If you hear the sound of running water the next time
you call a co-worker on his or her mobile phone, don’t be surprised.
Three-fourths of Americans with mobile phones say they use them in the
bathroom, a new study shows.
Approximately the same number of men and women have
used the phone in the bathroom, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans by
11mark, an integrated marketing agency, although men seem more attached to IT
in the toilet: 30 percent of men versus 20 percent of women agreed with the
statement, "I don't go to the bathroom without my mobile phone."
More than half the surveyed users (63 percent) said
they have answered a phone call in the bathroom, and almost half (41 percent)
reported initiating a phone call. That's not all, however. What goes on
behind the walls of the stalls is anything a mobile phone is capable of.
Sixty-seven percent said they have read a text, and 39 percent have surfed the
Web. Men work more from the bathroom — 20 percent said they have participated
in work-related calls, versus 13 percent of their female colleagues.
As expected, Gen Y respondents are the pacesetters in
the "mobile everywhere" movement, with 91 percent using their phone
in the bathroom. Still, older generations are not far behind. Eighty percent of
Gen X(1961-1981) reported using the phone in the bathroom, as did 65 percent of
Baby Boomers and 47 percent of the Silent Generation.
While online, they are doing more than just surfing;
16 percent of Gen Y report they have made an online purchase while in the
bathroom. Users of iPhones are particularly likely to browse and buy in the
bathroom – 22 percent have made a purchase, versus 10 percent of Americans with
mobile phones overall.
"The writing is on the stall," said 11mark
principal Nicole Burdette. "This study confirms what we all know: that the
last private place is no longer private."
In the process, high-tech hygiene(卫生) is taking a hit, the survey found. While 92 percent
of mobile phone users said they wash their hands after using the bathroom, only
14 percent said they wash their phones.
1.59.Which is the best word to replace the underlined
word "initiating"?
A. receiving B.
experiencing C.
ending D. beginning
2.60.According to his words, Nicole Buedette mainly
wants to tell us that .
A. no wonder mobile phones are used in the bathroom
B. the bathroom is a private place for people
C. it makes people have no privacy at all
D. more men have used the phone in the bathroom
3.61.What does the last paragraph of the passage
imply?
A. Using phones in the bathroom has a bad effect on
hygiene
B. Mobile phones should not be allowed to use in the bathroom
C. Most people care about the hygiene after using the
bathroom
D. Few people wash their phones after using the
bathroom
4.62.The attitude of the author to the use of phones
in the bathroom is ______
A. supportive B. disapproval
C. subjective(主观的)
D. objective(客观的)
