Cellphonefeelslikeapartofyourbody?Callingmobilephonesthe"remotecontrol"forlife,marketresearchfirmSynovate'spoll(民意调查)saidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylastyearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.
Cellphonefeelslikeapartofyourbody?Callingmobilephonesthe"remotecontrol"forlife,marketresearchfirmSynovate'spoll(民意调查)saidcellphonesaresoubiquitousthatbylastyearmorehumansownedonethandidnot.Three-quartersofthemorethan8,000respondents(受访者)polledonlinein11countriesandregionssaidtheytaketheirphone(s)withthemeverywhere,withRussiansandSingaporeansthemostattached.Morethanathirdalsosaidtheycouldn'tlivewithouttheirphone(s),toppedbyTaiwaneseandagainSingaporeans,whileoneinfourwouldfindithardertoreplacethemobilethantheirpurse.Sometwo-thirdsofrespondentsgotobedwiththeirphonesnearbyandcan'tswitchthemoff,eventhoughtheywantto,becausethey'reafraidthey'llmisssomething.
"Mobilesgiveussafety,securityandinstantaccesstoinformation.Theyarethenumberonetoolofcommunicationforus,"JennyChang,Synovate'smanagingdirectorinTaiwan,saidinastatement.
Mobileshavealsochangedthenatureofrelationships,withthesurveyfindingnearlyhalfofallrespondentsuse textmessages tocommunicate.Apartfromtheobviouscallingandtexting,thetopthreefeaturespeopleuseregularlyontheirmobilephonesgloballyarethealarmclock,thecameraandthegames.AsforemailandInternetaccess,17percentofrespondentssaidtheycheckedtheirinboxesorsurfedtheWebofftheirphones,ledbythoseintheUnitedStatesandBritain.
"Asthemobilebecomesmoreandmoreanall-in-one(一体化)device,manyotherbusinessesarefacingchallengingtimes.Theopportunitiesformobilemanufacturersandnetworkshoweverareenormous,"saidSynovate'sglobalheadofmedia,SteveGarton.
49.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordubiquitousinthefirstparagraph?___
A.widelyused B.cheap C.well-designed C.good-looking
50.WhatSteveGartonsaidinthelastparagraphimplies___.
A.manyotherbusinessesareattemptingtosetfootinthemobilephonefield
B.thecellphonesarebecomingsmallerandsmaller
C.mobilemanufacturersandnetworkswillsurelymakemoreprofit
D.onlymobilesdrivenetworkstodevelopquickly