文档介绍：1 科普知识与现代技术一、阅读理解(共 20 小题;共 40 分) A Have you noticed your life ing a little easier? Now, when you go toa certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts ofa smart city. The idea ofa smart city was brought up by pany IBM in 2010. Generally, a smart city isa city that uses digital technologies such as the to improve city planning, save money and resources, and make our life convenient . How smart can a city be? Here are great examples that we can learn from. In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of traditional water meters. They can detect( 探测) water waste and leakage( 泄漏) and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help reduce waste. Santander in Spain also gives usa look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The anized a research team and provided an App( 应用程序) that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate informatio