北邮网校大学英语2阶段作业.docx

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） ??? It looks like a mobile phone, but the service is much cheaper. It acts like a mobile phone, but only in your own city. Beyond the city walls, it is useless.???? “Little Smart”, also called “Xiaolingtong”, has always been compared to mobile phones. But actually it is more like one of those cordless phones used around the home. The only difference is that this one reaches much further. It can travel across an entire city.???? Cheap costs are the main reason for the success of Little Smart. It costs 25 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan per minute to use. What’s more, unlike mobile phones, there is no fee for incoming calls.???? But Little Smart is not really that smart. Users often complain about its bad service quality. “I couldn’t receive a phone call if I was on a bus,” said Li, a user in Beijing. “It worked fine when I stood still, but there were breaks in signal when I was moving.”???? Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. Messaging and Internet access have been added to the service. And the latest Little Smart handset even has color screen. Why is Little Smart so popular in China? It looks like a mobile phone. The service is much cheaper. It is very convenient to use. It can reach an entire city. What is the cost of the service of Little Smart? About 0.1 yuan per minute to use. It costs only 25 yuan a month for all calls. It costs more than a mobile phone. There is much fee for calls. Why are users not satisfied with Little Smart? They can hear each other clearly out of the city. When you use it, you have to stand up. The charges are slow. The quality of its service is bad. What does the word “handset” in the last paragraph mean? handbag telephone service appearance What can we learn from the passage? It is wrong to say that Little Smart is smart. Scientists are trying to make Little Smart smaller. Scientists are trying to make Little Smart more user-friendly. People will change Lit