您正在看的高中三年级是:Finding a job。 word of mouth. This meant that information was slow to reach the public and that details changed as news spread from one person to the next. Printed matter, such as newspapers, made it possible for information to be gathered in a central office and for news to be written more accurately(准确). In 1844 Samuel Morse made a system of sending coded messages through electric wires perfect, founding an early form of long-distance communication. The work of communications was developed in 1858 through the work of Julius von Reuter, who made newspapers reach different countries by telegraphing. With each of these developments, the public wondered at the cleverness of the communications pioneers and asked, “What will they think of next?”

　　“They” thought of plenty. Alexander Graham Bell had the idea of passing speech by electrical impulses and invented the first telephone in 1876. The invention of the “wireless” by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 made the way for modern-day radio transmission. V.K.Zworykin worked on one of the first televisions in 1928.

　　Communications reached new heights when televisions were mass produced in the 1950s. In 1962 the first communication satellite, made people see live broadcast from anywhere in the world. Underground and underwater cables also send on programs from one area to another. Telecommunications and computer networking are of big advances of our times and mean even greater developments to come.

　　1.The main idea of the passage is ____.

　　A.it is not easy to use modern ways of communication

　　B.so many people made achievements in developing the means of communication

　　C.the means of communication have gone through many stages before they are perfected

　　D.the development of history has lasted such a long time

　　2.In the 1950s ____.

　　A.wireless telephones began to be used

　　B.televison came into being

　　C.televisions were produced in large numbers

　　D.modern communication reached the highest point

　　3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A.The first word “They” in the second paragraph refers to scientists.

　　B.Alexander Graham Bell gave the first speech in 1876.

　　C.The printing press was perfected in the fourteenth century.

　　D.Since many means of communication have been developed, a great number of people needn’t read newspaper

　　4.The beginning of the long-distance communication was ____.

　　A.sending messages by word of mouth

　　B.when people see programmes at the time of performances

　　C.in the ninteenth century

　　D.when the “wireless” was invented

　　5.Telecommunications and computer networking ____.

　　A.mean there will be greater developement

　　B.show the 20th century’s means are the most perfect

　　C.mean modern society has developed from one area to another

　　D.show people’s life can be better and better

　　四、短文改错

　　The books for students at all levels, from 　　　　1.______

　　beginners to the advanced. Each book have 15 to　　2.______

　　20 light-hearted stories with exercises followed 　3.______

　　each story. These books are aimed at meet the　　　4.______

　　needs of China students. The vocabulary levels are 5.______

　　controlled because students can progress easily　　6.______

　　through the books. Besides, each story has new 　　7.______

　　words are marked in the body of the text and 　　　8.______

　　then presented in a box. Each one new word in　　　9.______

　　the box has the pronunciation, as well a Chinese 　10.______

　　translation.

　　【答案】

　　一、1-5 BBABA 　　6-10 BADDC 　　11-15 CBABA

　　二、1-5 CBACD 　　6-10 ACCCA 　　11-15 ACBBC 　　16-20 ACDBC

　　三、1-5 CCACA

　　四、

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