Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven 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 other whistlers.

We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.

The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

4. If a person on Comera island is ill,      .

  A. others will phone the doctor in town

  B. whistle language will pass the news to the doctor

  C. his family will take him to the doctor

  D. people will take him to the hospital

5. From the passage we know radio and TV       at that time.

  A. killed the special way of speaking

  B. whistled all the news and opinions

  C. helped Comera people to communicate

  D. did not appear on Comera island yet

6. Comera island is special in that      .

  A. it attracts visitors every year

  B. no visitors have ever been there

  C. people there have special ears to hear whistles

  D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other

7. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

  A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.

  B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.

  C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.

  D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven 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 other whistlers.

We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.

The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

49. If a person on Comera island is ill,      .

  A. others will phone the doctor in town

  B. whistle language will pass the news to the doctor

  C. his family will take him to the doctor

  D. people will take him to the hospital

50. From the passage we know radio and TV       at that time.

  A. killed the special way of speaking

  B. whistled all the news and opinions

  C. helped Comera people to communicate

  D. did not appear on Comera island yet

51. Comera island is special in that      .

  A. it attracts visitors every year

  B. no visitors have ever been there

  C. people there have special ears to hear whistles

  D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other

52. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

  A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.

  B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.

  C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.

D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven 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 other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

1. 1.

   If a person on Comera island is ill,      .

   1. A.
      others will phone the doctor in town
   2. B.
      whistle language will pass the news to the doctor
   3. C.
      his family will take him to the doctor
   4. D.
      people will take him to the hospital5.
2. 2.

   From the passage we know radio and TV       at that time.

   1. A.
      killed the special way of speaking
   2. B.
      whistled all the news and opinions
   3. C.
      helped Comera people to communicate
   4. D.
      did not appear on Comera island yet6.
3. 3.

   Comera island is special in that      .

   1. A.
      it attracts visitors every year
   2. B.
      no visitors have ever been there
   3. C.
      people there have special ears to hear whistles
   4. D.
      people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other7.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.
   2. B.
      The whistle language can only be found in Comera.
   3. C.
      The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
   4. D.
      The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

    It’s been quite some time since I was lost in London, but something happened during that   1   that I’ll remember as   2   as I live.

    London had one of the thickest fogs in years. You could hardly see your   3   in front of your face. Cars and buses crept along, their lights   4   and their horns blowing madly. When evening fell, the weather got even   5   . The fog was as thick as pea soup. All traffic came to a   6  . I had an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was   7   to find a taxi. I decided to walk, and started out confidently.

    Minutes later I was   8   lost. I couldn’t   9   find a street sign to   10   where I was. Then I heard a voice come out of the fog. “I suppose you are lost. Can I help you?” I could hardly see the young woman who had spoken to me, but was   11   to find another person out in the fog. I explained where I wanted to go, and she said she knew exactly how to get there. I was doubtful, but followed her   12   the dark streets.

    The city seemed as quiet as graveyard (墓地), and I remembered thinking my   13   could be leading me to a   14   street where she and some of her friends would   15   me. But my fears were   16  . The woman led me to my destination. I was amazed at   17   well she had found her way through the fog. “I know this part of the town quite well,” she explained．“But the fog—this terrible fog—made   18   impossible to see anything.” I said.

    “It makes no   19   to me if it’s foggy or clear. You see, I’m   20   ”

1. A．visit

B．meeting

C．journey

D．voyage

2. A．well

B．clearly

C．long

D．forever

3. A．boot

B．hand

C．way

D．feet

4. A．very red

B．shorn

C．off

D．on

5. A．worse

B．bad

C．foggy

D．colder

6. A．station

B．end

C．standstill

D．garage

7. A．necessary

B．impossible

C．possible

D．invisible

8. A．completely

B．mostly

C．almost

D．indeed

9. A．yet

B．but

C．even

D．again

10. A．lead

B．point

C．show

D．tell

11. A．pleased

B．hopeful

C．thinkful

D．anxious

12. A．through

B．across

C．into

D．towards

13. A．friend

B．roadman

C．guide

D．leader

14. A．bright

B．back

C．broad

D．dark

15. A．rob

B．bent

C．hurt

D．kidnap

16. A．true

B．reasonable

C．proved

D．unfounded

17. A．so

B．how

C．that

D．such

18. A．me

B．it

C．her

D．that

19. A．matter

B．trouble

C．difference

D．efforts

20. A．blind

B．far-sighted

C．near- righted

D．visible