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14．The iPad is an Apple tablet computer．The device sits somewhere between a laptop and a smart phone，according to Apple's chief executive，Steven P．Jobs，and does certain things better than both of them，like surfing the Web，reading e-books and playing videos．The iPad went on sale on April 3，2010，and Apple said it had shipped 500，000 units in the first week．The handheld device puts Apple on a direct collision course with the Kindle from Amazon，which Mr．Jobs ever considered as pioneering the category．
It is common knowledge that media companies hope the iPad will finally lead to available way for them to charge for news，books and other materials．The half-inch thick，1.5-pound device features a 9.7-inch multi-touch screen and is powered by a customized（订制的）Apple microchip，which is called A4．It has been designed with an exposed screen and without a camera or separate keyboard．The iPad has the same operating system as the iPhone and also has access to its 140，000 applications．
The price of the device starts at 499 for the most basic model，with a Wi-Fi wireless connection．More expensive models with more memory and with 3G wireless access will cost 629 to 829，depending on storage size．
Because Apple is attempting to popularize a new kind of computing device，acceptance among consumers is expected to be slower than with previous Apple devices．Critics assume that some buyers are waiting for future versions of the iPad to appear，perhaps with a camera or USB ports（端口）．
On its first day on sale，iPad users downloaded more than one million applications from the company's AppStore and more than 250，000 electronic books from its iBookstore．A new wave of apps is expected in response to the iPad．For an application developer，having an application accepted for a highly desired Apple product means reaching a passionate group of consumers．The potential income is huge：the apps market for the iPhone and iPod Touch alone is already worth a billion dollars a year in sales．

61．In Mr Job's opinion，the iPadD．
A．is a standard computer
B．is better than a laptop in any function
C．helps Apple to beat Amazon
D．is a"revolutionary"product between a laptop and a smart phone
62．Which of the following is NOT true of the iPad？D
A．It is expected to benefit media companies．
B．It has a lot of similar features to a laptop．
C．It has a virtual keyboard．
D．It has the fastest Apple microchip．
63．The different prices of the iPad are determined byB．
A．the size of the screen           
B．the size of the memory
C．the speed of the microchip       
D．the Wi-Fi wireless connection
64．What do we know from the fourth paragraph？A
A．Some consumers hope for an iPad with more functions．
B．Buyers can improve their iPads with USB devices．
C．The iPad is basically different from conventional computers．
D．The iPad is accepted faster than former Apple products．
65．It is implied in the passage thatD．
A．people may download any application from the App Store
B．people would prefer to buy an iPad rather than an iPhone
C．owning an Apple product means that you will be respected
D．the Apple company will make more profit from the iPad．

分析 本文主要介绍了苹果平板电脑比手提电脑和智能手机的优势和好处．

解答 61-65  DDBAD
61   D  细节题． 根据文章第一 段does certain things better than both of them，does certain things better than both of them，可知苹果平板电脑是革命性的产品，比手提电脑和智能手机有更多的好处，故选D．
62   D  细节题． 根据文章第二 段media companies hope the iPad will finally lead to available way for them to charge for news，books and other materials． 可知苹果平板电脑对媒体公司有好处，和手提电脑有相似点，并且有虚拟键盘，D项没有提到，故选D．
63   B  细节题． 根据文章第三 段More expensive models with more memory and with 3G wireless access will cost 629 to 829，depending on storage size． 可知苹果平板电脑的价格是由内存的大小决定的，故选B．
64   A  细节题． 根据文章第四 段Critics assume that some buyers are waiting for future versions of the iPad to appear，perhaps with a camera or USB ports（端口）． 可知顾客希望苹果平板电脑的功能越来越强大，比如摄像和USB功能，故选A．
65   D  细节题． 根据文章最后一段The potential income is huge：可知苹果公司会获得更多的利益，故选D．

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B．In the past，numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink．
C．A business magazine only publishes reports about companies in the black．
D．The television company has been in the black since the year before．
62．A"run on the bank"happens when peopleB．
A．try to withdraw their money from a bank
B．are afraid that the bank might close down
C．know that there might be a crisis in the government
D．think that they can't earn money enough to support their families
63．Which of the following is NOT true about Day trading？A
A．Day traders can make small profits without any loss．
B．"Day trading"was the first completely computerized stock market．
C．You must give some money to the trading company to pay for the stocks you buy．
D．You can do day trading from computers in your homes．
64．How many financial expressions are explained in the passage？B
A.3．  B.4．  C.5．  D.6．
65．Rich Kleinfeldt might be aC．
A．newspaper reporter
B．boss from a company
C．emcee（主持人） in a radio program
D．investors of a Day trading．
3．High school dropouts（辍学者）earn an average of $ 9，000 less per year than graduates．Now a new study moves away a common belief why they quit．It's much more than failing in exams at school．
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can't cut it．They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright．So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450kids who quit school about why they left．
"The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school．"John Bridgeland，the executive researcher said．About 1million teens leave school each year．Only about half of African-American and Hispanic（美籍西班牙的）student will receive a diploma，and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision．So，if failing grades don't explain why these kids quit，what does？Again，John Bridgeland："The most dependable finding was that they were bored．""They found classes uninteresting； they weren't inspired or motivated．They didn't see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives，or to their possible careers．"
The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen，which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit．In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate．Only four states：California，Tennessee，Texas and Utah，plus the District of Columbia，require school attendance until age 18，no exceptions，another researcher says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school．
"As these dropouts look back，they realize they've made a mistake．And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end is probably a helpful measure．"
New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18．But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point-the need for reform．It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant，and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something．

61．Most high school students drop out of school becauseD．
A．they often fail in exams               B．they are lazy and not intelligent
C．they are discriminated against         D．they find school learning boring
62．According to the passage，which state will have a law requiring school attendance until 18？D
A．California        B．Utah．     C．New Mexico       D．New Hampshire
63．What do the dropouts think of their decision to quit school？C
A．It was a good idea．
B．It was interesting and instructive．
C．It was a mistake．
D．It was a success．
64．What is the author's attitude towards high school students dropping out of school？C
A．Indifferent     B．Positive    C．Negative      D．Neutral．
65．What is the purpose of the author writing this article？A
A．To raise awareness of educational reforming in the USA．
B．To introduce the measures to stop students from dropping out of school．
C．To introduce the different regulations in the USA about students dropping out of school．
D．To analyze the reasons why many students drop out of school．
4．_______ into a key university，the students are making their efforts to take in what are required in the National University Entrance Examination．（　　）
A．To admitB．AdmittedC．Being admittedD．To be admitted

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