《2025年练习部分高中英语选择性必修第一册上外版》

Section A What will our future lives be like? Read the passage and name the new devices. Underline the clues in the passage if necessary.
Predictions of Future Lives
The home of the future is looking increasingly smart. Someday soon, your refrigerator may tell you when your vegetables are going bad, and your kids might be playing in the backyard with a robot. Most homes are already equipped with WiFi technology to use some of these inventions. Here are some new devices you might one day have in your home.
(1) _________
It could even be your driveway, too. The Netherlands created the world's first new-style road several years ago and it's producing enough electricity to power a small household by absorbing sunlight. In the USA, the government received crowd-funding for a project to power the entire country with new-style roads. The road in the Netherlands is made of glass, silicon rubber, and concrete. They are strong enough to support 12-ton fire trucks.
(2) _________
While it remains to be seen whether people will come to prefer robots to humans in their homes, robots that are modeled after humans could become a regular sight in people's backyards. These robots could be used to perform tasks like playing football as your partner, reading a book or appreciating a piece of literature in company with you.
(3) _________
It's pretty nice to sit around and let a robot clean the carpet for you. But it's just the beginning. You can already buy robots that mop your pool and tidy your bath. Pretty soon they'll all be connected to one device so that you can set up a schedule and they'll automatically do their tasks.

答案：
(1) new-style road
解析：根据第一段描述“the world's first new-style road... producing enough electricity to power a small household by absorbing sunlight”，可知是能发电的新型道路。
(2) humanoid robots
解析：根据第二段“robots that are modeled after humans... perform tasks like playing football... reading a book”，可知是模仿人类的类人机器人。
(3) connected household robots
解析：根据第三段“robots that mop your pool and tidy your bath... connected to one device so that you can set up a schedule”，可知是联网的家用机器人。