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A newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, recently published a cartoon of a baby with a mobile phone, telling
his parents that his diaper (尿布) needed changing. But it's hardly a joke. Helsinki is home to Nokia, the
mobile-phone maker. It's one of the most "mobile" cities in the world: About 92 percent of its households
have at least one mobile phone. And the kids start young.
"A relatively normal age to get a mobile phone is now 7," says Jan Virkki, marketing manager for a
mobile-phone company. Among the second graders at the Kulosaari Elementary School, the most popular
object of desire this year is not a Barbie or a Gameboy. It is a Nokia mobile phone with a picture of their
own choice on the screen.
"One of the first things we discuss when school starts is the rules for mobile phones," says Tiia Korppi,
a teacher. Among the rules: You have to put it away out of sight. You cannot turn it on. You cannot send
text messages to your friends, or play amusing tunes (令人发笑的曲调) in class, or call your parents or
call for a pizza during history.
1. The author uses the newspaper cartoon to show that _____.
A. he is good at telling jokes
B. he cares much for children
C. mobile phones are toys for new-born babies
D. mobile phones are widely used in Finland
2. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. different uses of mobile phones
B. a successful mobile-phone maker
C. effects of mobile phones on children
D. school rules for the use of mobile phones
