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There is no doubt that Apple is well aware of the increased competition in the market and could be in a hurry to put another product out there, said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst at IDC Mobile Devices Technology and Trends. Given its history with product launches and business policy, though, Apple probably isn’t going to rush an iPhone release simply to put it on shelves, he said.
“If you’re Tim Cook (CEO of Apple), you’re thinking if you want to pay more attention to how to keep growing that bottom line and keep investors(投资人) happy, or continue with the same approach from Apple, which is do what we can do and manage products and releases in the best way they can work for us. Apple usually does things in their own time, and I’m having a hard time buying this May or June timeline.” Llamas told Mac News World.
While it’s probable that Apple is surely in a testing stage for its next smartphone, consumers likely have a standard wait for the finished product, said Colin Gibbs, analyst at GigaOm Pro.
“It typically takes a year or longer to create a state-of-the-art smartphone, so no one should be surprised Apple is in the testing stages with the next iPhone. And while it’s possible that Apple could launch the next iPhone this spring or summer, I’m not expecting to see it until a little later in the year,” he told Mac News World.
When it does launch, though, it could be in a variety of colors, said Gibbs. “Apple has already tested the waters with releasing colored products when it revamped (更新，翻新）its iPod line last fall, so it is understood that it would want the new change with its smartphone, as well”.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the new iPhone becomes available in some new colors,’’ he said. “That could be done pretty cheaply, and it would give Apple a new marketing angle.”
小题1:According to Ramon Llamas, Apple always ______.| A．tries to please its investors | | B．rushes to put new products to market | | C．ignores the fierce market competition | | D．does things as planned |
小题2:As for the next iPhone, Colin Gibbs didn’t mention ______.| A．the stage of its being tested | | B．the rough time of its being released | | C．the function to be improved | | D．the wide variety of its color |
小题3:What’s Colin Gibbs’ attitude towards the next iPhone?| A．Disapproving. | B．Indifferent (漠不关心的). | C．Doubtful. | D．Objective. |
小题4:This passage is presented in the form of ______.| A．stories | B．comments | C．advertisements | D．debates |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：文章通过两个分析师Ramon Llamas和Colin Gibbs的话，分析了苹果新一代iphone的研制和发布等情况。
小题1:根据第一段“Given its history with product launches and business policy, though, Apple probably isn’t going to rush an iPhone release simply to put it on shelves,”可知，根据苹果产品的发展历史和商业政策，苹果不会仅仅为了上市新产品而匆忙发布一款iPhone。故选D。
小题2:根据“so no one should be surprised Apple is in the testing stages with the next iPhone...launch the next iPhone this spring or summer,...it could be in a variety of colors,”可知，提到了测试阶段、新品发布时间、新品有多种颜色。故选C。
小题3:根据最后四段可知，Gibbs谈到新一代iphone还在测试阶段，新品的发布要一年甚至更久以后；根据“I wouldn’t be surprised if the new iPhone becomes available in some new colors”可知，Gibbs还是很期待出现多种颜色的iphone的。A不赞成的；B漠不关心的；C怀疑的；D客观的。故选D。
小题4:文章主要介绍了Ramon Llamas和Colin Gibbs这两个分析家对苹果新品的评论和预测，A故事；B评论；C广告；D议论。故选B。 |
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What if we could replace oil with a fuel which produced no pollution and which everybody had equal access to? The good news is that we can. In fact, we are swimming in it--- literally.
Hydrogen is one of the building blocks of the universe. Our own sun is basically a big, dense cloud of the stuff. And hydrogen can be used to create electricity for power, heat and light.
The problem is that hydrogen is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It does not exist as a material on its own, but is always part of something else. So it has to be separated before it can be used.
Most commercial hydrogen in use now is created from natural gas. As oil will start to run out in around the year 2030, it makes sense to produce as much hydrogen as possible as soon as we can. But natural gas supplies will also begin to run out soon after. Another source is needed.
Researchers are now using electricity to make water into hydrogen. Companies are working on the problem in their own areas. The first commercial hydrogen “fuel cells” for computers and mobile phones have already come on to the market. Auto companies have also invested over US $2 billion in the production of hydrogen fuelled cars.
The nations of a hydrogen fuelled planet would not fight over energy recourses. There would be a great reduction in pollution. The only by-product of creating hydrogen is pure drinking water--- something that is very scarce in many parts of the world. But that is not where the good news ends. Once the costs of producing hydrogen have been brought down, it will possibly provide power for a third of the Earth’s population that has no electricity.
And electricity creates wealth. In South Africa over the last decade there has been a large programme of electrification. Thanks to the programme, people do not have to spend their days looking firewood to burn for heat. And with electric light, they can work long into the night.
Some scientists see radical changes in the way the human race co-operates. Hydrogen creates electricity, and is also created by it. With dual use fuel cells, everyone who consumes energy could also produce it. Late at night, a man drives home in London and connects his car into the “world-wide hydrogen web,” which it supplies with electricity. A few hours later, a man in Beijing uses that electricity to power the hydrogen cell in his car. Hydrogen could be the first democratic energy source.
Like all dreams of the future, it seems very far away. But the threat of war and terrorism in the Middle East has made governments and businesses more aware of the need to end oil dependency and spend more time and money on hydrogen resource. So maybe the threat of war is not a completely bad thing for the future of the human race.
小题1:What does the underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refer to? | A．wealth | B．hydrogen | C．electricity | D．fuel |
小题2:What is the problem with using hydrogen as energy?| A．It has by-products. | | B．It has to be separated from other materials. | | C．It will make energy too cheap. | | D．It is too far away from us. |
小题3:Why does the author give the example in the last but one paragraph ?| A．To tell us that we produce energy while using hydrogen power. | | B．To tell us that hydrogen power does not produce pollution. | | C．To show hydrogen power can stop war. | | D．To show hydrogen power is cheap. |
小题4:What is the author’s attitude about the future?| A．skeptical | B．negative | C．indifferent | D．positive |
小题5:What is the passage mainly about?| A．war and energy | B．the future of hydrogen as an energy resource | | C．the disadvantages of oil | D．How to end war |
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The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.
October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect (前景) of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking (令人焦虑不安的). Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?
Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.
Here are some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week：
● Learn rules. Make sure you know British social etiquette (礼节). Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.
● Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.
● Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than if you’re someone who never leaves his room.
● Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.
So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s freshers.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that ______.| A．Freshers’ Week usually comes in September in UK | | B．all the students are required to join certain clubs in UK | | C．many freshers are worried about how to fit university life | | D．most of the students in the UK spend three years in universities |
小题2:Why does the author suggest having wine glasses and snacks handy?| A．To pass the busy university life. | | B．To help make friends with other freshers. | | C．To show yourself a drinker as others. | | D．To enjoy the time in a happy way. |
小题3:The main purpose of the passage is to _______.| A．tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities | | B．introduce something about higher education system of the UK | | C．inform the freshers of British social etiquette | | D．advise the freshmen how to behave well in the beginning |
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Cast your mind back to the past twenty years and hardly did anyone have their own email account. The Internet had just taken off in 1991 and people were only using office and PCbased email exchanges.
In the mid 1990s external email providers appeared. The most famous of these was Hotmail, the first free email provider and webbased email service. Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith launched Hotmail on July 4, 1996. And Microsoft took note of and bought Hotmail for $400 million on December 30, 1997, a nice birthday present for Bhatia who turned 29 that day. It was relaunched as MSN Hotmail and in 2007 was relaunched again as Windows Live Hotmail.
Fast forward the present day and most of us have at least a personal webbased email account. It seems impossible to live without them. One of the biggest advantages of email is the fact that communication has become so much easier, especially with those across different time zones. Email takes seconds to send a message whereas letters, as we used to communicate by, could take weeks. Of course there was the fax, that beeping invention from the 1980s, but it wasn’t as secure as email and you never knew if the person on the other end had picked up your fax or if it had got lost somewhere in the office.
In conclusion, one of the best inventions from the 1990s has to be email. But sometimes people are too closely connected to their email and have a compulsion to check it several times a day. At work, people have become lazy and instead of going to speak to the person sitting next to them, they send an email，causing an in box to pile up with more time spent reading email and responding rather than working. Clearly, an invention that saved time because of its quick and speedy connection can now also cause us to waste a lot of time.
小题1:The earliest web-based email came into being probably _______.| A．in 1991 | B．in 1996 | C．in 1997 | D．in 2007 |
小题2:The author mentions “fax” in the third paragraph in order to tell us that _______.| A．it is exactly as good as email | | B．it is much better than email | | C．it is less convenient than email | | D．it is easier and faster than email |
小题3:The underlined word “compulsion” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_______”.| A．strong desire | B．common sense | C．special curiosity | D．general idea |
小题4:Which is the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．We should check email boxes frequently. | | B．Lazy people like sending an email. | | C．Email brings us great convenience. | | D．Good inventions also cause problems. |
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I am a psychologist. I first met Timothy, a quiet, overweight eleven-year-old boy, when his mother brought him to me to discuss his declining grades. A few minutes with Timothy were enough to confirm that his self-esteem(自尊) and general happiness were falling right along with them. I asked about Timothy’s typical day. He awoke every morning at six thirty so he could reach his school by eight and arrived home around four thirty each afternoon. He then had a quick snack, followed by either a piano lesson or a lesson with his math tutor. He finished dinner at 7 pm, and then he sat down to do homework for two to three hours. Quickly doing the math in my head, I found that Timothy spent an average of thirteen hours a day at a writing desk.
What if Timothy spent thirteen hours a day at a sewing machine instead of a desk? We would immediately be shocked, because that would be called children being horribly mistreated. Timothy was far from being mistreated, but the mountain of homework he faced daily resulted in a similar consequence —he was being robbed of his childhood. In fact, Timothy had no time to do anything he truly enjoyed, such as playing video games, watching movies, or playing board games with his friends.
Play, however, is a crucial part of healthy child development. It affects children’s creativity, their social skills, and even their brain development. The absence of play, physical exercise, and freefrom social interaction takes a serious toll on many children. It can also cause significant health problems like childhood obesity, sleep problems and depression.
Experts in the field recommend the minutes children spend on their homework should be no more than ten times the number of their grade level. As a fifthgrader, Timothy should have no more than fifty minutes a day of homework (instead of three times that amount). Having an extra two hours an evening to play, relax, or see a friend would soundly benefit any child’s life quality.
小题1:What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph probably refer to?| A．Timothy’s parents. | B．Timothy’s grades. | | C．Psychologists. | D．The students. |
小题2:What did the writer think of Timothy after learning about his typical day?| A．Timothy was very hardworking. | | B．Timothy was being mistreated. | | C．Timothy had a heavy burden. | | D．Timothy was enjoying his childhood. |
小题3:Which of the following statements best describes the writer’s opinion?| A．Children should be allowed enough time to play. | | B．Playing board games works better than playing video games. | | C．The more they play, the more creative children will become. | | D．The depression caused by homework makes children unwilling to play. |
小题4:According to the passage, how long should a thirdgrader spend a day doing homework?| A．About ten minutes. | | B．No more than twenty minutes. | | C．No more than thirty minutes. | | D．About fifty minutes. |
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Sigmund Freud was one of the first scientists to make serious research of the mind. The mind is the collection of activities based in the brain that involve how we act, think, feel and reason.
He used long talks with patients and the study of dreams to search for the causes of mental and emotional problems. He also tried hypnosis(催眠术). He wanted to see whether putting patients into a sleep-like condition would help ease troubled minds. In most cases he found the effects only temporary.
Freud worked hard, although what he did might sound easy. His method involved sitting with his patients and listening to them talk. He had them talk about whatever they were thinking. All ideas, thoughts and anything that entered their mind had to be expressed. There could be no holding back because of fear or guilt.
Freud believed that all the painful memories of childhood lay buried in the unconscious self. This part of the mind he said contains wishes, desires and experiences too frightening to recognize.
He thought that if these memories could somehow be brought into the conscious mind, the patient would again feel the pain. But this time, the person would experience them as an adult. The patient would feel them, be able to examine them and, if successful, finally understand them.
Using this way, Freud reasoned, the pain and emotional pressure of the past would be greatly weakened. They would lose their hold over the person"s physical health. Soon the patient would get better.
Many of Freud"s theories about how the mind works also had strong sexual connections. These included what he saw as the repressed feelings of sons toward their mothers and daughters toward their fathers.
If nothing else, Freud"s ideas were revolutionary. Some people rejected them. Many others came to accept them. But no one disputes his great influence on the science of mental health.
小题1:How many methods did Sigmund Freud use to study the mind?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题2:Sigmund Freud’s research was difficult because ______.| A．he had to work hard and have patients talk freely | | B．he had to live with people who had troubled minds | | C．he had to listen to unhappy stories of different people | | D．he had to give his patients a sense of security |
小题3:Sigmund Freud held the idea that the painful memories of childhood ______.| A．could be forgotten forever | | B．could have a life-long influence | | C．could become wises and desires | | D．could be understood unconsciously |
小题4:If an adult parent feels the memories of childhood painful, the patient would probably ______.| A．have physical and mental problems | | B．be greatly influenced by them | | C．have a better understanding of life | | D．have a healthier and happier life |
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