历年GCT英语阅读真题回顾附答案(9)

　　Why are mobiles so popular? Because people love to talk to each other. And it is easier with a mobile phone. In countries like Russia and China, people use mobile phone in places where there is no ordinary telephone. Business people use mobiles when they’re traveling. In some countries, like Japan, many people use their mobile phones to send e-mail message and access the Internet. They use a new kind of mobile phone called “i-mode”. You can even use a mobile phone listen to music.

　　Mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers. Parents buy mobile phones for their children. They can call home if they are in trouble and need help. So they feel safer. But teenagers mostly use them to keep in touch with their friends or play simple computer games. It’s cool to be the owner of a small expensive mobile. Research shows that teenage owners of mobile phone smoke less. Parents and schools are happy that teenagers are safer and smoke less.

　　But many people dislike them. They hate it when the businessman opposite them on the train has a loud conversation on his phone, or when a mobile phone rings in a caféor restaurant. But there is a much more serious problem. It’s possible that mobile phone can heat up the brain because we hold the phone so close to our head. Scientists fear that mobiles can perhaps be bad for your memory and even give you cancer.

　　16.Mobiles are popular among people because _______.

　　A. they think mobiles are fun

　　B. they believe mobiles are safe

　　C. they love to listen to music

　　D. they feel it easier to talk to each other

　　17.It is stated in the passage that Russia and China _______.

　　A. ordinary telephone service is available everywhere

　　B. people prefer mobile phones to ordinary telephones

　　C. mobiles are used in places without ordinary telephones

　　D. people use mobiles to send e-mail and access the Internet

　　18.Parents buy mobile phones for their children because ________.

　　A. mobile phones are very fashionable with teenagers

　　B. they can call home if they are in trouble and need help

　　C. they can use mobiles to play simple computer games

　　D. mobile phones enable teenagers to give up smoking

　　19.Why can mobile phone be a much more serious problem?

　　A. Because people hate the businessmen using mobiles in public places.

　　B. Because of use of mobile phones can be physically harmful.

　　C. Because there is strong evidence for the problems of mobiles.

　　D. Because people feel their privacy unprotected in a caféor restaurant.

　　20.Which of the following can be the title of this passage?

　　A. Why Are Mobiles So Popular?

　　B. Mobiles—Useful or Useless

　　C. Mobiles—A Danger to health?

　　D. Why Do We Design Mobile?

　　答案：16. D 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A