Cellphonefeelslikeapartofyourbody?Aglobalsurveyhasfoundthatmostpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheirmobilesneverleavehomewithoutthemandifgivenachoicewouldratherlosetheirwallet Callingmobilephonesthe“remotecontrol”forlifemarketresearchfirmSynovate’spollsaidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylastyearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.
Three-quartersofthemorethan8000respondentspolledonlinein11countriessaidtheytaketheirphonewiththemeverywherewhichRussiansandSingaporeansthemostattached.
Morethanathirdalsosaidtheycouldn’tlivewithouttheirphonetoppedbyTaiwaneseandagainSingaporeanswhileoneinfourwouldfindithardertoreplacethemobilethantheirpurse.
Sometwothirdsofrespondentsgotobedwiththeirphonesnearbyandcan’tswitchthemoffeventhoughtheywanttobecausethey’reafraidthey’llmisssomething.
Mobileshavechangedthenatureofrelationshipswiththesurveyfindingafifthofallrespondentssetupfirstdatesviatextandalmostthesamenumberusethesamemethodtoendaloveaffair.
ApartfromtheobviouscallingandSMS-ingthetopthreefeaturespeopleuseregularlyontheirmobilephonesgloballyarethealarmclockthecameraandthegames.
AsforemailandInternetaccess17percentofrespondentssaidtheycheckedtheirinboxesorsurfedtheWebontheirphonesledbythoseintheUnitedStatesandBritain.
Onein10respondentslogonto(注册)socialnetworkingwebsitessuchasFacebookandMySpaceregularlyviamobileagainledbyBritainandtheUnitedStates
Noteveryoneistechsavvy(科技通)however37percentofrespondentssaidtheydon’tknowhowtouseallthefunctionsontheirphone.
Howmanypeopleofallrespondentsendaloveaffairviatext?
A.About4800. B.About3600 C.About2400. D.About1600.
Accordingtothesurvey likesurfingtheInternetwithacellphonemost.
A.Singaporeans B.Russians C.Americans D.Chinese
Whichofthefollowingfunctionsofcellphonesistheleastused?
A.Calling. B.Playinggames. C.Takingphotos. D.SurfingtheInternet.
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