2014江苏省溧水县高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固(2)

A．Optimistic.

C．Worried. B．Curious. D．Confused.

答案：A 观点态度题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句“So is Welsh dying out? Not at all！”

可知，作者相信威尔士语不会消失。故答案选A。

3．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

A．To explain a typical Welsh term.

B．To compare English with Welsh.

C．To give an introduction to Welsh.

D．To encourage people to visit Wales.

答案：C 写作意图题。文章主要介绍了威尔士语的特点、使用的人群、发展前景以及与

英语的不同。故答案选C。

阅读理解解读

More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the

latest hi­tech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching their phones. The i'm Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship

product of an Italian company—i'm. This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone,

with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology. It means you can leave

your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review e­mails or read updates

from friends on Twitter or Facebook.

The i'm Watch also has its own applications, such as i'm Sport, which links with

a heart rate detector (检测器) to allow a runner to check his pulse. Such functions

already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to

smart phones.

With a square shape, a 3.8­centimeter touch screen and various colors, the i'm

Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros ($390) for the basic model and prices climb

to 16 000 Euros for a luxury model in silver or decorated with diamonds.

So far, the watch has already found 30 000 buyers, 80 percent of whom are men

aged 25 to 50. “Seventy percent are iPhone users, 25 percent Samsung and the rest

are other telephones using Google's Android operating system，” said Massimiliano

Bertolini, a manager of the company, which aims to sell more than 200 000 watches

this year. The company's target market is the person who is always glued to his smart

phone, even in meetings or at the movies, or people who wish to keep an eye on their