Question

What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!

Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:

Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.

Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.

Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.

As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.

1. The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.

A. talk for half an hour                 B. pay more for his meal

C. make other customers angry   D. be driven out by the boss

2. Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.

A. they don’t consider the people around them

B. some public places allow them to do so

C. they are proud of having cell phones

D. cell phones are common and available everywhere

3. According to the passage, we shouldn’t make calls ___________.

A. in restaurants                      B. on buses

C. at the movies                       D. on the street

4. From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.

A. cell phones have become the most useful tool in our life

B. public manners play an important role in our life

C. cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship

D. people ought to turn cell phones off in a public places

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了人们常见的在公共场合大声地打电话的事情，打电话的人这时没有考虑其他人的感受。短文叙述了在电影院里看电影时或开车的时候不要打电话，如果在公共场合允许打电话，也要小声地讲话，要时间短一些。

1.细节理解题。根据You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation可知在餐馆吃饭的时候听到别人一直在高声地打电话，会很生气的，故选C。

2.2】细节理解题。根据So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.有的人用手机以粗鲁的形式，也就是使用手机的人不考虑他们人的感受，故选A。

3.3】细节理解题。根据Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.可知在电影院里不能打电话，故选C。

4.4】细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知在公共场合，人们之间应该考虑一下其他人的感受，要注意公共场合的礼节，故选B。

考点：社会类短文阅读。