单选题. Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macs lines of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. As of August 2010, the company operates 301 retail stores in ten countries, and an online store where hardware and software products are sold. As of May 2010, Apple is one of the largest companies in the world and the most valuable technology company in the world, having surpassed Microsoft. Established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, and incorporated on January 3, 1977, the company was previously named Apple Computer, Inc. for its first 30 years, but removed the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007, to reflect the company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers. Apple has established a unique reputation in the consumer electronics industry. Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world in 2008, 2009, and 2010. The company has also received widespread criticism for its contractors' labor, environmental and business practices.1. Apple Inc. is a well-known corporation that does Not design ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[考点] 事实细节题 根据第一段第一句“...designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.”可知,A、B、C三项都是苹果公司设计的,唯独D项home appliances(家用电器)没有提及。故选D。