Question

In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well．
First, let's talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it．
This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now，however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”，but "text me around 8 and we'll see where we all are."
Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”-those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.
They found that the mobile phone's individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．
Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.
Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people's privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn't worry so much. After all, it is good to talk

1. 1.
   According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on            
   
   1. A.
      talkers
   2. B.
      the “speakeasy”
   3. C.
      the “spacemaker"
   4. D.
      texters
2. 2.
   We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are
   1. A.
      quite revealing
   2. B.
      well written
   3. C.
      unacceptable by others
   4. D.
      shocking to others
3. 3.
   According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?
   1. A.
      Talkers
   2. B.
      The“speakeasy”
   3. C.
      The “spacemaker”
   4. D.
      Texters
4. 4.
   Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
   1. A.
      The SMS Effect
   2. B.
      Cultural implications of Mobile Phone Use
   3. C.
      Changes in the Use of the Mobile
   4. D.
      Body Language and the Mobile Phone

Answer 1

DACB
试题分析：文章介绍了使用手机的文化含义，使用手机给我们的文化和身体带来的变化。从通知开会到发短信的方式都对我们的生活产生影响。
1.细节题：从第四段的句子：Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users:可知两个英国的研究人员认为短信可以看见社会和心理的影响，选D
2.细节题：从第五段的句子：This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．可知短信更能够透露真情的，选A
3.推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people. 可知spacemaker专注于自己，原来他人，他们应该害怕电话被别人听见，选C
4.主旨题：从第三段的句子：This has several implications（含义）可知这篇文章讲的是使用手机的文化含义，选B
考点：考查社会生活类短文