Are you addicted to your smart phone? Has the high-tech gadget become an indispensible part of your life? Do you find yourself absorbed into the small screen and missing out much of the beauty of a "real" life?

Please do not worry, because according to  tech giant Motorola's seven-country, 7,000-person study on smart phone habits survey, you are not alone.

Respondents from the US, the UK, Brazil, China, Spain, Mexico and India took part in the study on how they use their smart phones in their daily lives, and some of the results are eye opening.

An average of 60 percent of users from seven countries said they hold their cell phone while sleeping, or place their phones near their beds. India had the highest respondent rate at 74 percent, with China following at 70 percent. In Spain and the UK, 43 percent admitted to sleeping with their cell phones.

With more advanced apps and the convenience they bring, more than half of respondents said in case of fire, they would "save" their phones before their pets. India scored the highest at 68 percent and China at 65 percent.

Smart phones are becoming so indispensible part of people's lives that users take them with them even to shower and toilet. An average of 57 percent of users took their phones with them to bath room, with China recording the highest proportion at 67 percent. Brazil followed at 64 percent and India the lowest at 41 percent. One out of five respondents said they use their cell phones even when showering, with Brazil and Mexico topping the list at 27 and 25 percent. China seemed more relaxed in this, with only 8 percent of users incorporated their phones into their daily cleansing routine.

Mobile phones have also become "holes in trees" for some users, as 40 percent of users said they revealed their deepest secrets to their phones. Instead of talking to family and friends, 67 percent of Chinese users and 61 percent of Indians shared their innermost thoughts with their gadget friend.

The close friendship between humans and their phones seem all well, but the survey did reveal some depressing thoughts. Only 39 percent of respondents said they had a "happy" relationship with their smart phone, and 79 percent said they got irritated when their phones interrupted them during a meeting or in public (84 percent in India and 83 percent in China). In other words, four out of five users in China were disturbed by their cell phones, and yet, 15 percent of Chinese users were willing to cancel a date, 18 percent willing to skip showering and 19 percent willing to not sleep in order to buy time to use their phones.

Professor Zhao Yufeng, member of Indoor Environmental Monitoring Committee of China Interior Decoration Association, suggested not placing cell phones near the pillow when going to sleep.

"Some like to use their mobile phones as alarm clocks, this is a bad habit. Radiations from mobile phones pose risks for people's health as it may disturb functions of the central nervous system and cause headache, nausea, insomnia, excessive dreaming and even baldness," said Zhao.

In a day and age where many are held "hostage" by their phones, it is perhaps advisable to raise our heads and appreciate the beauty of a real world, and not just the virtual one on small flashing screens.

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1.1. What does “you are not alone” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A You are not responsible for the addiction to smart phones.

B You will not feel lonely with smart phones.

C Being addicted to smart phones is common in the world.

D Experts have found ways to help people get rid of addiction to phones.

解析：选C。推理判断题。从整篇文章可以看出，不同国家的人都存在沉迷于手机的情况，所以选C。

2._____ has the highest proportion of sleeping with cell phones?

A India

B China

C Spain

D Brazil

解析：选A。细节理解题。从第4段…they hold their cell phone while sleeping, or place their phones near their beds. India had the highest respondent rate at 74 percent…可以找到答案。

3.Why are people so addicted to mobile phones?

A Because they are held hostage by mobile phones.

B Because they can escape from fire with smart phones.

C Because they can sleep well with mobile phones.

D Because mobile phones can provide people with apps and convenience.

解析：选D。细节理解题。从第5段第1句With more advanced apps and the convenience they bring…可以得出答案。

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A 67 percent of Chinese phone users use their phones when showering.

B 18 percent of Chinese phone users give up showering for their phones.

C Placing cell phones near the pillow when going to sleep causes no harm to health.

D Sleeping with phones will make people feel nervous.

解析：选B。细节理解题。从倒数第4段最后1句“…15 percent of Chinese users were willing to cancel a date, 18 percent willing to skip showering…”可以找出答案。