Question

Elsie Comer is nearly 92， but she can still play a game of Words with Friends on her iPad and claims (宣称) that the Apple product has changed her life.

Mrs. Comer， who lives in a house close to Manchester Airport. admits(承认) to playing the hugely popular puzzle game at a time. and also uses her iPad to track the planes that fly overhead and explore the world with Google Earth.

"It's been a wonderful way to keep in touch with my family， " she said. "I use it nearly all the hours of daylight. 2-3 hours in the morning. then again in the afternoon.

" I live near the airport， so I love being able to look at the Flight Tracker and see where the planes that fly overhead are going. I also really like Words with Friends，and have 16 games going at the moment.

Mrs. Comer taught painting when she left school. She did own a laptop, but struggled(费力 ) with it. “She had a laptop before， but the problem was that she couldn't see the cursor(光标) . And that she also has shaky hands that struggle with the mouse.” said her 63-year-old daughter， Jean Holt ， from Citheroe, “I was in America visiting my daughter. and I played with an iPad and decided to buy one for my mother.”

Mrs. Holt loaded the iPad with apps(应用程序) gradually so her mother could learn how to use them. "She uses it several hours a day， and is determined (决定) to keep up with everything new. So she reads the news， sends emails， and uses FaceTime to make video calls to us all." she said.

ELSIES FAVO RITE APPS

★Words with Friends-a free Scrabble-like puzzle app

★Flight Tracker-allowing her to see the details of planes that fly over

her home

★ FaceTime-used to make video talk to her family around the world

★iMessage-used to send text messages to mobile phones

★Solitaire-a classic card Same

1.Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To tell us the secrets of how Mrs. Comer keeps healthy.

B. To describe how to use Apple apps in our daily life.

C. To explain Mrs. Corner makes a living alone.

D. To prove iPad has good effect on Mrs. Comer's life.

2.What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

A. What Mrs. Comer uses her iPad to do in her daily life.

B. How Mrs. Comer explores the world with Google Earth.

C. When Mrs. Comer sends text messages to mobile phones.

D. Why Mrs. Holt bought an iPad for her mother instead.

3.What does the underlined word " track" mean in the second paragraph?

A. catch up with B. follow the route of

C. take a photo of D. keep in touch with

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. Where there is a will， there is a way.

C. One is never too old to learn.

D. A good beginning is half done.

Answer 1