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(大約) the same
number of men and women have used the phone in the bathroom, according to a
survey of 1,000 Americans by 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, although men seem more
attached to IT in the toilet: 30 percent of men versus(VS) 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(小隔間) 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(1981年后出生的一代)
respondents(調(diào)查對(duì)象) are the pacesetters(先導(dǎo)者) 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(1946-1965) and 47 percent of the
Silent Generation(1925-1945).
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 11 mark
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(衛(wèi)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.Which is the best word to replace the underlined
word "initiating"?
A. receiving B. experiencing C.
ending D.
beginning
2.According to his words, Nicole Burdette 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.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.The attitude of the author to the use of phones in
the bathroom is ______
A. supportive B.
disapproval C.
subjective D. objective