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Covid-19 has brought a great deal of trouble for all of us since March 2020. During this time, mobile phones have been the solution for the boredom and restlessness caused from staying indoors. The most downloaded apps on play store 2020 are;
TikTok
TikTok was the most downloaded app. With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020, twice more than what it got in 2019. 20% of its total downloads were from India and around 9. 3% of the total downloads were in the US.
Zoom
Zoom was the second most installed app in the overall downloads category. With nearly 94. 6 million installs, Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in the US and India. Offices and educational institutes were shut down and to continue working and studying from home, people relied heavily on Zoom for video conferencing and calling.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp ranked third in overall downloads with more than 100 million downloads. It is one of the most popular and widely used chat applications; WhatsApp also supports communication between international phone networks.
Facebook
It ranked fourth in the overall downloaded list. Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking application. Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.
1. What do we know about TikTok?
A. It is an India-based app. B. It has most users in America.
C. It is used for growing business. D. It has doubled its download than in 2019.
2. Which app is the best to turn to for online education?
A. TikTok. B. Zoom. C. WhatsApp. D. Facebook.
3. What function does Facebook probably serve?
A. Communication. B. Training. C. Teaching. D. Payment
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了2020年新冠肺炎疫情期間,在play store上下載量最多的四款應(yīng)用軟件。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TikTok中“With over 111.9 million downloads, TikTok has seen a huge growth in 2020, twice more than what it got in 2019. (2020年,TikTok的下載量超過1.119億次,大幅增長(zhǎng),是2019年的兩倍。)”可知,TikTok的下載量比2019年翻了一番。故選D項(xiàng)。
2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Zoom中“With nearly 94. 6 million installs, Zoom is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. (Zoom的安裝量接近9460萬,是在線會(huì)議和虛擬教室中使用最多的應(yīng)用程序。)”可知,Zoom應(yīng)用軟件最適合在線教育。故選B項(xiàng)。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)Facebook中“Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking application. Facebook builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses. (Facebook是世界上最流行的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)應(yīng)用程序。Facebook開發(fā)的技術(shù)讓人們能夠與朋友和家人聯(lián)系,找到社區(qū)和發(fā)展業(yè)務(wù)。)”可知,Facebook可以提供溝通功能。故選A項(xiàng)。