Question

Los Angeles---Thousands of people waited in line on Thursday at Apple Stores, hoping to buy new iPhone.

Cindy Smith, 20, waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Store at 10 pm Wednesday, and wanted to buy her new iPhone before going to work. Stores opened at 7 am. Her old iPhone was broken two months ago, and she waited for the new model. "I can work from it and have fun, she said. Cindy was lucky and she got it, but hundreds of others waited in line on all sides of the shopping mall.

By the end of the day, Apple's latest iPhone was all sold out across the US. "It is working to get more phones. They can't get here soon enough, "said Melissa, Wal-Mart spokeswoman.

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling wouldn't say how quickly stores would get more phones. He said, "We are working hard to get them to everyone as quickly as possible. It will take about a month for stores to get fully stocked. "Apple said it sold 600,000 in early orders.

1.A lot of people waited in line at Los Angeles Apple Stores to buy new iPhone.

2.Cindy Smith wanted to buy new iPhone because she lost her old one.

3.Melissa is the Apple spokeswoman.

4.Steve said they would get more iPhones to people as quickly as they could.

5.It will take about a week for stores to get fully stocked.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的是苹果手机新款上线的情况，还没有开始卖，就有很多人排队等着买了，很快就被售空了。但是苹果公司的发言人说，他们会尽快生产补货，尽可能快的让每个人都能买到手机。

1. of people waited in line on Thursday at Apple Stores, hoping to buy new iPhone.可知本句描述是正确的，很多人等着买苹果手机。故为A。

2. old iPhone was broken two months ago, and she waited for the new model. 她的旧手机两个月前坏了。可知本句描述她的手机坏了，是错误说法，故为B。

3. Wal-Mart spokeswoman.可知Melissa是新闻发言人。所以题目描述是错误的，故为B。

4. are working hard to get them to everyone as quickly as possible. 可知题目说法：他们将尽可能快的让每个人买到苹果手机。所以题目说法是正确的，故为A。

5. will take about a month for stores to get fully stocked.可知题目说法是错误的。故为B。

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。