19．When Frank and I stepped through the post office doors，there was a crowd gathered，gawking at the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs．I had to get closer，and that was where being a girl that's scrawnier than a wire fence came in handy．Fortunately，Frank，my twin of eleven years，was just the same．
"Come on．"I said，grabbing his hand，and we slid through the cracks between people until we spilled out in front．
Finally I got a good look．It was fixed to the plaster next to the postmaster's window，the place of honor usually reserved for the Wanted posters．Beady-eyed Zedekiah Smith，the bank robber，still hung there，but even he had been pushed aside for something more important．
A telephone．The first one in town．
"How's it work？"Noah Crawford called out．Noah's the best fix-it man around，and I could tell he was itching to get his fingers on those shiny knobs．
"Don't rightly know，"answered the postmaster，and he tugged at his goatee as if it might tell him．"I do know the sound of your voice moves along wires strung on poles．It's sort of like the telegraph，only you hear words instead of dots and dashes．"
"Ah，"the crowd murmured，and I felt my own mouth move along．
I gazed at that gleaming wood box and something happened inside me．Something-I can only guess-that might be like falling in love．The thought of talking into that box-of making my voice sail through wires in the sky-it took over my brain．I couldn't get it out．
"Frank，"I whispered to my twin．"I have to use that telephone．"
Five minutes later，Frank towed me up Main Street，toward home．"Liza-"he began，but I cut him off．We two thought so much alike，I had Frank's questions answered before he even asked．
56．People crowded in the post office becauseC．
A．they were attracted by a new poster
B．the postmaster was delivering a speech
C．they were curious about the telephone
D．there was a wanted bank robber captured
57．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage？D
A．Many people stared at the new device in open-mouthed amazement．
B．The slight-figured twins managed to push to the front of the crowd．
C．Even the best fix-it man in the town got no idea about the new device．
D．The postmaster didn't know anything about how the telephone worked．
58．By"It took over my brain．I couldn't get it out．"，we get a clear picture of the girl'sA．
A．eagerness to use the telephone
B．fascination for the wood box
C．puzzlement over the strange sound
D．determination to fly in the sky
59．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The twins'frustrating experiences in the town．
B．A special assembly called in the local post office．
C．People's reaction to the arrival of the first telephone．
D．A great celebration of the start of telephone service．
分析 当我和弗兰克路过邮局门，有一个人群聚集，呆呆地盯着墙上的新装置，就像一群大嘴巴的青蛙，我不得不靠近，那是枯瘦如柴的女孩才拍得上用场的地方，幸运的是，我11年的双胞胎兄弟弗兰克也和我一样．
"来吧"我说，抓住他的手，我们从人群中滑过，直到我们在前面．最后我好好地看了一下，它被固定在邮局的窗户旁边的石膏板上，这个地方通常是留给那些想要得到它的人的．目光贪婪的银行劫匪的泽德凯•史密斯先生，他仍然悬挂在那里，但为了更重要的东西，他也被推到一边．
一台电话，这个城镇的第一部．
"它是如何工作的？"诺亚•克劳福德喊道，诺亚是世界上最好修理匠，我看得出他很想把手指放在那些闪亮的旋钮上．
"我不知道，"邮政局长回答说，他使劲地拽着他的山羊胡子，仿佛它可能会告诉他："但我的确知道你的声音会沿着杆子上的电线串在一起，就像电报机，只是你听到的是单词而不是点和连接符"．
"啊"人群低语，我感觉自己的嘴在动．
我凝视着那个闪闪发光的木盒子，里面发生了什么事--我只能猜测，这可能就像坠入爱河，对着盒子说话就能能让我的声音从空中的电线上穿过，这种想法它占据了我的大脑，我无法把它驱除掉．
"弗兰克"我低声对我的胞弟说："我要使用那部电话"．
五分钟后，弗兰克把我拖到大街上，向家走去．"莉莎--"他开始说，但我打断了他．我们俩太像了，在他开口之前，我就把弗兰克的问题回答了．
解答 答案56-59 CDAC
详解：
56．答案C，考查事实细节题，根据It was fixed to the plaster next to the postmaster's window，the place of honor usually reserve 一台电话，这个城镇的第一部．
d for the Wanted posters．Beady-eyed Zedekiah Smith，the bank robber，still hung there，but even he had been pushed aside for something more important．A telephone．The first one in town"特别是最后一句"，选C．
57．答案D，考查事实细节题，根据"I do know the sound of your voice moves along wires strung on poles．It's sort of like the telegraph，only you hear words instead of dots and dashes．"可知他知道电话如何工作．选D．
58．答案A，考查推理判断题，根据下文她说的话．"I have to use that telephone．""我要使用那部电话"．选A．
59．答案C，考查主旨大意题，文章中第一段大家争先恐后的看，和惊呆的表情引出这部电话，后文讲述大家对电话的好奇等等反应，可知选C．
点评 解题步骤：
首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．
其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．
要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
