2013年6月六级真题快速阅读及答案解析_大学英语阅读

2013年6月六级真题快速阅读及答案解析

　　It is not clear how many colleges and universities plan to give out iPhones and iPods this fall; officials at Apple were unwilling to talk about the subject and said that they would not leak any institutions plans.

　　We cant announce other peoples news,said Greg Joswiak, vice president of iPod and iPhone marketing at Apple. He also said that he could not discuss discounts to universities for bulk purchases.

　　At least four institutions the University of Maryland, Oklahoma Christian University, Abilene Christian and Freed-Hardeman have announced that they will give the devices to some or all of their students this fall.

　　Other universities are exploring their options. Stanford University has hired a student-run com pany to design applications like a campus map and directory for the iPhone. It is considering whether to issue iPhones but not sure it, snecessary, noting that more than 700 iPhones were registered on the universitys network last year.

　　At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, iPhones might already have been everywhere, if ATT, the wireless carrier offering the iPhone in the United States, had a more reliable network, said Andrew Yu, mobile devices platform project manager at M.I.T.

　　We would have probably gone ahead with this, maybe just getting a thousand iPhones and giving them out, Mr. Yusaid.

　　The University of Maryland at College Park is proceeding cautiously, giving the iPhone or iPod Touch to 150 students, said Jeffrey Huskamp, vice president and chief information officer at the university. We dont think that we have all the answers, Mr. Huskamp said. By observing how students use the gadgets, he said, Were trying to get answers from the students.