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This week sportswear maker adidas put a new wearable device into the market, which was co-developed with Interactive Health Technologies (IHT). Called the adidas ZONE for IHT Spirit, it is the first wrist-based wearable device developed specifically for physical education class use.

At present, IHT supports 1,500 teachers in 800 schools across the country and during the 2015 school year, 600,000 children were connected to the IHT Spirit System. With the help of the new wearable, IHT is on track to hit their 2016 target of interacting with one million students nationwide on a daily basis.

The ZONE is a wrist-worn, heart rate monitoring device that integrates into the existing IHT Spirit System—a cloud-based curriculum for physical education (PE). The system allows teachers to efficiently make a record of how each student performs in PE class, creating individualized workouts and goals for students based on their personal fitness levels. It is built to meet the needs of the teachers across the country, durable enough for many students to wear during PE classes.

Stacey Burr, general manager of adidas Digital Sports, said, “in working with IHT, we found a partner that shared our vision of inspiring the next generation to lead healthy lives by making sport and fitness a life-long pursuit. We are firm believers that healthy habits are easier to keep the earlier you start, so introducing tools and resources at the school-level offered the perfect place to lay such an important foundation.”

The device retails at $139, and is also available for schools to buy for students in PE through package pricing.

1.According to the passage, the ZONE _____.

A is intended for PE class use

B was developed by adidas alone

C is suitable for all sports lovers

D will get popular around the world

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段...it is the first wrist-based wearable device developed specifically for physical education class use可知该产品专为体育课所用，故选A项。

2.How many people are expected to use the IHT Spirit System every day in 2016?

A 1,500 teachers.

B 600,000 students.

C 800 schools.

D 1,000,000 students.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段With the help of the new wearable, IHT is on track to hit their 2016 target of interacting with one million students nationwide on a daily basis.可知每天将有一百万个学生用户，故选D项。

3.What does the word“It”in Paragraph 3 probably refer to？

A The Spirit System.

B The ZONE.

C Physical education.

D Interactive Health Technologies.

解析：选B。词意指代题。根据该句中的“durable enough for many students to wear during PE classes”可推断It应指the ZONE，故选B项。

4.What can the IHT Spirit System do?

A Monitor the heart rate.

B Create personal fitness levels.

C Track students’ performance.

D Protect students from injuries.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段The system allows teachers to efficiently make a record of how each student performs in PE class, creating individualized workouts and goals for students based on their personal fitness levels.可知，该系统可以跟踪学生上体育的时候的表现，故选C项。

5.What is Stacey Burr trying to talk about in the fourth paragraph?

A How the device works.

B Why the device was developed.

C How important human health is.

D How the two companies came together.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据第四段We are firm believers that healthy habits are easier to keep the earlier you start, so introducing tools and resources at the school-level offered the perfect place to lay such an important foundation可知他旨在谈论为什么要开发这一产品，由此可判断选B项。