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????????????? Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world．? Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts:

??? Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents（调查对象） using it, compared with 39% for iOS．Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand （41%）, the US（40%）, and China （38%）．

??? iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android．Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia （49% vs 25% Android）, Canada （45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry）,? and France （43% vs 25% Android）．

??? In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS．13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian （19%） and Android （14%）． iOS is very far down at 4%．

??? Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily．But mobile-social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to41% in Brazil．

??? Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily．Number two is Egypt, with 41%．

??? Chinese users shop from their phones．59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second-place Egypt．Chinese users also love to write reviews．41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone．Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this．

1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?

A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android

B．Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian

C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞Windows Mobile

D．Symbian＞Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS

2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?

A．Brazil．?????? ????????????? B． Japan．????? ????????????? C．Mexico．??????? D．Argentina．

3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

A． Health．??? ????????????? B． Environment．?? C． Technology．??? D． Entertainment．

 

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是说明文，介绍智能手机在全球的使用情况数据。

1.D 细节理解题。根据第三段提到的In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS．13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian （19%） and Android （14%）． iOS is very far down at 4%．在埃及，Windows Mobile 比iPhone更流行。13%的答卷者使用的是微软的智能手机系统，在塞班系统(19%)和安卓(14%)之后。iOS更是只有4%。，所以选D项。

2.A 细节推断题。根据第四段提到But mobile-social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to41% in Brazil．日本的手机社交应用网络只占66%而巴西只有59%，所以选A项。

3.C 推断题。本文是Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world谷歌关于智能手机在全球的应用情况数据对比，这种内容会出现在报纸的科学技术版，所以选C项。

考点：科技类阅读。

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