Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world.  Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts：
Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(調(diào)查對象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%)．
iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry),  and France (43% vs 25% Android)．
In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.
Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobile­social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.
Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%.
Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in second­place Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this.
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小題1:Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt?
A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android
B．Android＞W(wǎng)indows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian
C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞W(wǎng)indows Mobile
D．Symbian＞Android＞W(wǎng)indows Mobile＞iOS
小題2:In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular?
A．Brazil.　　　　 　　　B．Japan.
C．Mexico.D．Argentina.
小題3:In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A．Health.B．Environment.
C．Technology.D．Entertainment.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C

文章大意：本文是谷歌搜集的關(guān)于智能手機使用的一些數(shù)據(jù)
小題1:D　細節(jié)理解題。由第四段“Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%.”可知選D。
小題2:A　細節(jié)理解題。由第五段最后一句話“But mobile­social is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil.”可知，使用手機社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的人巴西比日本還少，是最少的。
小題3:C　推理判斷題。由文章大意可知，應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在報紙的科技專題。
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