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2．Which tablet computer should YOU be buying：They are this year's must have…and there's a style to suit everyone？

Best for young children LeapPad Explorer 2，£68  Aimed at chil dren between three and nine （though a nine-year-old might find it a little simple），it comes in pink or blue and with five built-in education games （you can buy more）．Besides，the LeapPad does not allow access to the internet-so it is impossible for your child to stumble across anything inappropriate． Pros：The education games are well-designed，the built-in video camera is a fun way to play at being a film director． Cons：Some of the games are shockingly expensive．And the power adaptor is not included．

Best for teenagers iPad 4th generation，£399-£659  The iPad is still the market leader，and for good reason．If the teenager in your house enjoys playing computer games，the latest offering from Apple is the one to choose． Pros：No other tablet can compete with the near one million‘apps'（the name Apple created for specially-designed downloadable programs） available for the iPad．Simple to use，even for those who usually struggle with technology． Cons：Considerably more expensive than most competitors．

Best for working parents Microsoft Surface，£399-£559 Tablets are brilliant for leisure-but what if you want to do a bit of work？No tablet can yet compete with  a full-size laptop computer，but  this is the only tablet  that allows you to use Microsoft Word，Excel and Powerpoint （they are all pre-installed and included in the price） and you  can buy a pretty lovely mini-keyboard for typing letters and emails，which also doubles up as the cover． Pros：The Surface is good for watching movies-a bonus when stuck in the airport on a business trip-and surfing the internet． Con：The keyboard is an expensive add-on-costing up to£109．It might be cheaper to buy a laptop （though a tablet is much smaller and lighter）．

Best for bookworms Amazon Kindle Paperwhite，£109 Nearly all tablets let you download books．It's a great way to take a mountainous pile of hardbacks on holiday without stuffing your suitcase． But most tablets have a shiny screen-which can be very distracting when you're trying to read．The Paperwhite is different：its matt screen and crisp black lettering imitate the look of words on paper brilliantly．And yet you can still read the words in the dark． Pros：Easy on the eye，excellent battery life，180，000 free books （if you subscribe to the Amazon Prime customer loyalty service） plus hundreds of thousands more to buy． Cons：No TV，films，games，internet or camera．

70．The underlined phrase‘stumble across'most probably means‘A'．
A．meet with  B．quarrel with  C．compare with  D．compete with
71．Which of the following about Surface is NOT TRUE？C
A．The keyboard will add to the cost．
B．The keyboard can serve as a cover．
C．You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word．
D．You can watch movies or surf the Internet with it．
72．If you are a game lover，which tablet is least likely to be your choice？D
A．LeapPad Explorer 2．
B．iPad 4th generation．
C．Microsoft Surface．
D．Amazon Kindle Paper
73．If you want to add something to your prepared PPT for a presentation at a meeting，which tablet is most helpful？C
A．LeapPad Explorer 2．
B．iPad 4th generation．
C．Microsoft Surface．
D．Amazon Kindle Paper．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于广告类阅读，主要介绍了四款电脑的价格和特点，他们既有优点又有缺点，针对不同年龄的人有不同的设计，帮助读者找到适合自己的．

解答 70．A  词义猜测题题，根据Besides，the LeapPad does not allow access to the internet-so it is impossible for your child to stumble across anything inappropriate．可知LeapPad不允许访问互联网，所以孩子不会遇到不合适的事情，故选A．
71．C  细节理解题，根据but  this is the only tablet  that allows you to use Microsoft Word，Excel and Powerpoint （they are all pre-installed and included in the price） 可知安装微软单词不需要额外付钱，所以C错，故选C．
72．D  细节理解题，根据Cons：No TV，films，games，internet or camera．可知Amazon Kindle Paper的缺点是没有电视、电影、游戏、互联网或相机，所以游戏爱好者不会购买这个，故选D．
73．C  细节理解题，根据No tablet can yet compete with  a full-size laptop computer，but  this is the only tablet  that allows you to use Microsoft Word，Excel and Powerpoint （they are all pre-installed and included in the price） and you  can buy a pretty lovely mini-keyboard for typing letters and emails，which also doubles up as the cover．可知Microsoft Surface是唯一可以使用PPT的平板电脑，故选C．

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