Apple announced its new iPhones last week, but competitors' mobile phones can do many of the same things for less money.
The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edgetoedge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from China's Huawei and Oppo, and Korea's Samsung. While Apple asks buyers to pay $1,000 for its highend model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less.
At one time, Chinese manufacturers copied features and designs from others to produce lowcost phones. But they have now added highend features to their phones and they control nearly half the global mobile phone market.
Media MarktSaturn is Europe's biggest electronics seller. A spokesperson for the store told Reuters that，“Huawei is seen as a relevant competitor to Apple and Samsung by covering all major price points and placing big investments in marketing and sales.” She also said that the Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and TCL were among the top10 bestselling smart phones in its stores.
Chinese manufacturers' fast growth has been fueled by strong sales in China. But they now export 40 percent of their smart phones. That is almost double the number from just three years ago, according to the Hong Kong investment company CLSA.
Huawei is currently the world's third largest phone maker behind Samsung and Apple. According to research company Canalys, the Chinese company is getting closer to secondplace Apple and might overtake it later this year. Huawei plans to show its topoftheline Mate 10 phone on Oct. 16. The phone will have artificial intelligence features such as instant translation and image recognition and will cost less than $1,000.
Other Chinese companies are looking to enter the highend smart phone market.
苹果新机“预冷”，国产手机“争霸”， 亚洲手机制造商快速发展逼近苹果公司。
1．What is the text mainly about?
A．Smart phone's manufacturers.
B．Apple smart phone's features.
C．Asian phone makers' fast growth.
D．Competition among Asian phone makers.
答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。文章第二段The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edgetoedge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from China's Huawei and Oppo, and Korea's Samsung. While Apple asks buyers to pay $1,000 for its highend model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less.新款iPhone 8 和 X 拥有无线充电、无边框屏幕和双摄像头。但是这些功能已经在中国的华为、OPPO和韩国的三星智能手机上得到应用。当苹果为其高端机型标出1 000美元的售价时，一些亚洲手机制造商可以用更少的钱提供类似功能。由此可以推断出本文主要讲述了亚洲手机制造商之间的竞争。故选D。
2．Which is NOT among the top 3 phone makers in the world?
A．TCL. B．Samsung.
C．Apple. D．Huawei.
答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Huawei is currently the world's third largest phone maker behind Samsung and Apple. 得知华为目前是全球第三大手机厂商，位居三星和苹果之后，所以位于前三的是华为、三星和苹果。故选A。
3．What do we know from the text?
A．Huawei will have overtaken Apple by later 2017.
B．Chinese makers' phones with highend features cost less.
C．The top10 smart phones are to enter the highend competition.
D．40 percent of Asian smart phones are exported now.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edgetoedge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from China's Huawei and Oppo, and Korea's Samsung. While Apple asks buyers to pay $1,000 for its highend model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less. 新款iPhone 8 和 X 拥有无线充电、无边框屏幕和双摄像头。但是这些功能已经在中国的华为、OPPO和韩国的三星智能手机上得到应用。当苹果为其高端机型标出1 000美元的售价时，一些亚洲手机制造商可以用更少的钱提供类似功能。可以推断出中国制造商的手机将进入高端竞争。故选B。
4．What is the writer's attitude towards Asian phone makers?
A．Doubtful. B．Concerned.
C．Optimistic. D．Uncertain.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据the Chinese company is getting closer to secondplace Apple and might overtake it later this year. Huawei plans to show its topoftheline Mate 10 phone on Oct. 16. The phone will have artificial intelligence features such as instant translation and image recognition and will cost less than $1,000. Other Chinese companies are looking to enter the highend smart phone market.这家中国公司越来越接近第二名的苹果，可能会在今年晚些时候超过它。华为计划在10月16日推出该公司顶级的Mate 10 手机。这款手机将具备人工智能功能，例如即时翻译和图像识别，售价可能低于1千美元。其他中国公司正在寻求进入高端智能手机市场。可以推断出作者对亚洲手机制造商很有信心，对亚洲手机发展前景乐观。
