“iPhone 5”, the tallest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone

We don’t want to change your phone, we want to make you say, “Wow, that is a bigger change than I expected”. “iPhone 5” is a result of that desire to surprise.
It’s been completely redesigned. For the first time ever, we’ve increased the size of display (顯示) by making the screen taller but not wider.
You can see more of your content without the need to scroll. We are making scrolling the thing of the past. It is more comfortable to use and reduces tiredness from scrolling when you read long documents.
Even with the larger display, it is the thinnest iPhone we ever built. To achieve the design this tall, we have to look at it and completely redesign the architecture inside. It’s 18% thinner and 79.5% taller than the previous iPhone. It makes everything you do on “iPhone5” easier. No more hidden menus, no confusing gestures. Everything is right at your fingertips.
The panorama feature (全景拍照) is simply awesome. The ultra HD (超高清) widescreen display lets you get your entire shot in a single snap (快門). You can also use its creative design for picture stabilization.
With an iPhone this tall, reception of signals has never been better. And of course, all your favorite applications are still available. In fact you will find your old favorites also benefit from the new experiencing handsome ultra HD widescreen. We found while many previous iPhone owners were using Facetime, they only used it for the faces. That’s why we are introducing Bodytime. With its ultra HD widescreen display, Bodytime lets you see a person’s entire body.
It took all of our learning and all of our thinking to realize something so simple, so clear, and yet so tall.
And I wish your pocket were tall enough to hold such a perfect invention!
小題1:How is the screen of “iPhone 5” different from the previous ones?
A．Wider.B．Taller.C．Easier.D．Thinner.
小題2:What does the underlined word “scroll” probably mean?
A．Update the webpage.B．Download new documents.
C．Refresh the content.D．Move the content upward.
小題3:What can we infer about “iPhone 5” from the passage?
A．It is really necessary for you to hide menus.
B．The reception of signals is bad due to its length.
C．Bodytime is popular with previous iPhone owners.
D．New applications of “iPhone 5” are unbelievable.
小題4:“iPhone 5” is introduced in a(n) ________ way in this passage.
A．humorousB．objectiveC．scientificD．serious

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：文章介紹了“iPhone 5”的外形設(shè)計(jì)和以往的不同，有什么優(yōu)點(diǎn)，還有里面的應(yīng)用軟件，在保留了以往的功能的同時(shí)，也增加了很多額外的令人難以置信的新功能。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子： For the first time ever, we’ve increased the size of display (顯示) by making the screen taller but not wider.可知“iPhone 5”的屏幕比以前的更高，選B
小題2:猜詞題：從文章第三段的句子：We are making scrolling the thing of the past. It is more comfortable to use and reduces tiredness from scrolling when you read long documents.可知“scroll”是向上移動(dòng)內(nèi)容，選D
小題3:推理題：從文章第六段的句子：With an iPhone this tall, reception of signals has never been better. And of course, all your favorite applications are still available.可知“iPhone 5” 的新的應(yīng)用是難以置信的，選D
小題4:推理題：從文章最后一段的句子：And I wish your pocket were tall enough to hold such a perfect invention!可知文章介紹“iPhone 5” 是以一種幽默的方式，選A
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