Question

A newspaper in Helsinki,Finland,recently published a cartoon of a baby with a mobile phone,telling his parents that his diaper(尿布) needed changing.But it's hardly a joke.Helsinki is home to Nokia,the mobile?phone maker.It's one of the most “mobile”cities in the world.About 92 percent of its households have at least one mobile phone.And the kids start young.

“A relatively normal age to get a mobile phone is now 7,”says Jan Virkki,marketing manager for a mobile phone company.Among the second graders at the Kulosaari Elementary School,the most popular object of desire this year is not a Barbie or a Gameboy.It is a Nokia mobile phone with a picture of their own choice on the screen.

“One of the first things we discuss when school starts is the rules for mobile phones,”says Tiia Korppi,a teacher.Among the rules:You have to put it away out of sight.You cannot turn it on.You cannot send text messages to your friends,or play amusing tunes(令人发笑的曲调)in class,or call your parents or call for a pizza during history.

1.The author uses the newspaper cartoon to show that ________ .

A.he is good at telling jokes

B.he cares much for children

C.mobile phones are toys for new?born babies

D.mobile phones are widely used in Finland

2.The passage is mainly about__________

A.different uses of mobile phones        

B.a successful mobile?phone maker        

C.effect of mobile phones on children

D.school rules for the use of mobile phones 

Answer 1

1----2    DC       

解析:

1.考查理解作者意图的能力。文章一开始作者提到一个婴儿手持手机的卡通形象，引出在芬兰手机使用广泛，孩子们很小就拥有手机这一事实。答案为D。 

2.考查归纳主旨大意的能力。通篇文章叙述的是手机对孩子的影响。C是正确的。A选项文中未提及；B选项不是文章描写的重点；D只是文章第三段的主要内容，属细节。答案为C。