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  “Excuse me, what was that you whistled? ” Even a Spanish-speaking visitor to Gomera may sometimes asked such a question like that. The island people there are supposed to have two languages, which is no doubt a surprise to visitors to the Canary Islands, though they seldom go to this place because of the difficult landing from the sea. Before his first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus had been to the island buying fruit and cattle and other animals for the voyage. Perhaps the story that he fell in love with one of the women of Gomera is true.

  When and how and why did people there learn to whistle what they wanted to say? It is said that before the Spanish people came to live and whistle in the island, Norman seamen had been there. And long before 1402 the Guanches of a certain kingdom were said to be the first people there. Once their king got angry with them and cut out the tongues of every man, woman and child. That was why they had to learn to speak without tongues. Nobody can believe such a story. However, other reasons may be believable. It is the deep valleys and high mountains there that forced people to whistle so as to hear and shout to one another from either hill side two miles or even 4 miles away. And the record is 7 miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear whistles.

1. Gomera is _____.

A. one of the Canary Islands   B. a part of Spain

C. in Teherife.    D. in San Sebastian

2. The two languages spoken in Gomera are ____ .

A. Spanish and English B. Whistle-language and Norman language

C. Whistle-language and Spanish D. Whistle-language and Guanches’ language

3. Why did Columbus go to the Canary Islands?

A. He was looking for the New Continent there.

B. He wanted to get fresh food for his ship

C. He wanted to marry a woman in Gomera

D. One can not find the answer to this in the passage

4. Which of the four choices is true ?

A. Every whistler can be heard four miles away.

B. Some good whistlers can be heard four miles away.

C. Some good whistlers can be heard seven miles away.

D. All the good whistlers can be heard from seven miles away.

5. Why do the people of Gomera usually have good teeth?

A. Because they use them for the whistle-language.

B. Because they eat fruit and fish.

C. Because they can get a doctor from San Sebastian.

D. One cannot find the answer to this in the passage.

答案:A;C;B;B;D
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