Today, children start to use computers, smart phones and tablets from a very young age． Many parents and child experts believe that this is very wrong． They claim that early exposure to technology can make individuals lazy and distracted． That may be true, but there it is practically impossible to change the world we live in now． What we can do is embrace smart mobile technologies the best way we can． That is Microsoft’s Windows 8 App Store． One of its applications is entirely educational, Windows 8． There, students of all ages can find apps that can greatly help them in their studies． We have prepared the 4 best of them．
Wikipedia—Wikipedia is the first place where students search for information． The articles on the popular website are updated regularly and they include many details, figures and resources． With this app, you can access Wikipedia faster than ever．
SAS Flash Cards—One of the most effective ways to learn your school or university material is by using the so-called “flash cards”． This app, however, allows users to create an entire set of cards in a matter of minutes． Also, the cards can be divided into different subject categories, which makes studying easier and more fun than ever before．
Kindle Reader—If you don't have a Kindle e-Book reader, you can use your Windows 8 device． Just install this app and the Kindle word will land in your smart phone, tablet or laptop． With the Kin-die Reader W8 app, you can also organize and store all of your favorite books．
My Study Life—This application is the mobile version of the website My Study Life． The app can be very useful for students in terms of school and university organization． There you can store all the information you want like homework, assignments and papers． In addition, you can create your own school calendar that will remind you of your upcoming exams, for instance．
There is one main reason why these Windows 8 apps are appropriate for students． Apart from useful, they are completely free! All you need to do is go to Microsoft’s Windows 8 App Store, download the applications you want and install them onto your device．
小題1:The underlined part means we should __________．
A．update the technologies as often as we can
B．a(chǎn)ccept the smart mobile applications willingly
C．purchase a smart mobile with much money
D．develop some new smart mobile functions
小題2:If you want to know of Rafael Nadal you can use __________．
A．WikipediaB．SAS Flash CardsC．Kindle ReaderD．My Study Life
小題3:The function of “flash cards” is __________．
A．to make your smart phone closely attached
B．to update your information every day
C．to help you get your favorite reading materials
D．to help students learn their subjects easily
小題4:We can learn from the passage that __________．
A．students can buy the apps at a certain discount
B．the applications above are all for nothing
C．you should pay much to download the apps
D．It’s easy for parents to keep a watch on their children
小題5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Top Windows 8 Apps for Students
B．Windows 8 to Be Updated for Students
C．Games Apps in Windows 8 Store
D．Microsoft Company and Its Apps

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：現(xiàn)今社會科技日益發(fā)展，孩子們都已經(jīng)開始認(rèn)識到網(wǎng)絡(luò)和智能手機的巨大作用。微軟新的操作系統(tǒng)Windows 8就適時的推出了應(yīng)用商店。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。人們認(rèn)為這種新事物對小孩子沒什么作用和好處，但是我們也應(yīng)該約會接受新鮮事物。因此劃線句意為接受新的智能手機。故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。由“Wikipedia is the first place where students search for information”可知維基百科可以幫助我們搜索信息，因此可以幫助找納達爾的信息。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。由“Also, the cards can be divided into different subject categories, which makes studying easier and more fun than ever before．”可知這可以幫你更容易地學(xué)習(xí)科目。選D最佳。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。由“Apart from useful, they are completely free! ”可知這些應(yīng)用都是免費的，設(shè)計應(yīng)用的人得不到什么。故選B。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章介紹了4款Win 8 應(yīng)用商店中的新應(yīng)用，并且是為學(xué)生應(yīng)用設(shè)計的。故選A。
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