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1、甘肃省兰州一中2016届高三第三次模拟考试试题英语说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时指教答题卡。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ATheiPhone,theiPad,eachofApple'sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepowerofthe
2、letter"i"-andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC'siPlayer-whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet-adoptedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear-popularintheUSandUK-thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled"iTeddy".Aslimmed-downversionofLondon'sIndependentnewsp
3、aperwaslaunchedlastweekunderthename"i".Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintouse.Most"i"productsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent's"i",it'snosur
4、prisethatthey'veselectedthisfashionablename.Butit'shardtoseewhat'ssospecialabouttheletter"i".Whynotuse"a","b",or"c"instead?AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKing'sCollege,London,"i"worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses"i
5、",nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines."EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPod,itseemsitdidn'thaveonecleardefinition,"hesays."However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowassociatedwithportability(轻便)."addsThorne.Clea
6、rlytheletter"i"alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.Alongwith"Google"and"blog",readersofBBCMagazinesvoted"i"asoneofthetop20wordsthathaveco
7、metodefinethelastdecade.Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswith"2000"intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thetrendinevitablydisappeared.1.P
8、eopleuseiPlayerto__________.A.listentomusicB.makeacallC.watchTVprogramsonlineD.readnewspapers2.WecaninferthattheIndependent's"i"isaimedat__________.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers3.Nowadays,the"i"termoftenremindspeopleofthepro
