单选题 The iPod revolutionized the way we consume music. The iPhone made us crazy for apps. And now the iPad is getting ready to rock our love lives—or at least help improve our search for someone to communicate with. In late May, Skout.com will become the first dating site to launch an iPad application. The free app will be similar to the version that's already available to phone users: members can enter search criteria, such as age range, gender and physical preferences, and a HotMap will show in real time the locations of active Skout users who fit those criteria. The idea is to help members meet up and see if magic happens. The cool thing about the iPad adaptation, says CEO Christian Wiklund, is that its screen is large enough to let the user view the map while simultaneously chatting and searching through another member's photos.
David Evans, editor of onlinedatingpost.com, says we can expect to see more innovative technology in a few months after companies get acquainted with the capabilities of the iPad. "What I'm looking for are dating sites that are optimized for the iPad, with features native to the sleek computing device like (touch screen motions such as) pinch, twist, zoom and shake," he says. "It's the iPad that's going to enable developers to create entirely new ways to browse, discover and connect with singles."
Steve Odom, CEO and founder of dating site Gelato, which launched last year and includes a live feed of members' social-media profiles, is redesigning his entire website based on the iPad's appearance. Profile pictures play a key role in online dating, Odom says, and the iPad gives sites an opportunity to play up the presentation of their clientele. "It's big, it's beautiful, and it's perfect for dating sites," says Odom, who plans to unveil the redesign in June.
Evans predicts that online dating sites will begin to display their content like a magazine, letting users flip through pages of profiles and enlarge photos while simultaneously texting with one or more others. He says there's also been talk of adding a facial-coding and eye-tracking function that would use a webcam on the iPad to refine suggested matches based on a member's responses to certain profiles. If you grimace, the profile will fade away; if you smile or if your pupils dilate, similar profiles will be suggested. In other words, some day there could be an iPad app for love at first sight.

单选题 It is stated in Paragraph 1 that iPad is unique in______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[试题类型] 具体信息题。
[解题思路] 本题就第一段中提到的iPad的独特之处提问，据此可定位至该段最后一句话。该句引用Christian Wiklund的话，指出这种根据iPad所做出的调整，其亮点就在于iPad有足够大的屏幕来让使用者在聊天以及浏览其他用户图片的同时，查看俊男靓女分布图(...its screen is large enough to let user view the map...)，即iPad的独特之处在于其足够大的屏幕可更好地实现在线约会网站的功能，选项[C]是对该句的概括，故正确。
[干扰排除] 选项[B]根据第一段中...will show in real time the locations of active Skout Users设置干扰。该句指出，俊男靓女分布图会显示符合条件的Skout活跃用户的位置，而不是“同时显示所有的用户”，文中并没有提及iPad的这一功能，故可排除。选项[A]意为“有效地搜索理想的朋友以及恋人”，在文章第一段中提到了iPad上的免费应用程序可以像手机用户目前所使用的版本一样，用户们有效地搜索符合条件的对象(The free app will be similar to...: members can enter search criteria...)，但这个不是iPad的独特之处，手机用户也同样可以实现这一功能，故排除。选项[D]意为“改变我们对于恋爱生活的态度”，首段第三句提到iPad即将改变人们的恋爱生活(iPad is getting ready to rock our love lives)，但不是改变我们对其的态度，且这也不是iPad的独特之处，故排除。
单选题 According to David Evans, it'll be possible that______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[试题类型] 推理引申题。
[解题思路] 根据题干关键词David Evans，可定位至文章第二段。该段全部都是David Evans所说的话，其中最后一句指出，iPad将使研发人员研制出浏览、发现以及联系单身人士的全新途径(it's the iPad that's going to...create entirely new ways to browse, discover and connect with singles)，即在线约会网站的研发人员有可能根据iPad的特点研制出人们认识朋友的新途径，故选项[B]正确。
[干扰排除] 选项[A]意为“iPad是人们上网的好工具”，此观点无法从David Evans所说的话中推知，放排除。选项[C]意为“为满足约会网站的需要，iPad将会更新技术”，与原文第二段内容不符，该段说明约会网站应当针对iPad的特点做出调整(I'm looking for dating sites that are optimized for the iPad)，而不是iPad根据约会网站进行更新。选项[D]意为“iPad的研发人员将为这个装置增加更多的特色”，该项是针对原文中的developer设置的干扰项，文中是说约会网站的研发人员根据iPad调整网站，而不是iPad的研发人员调整iPad，故排除选项[D]。
单选题 The clients of the dating site Gelato______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[试题类型] 推理引申题。
[解题思路] 根据题干关键词Gelato可定位至文章第三段。Gelato的创始人兼CEO指出，其公司正在以iPad的外观为基础重新设计整个网站(...is redesigning his entire website based on the iPad's appearance)，并紧接着指出对于网上约会来说，个人资料图片尤为重要，而iPad恰恰能够突出客户形象(...iPad gives sites an opportunity to play up the presentation of their clientele)，故可推知，改版后的新网站将会借鉴iPad的优势，使用户可以浏览更优质的其他用户的资料，故选项[D]正确。
[干扰排除] 第三段中提到根据iPad作出调整后的网站会帮助用户更好地呈现个人资料，而不是“(用户)更擅长让自己看起来更漂亮”，据此排除选项[A]。选项[B]意为“(用户)可以对网站进行升级以添加更多个人资料图片”，在文中并没有对应信息点。选项[C]意为“(用户)可以促进iPad新功能的开发”，第三段讨论的是在线约会网站根据iPad的外观进行重新设计，而没有提及iPad的更新问题，故选项[C]可排除。
单选题 According to the last paragraph, a facial-coding and eye-tracking function______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[试题类型] 具体信息题。
[解题思路] 根据题干可定位至最后一段。该段第二句提到，添加面部表情解码以及眼球追踪的功能(a facial-coding and eye-tracking function)，其后的定语从句解释了这一功能的工作原理：使用iPad网络摄像头，根据使用者的反应来优化配对功能(refine suggested matches)。如果你露出不满意的表情，个人资料便会自动消失；如果你微笑或者瞳孔放大，那么类似的个人资料就会呈现出来。由此可推知，面部表情解码以及眼球追踪功能可以使用户更加精确地找到自己中意的人，故选项[C]正确。
[干扰排除] 选项[A]意为“可以让用户更快地浏览个人资料照片”，选项[D]意为“可同时支持查看个人资料照片与短信联系的功能”，从最后一段内容可知，这两项都是未来在线约会网站的新功能，而不是面部解码和眼球追踪功能的主要作用。选项[B]错误，用户的反应是该功能的工作原埋，而不是研制出该功能的基础。
单选题 Which of the following would be the best title of the text?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[试题类型] 主旨要义题。
[解题思路] 本题要求选择文章的最佳标题，需根据全文的主要内容选定题目。文章第一段开门见山，点出主题：iPad将会改变人们的恋爱生活。紧接着以实例说明各大在线约会网站纷纷根据iPad的特点进行改版，并对改版后网站的新功能进行了设想。由此分析可知，iPad和在线约会网站是本文中的两个关键词，且两者之间的关系是：在线约会网站根据iPad的特点进行改版。四个选项中，只有选项[B]“在线约会进入iPad时代”可以准确地概括文章内容。
[干扰排除] 选项[A]概括不准确，文中首段讲到“iPad将会改变人们的恋爱生活”，并非“在线约会改变人们的生活”，故排除。选项[C]、[D]都是文章中的部分内容，无法准确而全面地体现“约会网站针对iPad的特点进行改版”的主题，故排除。