Question

April will bring a new product – the Apple Watch – into the market. Last week, the watch was firstly introduced by Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. The price of the watch will differ from $349 to $1,099, depending on its size, strap and whether it is a sports or regular version.

Apple engineers and designers have put in a lot of thought and hard work into creating this "small screen" on your wrist(手腕). The "sensor" on the screen not only detects your finger, but knows the difference between when you are tapping, and when you are pressing harder.

The watch also has “haptic feedback(触觉反馈)”. You can send personal messages to your friend, such as drawing a star or a special sign with your fingers, or tapping the watch, say 3 times, and your friend will receive those taps on their wrist.

Besides telling the time, the watch will use 'bluetooth' to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.

According to Tim Cook, the watch may open up a whole new area of applications that we had never thought of. Some car factories like BMW have developed an app that allows its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A 'Hotels' app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even airlines are jumping in--passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.

The biggest use of the watch, however, is as your personal fitness coach. The watch can measure your pulse (heartbeat) using a sensor at the bottom of the watch. It also has the same "accelerometer" as your iPhone, so it knows when you are moving, and also how much you are walking or running. It will remind you if you have been sitting for too long without much activity.

Many stores are planning to stop selling the Nike, Jawbone and FitBit devices(设备) to welcome the Apple Watch. Will Apple Watch really replace these devices and make fitness much more fun?

1. We can learn from the passage that the Apple Watch ________.

A. is designed by Tim Cook

B. was brought into the market last week

C. sells at different prices for different colours

D. will come into the market this coming April

2.With apple watch, you can ________.

A. develop your own personal app

B. connect your iphone with your ipad

C. receive personal messages from your friends’ iphone

D. send personal messages to your friends’ apple watches

3.Many businesses help push for the uses of apple watch EXCEPT ________.

A. hospitals       B. hotels

C. airlines       D. car factories

4. Many stores are planning to stop selling FitBit devices because ________.

A. all of the devices are sold out

B. they cannot make fitness fun

C. they want to welcome the Apple Watch

D. Apple Watch can replace FitBit devices completely

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍的是四月份苹果公司将把一个新的产品——苹果手表投入市场。文章着重介绍了这种苹果手表的功能以及其对其他领域的辐射带动作用。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文第一段的描述并结合“April will bring a new product – the Apple Watch – into the market.”可知，A、B、C的叙述不符合原文内容，而苹果手表四月份将投放市场的说法是正确的。故应选D。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文“You can send personal messages to your friend, ------and your friend will receive those taps on their wrist. Besides telling the time, the watch will use 'bluetooth' to connect with your iPhone and show calls or text messages that come in.”的描述可知，A、B、C选项的叙述不符合原文内容，而用苹果手表可以发送个人信息到朋友的苹果手表的说法是正确的。故应选D。

3.A细节理解题。根据短文 “Some car factories like BMW have developed an app that allows its car owners to open their cars with the watch. A 'Hotels' app may allow you to open the door to your hotel room without worrying about losing the smart-card. And finally, even airlines are jumping in--passengers may be able to simply wave their wrist to check into their flight.”的描述可知，除了医院之外，汽车厂、宾馆和航空公司等行业都推动了苹果手表的使用。故应选A。

4.”的描述可知，许多商店停止销售FitBit设备是为了欢迎苹果手表的使用。结合选项可知应选C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。