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 smart phones, 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 smart phones, 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.

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. iPad Mini is more eco-friendly

D. Nexus 7 has fewer apps than iPad Mini

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. the store will return the price differences

C. you can return the device and get your money back

D. the store will lower the price within 30 days

3.Which of the following would be the best gift for a cab driver?

A. Smart cameras. B. Streaming media boxes.

C. Tablet computers. D.Wireless speaker systems.

4.What is true about the smart cameras ?

A. To show the varieties of products

B. The smart cameras are more powerful.

C.It can make the users upload their photographs easily .

D. The smart cameras makes it more convenient to go on Internet .

5.From the passage , we can infer _______ .

A. Electronics have become one of the biggest consumer industries in the US.

B. There are many electronics in the United States .

C. The US becomes the Number One electronics consumers .

D. We can buy much cheaper products in US .

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇科技說明文：消費類電子產(chǎn)品今年再次高居節(jié)日最心儀禮物名單榜。最新的研究表明，今年美國人在科技產(chǎn)品上的花銷更多。美國消費者瘋狂地購買市場上最新最酷的電子設(shè)備。

1.D 細節(jié)理解題。選項A和選項C在文中沒有提及；根據(jù)第四段的第一句“The hardware inside is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini”可知Nexus 7的硬件比iPad Mini的要更先進，B項表述錯誤；根據(jù)第四段的最后一句“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D項表述符合文意，故選D。

2.B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知，Best Buy等商家承諾，如果消費者購買到更便宜的產(chǎn)品，商家在三十天內(nèi)退還差價。B項表述符合文意，故選B。

3.D 推理判斷題。A智能手機；B流媒體播放器；C平板電腦；D無線揚聲器。 的士司機最適合使用的是無線揚聲器，故選D。

4.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的第四句“This makes it easy for users to email or

upload photographs directly from the camera.”和第五句“You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds.”可知C項表述符合文意，A、B、D三項均沒有提及，故選C。

5.5】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的第一句“Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.”可推斷出電子產(chǎn)品成為美國最大的消費產(chǎn)業(yè)之一，A項表述符合文意；B、C、D三項在文中沒有相關(guān)的提示，該表述不符合文意， 故選A。

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