【正文】 understand the world and other people better B. teach each other to speak, write, read and draw C. know what other people are thinking about D. learn what’s happening in the world more quickly 5. The best title() for this short passage is ______. A. Signs Carry Messages B. The Importance of Communication C. Words, Signs and Drawings D. Ways of Communication 二十 、 閱讀理解 Miss Alice taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she wanted to test them to see how successful(成功的 ) she had been in her work. She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or you and why?” The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Alice, because electricity(電 ) travels faster than sound waves(波 ).” “That’s very good,” Miss Alice answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Alice said, “Yes? Betty?” “I disagree(不同意 ).” Betty said, “Your sister could hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.” 1. Miss Alice was teaching her class _______. A. about electricity B. to hear sound C. about sound D. about telephone 2. She wanted to know ______. A. weather her students could hear her from 20 metres away B. which were faster, sound waves or electricity C. weather she could call her sister in Washington D. A and C 3. The cleverest boy thought that ______. A. electricity travels as fast as sound waves B. the students would hear Miss Alice earlier C. sound waves were slower than electricity D. the students would hear her sister earlier 4. Miss Alice ______. A. was satisfied with what the boy had said B. thought the boy’s answer was not so good C. was angry with what the boy said D. thought Betty’s answer was much better 5. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because ______. A. electricity sas slower than sound waves B. electricity travels as fast as sound waves C. they could see the sun later than the teacher’s sister D. cl。t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines. There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly. Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on. 1. People read newspaper to ____. A. learn about the most important news B. be pleased C. learn about whatever they want D. get some information 2. Reading the headlines, people can know ____. A. what the passages are about B. what is going on C. learn about the most important news D. about sports 3. In big cities newspapers are usually printed ____. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly 4. Most papers have ____ on Sundays than usual. A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages 5. If you want to see a film, you’d better read ____ in a newspaper. A. the business page B. the front page C. the sports page D. the amusement page 五 、 閱讀理解 Denis was a thief. He wrote a letter to another thief Pat. But the police got the letter. It reads: BNLD ZS LHCMHFGS ZMC GZUD SGD SGHQSX ONTMCR VHSG XNT. What’s it about? How can you read it? The policemen were quick. They studied the letter carefully and soon found out what they want. Now let’s suppose you were a policeman. Can you read Denis’ letter? Maybe you need some help: When Dennis wanted a letter, he wrote down the letter before it in the alphabet. Now can you read Denis’s letter? What must Pat do? When? And what did Denis want? 1. The letter before B and C are A and B. The letter before A and B are _____. A. C and B B. Z and A C. A and Z D. Z and B 2. In the letter Dennis asked Pat to go at _____. A. noon B. midnight C. five o’clock D. eight o’clock 3. ―The policemen were quick.‖ This sentence means the policemen _____. A. read the letter soon after they got it B. could run very fast C. were very bright D. were very careful 4. Suppose Pat asked Denis to ―meet at the railway.‖ What would he write? ______. A. LDDW XS WKH UDLDZDB VSZSHNM B. LDDS CV VJG TCKNYCA VCVKQPY C. LDEU BU UIF QZHKVZX TUVUJPO D. LDDS ZS SGD QZHKVZX RSZSHNM 5. Which of the four is the best title? ______. A. A Strange Letter B. A Clever Thief C. The Clever Policemen D. How to Read a Letter 六 、 改錯(cuò) A poor boy became a rich and a good had family , two sons and two daughters. One day he said his wife ,”O(jiān)ur children must not have a hard life as we must help them more than our parents helped we.”The wife agreed. So the parents send their children to fine school. They enjoyed everything in life except work..They didn’t know what to work .Later the children could do everything .The man said to his wife .”where did we go wrongly?” ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 七 、