The Californian coastline north and
south of Silicon Valley is a trend-setting sort of place. Increasingly, the home
interiors of the well-heeled there tend toward one of two {{U}}(1)
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Asian in{{U}} (3) {{/U}}, with perhaps a Zen fountain in one corner, a
Yoga area in another. Or they resemble electronic control rooms with all sorts
of{{U}} (4) {{/U}}, computers, routers, antennae, screens and remote
controls. Occasionally, both elements are{{U}} (5) {{/U}}. "She" may
have the living room and'public areas, {{U}}(6) {{/U}}"he" is banished
with his toys up or down the stairs. Currently, the gadget
lovers have powerful allies. Many of the largest companies in the
consumer-electronics, computer, telecoms and internet industries have made a
strategic decision to{{U}} (7) {{/U}}visions of a "digital home",
"eHome", or "connected home". Doubting that{{U}} (8) {{/U}}from
corporate customers will ever{{U}} (9) {{/U}}to the boom levels of the
late 1990s, Microsoft, Intel, Sony, Verizon, Comcast, Hewlett-Packard, Apple and
others see the consumer{{U}} (10) {{/U}}their best chance for growth and
will be throwing a bewildering{{U}} (11) {{/U}}of home "solutions" at{{U}}
(12) {{/U}}in the coming months and years. To
understand what the{{U}} (13) {{/U}}ultimately have in{{U}} (14)
{{/U}}it is best to visit the{{U}} (15) {{/U}} homes that most have
built on their campuses or at trade shows.{{U}} (16) {{/U}}cosy and
often intimidating, these feature flat screens almost everywhere,{{U}} (17)
{{/U}}electronic picture frames in the bedroom from the large TV-substitute
in the living room. Every{{U}} (18) {{/U}}has a microchip and can be{{U}}
(19) {{/U}}to, typed into or clicked onto. Everything is{{U}} (20)
{{/U}}to a central computer through wireless
links.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[考点解析] 本题是一道中心主旨内容扩展题。全文第一句讲：“加州沿岸硅谷的南北地区是开创时尚(trend-setting)之地”。由此可推导出第二句的含义应该是“那里(there，即加州沿岸硅谷的南北地区)有钱人的房屋内部趋向极端不同的两种状况之一”。第二句中的“tend toward one of two extremes”(趋向极端不同的两种状况之一)与第一句中的中心主旨内容(trend—setting，开创时尚)一脉相承，故本题的正确选项应该是A。