英文原文：六级阅读离开手机你是否能正常生活

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2011:05:12 00:27:40
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现在手机在生活中已成为不可缺少的一部分，离开手机你是否能正常生活？ 　 Cellphone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people cant live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet.
　　Calling mobile phones the "remote control" for life, market research firm Synovates poll said cell phones are so ubiquitous that by last year more humans owned one than did not.
　　Three-quarters of the more than 8,000 respondents polled online in 11 countries said they take their phone with them everywhere, with Russians and Singaporeans the most attached.
　　More than a third also said they couldnt live without their phone, topped by Taiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four would find it harder to replace the mobile than their purse.
　　Some two-thirds of respondents go to bed with their phones nearby and cant switch them off, even though they want to, because theyre afraid theyll miss something.
　　"Mobiles give us safety, security and instant access to information. They are the number one tool of communication for us, sometimes even surpassing face-to-face communication. They are our connections to our lives," Jenny Chang, Synovates managing director in Taiwan, said in a statement.
　　Mobiles have also changed the nature of relationships, with the survey finding nearly half of all respondents use text messages to flirt, a fifth set up first-dates via text and almost the same number use the same method to end a love affair.
　　Apart from the obvious calling and texting, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones globally are the alarm clock, the camera and the games.
　　As for email and Internet access, 17 percent of respondents said they checked their inboxes or surfed the Web off their phones, lead by those in the United States and Britain.
　　One in 10 respondents log onto social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace regularly via mobile, again led by Britain and the United States.
　　"As the mobile becomes more and more an all-in-one device, many other businesses are facing challenging times. The opportunities for mobile manufacturers and networks however are enormous," said Synovates global head of media, Steve Garton.
　　Not everyone is tech savvy, however: 37 percent of respondents said they dont know how to use all the functions on their phone.