Even cell phone users get annoyed at others who yak on their cell phones about their personal business in public.A survey finds that these people don't think they are among the callers who get on other people's nerves.
In the US, 26 percent of people surveyed can't imagine life without their cell phones.Young adults are leading a revolution in how Americans use their cell phones.
“I've got everything on my phone,” said mark Madsen, a 24-year-old college student from Chattanooga, Tennessee.“I use it mostly for the phone.But I also play video games and use the MP3 player.I pretty much use it all the time.”
More than half use them to take pictures and almost half to play games.They use these features, as well as Internet connections.
“We think of them as mobile phones, but the personal computer, the mobile phone and the Internet are merged(并入)into some new medium like the personal computer in the 1980s or the Internet in the 1990s,” said Howard Rheingold, an author who has taught at Stanford University and written widely about the effects of technology.
Most cell phone owners prize them for traditional purposes like staying in touch with family and friends and helping in an emergency.Two-thirds say they would really miss their cell phones if they didn't have them.Even more, three-fourths of cell phone users say they've used them in an emergency and they really helped.
“My cell phone is almost a necessity-sometimes a pain but a necessity,” said Sandra Moore of Colorado Springs, Colorado.“It's convenient to communicate with people; you can reach them almost anytime.”
“But that means in the other way that people can reach me anytime,” she complained.
People say too many people try to get in touch with them on their cell phone-just one of many headaches balanced against the cell phones' advantages.
More than 36 percent of people say they are sometimes shocked at the size of their service bill.
“People tend to talk louder on the phone.That's quite annoying,” said Pamela Sorenson, a 57-year-old resident of Bellingham, Washington.“I often hear young people talking about personal things I don't want to know about.”
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They underlined part in the first paragraph means ________.
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A.
they don't think they have drawn others' attention
B.
it is unbelievable that they are the centre of attention
C.
they don't think they have made others annoyed by chatting over the cell phones
D.
it is unacceptable to chat about personal business in public
(2)
According to Howard Rheingold, the cell phone is ________.
The China National Opera(CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 7, 8
Location:Tianqiao Theatre
Tel:6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets:60-500 yuan(US $7.2-60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.
The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.
Time/date:7∶30pm, September 13
Location:Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel:6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets:30-200 yuan(US$3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.
The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 21st
Location:Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel:6606-8888, 6606-9999
(1)
If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _________.
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A.
6551-4787
B.
6848-5462
C.
8315-6170
D.
6606-9999
(2)
Which statement is right according to the passage?
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A.
Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.
B.
“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
C.
“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.
D.
Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
(3)
“Madame Butterfly” is ________.
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A.
a Chinese opera
B.
a Western opera
C.
a piece of music
D.
a song
(4)
In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?