第 44 至 47 題為題組        Angry Birds is a video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile. Inspiredprimarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple’s mobile operatingsystem in December 2009. Since then, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased fromApple’s App Store.        With its fast-growing popularity worldwide, the game and its characters—angry birds and theirenemy pigs—have been referenced in television programs throughout the world. The Israeli comedyA Wonderful Country, one of the nation’s most popular TV programs, satirized recent failedIsraeli-Palestinian peace attempts by featuring the Angry Birds in peace negotiations with the pigs. Clipsof the segment went viral, getting viewers from all around the world. American television hosts ConanO’Brien, Jon Stewart, and Daniel Tosh have referenced the game in comedy sketches on their respectiveseries, Conan, The Daily Show, and Tosh.0. Some of the game’s more notable fans include Prime MinisterDavid Cameron of the United Kingdom, who plays the iPad version of the game, and author SalmanRushdie, who is believed to be “something of a master at Angry Birds.”
        Angry Birds and its characters have also been featured in advertisements in different forms. In March2011, the characters began appearing in a series of advertisements for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Inthe same year, Nokia projected an advertisement in Austin, Texas that included the game’s characters on adowntown building for its new handset. Later, a T-Mobile advertisement filmed in Spain included areal-life mock-up of the game in a city plaza. Nokia also used the game in Malaysia to promote anattempt to set a world record for the largest number of people playing a single mobile game.         Angry Birds has even inspired works of philosophical analogy. A five-part essay entitled “ AngryBirds Yoga—How to Eliminate the Green Pigs in Your Life” was written by Giridhari Dasar in Brazil,utilizing the characters and gameplay mechanics to interpret various concepts of yoga philosophy. Thepiece attracted much media attention for its unique method of philosophical presentation.
【題組】44. What is the purpose of the passage?
(A) To explain how the video game Angry Birds was devised.
(B) To investigate why Angry Birds has quickly become well-liked.
(C) To introduce Angry Birds characters in TV programs and advertisements.
(D) To report on the spread of Angry Birds in different media around the world.