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1、2022年考博英语-北京大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题 Yet these global trends hide starkly different national and regional stories. Vittorio Colao, the boss of Vodafone, which operates or partially owns networks in 31 countries, argues that the farther south you go, the more people use their phones, even past the eq
2、uator: where life is less organized, people need a tool, for example to rejig appointments. “Culture influences the lifestyle, and the lifestyle influences the way we communicate,he says. “If you dont leave your phone on in a meeting in Italy, you are likely to miss the next one. ”Other mundane fact
3、ors also affect how phones are used. For instance, in countries where many people have holiday homes they are more likely to give out a mobile number, which then becomes the default where they can be reached, thus undermining the use of fixed-line phones. Technologies are always “both constructive a
4、nd constructed by historical, social, and culture contexts,” writes Mizuko Ito, an anthropologist at the University of California in Irvine, who has co-edited a book on Japans mobile-phone subculture.Indeed, Japan is a good example of how such subcultures come about. In the 1990s Americans and Scand
5、inavians were early adopters of mobile phones. But in the next decade Japan was widely seen as the model for the mobile future, given its early embrace of the mobile Internet. For some time Wired, a magazine for technology lovers, ran a column called “Japanese Schoolgirl Watch”，serving readers with
6、a stream of mobile oddities. The implication was that what Japanese schoolgirls did one day, everyone else would do the next.The countrys mobile boom was arguably encouraged by underlying social conditions. Most teenagers had long used pagers to keep in touch. In 1999 NTT, Japans dominant operator,
7、launched i-mode, a platform for mobile-internet services. It allowed cheap e-mails between networks and the Japanese promptly signed up in droves for mobile internet. Ms Ito also points out that Japan is a crowded place with lots of rules. Harried teenagers, in particular, have few chances for priva
8、te conversations and talking on the phone in public is frowned upon, if not outlawed. Hence the appeal of mobile data services.The best way to grasp Japans mobile culture is to take a crowded commuter train. There are plenty of signs advising you not to use your phone. Every few minutes announcement
9、s are made to the same effect. If you do take a call, you risk more than disapproving gazes. Passengers may appeal to a guard who will quietly but firmly explain: dame desu? its not allowed. Some studies suggest that talkingon a mobile phone on a train is seen as worse than in a theatre. Instead, hu
10、shed passengers type away on their handsets or read mobile-phone novels (written Japanese allows more information to be displayed on a small screen than languages that use the Roman alphabet).1.According to the passage, an Italian would leave his phone on in a meeting for which of the following reas
11、on?2.Which of the following statements is best supported by the passage?3.The author suggests that Japan leads the world in the mobile-phone culture in that_.4.It can be inferred from the passage that the Japanese teenagers are fond of the mobile data services because_。5.Which of the following is th
12、e most appropriate title for the passage, based on its content?问题1选项A.He is afraid of missing a business opportunity.B.His family members may call him in emergency.C.He thinks it is rude to leave a call unanswered.D.He needs to get posted about the latest change in the work schedule.问题2选项A.How we us
13、e our phones reflect where we live.B.Technologies determine the way we communicate.C.Culture influences the development of technologies.D.Social conditions dictate the mobile future.问题3选项A.the Japanese are the earliest mobile phone usersB.the Japanese are the chattiest mobile phone usersC.the Japane
14、se use mobile Internet early onD.Japan provides the best mobile phone services问题4选项A.they like to play electronic gamesB.they like to talk to their friends on the phoneC.they can read novels on the phoneD.they can communicate with their friends more conveniently问题5选项A.The Japanese Phone Culture.B.Cu
15、lture and Technology.C.All Alike, All Different.D.Handy, If You Are Thrifty.【答案】第1题:A第2题:C第3题:C第4题:D第5题:B【解析】1.细节推理题。题干：根据这篇文章，一个意大利人会在会议上开着手机，原因是什么？由题干定位到文章第一段最后一句 “If you dont leave your phone on in a meeting in Italy, you are likely to miss the next one”， 说明他这么做是为了不错过商机。因此A选项符合题意。2.细节推理题。题干：下列哪一项陈述最能得到文章的支持？第一段第三句提到文化影响生活方式，生活方式影响我们交流的方式，进而影响到技术发展，可对应C选项。因此C选项符合题意。3.细节推理题。题干：作者认为日本在手机文化方面领先世界是因为_。由题干定位到第三段第三句“But in the next decade Japan was widely seen as the model for the mobile future, given it
