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初三英语中考训练（二）

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MattMasonhasseenthefuture—andit’sfun.Masonlikesthinkingabouthowmachinescanmakeour

liveseasierbydoingtheworkwehate,suchascleaning.Heshowsahardfloorcleaningsystem（系统）that’s

builtintothewall:itwillblowdirttoapartoftheroomwhereitwillbecollectedbyavacuum（吸尘器）.

Thenthesystemwilldropsomecleaneronthefloorandanarmwillmop（用拖把擦）itup.“Thismay

troubleyou,”saysKara,anexpertinMason’scompany.“Butyoucanprogramittocomeonat3a.m.,and

itwilljustwet-mopthefloorforyou.”

Whenitcomestothekitchen,BruceBeihoff,anotherexpertatWhirlpool,issurethatinafewyears,

robotswillbedoingmostoftheboringwork,freeingustorelax.“Morethanjustfun,futurekitchenswillbe

environmentallyfriendly,”hesays.“Anewsystemwillbebuiltinthehousewhichcanrecycleenergy（能

量）lostfromyourkitchentomakethewholehomewarm.”

“Thefridgewillbethecenterofthehome,”saysDanielLee,amarketexpert.Thefridgewillhavea

touchscreen（触摸屏幕）whereyoucanwatchTV,surftheInternet,checkyoure-mail,keepashoppinglist

andordervegetables.“Yourfridgeisthefirstplaceyougointhemorningandthelastplaceatnight,”says

Lee.

Everwonderwhya1.9-metermananda1.6-meterwomanhavetocookmealsoncounters（工作台）

ofthesameheight.“Theheightwasdecidedover50yearsago,accordingtotheheightofordinarywomen,”

saysJaneLangmuir,anexpertofcookingmachines.“Buttimeshavechanged.Wehavemadeanewcounter

whereyoupressabuttonanditmovestowhateverheightyouwant.”Atthesametime,TedSelkeratMIT’s

Counterlabhasm