2023-2024七年级新目标英语周报第12期答案山西sxj

2023-2024七年级新目标英语周报第12期答案山西sxj

The iPhone, the iPad, each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fashion. 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 — adopted 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 of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.

In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most “i” products are targeted at 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,” he says.

“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便) .”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.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads(一时的狂热). From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend eventually disappeared.

1.People use iPlayer to ______.

A. listen to music

B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online

D. play computer games

2.We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at ______.

A. fashionable women B. young readers

C. old readers D. engineers

3. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are ______.

A. environmentally friendlyB. advanced

C. recyclable D. portable

4.The writer suggests that ______.

A. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

B. “i” products are often of high quality

C. iTeddy is a live bear popular in the US and UK

D. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

2023-2024七年级新目标英语周报第12期答案山西sxj试题答案

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文为说明文。苹果公司推出的带有i­前缀的产品销售得异常火爆，你知道为什么吗？本文就介绍了这方面的取名知识。

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考点：考查新闻类短文阅读

So far, some advanced teaching equipment, together with three hundred new books, ______ to those schools in the faraway area.

A. has been sent B. have been sent

C. was sent D. were sent

2023-2024七年级新目标英语周报第12期答案山西sxj试题答案

A

【解析】

试题分析：考查时态与语态。句意：至今，一些先进的教学设备，与300本新书一起被送往那些偏远地区的学校，so far是与现在完成时连用的时间状语，句子的主语是send的动作承受者，故用现在完成时态的被动语态。故A正确。

考点：考查时态与语态

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