It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cellphones to the dismay (冒犯) of other passengers, but most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette. Checking emails, sending text messages and making telephone calls while in the company of others are rude. But most people questioned in an online poll said they would not be offended if they received an electronic thank you, instead of a written note, and 75 percent had no objections to anyone using laptops and cellphones in the bathroom. ＂Etiquette is first a question of awareness,＂ said etiquette expert Anna Post. But she described the results of the Harris Interactive poll commissioned by Intel as ＂pretty surprising statistics＂. Sixtytwo percent of the 2,625 adults who took part in the survey agreed that cellphones, laptops, netbooks and other electronic devices are part of daily life. Fiftyfive percent also thought the demands of business mean people must stay connected, even if it involves taking a laptop on a holiday or answering a cellphone during a meal. Nearly 90 percent of Americans think cellphone use is unacceptable during a religious service and 30 percent admitted they would be offended if they received an online gift wish. But more than half said that they intended to send an electronic greeting card, instead of a traditional one. ＂These are issues about common sense,＂ said Dr Genevieve Bell, an ethnographer and director of Intel’s User Experience Group, adding that the social rules of when and how it is appropriate to use the technology are still being formed. 【小题1】You are supposed to___________ when you are with your friend. A．ring up others by your phone B．read your emails C．talk with your friend about phone D．send messages 【小题2】According to the online poll, which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Most of the questioned people mind the form of thanks note. B．Using netbooks in the bathroom is objected by most people. C．More than half of the questioned people thought that phones are part of the daily life. D．Using phones in the religious services is accepted by all the people. 【小题3】When it refers to the greeting cards, ____________. A．now electronic greeting cards have taken place of the traditional cards B．only children like to greet each other by sending electronic cards C．most people intended to send traditional greeting cards by post D．the majority of people will send electronic cards to greet their friends 【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage? A．People use electronic devices more frequently. B．You are not supposed to talk loudly on phone in the public places. C．American show their great respect for the religion. D．Social rules on mobile are necessary but not complete.
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Most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette (礼节), according to an online poll.
It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cellphones to the dismay (冒犯) of other passengers, but most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette. Checking emails, sending text messages and making telephone calls while in the company of others are rude.
But most people questioned in an online poll said they would not be offended if they received an electronic thank you, instead of a written note, and 75 percent had no objections to anyone using laptops and cellphones in the bathroom.
＂Etiquette is first a question of awareness,＂ said etiquette expert Anna Post. But she described the results of the Harris Interactive poll commissioned by Intel as ＂pretty surprising statistics＂. Sixtytwo percent of the 2,625 adults who took part in the survey agreed that cellphones, laptops, netbooks and other electronic devices are part of daily life. Fiftyfive percent also thought the demands of business mean people must stay connected, even if it involves taking a laptop on a holiday or answering a cellphone during a meal.
Nearly 90 percent of Americans think cellphone use is unacceptable during a religious service and 30 percent admitted they would be offended if they received an online gift wish.
But more than half said that they intended to send an electronic greeting card, instead of a traditional one.
＂These are issues about common sense,＂ said Dr Genevieve Bell, an ethnographer and director of Intel’s User Experience Group, adding that the social rules of when and how it is appropriate to use the technology are still being formed.
【小题1】You are supposed to___________ when you are with your friend.
| A．ring up others by your phone |
| B．read your emails |
| C．talk with your friend about phone |
| D．send messages |
【小题2】According to the online poll, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Most of the questioned people mind the form of thanks note. |
| B．Using netbooks in the bathroom is objected by most people. |
| C．More than half of the questioned people thought that phones are part of the daily life. |
| D．Using phones in the religious services is accepted by all the people. |
【小题3】When it refers to the greeting cards, ____________.
| A．now electronic greeting cards have taken place of the traditional cards |
| B．only children like to greet each other by sending electronic cards |
| C．most people intended to send traditional greeting cards by post |
| D．the majority of people will send electronic cards to greet their friends |
【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．People use electronic devices more frequently. |
| B．You are not supposed to talk loudly on phone in the public places. |
| C．American show their great respect for the religion. |
| D．Social rules on mobile are necessary but not complete. |