Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season. “Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.” Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products.
“Here in 2012, $252 on average–the technology spend for consumers this year.” From tablet computers to smartphones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. “It’s kind of hard to make a decision.”
Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.
“The hardware inside is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.” Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”
Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. “You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”
Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smartphones, laptops and tablets.
With the growing popularity of Internet shopping, many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product, and then go online to find it at a lower price. Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive.
“We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we’ll go ahead and price match that for you.” Elman Chacon said.           
【小題1】According to Brain Tong, ________.

A．the Apple’s iPad Mini is more suitable for enthusiastic readers
B．the hardware in iPad Mini is more advanced than that in Nexus 7
C．Nexus 7 has fewer apps than iPad Mini
D．iPad mini is more eco-friendly
【小題2】If you’ve discovered that a certain device you bought at Best Buy is more expensive than one at another store, ________.
A．you are sure to get double the amount you paid
B．you can return the device and get your money back
C．the store will return the price differences
D．the store will lower the price within 30 days
【小題3】Which of the following would be the best gift for a cab driver?
A．Smart cameras. B．Streaming media boxes.
C．Wireless speaker systems. D．Tablet computers.


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】C

解析試題分析：本文敘述了消費(fèi)類電子產(chǎn)品再次高居今年節(jié)日最心儀禮物名單之列。最新研究還表明，今年美國(guó)人在科技產(chǎn)品上花費(fèi)更多。從平板電腦到智能手機(jī)，美國(guó)消費(fèi)者一直在排隊(duì)購(gòu)買市場(chǎng)上最新最酷的電子設(shè)備。另一種受歡迎的產(chǎn)品是無(wú)線音箱，這種最新的產(chǎn)品可以連接任何具有藍(lán)牙技術(shù)的設(shè)備，包括智能手機(jī)、筆記本和平板電腦。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章第四段的句子：Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”可知Brain Tong Nexus 7比 iPad Mini的應(yīng)用軟件少,選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子：“We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we’ll go ahead and price match that for you.” Elman Chacon said. 可知如果你在Best Buy買的東西比另外一家的貴，商店會(huì)歸還價(jià)格差。選C
【小題3】推理題。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知司機(jī)要開車，那么無(wú)線對(duì)講系統(tǒng)應(yīng)該是最適合的禮物，應(yīng)選C
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類短文閱讀。

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