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【題目】閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

To help Japanese companies better deal with the increasing number of foreigners visiting the country, Panasonic has created a megaphone (擴音器) which is able to smartly translate Japanese into English, Chinese and Korean.

Panasonic named the product "Megahonyaku". It is a term for the Japanese words for "megaphone" and "translate", which actually makes g lot of sense because it's a megaphone that can translate Japanese into several other languages in real time. When a user speaks Japanese into the megaphone, it recognizes (辨認) and translates what is being said immediately, and outputs the words in English, Chinese or Korean.

It sounds amazing, and seeing it in action is wonderful, but Megahonyaku is not good enough. It cannot translate everything you say, as it only stores 300 common expressions, like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step". However, the Japanese company behind Megahonyaku promises to add new expressions regularly, which users can get on the Internet.

The machine was designed to be used in places like transport stations, airports and places of interest where quick and exact announcements are needed most. Around 30 Japanese organizations, including the police and guides, have been trying out Megahonyaku for about one year, but Panasonic says it will come onto the market on December 20th. Instead of selling these speech translators, Panasonic plans on renting (出租) them out for less than $183 a month on a three-year agreement, and offering users future improvements and necessary services.

Panasonic has also said that it may add support for other languages, like Russian, depending on customers' needs. Megahonyaku also includes a touch screen that allows users to choose the language they need their speech translated into.

【1】Panasonic has produced Megahonyaku so that ________.

A. guides can translate Chinese into Japanese faster

B. Japanese companies can receive foreigners better

C. foreigners can talk with the Japanese freely

D. the Japanese can learn other languages easily

【2】The third paragraph is mainly about the ________ of Megahonyaku.

A. inventionB. importance C. disadvantage D. history

【3】It can be learnt from Paragraph 4 that Megahonyaku ________.

A. may be popular with the police

B. is widely used in private homes

C. will be sold on December 20th

D. stores about 30 foreign languages

【4】According to the passage, Panasonic will ________ in the future.

A. sell Megahonyaku to foreign visitors

B. bring down the price of Megahonyaku

C. change the screen of Megahonyaku

D. improve Megahonyaku regularly

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹日本松下公司為了幫助日本公司更好地應對越來越多的外國人來日本訪問，發(fā)明了一種擴音器，能夠巧妙地將日語翻譯成英語、中文和韓語等及應用的地點和未來的改進。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)To help Japanese companies better deal with the increasing number of foreigners visiting the country, Panasonic has created a megaphone which is able to smartly translate Japanese into English, Chinese and Korean.為了幫助日本公司更好地應對越來越多的外國人來日本訪問，松下公司發(fā)明了一種擴音器，能夠巧妙地將日語翻譯成英語、中文和韓語�？芍�松下公司發(fā)明了一種擴音器目的是為了幫助日本公司更好地應對越來越多的外國人來日本訪問，故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù) but Megahonyaku is not good enough. It cannot translate everything you say, as it only stores 300 common expressions, like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step".但 Megahonyaku還不夠好。它不能翻譯你所說的每一句話，因為它只存儲了300個常用的表達，比如“火車已經(jīng)被推遲了”或“小心你的腳步”�？芍�主要說明 Megahonyaku的不足之處。A. invention發(fā)明；B. importance 重要性；C. disadvantage劣勢，短處；D. history歷史。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Around 30 Japanese organizations, including the police and guides, have been trying out Megahonyaku for about one year可知 Megahonyaku也受到警察的歡迎，故選A。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Panasonic has also said that it may add support for other languages, like Russian, depending on customers' needs. Megahonyaku also includes a touch screen that allows users to choose the language they need their speech translated into.可知松下公司會定期改進 Megahonyaku的，故選D。