The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一時(shí)的風(fēng)尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” –-- and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer --- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet ---used the title in 2008. A lovely bear --- popular in the US and UK --- that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version(簡(jiǎn)裝本) of London’s Independent newspaper was started last week under the name “i”.
In general, single-letter prefixes(前綴) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce(電子商務(wù)) first came into use.
Most “i” products are targeted at （針對(duì)）young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s“ i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.
But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition（定義）,” he says.
“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now connected with portability (輕便) .”adds Thorne.
Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.
Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade(十年).
But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the fashion disappeared.
【小題1】People use iPlayer to __________.

A．listen to musicB．make a call
C．watch TV programs online D．read newspapers
【小題2】We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is designed for _________.
A．young readersB．old readersC．fashionable womenD．engineers
【小題3】The underlined word “ambiguous” means “__________”.
A．popularB．uncertainC．clear D．unique
【小題4】 Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are __________.
A．portableB．environmentally friendlyC．a(chǎn)dvancedD．recyclable
【小題5】The writer suggests that __________.
A．“i” products are often of high quality
B．iTeddy is alive bear
C．the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products
D．the popularity of “i” products may not last long


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文為說(shuō)明文。蘋果公司推出的帶有i­前綴的產(chǎn)品銷售得異常火爆，你知道為什么嗎？本文就介紹了這方面的取名知識(shí)。CABAD 　
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的The BBC’s iPlayer --- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet判斷選C。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容可判斷Independent's “i”主要針對(duì)的讀者群是年輕人。故選A。
【小題3】詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)第四段最后兩句所講的例子可以判斷ambiguous是“不明確的，模棱兩可的”意思。故選B。
【小題4】解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated 
with portability(輕便可知帶有i­前綴的產(chǎn)品通常與輕便聯(lián)系在一起。故選A項(xiàng)。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句But as history shows, people grow tired of ads以及后面的例子可推知作者認(rèn)為帶有i­前綴的產(chǎn)品的盛行也維持不了太長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。故選D。
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