专题限时训练(十七)[时闻型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)AsAppletriestomaintainitsgrowthandsuccessinChina,theworld'slargestsmartphonemarketisbecomingevenmorecritical.Apple'sshares(股份)fellsharplyasthecompany'searningsfortheholidayquarterthroughDecemberdisappointedinvestors.ThesalesoftheiPhone,whichincludedboththeiPhone5andoldermodels,cameinatthelowendofanalysts'expectations,whilethecompany'sincomeplanforthesecondquarterwasbelowanalysts'forecasts,thoughApplewasknowntogiveconservative(保守的)forecasts.SomeanalystshavesaidthatforAppletoregainitsgrowth,thecompanyneedsamoreaggressivestrategyformarkets,ormorespecificallyforChina,wherethemarketforsmartphoneshasbeenexpandingmorerapidlythananywhereelse.InChina,demandisparticularlygreatforinexpensivephonesthatrunonAndroid(安卓)operatingsystem,soldbymanyChinesephonemakersaswellasKorea'sSamsungElectronicsCo.ButApplesaysit'salreadyenjoyingstronggrowthinChina.“WesawbiggrowthiniPhones，”ChiefExecutiveOfficerTimCooksaid.HesaidthatthecompanyhadbeenquicklyexpandingitssaleschannelsinChina,includingthenumberofApplestores.“Thisisn'tnearlywhatweneed;we'renotevenclosetothat,butwe'remakinggreatprogress，”hesaid.InChina,abigmissingpieceforAppleisChinaMobileLtd,thebiggestlocaltelecomcarrierthatdoesn'tyetselltheiPhone.Earlierthismonth,MrCookmetChinaMobileChairmanXiGuohuainBeijinganddiscussedcooperation,stirringhopesthattheworld'slargestmobilecarriermaysoonstartofferingtheiPhone.Earlierthismonth,theWallStreetJournalreportedthatApplewasworkingonalowerendiPhonethatcouldlaunchasearlyasthisyear.ButonepossiblechallengeforAppleinChinaisthatlowpricedAndroidbasedphonesaregettingbetterintermsofquality.AreportfromCLSAinlateNovembershowedthatmanysmartphonessoldatabout1，000yuan($160)camewithhigherresolutionscreens,bettercamerasandmorepowerfulprocessorsthanphonesatthatpricedidayearearlier.1．Apple'ssharesdroppedsharplybecauseinDecember________A．theiPhonewasn'tpopularinChinaB．itsproductqualitywaswidelycriticizedC．theearningsfortheholidayquarterweredisappointingD．theinvestorswerenotsatisfiedwithApple'smanagement2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Appletendstoofferalowersalesforecast.B．ChinaMobileLtdbegantoteamupwithApple.C．CookwaspessimisticaboutwhatAppledidinChina.D．Appledidn'ttakemeasurestodevelopChinesemarkets.3．TheauthorusesthereportfromCLSAtoprove________．A．theirpricesareactuallylowerthanayearearlierB．AppleinChinahasabilitytodealwithanyproblemC．lowerendAndroidbasedphonesareprogressingfastD．thepromotionoflowerendiPhoneswillfaceachallenge4．Themainpurposeofthepassageistoshowthereaders________．A．Apple'shighpopularityinChinaB．thechallengeApplefacesinChinaC．theapproachingfailureApplewillsufferinChinaD．Apple'saggressivestrategiesinitsmarketexpansion(二)ExpertssaythetemperatureinEyjafjallajokull'sholeappearstohavefallento100℃，meaningitisnowproducingsteam,notmagma(岩浆)．Butofficialswarnedthatitwastooearlytosaywhethertheeruptionwasovercompletely.Ashcloudsfromthevolcanogroundedthousandsofflightslastmonth.SteinunnJakobsdottir,ageophysicistfromtheIcelandicMeteorologicalOffice,toldtheBBCthatthevolcanowas“kindofnotactiveforthemoment”．“Thehistoryofthevolcanoissuchthatitcalmsdownandthenitgetsenergyagain，”shesaid.“Therearestillearthquakesunderthevolcano,andthesmallearthquakeisstillnotquitedowntowhatitwasbeforetheeruption.”MagnusGudmundsson,ofIce...
