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  3. Cell phone use has exploded in many countries, easing communication between individuals but causing social malaise as well. In t

Cell phone use has exploded in many countries, easing communication between individuals but causing social malaise as well. In t

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问题     Cell phone use has exploded in many countries, easing communication between individuals but causing social malaise as well. In the industrialized West, cell phone use has leapfrogged over conventional phone networks that relied on cumbersome telephone lines and expensive underground wiring. In some countries that lacked the infrastructure often present in developed nations. In Asian countries, especially poorer ones like Cambodia, such high infrastructure costs are being avoided by simply moving to wireless communication.
    However, even in the most modern of countries, cell phone use has proved somewhat of a novelty, one that has required a redefinition of social conventions. The ability to always be connected with another person, no matter where one travels, has led to a friction of personal space and different perceptions on the value of communication. Today, cell phone users can talk to friends, workers and family members while catching a bus, walking along the street or climbing a flight of stairs.
    But what of the people around cell phone users? Often a loud call in a movie theatre or a recital hall will bring sighs of annoyance by the audience as impatience with beeping and ringing increases. But should government step in to regulate the use of cell phones and restrict their use? Some argue that market forces are best suited to solving consumer dissatisfaction. Proponents of this perspective cite new rules in movie theatres and concert halls that require patrons to turn off their cell phones before the performance begins.
    Others, however, see a role for government in harnessing this new technology. In some states, it is now illegal to drive and talk on a mobile phone. As a response to these laws and because of the complications of performing more than one task while speaking on a cell phone, companies have developed headsets so that users can talk "hands free". Nevertheless, this solution has perhaps aggravated social friction by making cell phone use even more convenient. Many users are now seen talking to themselves—a sign not of mental instability—but of the rapid expansion of modern technology.
    Regardless of private or public restrictions on the use of cell phones, society still has a long way to go before it can truly accept and adapt to the burdens of cell phone use on third parties. Only when distinct social norms are created to deal with common cell phone use will the technology become more accepted and viewed less as an irritant.
In paragraph 3, what is the author’s position in regard to cell phone use restriction?
选项 A、A neutral stance.
B、Firm support for restriction.
C、Opposition to any restriction.
D、Ambivalence.
答案A
解析 属态度推断题。第三段第三句提出问题：政府应该插手来调整和限制手机的使用吗?后面的句子只阐述了一种观点(一些人认为市场的力量是最适合来解决消费者的不满情绪的)，并没有表明自己的立场。结合本文最后一段内容(不管私人或公立机构如何限制手机的使用，要真正接受和适应手机对第三方造成的烦扰还需要很长时间)，也可断定作者的立场是中立的(即选项A正确)，而不是坚决的拥护(选项B)、反对(选项C)或很矛盾(选项D)。
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