The Apple iPhone’s impact was widely evident (明顯的) at the Consumer Electronics Show, as new touch-screen devices could be found everywhere.
The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, companies from around the world unveiled many devices boasting (以擁有…而自豪) touch – sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls.
Motorola, Sony, and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised and offered a touch-screen computer, the Surface, related to a flat panel TV for a tabletop. Even camera makers, such as Kodak,included touch-screen LCDs in their devices. Touch-screen tech has been in use for years,but the push to develop and weave it into consumer electronics gathered steam with the June introduction of Apple’s iPhone. “The touch-screen industry is really getting hot,” says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. “Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, ‘OK, I want to make a touch screen, too.’”
The touch-screen tech ecosystem now includes more than 100 companies specializing in everything from smudge-proof (防污的) screens to sensors (傳感器) able to detect fingers before they even contact the screen. Sales of leading touch-screen technologies,such as those used in mobile phones and navigation (航行) devices,are expected to rise to $ 4.4 billion in 2012, up from $ 2.4 billion in 2006,according to iSuppli estimates.
小題1:What did the writer think about the Apple iPhone?
A.The Apple iPhone was beautiful.
B.The Apple iPhone was popular.
C.The Apple iPhone was expensive.
D.The Apple iPhone was attractive.
小題2:What is the meaning of the underlined word “unveiled” in the second paragraph?
A.Invented.B.Unlocked.
C.Discovered.D.Showed.
小題3:The touch-screen tech was used in consumer electronics mainly because of _______.
A.traditional push-button controls
B.Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates
C.the introduction of Apple’s iPhone
D.the touch-screen tech ecosystem
小題4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.The touch-screen technology will disappear.
B.The touch-screen technology will be replaced by traditional push-button controls.
C.The touch-screen technology will be as important as traditional push-button controls.
D.The touch-screen technology will be more widely used in electronics devices.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

小題1:B. 細節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“getting hot”可知,意為“受歡迎的”。
小題2:D. 詞義猜測題。由第二段可知在展覽會上各公司一定展示了他們的新產(chǎn)品。
小題3:C. 細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第六行可知。
小題4:D. 細節(jié)推斷題。由全文最后一段內(nèi)容可知。
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