Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.

The iPad’s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesn’t require former knowledge.”

James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.”

Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.

1.The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______ .

A. a sudden attack   B. a heavy burden    C. quite popular    D. very familiar

2.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?

A. It has intuitive interface.    

B. It is easy to operate. 

C. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

D. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. People above thirty are Apple’s largest customer group in Japan.

B. The traditional customers of Apple’s products are usually the young.

C. Seniors will soon grow into Apple’s largest customer group.

D. Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. iPad leading Apple to seniors.      

B. iPad influencing the customer group.

C. iPad’s arrival causing Japanese to think. 

D. iPad beating the traditional PC.

 

Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kinds of things they do.

The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will stay away from a scared or angry looking face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Who’s their favorite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. There is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than a shrugfor an answer.

Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are nice to them.

1.This passage gives us some advice on_______.

A．how to make friends

B．what kind of person you can make friends with

C．how to start a conversation

D．the importance of smile

2.Most people like to make friends with those________.

A．who are sad every day

B．who share the same interest

C．who are fond of talking

D．who say bad things to them

3.According to the third paragraph, most people enjoy talking to one_______.

A．who is always smiling

B．who seems to be friendly

C．who praises them

D．who points out their shortcomings

 

If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret, according to a British market research document released last week.

Researchers peered (凝视) into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents.

They say those people can be separated into five categories：nutrition nerds (no social sense), food faddiest (whatever’s in style), martyr mums, fast food fanatics and restaurant regulars.

Nutrition nerds care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.

People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority is single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.

A fridge full of vitamins — enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the food faddiest, they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.

A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the martyr mum. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.

Fast food fanatics always buy mineral water or soda pop. The nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard, also, someone who is not into long term planning.

Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.

1.What can we know from the first two paragraphs?

A．Some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges.

B．People don’t want others to know about their secrets.

C．The food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality.

D．There are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people.

2.According to the passage, people who belong to food faddiest_________.  

A．don’t care much about money when buying things

B．will try their best to stay healthy

C．often stay up late to finish their job

D．prefer to ask others about what to do next

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．“Nutrition nerds” are always organized and successful in their jobs.

B．“Food faddists” like to stock their fridges with all kinds of vitamins.

C．“Martyr mums” care themselves more than others.

D．“Fast food fanatics” usually do not stock their fridges with fresh fruit.

4.What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?

A．All kinds of food they like.                 B．Only something to drink.

C．Fruit, vegetables and meat.                D．Food rich in vitamins.

5.What is this passage mainly about?

A．What people store in their fridges.          B．Fridge contents and its owner’s secret.

C．What we should store in our fridges.         D．How to keep our fridge contents secret.

 

______ number of our class is fifty-nine and ______ number of students are fond of English.

A．The, the          B．A, a              C．A, the            D．The, a

 

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E、F)中，选出符合81-85题要求的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. www.games.sina.com.cn 

In this website you can find a lot of net games to play. You can play the games by yourself or with others through the net. Anyone who is fond of computer games will be fond of the website. He is sure to have a good time.

B.www.google.com

This website is very useful because it can help you search for different websites. You can type the names in it and then the website you hope to find will be shown at once. It is said that it contains more information than other search engines.

C.www.rongshuxia.com

This is a website for the literature lovers. The people who are fond of literature can read others’ works and they can also write what they want to. There are many different kinds of literature forms such as poems, novels and so on.

D.www.nba.com

This is a website about American National Basketball Association, where you can find all the information about the NBA teams and the scores of basketball matches. If you are interested in basketball stars you can also find a lot of introduction about them.

E.www.rollingsone.com

This is a music website and you can find a lot of latest songs. The most interesting thing about this website is that you can even record your songs in the website and make others enjoy your voice! It’s marvelous, isn’t it?

F.www.ample.technology.com

The website represents many leading American and European manufacturers distributing the world’s most advanced devices, equipment and biochemical supplies into China. We specialize in the fields of biological engineering.

请阅读以下5个人的个人信息，然后匹配人物和适合他/她的网站：

___ 1.Professor David is a Canadian but he is interested in the Chinese poems, especially the Tang Poems.

___ 2.Susan is a basketball fan and she is eager to know the career of the famous star—Michael Jordan.

____3.Li Ming is tired of his study and he hopes to be relaxed for a moment. He doesn’t think music is a good way of relaxation.

___4.Dickson is an engineer working in a large American company who wants to catch a glimpse of the latest development of technology.

____5.Jeremy wants to find some information about a new sport.