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【題目】Foldable future has arrived

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them as a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but foldable phone is about to show up. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both produced foldable phones, The Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X. Mobile phone use has entered the “foldable future”, The Verge said.

The technology could change our lives in meaningful ways. These devices, because of their bendable screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket.

The technology could change other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modern cities, they will help us to make full use of space.

In a speech, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the foldable screen “the base for the smartphone of tomorrow”. “It’s a white paper for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

According to tech news website Android Authority, the necessary parts of foldable phones were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every 10 OLED screens produced were not perfect. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these foldable devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that few people will be able to afford.

But if the foldable device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming. Patrick Moorhead, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if foldable mobile screens are the future of smartphones; the only question is when and by whom.

【1】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3 and 4?

A.Possible advantages of the foldable screen.

B.Where the idea of foldable screens came from.

C.Popular foldable screen devices on the market.

D.People’s words on the foldable screen.

【2】What can we learn from Denison’s words?

A.The Galaxy Fold still has many problems.

B.The foldable screen has bright future.

C.The production of foldable phones will soon increase.

D.Companies need to work together to develop foldable phones.

【3】Which statement is TRUE about the problem of foldable phones now?

A.90 percent of their screens are not perfect.

B.Their screens are difficult to produce.

C.They are too expensive for most families.

D.They are not as useful as thought.

【4】What is the author’s attitude toward the future of the foldable screen?

A.PositiveB.Unconcerned

C.WorriedD.Cautious.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章講述了可折疊手機(jī)時(shí)代即將到來(lái)。

【1】主旨大意題。由第三段第一句The technology could change our lives in meaningful ways.(科技可以以有意義的方式改變我們的生活)和第四段第一句The technology could change other devices too.(這項(xiàng)技術(shù)也可能改變其他設(shè)備)可知，三四兩段主要講述了可折疊屏幕可能的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。由第五段的Justin Denison, called the foldable screen “the base for the smartphone of tomorrow”. “It’s a white paper for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.(Justin Denison在一次演講中稱，可折疊屏幕是“未來(lái)智能手機(jī)的基礎(chǔ)”�！斑@是一份白皮書(shū)，讓我們一起做一些美好的事情，”他說(shuō))可推斷出，可折疊屏幕會(huì)有光明的未來(lái)。故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段的However, at present these foldable devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that few people will be able to afford.(然而，目前這些可折疊裝置價(jià)格昂貴。例如，華為Mate X的價(jià)格是17500元人民幣。這個(gè)價(jià)格很少有人能負(fù)擔(dān)得起)可知，可折疊產(chǎn)品價(jià)格昂貴，很少人負(fù)擔(dān)得起。故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。由最后一段第一句But if the foldable device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.(但如果這個(gè)可折疊裝置不會(huì)一夜之間改變世界，毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)它會(huì)到來(lái))可知，作者對(duì)可折疊產(chǎn)品持有積極態(tài)度。故選A項(xiàng)。