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Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
I don’t have a mobile phone, and if I can help it, I won’t ever get one in the future. I opened a new bank account the other day and the woman who was helping me asked me if I was serious when she found out I didn’t have one. She simply couldn’t see how I could live my life without one. I don’t see why -- I can be contacted at home, or work, so what’s the problem?
Of course I can see how useful they could be, and that if there was a real emergency they could come in handy, but that’s not always the case. There was a story of a guy who had a parachuting accident and found himself on top of a cliff with two broken legs. He had his mobile with him but -- guess what? He wasn’t able to use it because he was in a remote area! So, in great pain, he had to pull himself along the ground with his elbows until he got to a road and could stop a motorist. So not much help for him then, was it?
Other times they create the emergency themselves. Remember that awful story of the Kenyan student? She dropped hers into a toilet. So she offered $13 to anyone who could get it for her and what happened? Three men died, intoxicated by the fumes because they were so desperate for the money. That’s awful.
But these aren’t my main annoyance. What I hate is how my daily life is affected negatively by other people using theirs. Take a restaurant -- I really hate it when friends arrive and the first thing they do is putting their mobiles on the table so that, in the event of it going off they stop talking to you and start ignoring you.
I’m also affected by the light -- do the owners really not realize how bright they are? OK, maybe the stupid thing is on vibration but when it’s opened in the cinema, or at a concert, the owner is all lit up and then I can’t concentrate on what I’m watching.
Finally, it’s an excuse to be late. If the waiting friend can be contacted, “Just to let you know I’m going to be half an hour late”, then somehow being late is therefore OK.
1. When the bank clerk found out the author didn’t have a mobile phone, she simply .
A. advised the author to buy one
B. couldn’t understand how the author could live a life without one
C. showed her contempt because the author couldn’t afford to buy one
D. refused to offer any help to the author
2. What do you know about the guy who had a parachuting accident?
A. He landed on top of a cliff.
B. He had his mobile phone with him but he wasn’t able to use it.
C. Finally he had to stop a motorist for help.
D. All of the above.
3. The author tells the story about the man who had a parachuting accident to show that .
A. even in emergency a mobile phone may prove completely useless
B. calling from a remote area using a mobile phone is often too expensive
C. a mobile phone can be very helpful especially in case of emergency
D. a mobile phone tends to break down when it is most needed
4. Which of the following disadvantages is NOT discussed in this passage?
A. Mobile phones may create emergencies themselves.
B. The bright light from the phone in the cinema causes annoyance.
C. A mobile phone may give off electromagnetic radiation.
D. A mobile can be used to give an excuse for being late.
5. What is the author’s attitude towards the mobile phone?
A. The advantages of the mobile phone outweigh its disadvantages.
B. The disadvantages of the mobile phone greatly outweigh its advantages.
C. Human beings are stupid to invent and produce mobile phones.
D. The author holds a neutral attitude towards its advantages and disadvantages.
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