Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, will begin selling all of the technology needed to build a basic mobile phone to outside manufacturers, in a key change of strategy. The inventor of the cell phone, which has been troubled by missteps compounded by a recent industry slump in sales, is trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals, with an eye toward fostering a much larger market than it could create itself. The Chicago area-based company, considered to have the widest range of technologies needed to build a phone, said it planned to make available chips, a design layout for the computer board, software, development tools and testing tools. Motorola has previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips, but this is the first time the company will offer its entire line of chips as well as a detailed blueprint. Mobile phones contain a variety of chips and components to control power, sound and amplification. Analysts said they liked the new strategy but were cautious about whether Motorola's mobile phone competitors would want to buy the technology from a rival.
The company, long known for its top-notch（等级）engineering culture, is hoping to profit from its mobile phone technology now that the basic technology to build a mobile phone has largely become a commodity. Motorola said it will begin offering the technology based on the next-generation GPRS(Global Packet Radio Service) standard because most mobile phone makers already have technology in place for current digital phones. GPRS offers faster access to data through "always on" network connections, and customers are charged only for the information they retrieve, rather than the length of download.
Burgess said the new business will not conflict with Motorola's own mobile phone business because the latter will remain competitive by offering advanced features and designs. Motorola's phones have been criticized as being too complicated and expensive to manufacture, but Burgess said Motorola will simplify the technology in the phones by a third. In addition to basic technology, Burgess said, Motorola would also offer additional features such as Blueteeth, a technology that allows wireless communications at a short distance, and Global Positioning System, which tracks the user's whereabouts, and MP3 audio capability.
1.The word "slump" in the first paragraph may be replaced by _______.
A.slouch B.decline C.increase D.stamp
2.According to this passage, Motorola Inc _______.
A.is the world's largest mobile phone maker
B.is trying to become a mobile technology provider besides being a mobile phone maker
C.will only sell chips of the mobile phones
D.is going to sell all its manufacturing plants
3.Analysts don't think that _______.
A.Motorola will be successful
B.the technology offered by Motorola will be selected by its competitors
C.its competitors will want to buy the technology from it
D.its mobile phones contain a variety of chips
4.The technology supplied by Motorola is based on _______.
A.Blueteeth features B.MP3 audio capability
C.Global Positioning System D.GPRS standard
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.GPRS offers faster access to data through network connections, so customers should pay more.
B.Motorola Inc. is the inventor of the cell phone.
C.Previously, Motorola only supplied mobile phone manufacturers with some of its chips.
D.Motorola Inc. is known for its high-class engineering culture.
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1.【答案】B。
【解析】本题考查的是词义，slump意思是“消沉、衰退、（物价）暴跌”，四个选项中可以代替它的是decline“下降，衰落，消沉”，而slouch意为“懒散”，increase意思是“上涨，增加”，与slump意思相反，stamp是指“邮票，跺（脚）”，因此正确的答案为B。
2.【答案】B。
【解析】本文的第一段开头说“Motorola，the world's second-largest mobile phone maker”，可见摩托罗拉是世界第二大移动电话生产商，而A项说是最大的生产商，显然是错误的。从第一段第四行“is trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals”，以及最后一段第一句“Burgess said the new business will not conflict with Motorola's own mobile phone business.”可以看出选项B的意思在文中全有体现。从第一段倒数第四行“but this is the first time the company will offer its entire line of chips as well as a detailed blueprint.”可以看出C也是不确切的。至于D，文章中没有提到有关工厂的事情。因此本题的正确答案为B。
3.【答案】C。
【解析】本题的依据是第一段最后一句“Analysts said they liked the new strategy but were cautious about whether Motorola's mobile phone competitors would want to buy the technology from a rival.（分析家说他们喜欢这一策略，但是对于竞争者是否会愿意从竞争对手手中购买技术这一问题持谨慎态度）。”A、B、D三项都无此意，而C项“its competitors will want to buy the technology from it（竞争者们想要从摩托罗拉购买这项技术）”符合句意。
4.【答案】D。
【解析】本题的依据是第二段第二句话“Motorola said it will begin offering the technology based on the next-generation GPRS (Global Packet Radio Service) standard.”据此很容易看出选项D为正确答案。
5.【答案】A。
【解析】A项不正确，根据第二段最后一句“GPRS offers faster access to data through 'always on' network connections, and customers are charged only for the information they retrieve, rather than the length of download.”可见顾客的付费应该是少了，而不是多了。
B项是正确的，从第一段第二句开头“The inventor of the cell phone”可以看出这一点。
C项是正确的，第一段倒数第五行“Motorola has previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips”是本句的依据。
D项是正确的，它的依据是第二段开头“The company, long known for its top-notch engineering culture”。
