第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Passage A
Smart Home Products for Living a Connected Life
What makes something a smart home product？ Generally, it’s defined by its ability to connect to a Wi-Fi network, allowing users to interact（互动）with it from their smartphones.We’ve rounded up some cool, diverse offerings that you’ll love to have in your home.
Nest Cam IQ
walmart.com $299.00
The Nest Cam IQ is a beautifully designed home security camera that can recognize faces. It can warn you if there’s a stranger in your home. The device also supports two-way communication via built-in microphones and a powerful speaker.
Logitech Harmony Elite
amazon.com $249.99
The Logitech Harmony Elite is one of the best universal remote controls available on the market. It can control just about every piece of electronics you own（it supports over 270，000 devices！）in every room of your house or apartment, including TVs，streaming devices, and
sound systems.
Apple HomePod
bhphotovideo.com $349.00
The Apple HomePod has better audio quality than any other smart speaker available today. Available in white or space gray, the Siri-powered device also allows you to control a number of devices with your voice.
August Smart Lock Pro amazon.com $279.99
The August Smart Lock Pro is compatible（兼容的）with most locks. A mobile app allows you to manage access to the lock, check its usage history, and get informed when someone opens the door. You can control it and check on the state of your door with voice commands. 1. What can the Nest Cam IQ help you do？ A. Properly use your smartphone camera B. Control electronics with your voice. C. Check the locks of your house. D. Keep your home safe.
2. Which device can help you operate almost all your electronic equipment remotely？ A. Nest Cam IQ. B. Apple HomePod. C. August Smart Lock Pro. D. Logitech Harmony Elite.
3. Which column of a website is the text most probably taken from？ A. Technology. B. News. C. Society. D. Education.
B
The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn't wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired from the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slowed language development.
As I accompanied her into the car, I felt desperate. Nothing was right with our world. She'd been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child's language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.
I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.
\didn't interrupt. \that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. \failed to make it to the top.\
He expressed his joy just as he'd witnessed her conquering Mount Everest! \and celebrated! I wish I'd recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn't before. I saw her perseverance（毅力）, I saw her strength. I saw a hero.
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