Question

10．CThe iPhone，the iPad，each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fashion．Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter"i"-and many other brands are following suit．The BBC's iPlayer-which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet-adopted the title in 2008．A lovely bear-popular in the US and UK-that plays music and video is called"iTeddy"．A slimmed down version of London's Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name"i"．
In general，single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s，when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use．
Most"i"products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent"i"，it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name．
But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter"i"．Why not use"a"，"b"，or"c"？According to Tony Thorne，head of the Language Center at King's College，London，"i"works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses"i"，no one knows whether it means Internet，information，individual or interactive，Thorne told BBC Magazines．"Even when Apple created the iPad，it seems it didn't have one clear definition．"He says．
"However，thanks to Apple，the term is now associated with portability（輕便）．"Adds Thorne．
Clearly the letter"i"also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual．Each person believes they have their own needs，and they love personalized products for this reason．
Along with"Google"and"blog"，readers of BBC Magazines voted"i"as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade．
But as history shows，people grow tired of fashion．From the 1900s to 1990s，products with"2000"in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern．However，as we entered the new century，the trend disappeared．
61．People use iPlayer toD．
A．listen to music   B．make a call  C．read newspapers  D．watch TV programs online
62．We can infer that the Independent"i"is aimed atC．
A．fashionable women       B．old readers     C．young readers    D．engineers
63．The underlined word"ambiguous"in Paragraph 4 meansB．
A．popular      B．uncertain      C．definite       D．unique
64．The writer suggests thatA．
A．the popularity of"i"products may not last long       
B．iTeddy is a live bear
C．the letter"b"replaces letter"i"to name the products  
D．"i"products are often of high quality
65．Nowadays，the"i"term often reminds people of the products which areA．
A．portable        B．environmentally friendly     C．a(chǎn)dvanced      D．recyclable．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于廣告類閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一些蘋果產(chǎn)品，這些產(chǎn)品主要是為了年輕人設(shè)計的，它雖然現(xiàn)在很流行但是終究會成為歷史，因為任何一種時尚都會在將來成為一種歷史．

解答 61．D  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段The BBC's iPlayer-which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet 可知 人們使用iPlayer在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上看電視節(jié)目，故選D．
62．C  推理判斷題，根據(jù)第三段Most"i"products are aimed at young people 可知大怒分產(chǎn)品是針對年輕人的，故選 C．
63．B  詞義猜測題，根據(jù)第四段"i"works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses"i"，no one knows whether it means Internet，information，individual or interactive可知"i"的意義已經(jīng)變得模糊，當(dāng)蘋果使用它時沒有人知道它意味著互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，故選B．
64．A  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)But as history shows，fads come and go．及下文描述可知任何一種時尚都會在將來成為一種歷史，這種i產(chǎn)品的流行不會持續(xù)下去，故選C．
65．A  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第五段"However，thanks to Apple，the term is now associated with portability （輕便）．"adds Thorne．可知現(xiàn)在"i"這個產(chǎn)品對人們來說是方便的，便攜的，故選A．

點評 考查學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．