My house is made of wood,glass and stone,It is also made of software.
If you come to visit,you'll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will
give you an electronic PIN to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are.
The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it's dark outside,
the PIN turns on the lights nearest you,and then turns them off as you walk away
from them. Music moves with you,too. If the house knows your favorite music,it
plays it. The music seems to be everywhere,but in fact other people in the house hear
different music or no music. If you get a telephone call,only the nearest telephone
rings.
Of course,you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a
home control console(控制台),a small machine that turns things on and off
around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas,but they are in fact like many things we
have today. If you want to go to a movie,you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys,
you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house
works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now,most new homes will have the systems that
I've put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the
ones I've put in today.
I like to try new ideas.I know that some of my ideas will work better than
others. But I hope that one day I'll stop thinking of these systems as new,and ask
myself instead,“How did I live without them?”
2. The writer's new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _.
A it has your favourite music following you
B you can make a telephone call anywhere
C the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
D it has been controlled by computers