高一英语人教版必修2练习：4.3Section Ⅲ Learning about Language

(毁坏) by the deadly storm — Hurricane Maria.Now, they are settling into their new home in Hartford's South End.A week later, and, using his wife's car, Class drove 16­year­old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School. After a short ride, he got out in front of his new school. Inside, he met Gretchen Levitz — the school's program director.“I see you have a new uniform (校服)，” Levitz said. “You look great. Are you ready for a good first day？”Then he met a couple of teachers.“Hello，” they each said in Spanish. They asked where he's from, and told him they were happy to see him. Then, Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began — to her office, the school store, the library, and the dining hall.A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School. “We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day，” Levitz said. “So it's not like he's the only one who has that feeling.”“You could tell he's a little worried，” Guillermo said as we left. “But, at the same time, he's looking forward to it.”【语篇解读】本文是新闻报道。

高中英语 Unit 3 Learning about Language语篇训练卷新人教版必修2阅读理解AOne period of our lives when better results are demanded of us is, strangely enough, childhood. Despite being young we are expected to achieve good grades, stay out of trouble, make friends at school, do well on tests, perform chores at home and so on. It’s not easy.The good news is that being likeable can help a child perform better. Likeable children enjoy many advantages, incl uding the ability to cope more easily with stresses of growing up.In her book Understanding Child Stress, Dr. Carolyn Leonard states that children who are likeable and optimistic are able to gain support from others. This leads to focus and resilience, the ability to recover from or adjust early to life stress; a child who has adequate emotional armor can continue down the path to success. Much research shows that resilience has enabled children to succeed in school, avoid drug abuse, and develop a healthy self-awareness.Why does a likeable child more easily handle stress and do better in his or her life? Because likeability helps create what’s known as a positive feedback loop(回馈圈). The positive feelings you want to see in other people are returned to you, creating constant encouragement and motivation to deal with the daily stress of life.This feedback loop continues into adulthood. To return once again to the example of teaching, learning becomes easier with a likeable personality. Michael Delucchi of the University of Hawaii reviewed dozens of studies to determine if likeable teachers received good ratings because of their likeability or because they in fact taught well. Delucchi found that “Students w ho perceive(察觉)a teacher as likeable, in contrast to those who do not, may be more attentive to the information that t he teacher delivers and they’ll work harder on assignments, and they will learn more. ”You may have noticed this pattern in your own life when you try to give some advice. The more positive your relationship with that person, the more he or she seems to listen to, and the more you feel certain that that person has heard you and intends to act on your words.1. The writer implies in the first paragraph that .A. children are expected more than we usually thinkB. life is not easy for every one of usC. better education results in smarter childrenD. to be a likeable child is almost impossible2. According to Dr. Leonard, likeable children .A. can cope more easily with stress independentlyB. know how to avoid trouble and unpleasant eventsC. are always optimistic and ready to help those in needD. can achieve more and understand themselves better3. The underlined part “emotional armor” in Paragraph 3 means .A. mental support from friendsB. mental support from adultsC. failures in lifeD. ability to handle life stress4. The main purpose of the studies done by Michael Delucchi is to find .A. if a likeable teacher has a positive personalityB. if a likeable teacher draws more attentionC. how a teacher’s likeability gains popularityD. how a likeable teacher’s teaching style is formed5. The passage aims at proving that .A. likeable people do better in life generallyB. likeable people do better in their childhoodC. social creatures enjoy more advantagesD. likeable people give better adviceBDiana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.“I have two kids in college, and I want to say ‘come home, ’but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education, ”says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan(贷款)program. They will each graduate with a debt of $20, 000, but at least they will be able to finish school.With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that th ey will not have enough aid money to go around.At the same time, tuition(学费)continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education, ”says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle-class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt. ”Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.6. According to Paragraph 1, wh y did the plan of the Jacobs family fail?A. The twins wasted too much money.B. The father was out of work.C. Their savings ran out.D. The family fell apart.7. How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?A. They asked their kids to come home.B. They borrowed $20, 000 from the schools.C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.D. They got help from the schools and the federal government.8. Financial aid administrators believe that .A. more families will face the same problem as the JacobsesB. the government will receive more letters of complaintC. college tuition fees will double soonD. America’s unemployment will fall9. What can we learn about the middle-class families from the text?A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.C. They will try their best to send kids to college.D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.10. According to the last paragraph, the government will .A. provide most students with scholarshipsB. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. stop the companies from making student loansD. go on providing financial support for college studentsCThis is the age of being busy. Many of us live in busy places and have busy lives. Even the roads are busy as we try to get from here to there. Adults are busy going to jobs and taking care of their families. Kids are busy, too, going to school and doing lots of homework after school and on weekends.Being busy isn’t bad, necessarily. If you’re not busy enough you might be bored. But if you’re too busy, you might break down. For instance, if you have a soccer game that runs late on a school night and you haven’t eaten dinner or done your homework. That’s a not-so-fun kind of busy. We wanted to know what kids thought, so we did a Kids Poll about being busy with 882 girls and boys aged 9 to 13.Almost all of them said they felt stressed because they were too busy. About half said they felt this way once in a while or some of the time. But 17% said they felt this way most of the time and 24% sai d they felt like this all the time! Oh dear, tha t’s no fun.Only 4% of kids said they wanted less free time and 18% said they already had just the right amount. But, no big surprise, 61% of kids wish they had a lot more free time. If they had moretime, most would spend it hanging out or playing with friends.Often, adults plan large parts of a kid’s day, especially during the school year. Kids can’t tell their parents they’ll be skipping school(逃学)today to get more free time! But they can tell their parents they’d like to play a game or read a book during their free time instead of watching TV.11. The purpose of the first paragraph is to .A. introduce the topicB. support the main ideaC. raise the topic sentenceD. attract the readers’ attention12. By giving the example of a late soccer game, the writer intends to tell us .A. being too busy is bad for the kidsB. it is no fun to be busy for the kidsC. homework should go before gameD. being busy may cause the kids to feel bored13. According to the passage, the Kids Poll is done to carry out research on .A. ho w kids arrange their free timeB. what kids think of being busyC. how many kids feel stressedD. what kids do with their study14. According to the Kids Poll, what conclusion can we draw?A. 91% of the kids think being busy is no fun.B. 22% of the kids don’t need more free time.C. 61% of the kids spend free time playing.D. 24% of the kids like the busy way.15. From the passage, we can infer that the writer agrees kids can .A. spend their free time hanging or playing outB. get a lot more free time from their parentsC. have a right amount of free time with permissionD. get more free time from school work sometimes答案解析可爱对人有什么好处呢? 可爱的孩子更容易得到别人的支持, 从而更容易成功, 也更能处理生活中的压力; 可爱的老师更能受到学生的关注, 从而教育效果会更好。

Unit 4 History and traditionsSection ⅢDiscovering Useful Structures[基础测评]Ⅰ. 单句语法填空1. Mr Don looked at me with a (satisfy) smile.2. The once (pollute) river has become totally clear, with grass along both banks.3. She could hardly cover her (worry) look.4. Don’t use words, expressions, or phrases (know) only to people with specific knowledge.5. The foldable chair (design) by Shirley is most helpful to the elderly.6. Prices of daily goods (buy) online can be lower than those in some stores.7. He was doing his homework one Sunday morning when he smelt something (burn).8. The (move) audience all stood up and applauded.9. The city library (build) in the last century is still in good condition.10. With their work (finish), they went home, singing and laughing.11. I’m going to have my letters (post) tomorrow if I’ve got them ready by then.12. They hurried back home only to find their house (break) into.13. We can hear the windows (beat) by the heavy raindrops.答案：1. satisfied 2. polluted 3. worried 4. known5. designed6. bought7. burnt8. moved9. built10. finished 11. posted 12. broken 13. beatenⅡ. 完成句子1. The problem (在会议上讨论的) yesterday was very difficult to solve.2. They managed to (使自己被注意到) by making a fire.3. (安排好一切后), he left the office.4. The girl (穿着红色衣服) is my cousin Judy.5. The passing cars were blocked (被一棵倒下的树) on the road.6. The book (一位农民写的) is very popular among students.7. The students (受到老师鼓舞的) worked harder than ever before.8. (英语口语) is different from (书面英语) in many ways.9. I was busy and failed to (寄出我的礼物) to my friend yesterday.10. She (有一种兴奋的表情) on her face this morning, so she must have passed the exam.答案：1. discussed at the meeting2. make themselves noticed3. With everything arranged4. dressed in red5. by a fallen tree6. written by a farmer7. encouraged by the teacher8. Spoken English; written English9. have my gift sent out 10. had an excited lookⅢ. 句型转换1. The villagers planted many trees around their hometown last year.→The villagers around their hometown last year.2. The lecture given by Professor Zhang is about environment protection.→The lecture is about environment protection.3. His book published last year sells well.→His book sells well.4. AI will be one of the most influe ntial technologies ever invented for people’s daily life.→AI will be one of the most influential technologiesfor people’s daily life.5. There is something stuck on the wall.→There is something on the wall.答案：1. had many trees planted2. which was given by Professor Zhang3. which was published last year4. that have ever been invented5. that is stuck[提升测评]Ⅳ. 语法填空With her first aid course 1. (complete), Martha headed for her home. Suddenly, she heard a crash and saw a motorcyclist 2.(throw) into the air. She could also find a pedestrian(行人) 3.(knock) down.As other 4. (shock) passers-by stood where they were, Martha immediately stepped forward and helped. The motorcyclist got his head and arms badly 5. (hurt) and he was making noises. So she shouted at him, “Can you breathe?” While he was given emergency treatment, the 6. (confuse) motorcyclist actually tried to walk away but Martha stopped him. Once the motorcyclist was comfortable, Martha went over 7. (check) on the injured pedestrian and had her blouse 8. (press) on his bleeding arm. Before long, official medical help arrived.Looking back 9. the incident, Martha said, “Little did I know I’d put what I learnt in class into practice on my way home. It just shows that even the most basic training can make 10. difference.”答案：1. completed 2. thrown 3. knocked 4. shocked 5. hurt6. confused7. to check8. pressed9. at 10. aⅤ. 完形填空If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that 1 my life forever.One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought wasthe flu, and less than 24 hours later, I was in a 2 on life support with less than two percent 3 of living. It wasn’t until days later that the doctors diagnosed(诊断) me with a 4 blood infection. Over the 5 of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knees. When my parents 6 me out of the hospital, I 7 I had been put together like a patchwork(拼缝物) doll and I had to live with 8 legs. I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, 9 streaming down.But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Amy and 10 the new Amy. It was at this moment that I asked myself that significant 11 . And that was when it 12 me that I didn’t have to be five-foot-five anymore, 13I could be as tall as I wanted. And14 of all, I could make my feet the size of all the shoes. So there were 15 here.Four months later, I was back upon a 16 . And this February, I won two Board World Cup gold medals, 17 me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.So, instead of looking at our 18 and our limitations as something 19 or bad, we can begin looking at them as a wonderful20 that can be used to help us go further than we ever know we could go.1. A. saved B. risked C. ruined D. changed解析：如果人生是一本书,而你是作者,你会怎样书写自己的人生呢?这个问题改变了(changed)作者的一生。

SectionⅢListeningandTalking,ReadingforWriting,AssessingYourProgress&VideoTime一、单句语法填空1.Her daughter had made a (strike) achievement in that field.2.The nose is one of our (sense) organs.3.Several girls stood at the gate, (greet) us warmly.4.He decided to visit the countryside (dot) with beautiful flowers.二、七选五阅读理解Large meals make people full and sleepy. 1 We want our children to learn,instead of falling asleep at their desks,so let’s keep those lunch on the lighter side.You can do this if you provide them with a good breakfast.By working beside your children and discussing what they eat for lunch,you are helping them understand the importance of whole food and the avoidance of junk food. 2 As they get older,thesegood habits will stay with them.They will learn that these types of food will help them feel better,look better and give them more energy.Try to let them see that the food choices they are making will help them feel so much better.3 I know of one family that actually had the food pyramid on the wall of their kitchen and it helped their children pick out what food they wanted.Everyone got a chance to decide what to eat,but they had to pick protein,vegetables and fruit.In addition,the mother had a book with recipes for healthy food.4 So children knew what healthy food they should choose.Unlike today,when we grew up we played outside,rode our bikes,ran around,skated,and so on. 5 So in addition to the above healthy eating choices,you need to plan some activities for your children today other than the television or video games.A.We didn’t have TV or video games.B.How are children helped to choose their food?C.You are helping them make smart informed choices.D.Think what large meals do to your children at school.E.What adults eat daily has a great effect on their children.F.All of the recipes had pictures of what the food looked like.G.The recipes for children should mainly include healthy food.三、选词创境选择下列词语进行写作,自己创设一个体验语境,形成一个小语段。

SectionⅢUsingLanguage,AssessingYourProgress&VideoTime一、完成句子1.是的,和很多人想的恰恰相反,事实上在中国有很多辽阔而又空旷的地方。

Well, what many people believe,there are a lot of vast and empty spaces in China,actually.2.无论如何,至少你可以试试。

,you can try.3.这个成语无法照字面翻译。

This cannot be translated .二、阅读理解If you are planning on travelling,there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all,always check and double-check departure(出发) time.It is surprising how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane leftat 10:50.When I arrived at the airport,the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore,I had to wait three hours for the neissed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards,it is still important to have some local money in cash.Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars,I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen!I only take real mone y!” the driver said angrily.You can imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May,when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester,to places like Athens,Rome or Madrid,where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.1.Where is the writer most probably from?A.Italy.B.The USA.C.Britain.D.Greece.2.Generally,in May the weather in London is .A.warm and dryB.cool and rainyC.hot and wetD.cold and dry3.The writer mainly tells us .A.how to make life easierB.how to schedule our tripC.how to enjoy ourselves during a tripD.how to be well prepared for a trip三、选词创境选择下列词语进行写作,自己创设一个体验语境,形成一个小语段。

four periods and changed a lot. There are many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. So __7__ are becoming more and more helpful.The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us __8__(know) about the real world quickly, to learn __9__ we want to learn and to think for __10__. As a student in the twenty －first century, you must work hard at it.答案：1．解析：one of后的形容词用最高级形式，意为“最……的之一”。

答案：greatest2．解析：此处表示“在……方面”，故用介词in。

答案：in3．解析：此处连接两个名词wealth和happiness，故用连词and。

答案：and4．解析：特指第一台电脑，用定冠词the。

答案：The5．解析：computer与call是被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。

答案：called6．解析：由句子的时态可知，引导时间状语从句的连词用Since。

答案：Since7．解析：此处指代computers，且在句中作主语，故用they。

答案：they8．解析：help sb.(to)do sth.“帮助某人做某事”，是固定短语。

答案：(to) know9．解析：所填词引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语，故用what。

答案：what10．解析：for的宾语与主语we是同一些人，故用反身代词。

答案：ourselvesⅡ.完形填空It was a bad time for me. I was low emotionally (情绪上) and tired __1__. Probably because of this I hadn't shaved for a few days. __2__， because I had been doing some repairs at my daughter's house, I was __3__ quite untidily. Boarding the bus to go home I saw it was almost full __4__ I found a rail (栏杆) to lean __5__.That's __6__ a young woman, sitting with her child, stood up and offered me her seat. “Wow！” I thought. Out loud I said, “Do I look that old and __7__？” She replied, “You look like you've had a __8__ day.” I thanked her sincerely and stayed __9__.A moment later a man __10__ from his seat at the back of the bus and __11__ his way towards me, squeezing (挤过) past several people on the way. Then he told me about his addictionproblems, asked my __12__， and just chatted about life for a few minutes. Then he went __13__ to his seat. Very random!__14__ him go I also looked at the people on the bus between me and his seat. He hadn't chosen to talk to those strangers. He chose to talk to this __15__， for whatever it meant to him and whatever comfort it brought him. __16__？That's when it occurred to me. I __17__ have looked like I had been where he was. I probably looked like a man who would understand the difficult __18__. I was humbled (使感到卑微) and encouraged at the same time by the __19__ that even when we are at our lowestwe can still __20__ others.1．A.spiritually B．physicallyC．regularly D．personally2．A.Also B．HoweverC．Then D．Instead3．A.seated B．concernedC．considered D．dressed4．A.or B．yetC．so D．for5．A.at B．onC．with D．against6．A.how B．whatC．when D．where7．A.worried B．tiredC．glad D．funny8．A.rare B．difficultC．nice D．valuable9．A.standing B．restingC．sitting D．smiling10．A.left B．jumpedC．lifted D．rose11．A.fought B．followedC．made D．felt12．A.promise B．troubleC．advice D．request13．A.back B．aloneC．apart D．up14．A.Recognizing B．WatchingC．Noticing D．Feeling15．A.woman B．friendC．stranger D．child16．A.Why B．WhenC．Which D．Who17．A.must B．couldC．should D．would18．A.program B．problemC．reply D．life19．A.decision B．realizationC．determination D．action20．A.trust B．faceC．please D．help答案：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了“我”情绪低落而又疲惫不堪时乘坐公交车受到乘客求助并由此意识到，一个人即使在情绪不好时也是可以帮助他人的。

选词填空(可变换形式)He ________ the child and put her on his shoulders.You should do all you can to ________ talking with local students.3.amazing6.deserved7.Earlier8.turnsⅠ.语法填空I enjoy doing physical training in my free time. Yesterday, when I was working out at a gym on my lunch hour, I saw __1__ elderly lady there riding on a bike. She couldn't walk very well, __2__ she had a cane(手杖) near her, but she was still there __3__(work) hard.After I finished my exercising, I told her that I was going to wait for her until she got done and that I would walk her out to her car. It was a little far to her car and it was a __4__(fog) day yesterday in Missouri. I walked her __5__ the car and opened the car door for her, __6__ won me her big smile and gratitude.I know __7__ is a small thing, but I felt so good inside for helping her. __8__ my help, she could have fallen __9__(easy) in the wet parking lot, and no one would have known she had fallen. I __10__(know) she needed my help, and her smile was enough to make my day.答案：1．解析：泛指“一位上了年纪的老妇人”用不定冠词，elderly以元音音素开头故用an。

Section ⅢLearning about Language姓名： ________测试时间：45分钟本卷总分：50分自评或老师评分：________基础训练Ⅰ .用适合的关系词填空1． Some of the roads were flooded, ________ made our journey more difficult.2． Mr. King, ________ legs were badly hurt, was quickly taken to hospital.3． Yesterday I bought a dictionary, ________ cost me more than 100 yuan.4． Mr. Smith, ________ gave a talk several months ago, will come again.5． My uncle has come back from abroad, ________ I haven't met for a long time.6． The man ________ lives next door is a writer.7． Beijing is the city ________ has got the chance to host the 2008 Olympic Games.8． A dictionary is a book ________ you can use to learn more words.9． He is the model worker ________ we should learn from.10． This is the film ________ I like best.答案：1． which 2.whose 3.which 4.who 5.who/whom6． who/that 7.which/that8.which/that/ 省略9． who/whom/that/ 省略10.which/that/ 省略Ⅱ .句型变换1． The astronaut did many experiments in the spaceship. We think it is much help for knowing space.(归并为定语从句)________________________________________________________________________2． We were looking forward to the great day. It has come at last.(归并为定语从句)________________________________________________________________________3． The two things were Jim's gold watch and Della's hair. They felt very proud of them.(归并为定语从句)________________________________________________________________________4． He is a man of great experience. We can learn much from him.(归并为定语从句)________________________________________________________________________答案：1． The astronaut did many experiments in the spaceship, which we think is much helpfor knowing space.2． The great day which we were looking forward to has come at last.3． The two things they felt very proud of were Jim's gold watch and Della's hair.4． He is a man of great experience from whom we can learn much.语篇提能Ⅰ .语法填空A young American woman worked in a school in Shanghai. __1__ she came to China, she knew little about the Chinese culture of language. One day on her way to school, she went to a bank__2__(draw) some money. To__3__surprise, the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was surprised at such__4__question because inAmerican culture it would mean that the bank clerk was inviting her to lunch. Since this bank clerk__5__ (be) a stranger to the American woman, she was very puzzled, and quickly answered that she__6__(eat) already. After this she went on to school and was even__7__surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question.By now she understood that it could not be an__8__ (invite) but was puzzled as to why they asked it. In the following days she was asked the same question again and again and she spent many hours__9__(try) to work out why so many people kept asking her this. At lastshe thought that these people must be__10__ (concern) about her health. She was rather thin at the time, and she thought they must be worrying that she was not eating well!In fact the question like that has no real meaning at all—it is only a greeting.答案：本文述了一个美国人来中国因不认识言文化而碰到的趣事。

Unit 3 Learning About LanguageⅠ. 用适当的动词时态和语态填空1. We first met in the Slender West Lake in 2010, and both of us felt immediately that we had known (know)each other for years.2. Yesterday, the city government rewarded those who had made(make) contributions to the city’s construction in the last years.3. You are expected to copy the words in the passage that have been/are underlined (underline).4. The twins, who had finished (finish) their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the playground.5. Arriving at the party in a great hurry, we were disappointed to find that the band had stopped (stop) playing.6. Returning to the camp, they were shocked to see everything had beenruined(ruin).7. Julie was feeling a little blue because her mother had been laid off (lay off) from her job and she had lots of bills to pay.8. It was the first time that my daughter had been asked (ask) to sing in public and she was a bit nervous.9. My aunt is a writer. She has written(write) more than ten books since 2010.10. Mr White came to our school in 2015, and since then he has taught/has been teaching (teach) us English.Ⅱ. 完成句子1. By the time my parents reached home yesterday, I had cooked the dinner already. 昨天我父母到家时, 我已经把晚饭做好了。

Unit 3 Computers Period 3 Learning about Language课后阅读训练Ⅰ. 阅读理解AYasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send emails, he bought an Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors(老年人)are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.“The iPad’s intuitive interface(直观界面)makes it attractive to seniors around the world, ”says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyo. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use, ”he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesn't require former knowledge. ”James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered, ”Cordwell says. Senior users are“a key source of growth for them in the future”.Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in thecountry, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is a good mental exercise, ”he says.【语篇概述】文章主要讲述了“苹果”传统的顾客是年轻人, 但是越来越多的老年人也开始喜欢用“苹果”。