BEIJING—Apple Inc. is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet puters with cellular network patibility （兼容） for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion．
According to China’s Telemunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the pany to begin official sales in China．The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is patible with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Uni （Hong Kong） Ltd．
China Uni declined to ment．
Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland．Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed the US as the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels．
Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the pany’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale （高档的） IFC mall, a mercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront．Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China．She declined to give more details or to ment on the 3G iPad2．
Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world．The pany otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market．
The new stores reflect Apple’s confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones and tablet puters．Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost （增长） the pany’s third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July．China revenue （收益） surged （激增） six-fold to about $3．8 billion during the three months ended June 25．
“This has been a substantial （重大） opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we’re just scratching the surface right now,” Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China．“I see an incredible opportunity for Apple there．”
From China Daily 2011-09-08
【小题1】According to the news, which of the following statements is true?A．WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world．B．Apple Inc. sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores．C．The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions．D．Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year’s second quarter．【小题2】Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?A．in the interests of B．in the front ofC．in the process ofD．in the case of【小题3】How many full-service Apple stores in China?A．4B．6C．8D．Unknown【小题4】What’s the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?A．six timesB．one-six C．60 percentD．2times【小题5】By saying “we’re just scratching the surface right now”, Cook means ．A．they don’t know much about China’s marketB．they will sell more products and gain more profit in ChinaC．they need to obtain more permission from China’s governmentD．they ignored the rural market in ChinaA
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(答案→)A
解析：文章讲述的是新一代苹果将在中国上市的相关情况。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据第二段The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is patible with the 3G standard WCDMA，和第三段Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners,可知除了WCDMA还有别的，
【小题2】猜测词义题，根据上文讲的IPAD2即将出售可知，苹果公司正在生意扩展的过程中。
【小题3】根据第五段可知，只讲到了中国大陆有四家，没说港澳台的情况，所以是未知的，
【小题4】猜测词义题，根据上文讲到了激增可以猜出是六倍。
【小题5】推理判断题，根据最后一段referring to strong sales in China可知，他将的是苹果的销售问题，