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If you hear the sound of running water the next timeyou 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 thebathroom, a new study shows.

Approximately(大约) the samenumber of men and women have used the phone in the bathroom, according to asurvey of 1,000 Americans by 11 mark, an integrated marketing agency, although men seem moreattached to IT in the toilet: 30 percent of men versus(VS) 20 percent of womenagreed with the statement, "I don't go to the bathroom without my mobilephone."

More than half the surveyed users (63 percent) saidthey 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 onbehind the walls of the stalls(小隔间) is anything a mobilephone is capable of. Sixty-seven percent said they have read a text, and 39percent have surfed the Web. Men work more from the bathroom — 20 percent saidthey have participated in work-related calls, versus 13 percent of their femalecolleagues.

As expected, Gen Y(1981年后出生的一代)respondents(调查对象) are the pacesetters(先导者) in the "mobile everywhere" movement, with91 percent using their phone in the bathroom. Still, older generations are notfar behind. Eighty percent of Gen X(1961-1981) reported using the phone in thebathroom, as did 65 percent of Baby Boomers(1946-1965) and 47 percent of theSilent 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 thebathroom. Users of iPhones are particularly likely to browse and buy in thebathroom – 22 percent have made a purchase, versus 10 percent of Americans withmobile phones overall.

"The writing is on the stall," said 11 markprincipal Nicole Burdette. "This study confirms what we all know: that thelast private place is no longer private."

In the process, high-tech hygiene(卫生) is taking a hit, the survey found. While 92 percentof mobile phone users said they wash their hands after using the bathroom, only14 percent said they wash their phones.

1.Which is the best word to replace the underlinedword "initiating"?

A. receiving   B. experiencing        C.ending              D.beginning

2.According to his words, Nicole Burdette mainly wantsto 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 onhygiene

B. Mobile phones should not be allowed to use in thebathroom

C. Most people care about the hygiene after using thebathroom

D. Few people wash their phones after using thebathroom

4.The attitude of the author to the use of phones inthe bathroom is ______

A. supportive                  B.disapproval                  C.subjective          D. objective

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【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

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