Miss Evans was going to give a lecture (讲座) on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. “No one can be in two places at the same time. What shall I do?” she thought. But soon, she had an idea. At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting there for her. “I'm sorry,” she told them, “I won't be able to give my lecture today.” The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained（解释） that she had an important meeting. “However,” she went on, “though I can't be with you myself, my voice can.” Then she put a small tape recorder (录音机) on the desk, “You see, I've recorded my lecture and you can listen to it without me.” Miss Evans turned on the recorder and left.
The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the lecture room, listening to her own voice. Then quickly, she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of small recorders “listening” to her lecture!
“Well,” she thought, “If I can be in two places at the same time, why can't they?”
【小题1】Miss Evans had to __________ on Friday afternoon.

Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful 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 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?
The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That’s very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?
“I don’t think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.”
(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.
A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound
C. about electricity                    D. how to say time
(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.
A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington
B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away
C. which was faster, London or Washington
D. electricity travels faster than sound waves
(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.
A. sound waves travel faster than electricity
B. they would hear her sister in Washington first
C. Miss Evans’s question wasn’t right
D. Miss Evans’s sister would hear her earlier
(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.
A. thought Betty’s answer was much better
B. thought the cleverest boy’s answer wasn’t so good
C. was satisfied with what the girl had said
D. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said
(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.
A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone
D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves

Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful 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 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

   The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

    “I don't think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”

(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.

       A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound

       C. about electricity                    D. how to say time

(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.

       A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington

       B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away

       C. which was faster, London or Washington

        D. electricity travels faster than sound waves

(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.

        A. sound waves travel faster than electricity

        B. they would hear her sister in Washington first

        C. Miss Evans's question wasn't right

        D. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier

(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.

        A. thought Betty's answer was much better

        B. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good

        C. was satisfied with what the girl had said

        D. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said

(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.

       A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London

       B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone

       D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves