题目内容
【题目】 Huawei Technologies Co. displayed its much-anticipated in-house operating system Harmony OS on Friday, marking what some call the Chinese tech giant’s biggest push yet to build its own software ecosystem for the era of the internet of things.
The move is also expected to weaken the influence of the United States government’s restrictions on Huawei using Google’s Android operating system in smartphones, analysts said.
Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group, speaking in Dongguan, Guangdong province, said it is difficult to deliver a smooth experience across different devices with the huge amount of codes involved in the Android and Linux operating systems. Linux is an open-source operating system widely used in personal computers and other hardware.
“Harmony is a next-generation operating system designed to address the challenge,” Yu said, adding that it will be able to support a wide range of application situations, including smart TVs, automobiles and wearables.
The internet of things refers to a network of devices and other objects that can connect with each other and exchange data.
Yu said the US government’s restrictions have accelerated the company’s marketing of the system, which now has about 4,000 employees working on it.
The senior executive said Harmony can be used in its smartphones. But Android is still Huawei’s preferred choice for handsets if the company is allowed to use it.
“But when Android is not available, Harmony can be applied immediately to smartphones. Harmony is ready,” Yu added.
Jia Mo, an analyst at market research company Canalys, said even if Huawei does not use Harmony in its smartphones in the short term, its smartwatches and smart TVs can be equipped with Harmony to widen its use and accumulate more experience in building an ecosystem.
“Also, more importantly, Huawei chose to build Harmony into an open-source operating system and allow it to be compatible with Android. Thus Harmony will be more accepted by current Android users. This will prevent Huawei from repeating the fate of Microsoft in promoting smartphone systems,” Jia said. Microsoft failed to popularize the use of its Windows system in smartphones years ago.
【1】What is the significance of the Harmony OS?
A.It symbolizes Huawei has finished its own software ecosystem.
B.It may reduce the threat from US government’s restrictions.
C.It will accumulate more experience in building an ecosystem.
D.It successfully borrows from Microsoft's Windows system.
【2】Which of the following may take the place of the underlined word “compatible” in the last paragraph?
A.Used harmoniously.B.Operated quickly.
C.Resisted fiercely.D.Monitored closely.
【3】Where may we find this article?
A.Fashion magazines.B.TV interviews.
C.Historic documents.D.News websites.
【答案】
【1】B
【2】A
【3】D
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了华为的鸿蒙系统的发布。此系统的发布还有望削弱美国政府对华为在智能手机中使用谷歌Android操作系统的限制。更重要的是,华为选择将鸿蒙系统构建为开源操作的系统,并允许它与Android系统兼容。这样就可以阻止华为重蹈微软在智能手机系统推广上的覆辙。
【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中The move is also expected to weaken the influence of the United States government’s restrictions on Huawei using Google’s Android operating system in smartphones, analysts said.可知,华为希望鸿蒙操作系统能够削弱来自美国政府禁止华为在智能手机里使用谷歌安卓系统的影响。故选B。
【2】词义猜测题。文中最后一段提到“Also, more importantly, Huawei chose to build Harmony into an open-source operating system and allow it to be compatible with Android. Thus Harmony will be easily accepted by current Android users.”可知,鸿蒙是一个开源操作系统,华为选择将鸿蒙安装在一个对各种资源开放的操作系统中,就是让它能够与安卓系统兼容。故选A。
【3】推理判断题。这篇文章讲述的不是时尚、学术或科学问题,它的文体属于新闻,所以可以在新闻网站上找到。A. Fashion magazines.时尚杂志,B. TV interviews.电视采访,C. Historic documents.历史文件,D. News websites.新闻网站。故选D。