“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便)，” adds Thorne.

　　Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

　　Along with “Google” and “blog”， readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

　　But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.

　　语篇解读：本文为说明文。苹果公司推出的带有i­前缀的产品销售得异常火爆，你知道为什么吗？本文就介绍了这方面的取名知识。

　　5．We can infer that the Independent's “i” is aimed at ________.

　　A．young readers

　　B．old readers

　　C．fashionable women

　　D．engineers

　　解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可判断Independent's “i” 主要针对的读者群是年轻人。

　　答案：A

　　6．The underlined word “ambiguous” means “________”．

　　A．popular

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