单选题 China and India have roughly the same population, but when it comes to mobile phones, there is no comparison between the two. In India, seven years after the launch of mobile-phone services, there are only 10 million users. In China, half that number signs up as new subscribers every month. Geography and culture explain some of the differences. The concentration of economic activity in China''s eastern coastal region gave its mobile operators big economies of scale, allowing lower prices. In China, telephones quickly came to be regarded as fashion items, something that has only recently happened to India. But the main difference is regulation. India chose a licensing policy that divided the country into 22 regions, each with two licenses to operate mobile networks. Bidding in multiple regions was restricted. This aimed to promote competition, but led to a fragmented market with a baffling array of operators, none of which has economies of scale. Limited spectrum also hurt service quality.
单选题 Which is the most appropriate title for the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主旨题。寻找恰当标题的关键是看选项内容是否能够对原文进行适度概括。本文主要讨论中国和印度两国移动电话发展方面的不同，涉及发展速度及原因。选项c内容与此无关；选项d的内容仅是原文涉及的一方面内容，因此概括不恰当；选项a的内容又过于宽泛，因此概括也不恰当；只有选项b的内容适度概括了原文，因此，该项是正确的。 注意：正确概括文章大意，并将选项中关键词与之对比。
单选题 According to the writer of this article, how many people sign up as new mobile phone subscribers in China every month?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】数字信息的找寻和判断。根据原文第一段第二、三句可知印度七年来有l0 million的移动电话使用者，而在中国，每个月就有该数目一半的人成为移动电话的新用户。经过简单计算可推断出，中国每月新增500万的人使用移动电话。因此，选项c是正确的。 注意：迅速对数字信息做出反应有助于正确解题。
单选题 Why are the prices of mobile telephone services lower in China's eastern coastal region?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】因果关系判断。根据原文第一段，我们可了解中国使用移动电话人口激增的事实；第二段第一句，我们得知这种情况是由于地理和文化原因造成，紧接着文章以中国东部沿海地区为例，进一步解释说中国东部沿海地区强调经济发展给移动电话开发商们"big economies of scale, allowing lower prices"，由上述事实可推断，开发商成本降低的根本原因是该地区移动电话使用人数多。因此，选项c的说法是正确的。 注意：正确对上下文信息做出逻辑判断是解题的关键。
单选题 Why are mobile phones popular in China, according to the speaker?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】事实细节的找寻和判断。根据问题可找到原文第二段最后一句"In China, telephones quickly came to be regarded as fashion items…"，由此可知，选项a的说法是正确的。 注意：正确找寻到原文相关处是解题的关键。
单选题 How does the speaker feel about the regulation of mobile services in India?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】观点态度的判断。关于印度对移动电话的管理规定，原文第三段作了详细说明。文章首先介绍了印度的做法，然后在第三句说明其结果"…but led to a fragmented market with a baffling array of operators…"从句子中表示贬义的单词 (fragmented支离破碎的，baffling受挫的)可猜测，文中对印度这种做法并不看好，因此，选项d是正确的。 注意：正确推断关键词背后的含义有助于解题，如正确理解fragmented， baffling的含义。