
59. A. for
B. in
C. with
D. by
60. A. whatever
B. however
C. whichever
D. wherever
61. A. draws
B. speaks
C. sends
D. hearsay
62. A. decodes
B. discounts
C. decides
D. dissolves
63. A. lead
B. have
C. put
D. get
64. A. come
B. make
C. keep
D. hold
65. A. stay
B. stand
C. step
D. start