The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It runs Apple's iOS mobile operating system, known as the "iPhone OS" until mid-2010, shortly after the release of the iPad. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, the most recent iPhone, the seventh-generation iPhone 5S, on September 20, 2013. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G, and LTE).
An iPhone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS), take photos, play music, send and receive emails, look through the web, send texts, and receive visual voicemail. Other functions—games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc.— can be enabled by downloading apps; as of 2012[update], the App Store offered more than 775,000 apps by Apple and third parties.
There are six generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the six major releases of iOS. The original 1st generation iPhone was a GSM phone, and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted through all models and a screen size maintained until the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a faster processor and a higher-resolution camera that could record video at 480p. The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960 × 640 "retina display", a VGA front-facing camera for video calling and other apps, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p video capture. The iPhone 4S upgrades to an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, a dual-core processor, and a natural language voice control system called Siri. IPhone 5 features the new A6 processor, increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches, and replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector.
The resounding sales of the iPhone have been credited with reshaping the smart phone industry and helping make Apple one of the world's most valuable publicly trading companies in 2011–12. However, there has been criticism of the company's outsourcing and move of jobs from the US to China. Apple and its manufacturing contractor Foxconn have received criticism due to poor working conditions at the assembly plant in China.
1.An iphone is from __________.
A. the USA B. South Korean
C. the UK D. Australia
2.What is the newest kind of iphone at present?
A. iphone 4 B. iphone 4S C. iphone 5 D. iphone 5S
3.How many generations of iphone models are there now?
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight
4.What are the features of iphone 5?
A. The new A6 processor
B. increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches
C. replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector
D. A, B and C
1.The 2014 World Cup will be held in __________.
A. England B. Brazil C. the USA D. Shanghai, China
2.Who is the premier in our country now?
A. Wen Jiabao. B. Hu Jintao. C. Li Keqiang D. Xi Jinping.
3.China Railway Corporation was set up on_____________of 2013.
A. January 24 B. February 14 C. March 14 D. April 24
The common Chinese greeting of “Ni chi le ma?” may soon be replaced by a new greeting: “Have you cleaned your plate?”
Over the Spring Festival holiday there was a big effort to get to curb their habit of ordering too much food in restaurants because a lot of that food ended up being wasted. Holiday eaters were urged to “clean their plates “and ______ to take leftover food home in “doggy bags.”
The impetus behind the campaign was the surprising government statistic that over 200 billion Yuan is spent every year food that ends up in the garbage bin. And in the middle of all this waste, statistics show that 128 people are living below the poor line and going hungry.
The “clean your plate” campaign is part of a worldwide effort to stop delicious food from being wasted. The United Nations discover $1 trillion (yes, that’s a very big number) worth of food is wasted each year. of that is lost during food production and transportation, ___ an important percentage is attributed to waste by people. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has started a campaign called “Think. Eat. Save.” people aware of the problem.
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing is an ambassador for UNEP and she encouraged people to upload of their “clean plates “to show their support for the program. Thousands of people replied and showed that they had a clear conscience to their full stomachs.
Xi Jinping, the new Chinese president, is urging people to be less wasteful and he told Party members to cut back on extra vagant holiday dinners and to be when spending the people’s money.
For some, though, Xi Jinping’s and Fan Bingbing’s advice don’t go far enough. Yuan Longping, a farming , caused a movement by saying that wasting food should be treated a crime.
If not a crime, food is certainly a sin and it goes against what Xi Jinping calls, “the Chinese tradition of being hard-working and saving.”Having a “clean plate” is just a traditional and responsible thing to do. Have you cleaned your plate?
1.A. people B. person C. man D. woman
2.A. are asked B. asked C. were asked D. ask
3.A. in B. on C. at D. for
4.A. millions B. millions of C. million of D. million
5.A. who B. which C. that D. what
6.A. Most B. More C. Many D. Much
7.A. and B. but C. or D. so
8.A. make B. making C. made D. to make
9.A. information B. message C. pictures D. news
10.A. go along with B. go out with C. go on with D. go across with
11.A. too B. also C. either D. as well
12.A. careful B. carefully C. more careful D. more carefully
13.A. artist B. pianist C. violinist D. scientist
14.A. as B. like C. for D. by
15.A. resting B. saving C. wasting D. leaving
—Hello, your English is very good.
—_______________________.
A. No, that’s not good B. With pleasure
C. Thanks a lot D. Yes, it is my pleasure
—Excuse me, do you know ________________?
—Oh, no! Nothing is wrong with her.
A. what’s wrong with her B. what wrong is with her
C. what is the matter to her D. what the matter is to her
—How far is it from your home_____________?
—It’s about fifteen minutes’ walk.
A. to here B. here C. from here D. in here
