Passage12(2014广州，D)
Mobilephonesaremoreimportantthaneverinthedailylivesofstudentsbuthowtheyusethemhaschangedgreatlyinthepastsixyears.Whilephonesarestillwidelyusedforcommunicationarecentstudyhasfoundthatmoststudentsthinktalkingonmobilephonesisnowoldfashioned.
LondonUniversityresearcherssurveyed1055youngpeopleaged13to18abouttheirmobilephonehabits.Theresearchersdividedmobilephoneuseinto“communicationand”and “entertainment”.Communicationincludedtalkingonthephoneandwritingmessagesusingtexting(短信)orchattingsoftware.EntertainmentwasmadeupofplayinggameswatchingmovieslisteningtomusicandsurfingtheInternet.Thefindingswerethencomparedtoa2008studytoseewhatchanged.Theresultsareshownbelow:
Perhapsmostsurprisingishowlittletimestudentsspendtalkingontheirphonesthesedays.Sixyearsagotheaveragestudentsspent36%oftheirmobilephonetimemakingorreceivingcalls.In2014only10%oftimewasusedfortalking.Whenstudentsusetheirphonestocommunicatemoreandmoreoftenitisdonebyusingchatsoftwarelikeqqorwechat.
“Communicationisstillanimportantfunctionofmobilephones.ButnowmobilephonesarebeingusedmoreforentertainmentthanforcommunicationsaidDrHarryLectretheresearchleader.
1.Whatwasthemostpopularmobilephoneactivityin2014？
A.Talking.B.Texting.
C.Playinggames.D.Watchingmovies.
2.Intotalwhatpercentageoftimedidstudentsusetheirmobilephonesforcommunicationin2008?
A.16%. B.28%. C.35%. D.71%.
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutwatchingmoviesonmobilephones?
A.Ithasincreasedmostoverthepastsixyears.
B.14%ofstudentsnowwatchmoviesontheirmobilephones.
C.Itwasthemostpopulartypeofmobilephoneentertainmentin2008.
D.Studentsnowspendmoretimewatchingmoviesthantalkingontheirphones.
4.WhichmobilephoneactivitiesweremorepopularthansurfingtheInternetin2014?
A.Chattingandwatchingmovies.
B.Chattingandlisteningtomusic.
C.Playinggam