Cellphone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can’t live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet Calling mobile phones the “remote control” for life, market research firm Synovate’s poll said cell phones are so ubiquitous that by last year more humans owned one than did not.
Three-quarters of the more than 8,000 respondents polled online in 11 countries said they take their phone with them everywhere, which Russians and Singaporeans the most attached.
More than a third also said they couldn’t live without their phone, topped by Taiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four would find it harder to replace the mobile than their purse.
Some two thirds of respondents go to bed with their phones nearby and can’t switch them off, even though they want to, because they’re afraid they’ll miss something.
Mobiles have changed the nature of relationships, with the survey finding a fifth of all respondents set up first dates via text and almost the same number use the same method to end a love affair.
Apart from the obvious calling and SMS-ing, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones globally are the alarm clock, the camera and the games.
As for email and Internet access, 17 percent of respondents said they checked their inboxes or surfed the Web on their phones, led by those in the United States and Britain.
One in 10 respondents log onto(注冊) social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace regularly via mobile, again led by Britain and the United States
Not everyone is tech savvy(科技通), however,37 percent of respondents said they don’t know how to use all the functions on their phone.
How many people of all respondents end a love affair via text?
A. About 4,800. B. About 3,600 C. About 2,400. D. About 1,600.
According to the survey, like surfing the Internet with a cellphone most.
A. Singaporeans B. Russians C. Americans D. Chinese
Which of the following functions of cellphones is the least used?
A. Calling. B. Playing games. C. Taking photos. D. Surfing the Internet.
Which would be the best title of the passage?
A. People can live better without the cellphone.
B. People would rather lose their wallet than their cellphone.
C. Different uses of the cellphone. D. New functions of the cellphone.
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Don’t use your cellphone — we are flying at ____ altitude of 10,000 meters and ____average speech is 678km/h.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年廣西欽州市大寺中學高一第一次月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：完型填空
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆廣西欽州市高一第一次月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
1. A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell
2. A．hospital B．company C．school D．home
3. A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought
4. A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
5. A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered
6. A．before B．because C．after D．if
7. A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket
8. A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish
9. A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally
10. A．driving B．running C．walking D．riding
11. A．talked about B．looked for C．heard of D．knew about
12. A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes
13. A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand
14. A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed
15. A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished
16. A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
17. A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold
18. A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud
19. A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite
20. A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused
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科目：高中英語 來源：0910學年廣東省湛江市高二上學期期末考試 題型：信息匹配
IV.信息匹配(5×2)
A .Reading time
Bring your book to the appointed place at noon. You can exchange books with other people there. It is a good idea to write your personal information on the cover of the book, as you can make friends in this way.
B.Use old books to get free coffee
You can get free coffee if you exchange four English or Chinese books or 10 English or Chinese magazines. “The magazines and books might be old, but the emotion, inspiration and happiness contained within them can be shared with many people.” said Zhuang Songlie, the leader of activity.
C. Listen to book
With 260 seats, this is the biggest story-telling theatre in Beijing. Young story-teller, Li Jing and Wang Yuebo, will be telling stories in a tea house. With delicious snacks and tea provide, you can enjoy the stories comfortably.
D. Eat book
People have created new ways to attract people’s interest in books. It is a new way of reading. This book comes with an extra treat: chocolate. When you read, you can eat the solid milk chocolate , which is shaped like Peter Rabbit. It is only for children who are younger than 13 years old.
E. Read book, protect yourself
Summer time is the prefect season for pretty girl, but it is also a peak time for attackers in the street. These books teach you how to protect yourself. All the books are free for women to read. Some policewomen will show you how to use some devices, such as a pocket-knife and a cellphone-like gun, to protect yourself.
F. Read , free ticket
Enjoy the humor alone, or share your humorous stories with others? Are you a good story reader? Stand on the stage ,share your humor, and spend a happy Sunday evening. Every reader will get a free ticket to the movie:The Love Duru
1.Mike, an 18-year-old boy, is eager to find a place where he can exchange books with others. He hopes to make friends with people who like reading.
2.Angela likes novels very much, especially humorous ones. She also wants to see the films.
3. Tom is ten years old. He doesn’t like reading, so every time his mother asks him to read, he says, “If the book is as good as chocolate, then I will read it.”
4.Joan hopes to buy something to protect herself. She has heard that there are some special tools to deal with attackers. She wants to know more about them.
5. Oleven wants to experience traditional Chinese story telling. Before she came to Beijing, she had learnt something about tea houses, where people can listen to stories and drink tea.
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