Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email

Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways tosearch the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’simpossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hitwith seniors.

The iPad’s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world,says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is agood tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC,it doesn’t require former knowledge.”

James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says theiPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditionalbase of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developedmarkets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has leastentered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them inthe future.”

Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population inJapan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides thecustomer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country,according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought aniPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him fromexperiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with gettingolder. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.

1.The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probablymeans ______ .

A. a sudden attack   B. a heavyburden    C. quite popular    D. very familiar

2.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of theiPad?

A. It has intuitive interface.    

B. It is easy to operate. 

C. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

D. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. People above thirty are Apple’s largest customergroup in Japan.

B. The traditional customers of Apple’s products areusually the young.

C. Seniors will soon grow into Apple’s largestcustomer group.

D. Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-techproducts.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. iPad leading Apple to seniors.      

B. iPad influencing the customer group.

C. iPad’s arrival causing Japanese to think. 

D. iPad beating the traditional PC.

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【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

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