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1、阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。,British shoppers buy 2.15 million tons of clothing and shoes annually, yet UK citizens have an estimated 30 billion worth of unused clothing at the back of the wardrobe. But new technology could see the end of that, with the garments(衣服)themselves reminding the owners of t
2、heir existence. “Smart clothes” could help us clear out our wardrobes(衣柜)by sending messages or tweeting(发推文)us if they havent been worn for a good while. If these messages are ignored, the garments will get in touch with a clothing charity and ask to be reused, with an organization automatically se
3、nding out donation information. They could be programmed for a public sale where they are sold to whoever offers the highest price on eBay. Academics at Birmingham City University are developing the “connected wardrobe” to encourage more suitable clothes consumption. The concept sees garments tagged
4、, using washable contactless technology. Mark Brill, senior lecturer at the university, said, “Think of the surprise when an owner suddenly receives bids for items that they didnt know were in their wardrobe.” “The connected wardrobe is a practical pleasant concept to encourage people to think about
5、 their clothing consumption. Finally, I hope it will encourage more appropriate fashion consumption,” he added. “Perhaps we can even move away from the idea of ownership of clothing. When weve worn them enough, the items will pass themselves on to their next keeper.” It follows in the footsteps of t
6、he “Internet of Things” -a concept that sees ordinary household items connecting to the Internet in order to share information. Now, the “Internet of Clothes” will see that neglected garments will tweet and text the owners, “asking” to be worn depending on the weather and frequency of wear. Clothes
7、will keep track of other information, such as who owned them previously, as well as how much they originally cost, who made them and how much the worker was paid for them.,The working process,phenomenon,Other functions,The purpose,The meaning,Para. 1: British shoppers buy 2.15 million tons of clothi
8、ng and shoes annually, yet UK citizens have an estimated 30 billion worth of unused clothing at the back of the wardrobe. But new technology could see the end of that, with the garments(衣服)themselves reminding the owners of their existence.,Para. 2: “Smart clothes” could help us clear out our wardro
9、bes(衣柜)by sending messages or tweeting(发推文)us if they havent been worn for a good while. If these messages are ignored, the garments will get in touch with a clothing charity and ask to be reused, with an organization automatically sending out donation information. They could be programmed for a pub
10、lic sale where they are sold to whoever offers the highest price on eBay.,Para. 3: Academics at Birmingham City University are developing the “connected wardrobe” to encourage more suitable clothes consumption. The concept sees garments tagged, using washable contactless technology. Para. 4: Mark Br
11、ill, senior lecturer at the university, said, “Think of the surprise when an owner suddenly receives bids for items that they didnt know were in their wardrobe.” “The connected wardrobe is a practical pleasant concept to encourage people to think about their clothing consumption. Finally, I hope it
12、will encourage more appropriate fashion consumption,” he added. “Perhaps we can even move away from the idea of ownership of clothing. When weve worn them enough, the items will pass themselves on to their next keeper.”,Para. 5: It follows in the footsteps of the “Internet of Things” -a concept that
13、 sees ordinary household items connecting to the Internet in order to share information. Now, the “Internet of Clothes” will see that neglected garments will tweet and text the owners, “asking” to be worn depending on the weather and frequency of wear. Clothes will keep track of other information, s
14、uch as who owned them previously, as well as how much they originally cost, who made them and how much the worker was paid for them.,然后,我们可以将这些要点串起来,连成一篇涵盖所有要点的概要写作: New technology could put an end to a wardrobe with lots of unused garments by sending information to their owners. (Point 1) “Smart cl
15、othes” could ask owners to wear them, or many messages are sent to organizations to sell those unused clothes. (Point 2) Academics announced that it is developed to encourage peoples proper fashion consumption. (Point 3) It also follows the concept of sharing information and offers other related inf
16、ormation.(Point 4),本章节将以此文本为例,聚焦次要点处理技能在概要写作中的运用。 1. 代词指代明确化 原文第一段主题句“But new technology could see the end of that, with the garments(衣服)themselves reminding the owners of their existence.”中的that为语篇的回声词,起到很好的连接作用。原文中that指代上文: 30 billion worth of unused clothing at the back of the wardrobe。 . see the end of that = . put an end to that;unused clothing = neglected garments (下文提示及借鉴);remind the owners of. = inform the owners of. 这样,综合整段信息,添加次要信息,我们可将文章主题句转换成以下