Passage12(2014广州，D) 

    Mobilephonesaremoreimportantthaneverinthedailylivesofstudentsbuthowtheyusethemhaschangedgreatlyinthepastsixyears.Whilephonesarestillwidelyusedforcommunicationarecentstudyhasfoundthatmoststudentsthinktalkingonmobilephonesisnowoldfashioned.

    LondonUniversityresearcherssurveyed1055youngpeopleaged13to18abouttheirmobilephonehabits.Theresearchersdividedmobilephoneuseinto“communicationand”and “entertainment”.Communicationincludedtalkingonthephoneandwritingmessagesusingtexting(短信)orchattingsoftware.EntertainmentwasmadeupofplayinggameswatchingmovieslisteningtomusicandsurfingtheInternet.Thefindingswerethencomparedtoa2008studytoseewhatchanged.Theresultsareshownbelow:

    Perhapsmostsurprisingishowlittletimestudentsspendtalkingontheirphonesthesedays.Sixyearsagotheaveragestudentsspent36%oftheirmobilephonetimemakingorreceivingcalls.In2014only10%oftimewasusedfortalking.Whenstudentsusetheirphonestocommunicatemoreandmoreoftenitisdonebyusingchatsoftwarelikeqqorwechat.

    “Communicationisstillanimportantfunctionofmobilephones.ButnowmobilephonesarebeingusedmoreforentertainmentthanforcommunicationsaidDrHarryLectretheresearchleader.

1.Whatwasthemostpopularmobilephoneactivityin2014？

   A.Talking.B.Texting.

   C.Playinggames.D.Watchingmovies.

2.Intotalwhatpercentageoftimedidstudentsusetheirmobilephonesforcommunicationin2008?

   A.16%.   B.28%.   C.35%.   D.71%.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutwatchingmoviesonmobilephones?

   A.Ithasincreasedmostoverthepastsixyears.

   B.14%ofstudentsnowwatchmoviesontheirmobilephones.

   C.Itwasthemostpopulartypeofmobilephoneentertainmentin2008.

   D.Studentsnowspendmoretimewatchingmoviesthantalkingontheirphones.

4.WhichmobilephoneactivitiesweremorepopularthansurfingtheInternetin2014?

   A.Chattingandwatchingmovies.

   B.Chattingandlisteningtomusic.

   C.Playinggam