Siri, Inc. was formed in 2007, and the technology was launched as an iOS app available in the Apple Store in early 2010. The software was planned to be available for the Blackberry and the Android phone. Things changed when Kittalaus, the company's CEO, received a call three weeks later from Steve Jobs.

　　The Apple founder invited Kittalaus to his home in Cupertino, CA, where the two had a three­hour chat about the future of technology. "He talked about why Apple was going to win, and we talked about how Siri was doing，" said Kittalaus. Apple went on to buy Siri for $200 million, ending the plan to make it available for rival (竞争) operating systems. However, there was one problem - Jobs wasn't sold on the name.

　　Kittalaus, who worked for Apple until October 2011, tried to convince the stubborn Jobs that Siri was a great name. But in the end, the company stuck with the name for a simpler reason: No one could dream up anything better. But it seems that Kittalaus was right about Siri. Today, it's an important part of pop culture, and a standard that other companies are trying to top.

　　语篇解读：本文是记叙文。Siri是苹果公司在其产品上应用的一项智能语音控制软件，它就好比一台智能化机器人。如今，Siri已然成为Apple的一个"活"招牌。但是，你知道这位越来越出名的数码助理的名字是如何确定的吗？

　　5．Why did Kittalaus name the speech recognition technology Siri at first?

　　A．His former co­worker recommended it.

　　B．It's the name of his daughter.

　　C．He liked the meaning of it.

　　D．It's easy to spell and say.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知，Kittalaus最初决定用Siri这个名字来给这款语音识别软件命名并创立公司，是因为他认为这个名字易于拼写并且叫起来朗朗上口。

　　6．Which of the following is Siri available for now?

　　A．The iPhone.

　　B．The Blackberry phone.

　　C．The Android phone.

　　D．Any operating system.

解析：选A　推理判断题。由第三、四段可知，起初Kittalaus是计划让Siri服务于黑莓手机和安卓手机的，但乔布斯说服了他并且最终收购了Siri，这使得Siri只能用于苹果公司的系统。