Twenty-three-year old Rio Safiyanto sells face masks, or coverings, for about 30 cents each in central Jakarta, Indonesia. He makes enough money to buy a cell phone that permits him to visit websites. He says every average person has a cellphone. He likes having one because he can talk to his family when he is away from home. And, he is especially pleased that he can use it to listen to music. It is known as a feature phone 。That is because it is cheaper and cannot perform as many actions as more advanced phones like the Apple iPhone.
These devices make up the majority of cell phones sold around the world. They have proven more successful in places like Indonesia, where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more. Although many lower-income users are new to smartphones, they are quickly learning to use the technology.
Cell manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a small monthly payment, the company sends text messages to farmers. The messages tell of weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give other advice.
Local businessman Aldi Haryopratomo has developed a way for small store owners to sell things like prepaid cellphone minutes and life insurance through text messages. Ruma is the company that developed the technology. The company is working on a system that will notify people about jobs in their area.
At a recent digital technology show in Jakarta, banks offered no-interest financing for credit card purchases. Marina Luthfiani manages a mobile shop in the area. She said almost everyone can buy a smartphone because of competitive financing and credit choices. She says Indonesians like to buy the latest devices.
A report last June by Semiocast, a French internet research company, said Jakarta was the world's top tweeting（發(fā)微博）city, ahead of Tokyo and London.
【小題1】Why are feature phones popular in Indonesia?

A．It has fewer functions.
B．It can be used to enjoy music.
C．It is less expensive.
D．It is more attractive.
【小題2】What is true of the service Life Tools?
A．It can sell agricultural products
B．It provides useful information to farmers
C．It is free of charge mainly for farmers.
D．It helps farmers to make production plan.
【小題3】What does the underlined word “notify’ in Paragraph 4 mean?
A． InformB．AskC．Direct.D．Help.
【小題4】What is the main idea of the text?
A．Indonesians like services on the Internet
B．The Internet is widely used in Indonesia.
C．Feature phones are the only choices in Indonesia.
D．More and more Indonesians use smartphones.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：這篇文章講的是越來(lái)越多的印度尼西亞的人使用智能手機(jī)，因?yàn)樗膬r(jià)格便宜而且有很多功能，手機(jī)公司也在開發(fā)針對(duì)智能手機(jī)的服務(wù)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第一段的句子：It is known as a feature phone 。That is because it is cheaper and cannot perform as many actions as more advanced phones like the Apple iPhone.可知功能手機(jī)在Indonesia受歡迎是因?yàn)樗毁F，選 C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第三段的句子：Cell manufacturer Nokia offers a service called Life Tools. For a small monthly payment, the company sends text messages to farmers. The messages tell of weather conditions, crop prices, agricultural news and give other advice.可知Life Tools的服務(wù)可以提供有用的信息給農(nóng)民，選B。
【小題3】猜詞題：根據(jù)文章第四段的句子：The company is working on a system that will notify people about jobs in their area.公司正在從事這項(xiàng)系統(tǒng)將可以通知人們關(guān)于這個(gè)的工作，可知“notify’的意思是“通知”，選A
【小題4】主旨題：根據(jù)文章的句子：They have proven more successful in places like Indonesia, where some smartphones cost 700 dollars or more.可知這篇文章講的是越來(lái)越多的印度尼西亞的人使用智能手機(jī)，選D。
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