题目内容
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in Apple’s history. It is the best smartphone ever, and most users have told that they love it. So we were surprised when reading reports of reception (信号接收) problems, and we immediately began researching them.
To start with, holding tightly（紧紧地）almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars of signal strength. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many other phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have said the iPhone 4 has a faulty antenna(天线) design.
Upon research, we find that the formula（公式） we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula usually mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. The big drop in bars is because the high bars were never real in the beginning.
We will give a free software update to correct the formula. This software update （软件升级）will also be available for iPhone 3GS. If you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of buying and get all your money back.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Apple
1.The iPhone 4 drops more bars than normal when tightly held because of .
A. a wrong antenna design B. wrong usage
C. weak signal strength D. a wrong formula
2.How many more bars does the iPhone 4 show than it should for a given signal strength?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
3. What can we learn from the text?
A. The software update is fit for all cellphones produced by Apple.
B. The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in history.
C. If a user is not satisfied with his iPhone 4, he will get ten times his money back.
D. The Apple company didn’t expect the reception problems of iPhone 4.
4. The text is a letter .
A. from Apple about iPhone problems B. to Apple about iPhone 4 problems
C. to introduce the new iPhone 4 D. on how to pay back buyers for the faults
1.D
2.A
3.D
4.A
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Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in Apple’s history. It is the best smartphone ever, and most users have told that they love it. So we were surprised when reading reports of reception (信号接收) problems, and we immediately began researching them.
To start with, holding tightly（紧紧地）almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars of signal strength. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many other phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have said the iPhone 4 has a faulty antenna(天线) design.
Upon research, we find that the formula（公式） we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula usually mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. The big drop in bars is because the high bars were never real in the beginning.
We will give a free software update to correct the formula. This software update （软件升级）will also be available for iPhone 3GS. If you are
not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of buying and get all your money back.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Apple
【小题1】The iPhone 4 drops more bars than normal when tightly held because of .
| A．a wrong antenna design | B．wrong usage |
| C．weak signal strength | D．a wrong formula |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．The software update is fit for all cellphones produced by Apple. |
| B．The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product in history. |
| C．If a user is not satisfied with his iPhone 4, he will get ten times his money back. |
| D．The Apple company didn’t expect the reception problems of iPhone 4. |
| A．from Apple about iPhone problems | B．to Apple about iPhone 4 problems |
| C．to introduce the new iPhone 4 | D．on how to pay back buyers for the faults |
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a-year-long and highly public battle with cancer. Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday. The Apple.com homepage featured a black-and-white picture of him with the words "Steve Jobs, 1955-2011".
A message on the site read, "Apple has lost an imaginary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring leader."
"His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
"Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple." The Silicon Valley hero who gave the world the iPod and the iPhone had resigned as CEO of the world's largest technology corporation in August, handing the position to current chief executive Tim Cook.
Two years before the iPhone that forever transformed the way people around the world access and use the Internet, Jobs talked about how a sense of his death was a major driver behind that vision.
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever got to help me make the big choices in life," Jobs said during a Stanford commencement ceremony in 2005. "Because almost everything－all others' expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure－these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
【小题1】According to the passage, which statement of Steve Jobs is RIGHT?
| A．Steve Jobs was the present CEO of Apple. |
| B．Steve Jobs was thought to have great talent. |
| C．Steve Jobs had no idea about his death before. |
| D．Steve Jobs fought against cancer for a year secretly. |
| A．People can use it to do anything they want. |
| B．It can teach people how to surf the Internet. |
| C．People can learn the spirit of Apple from it. |
| D．It can change the way people use the Internet. |
| A．to make great achievements, you must lose everything |
| B．people should try to achieve everything regardless of death |
| C．people who will be dead soon must make big choices in life |
| D．in the face of death, nothing is truly important except to follow your dream |
| A．Steve Jobs changed the world. |
| B．Steve Jobs died on Wednesday. |
| C．Who will be the next Steve Jobs? |
| D．Steve Jobs, the greatest American CEO. |
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a-year-long and highly public battle with cancer. Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday. The Apple.com homepage featured a black-and-white picture of him with the words "Steve Jobs, 1955-2011".
A message on the site read, "Apple has lost an imaginary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring leader."
"His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
"Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple." The Silicon Valley hero who gave the world the iPod and the iPhone had resigned as CEO of the world's largest technology corporation in August, handing the position to current chief executive Tim Cook.
Two years before the iPhone that forever transformed the way people around the world access and use the Internet, Jobs talked about how a sense of his death was a major driver behind that vision.
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever got to help me make the big choices in life," Jobs said during a Stanford commencement ceremony in 2005. "Because almost everything－all others' expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure－these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
1.According to the passage, which statement of Steve Jobs is RIGHT?
A. Steve Jobs was the present CEO of Apple.
B. Steve Jobs was thought to have great talent.
C. Steve Jobs had no idea about his death before.
D. Steve Jobs fought against cancer for a year secretly.
2.What can we learn about iPhone from the passage?
A. People can use it to do anything they want.
B. It can teach people how to surf the Internet.
C. People can learn the spirit of Apple from it.
D. It can change the way people use the Internet.
3.In Jobs's speech in Stanford, we can learn that .
A. to make great achievements, you must lose everything
B. people should try to achieve everything regardless of death
C. people who will be dead soon must make big choices in life
D. in the face of death, nothing is truly important except to follow your dream
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Steve Jobs changed the world.
B. Steve Jobs died on Wednesday.
C. Who will be the next Steve Jobs?
D. Steve Jobs, the greatest American CEO.