Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.
“Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money or buy at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.”
Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. “Here in 2012, $252 on average——the technology spend for consumers this year.”
From tablet computers to smart phones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. "It's kind of hard to make a decision."
Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.
“Its hardware is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.
But Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest robust group of apps (應(yīng)用軟件) that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”
Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through WiFi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera.
“You can literally take a picture and upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”
Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smart phones, laptops and tablets.
小題1:What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A．Every technology product costs an average of $252.
B．Consumers are spending $252 more on technology products than last year.
C．Consumers should spend $252 on their technology products.
D．It is estimated that $252 on average might be spent on electronics by consumers in 2012.
小題2:According to Brian Tong, why may people prefer the iPad Mini to the Google Nexus 7?
A．Because it is cheaper.
B．Because it has more functions.
C．Because you can read books and surf the Internet with it.
D．Because it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.
小題3:What does “Its hardware” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．The hardware of tablet computers.
B．The hardware of the Apple iPad.
C．The hardware of the Google Nexus 7.
D．The hardware of the iPad Mini.
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．People will spend most of their money on electronics.
B．Photos can be uploaded from the camera when connected to a computer.
C．A streaming media box is a box which can contain CDs.
D．Most people would like to buy electronics as gifts.
小題5:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．Electronics: People’s Most Favorite Gifts this year
B．Which is More Popular, the Apple iPad Mini or the Google Nexus 7?
C．Latest Technology Products
D．More Electronics to Choose from

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文敘述了消費(fèi)類電子產(chǎn)品再次高居今年節(jié)日最心儀禮物名單之列。最新研究還表明，今年美國(guó)人在科技產(chǎn)品上花費(fèi)更多。從平板電腦到智能手機(jī)，美國(guó)消費(fèi)者一直在排隊(duì)購(gòu)買市場(chǎng)上最新最酷的電子設(shè)備。另一種受歡迎的產(chǎn)品是無(wú)線音箱，這種最新的產(chǎn)品可以連接任何具有藍(lán)牙技術(shù)的設(shè)備，包括智能手機(jī)、筆記本和平板電腦。
小題1:句意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. 故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest robust group of apps (應(yīng)用軟件) that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.” 它有更多的功能，故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.
“Its hardware is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini故選C。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.大多數(shù)人想買電子產(chǎn)品當(dāng)成禮物，故選D。
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.及全文來(lái)看應(yīng)選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章標(biāo)題是文章的點(diǎn)睛之筆。標(biāo)題歸納題在英語(yǔ)閱讀理解題中屬深層理解題，它要求考生在通讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，準(zhǔn)確把握文章大意及作者的寫(xiě)作意圖。一般說(shuō)來(lái)，標(biāo)題應(yīng)該具有概括性、針對(duì)性、簡(jiǎn)潔性三個(gè)突出特點(diǎn)。其中概括性，是指標(biāo)題應(yīng)最大程度地覆蓋全文，囊括文章的主要內(nèi)容，體現(xiàn)文章的主題；針對(duì)性，是指標(biāo)題的含義要直接指向文章的主要特點(diǎn)；而簡(jiǎn)潔性，則是指標(biāo)題應(yīng)言簡(jiǎn)意賅，能吸引讀者的注意力，并喚起讀者對(duì)文章的閱讀興趣等。
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小題3:Why did she walk around, relax her legs and drink water? Because ______________.
A．She was too tired
B．she felt thirsty
C．she wanted to regain lost energy
D．nothing else could be done then
小題4:What do you think of her final task was?
A．Giving the injured food and drinks.
B．Taking them to the nearest hospital.
C．To show the police where the injured was.
D．To go back to put out the big fire.

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