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sstandards,mymobilephoneisprettyrubbish.It'
saNokia1616.Ifthatdoesn'
tmeanmuchtoyou(it'
snotthekindofphoneyouseeadvertisedontelevision),allyouneedtoknowisthatit'
sasmall,notveryheavydevicewithwhichyoucansendandreceivetelephonecallsandtextmessages.Italsohasaveryhandytorchonthetopforwhenyoucan'
tfindyourkeys,orwhenyoudropsomethingonthefloorinthecinema.Otherthanthat,myphonedoesn'
tdomuch.Well,ithasanalarm,anditprobablyhasacalculatorandthingslikethat,butit'
snothingcomparedtoasmartphone.WhywouldIwantoneofthose?
AsfarasIcantell,thebestthingabouthavingasmartphoneisthatyoucanbeconnectedtotheInternetallthetime.Don'
tgetmewrong,Ilovetheinternet,butIjustdon'
tseethepointofconstantlybeingonline.Ican'
trememberthelasttimeIreceivedaFacebookupdatewhichwassoveryurgentthatIhadtoreaditassoonasitappeared,andIcan'
timagineeverhavingajobwhichwassoimportantthatIwouldneedtoreadwork-relatedemailsimmediately.Iwouldthinkthatifsomeoneneededmeurgently,theywouldjustringmeratherthansendanemail.AndmytrustyNokiacanmanagethat.Oneofthemostpeculiareffectsofthesmartphoneis,inmyopinion,thenewly-foundaddictiontomapsandnavigation(导航)systems.Isthereanythingmoreboringthanknowingexactlywhereyouareallofthetime?
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Howdoyougettoknowanareaifyoudon'
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Andifyouaredependentononlinemaps,whathappenstothosegreatplacesyoufindjustbychance?
Youcan'
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orto"
thatpondnexttothechurchwhichlooksreallyprettyintheeveningsun."
Itis,ofcourse,truethatwealloccasionallyneedtobepointedintherightdirection,butIfindthatthereareoftenreallifehumansyoucanask.Therearemanybenefitsofhavingaverybasicmobilephone,likethefactthatitcostmeabouttwentypounds,andthatIdon'
thavetoworrytoomuchaboutitbeingstolen.Butthemainbenefithastobethefactthatitprovidesmewiththeword'
greatestexcuseformybadhabits’.Whetherit'
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mcoveredwiththefollowingexplanation:
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thaveasmartphone."
1.ThewriteruseshisNokia1616mainlyto_______.A.playonlinegamesB.docalculatingworkC.checksocialnetworksitesD.makecallsandtextmessages2.Itcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassagethat_______.A.work-relatedemailsshouldbeansweredimmediatelyB.alaptopandasmartphonesharemanyfunctionsC.smartphonesshouldalwaysbeconnectedtothenetD.aFacebookupdateisusuallyveryimportant3.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouusenavigationsystems,youmay_____A.misssomereallywonderfulplacesB.findaboringtripactuallyexcitingC.bepersuadedtoeatinacertaincafé
D.bemisledtoatotallywrongplace4.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthisarticleisto______A.explainwhyhedoesn’twantasmartphoneB.warnreadersoftherisksofusingsmartphonesC.complainaboutthetroublescausedbysmartphonesD.infoemreadersofthelatestdevelopmentofmobilephonesBSomesaycollegeiswastedontheyoung.Somanyofuslookbackatourowncollegeyearsandrealizewhatwecouldhavedonedifferentlytomakethemostofthem.Whilewecan’tgoback,wecertainlycanofferoursonsanddaughtersourbestadvicetohelpthemmaketherightchoicesincollege.Hopefully,theywillhavefewerregretsthanwedo.Followingarefiveguidelinesparentscansharewiththeircollege-boundkidstoputthewholeexperienceinperspective.EDUCATIONISYOURFIRSTPRIORITYAssoonasyouarriveoncampus,therewillbecompetinginterests.Feelfreetocheckthemoutbutalwaysrememberthatyouaretherefirstandforemostforyoureducation.Gotoclasspreparedandontime.Beengagedduringclass.Makesureyourprofessorknowsyouandrealizesthatyoucare.BERESPONSIBLETherearemanylayersofresponsibility.Dowhatyousayyouwilldoand,ifyoucan’t,confessitearlyandcommunicateclearly.Butbeingresponsibleisn’tjustaboutmeetingyourcommitments;
itisalsoabouttakingcareofyou,yourbody,andyourfriends.Forexample,morethan1800collegestudentsdieannuallyfromalcohol-relatedinjuries.Lookoutforyourselfandotherpeople.Makemoderate,sensibledecisionssoyouaren’treelingfrom(受…影响)theconsequenceslater.TAKETHEOPPORTUNITYIncredibleopportunitieswillpresentthemselves:
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