Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)：

　　A person's voice can travel, as an electric current, all the way around the world. Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth.

　　Being able to listen to and talk to a person far away is important. It's almost as nice as visiting the person. But it is not really the same thing. When you visit, you see a person, but when you use the phone, you don't see the person you're talking with.

　　That may change in the near future.

　　Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision-phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.

　　Picture phones can be very useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the fixture. One day, you may be able to call up a library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone.

　　Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. Suppose you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy. You will go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!

Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：

1．People can talk with a person very far away ________.

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A．because a person's voice can travel fast

B．because a person's voice is an electric current

C．by using a telephone

D．by making a person's voice

2．Today people can use a vision-phone to ________.

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A．visit a person far away

B．travel round the world

C．see each other

D．shake hands with each other

3．Listening to and talking to a person far away is ________ visiting him.

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4．Which is NOT TRUE?

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A．You will be able to see the thing that you want to buy over a vision-phone.

B．You will be able to read the book that you want to borrow over a vision-phone.

C．You will be able to get a picture of what you are interested in over a picture phone.

D．You will be able to show something to the person you are calling over a picture phone.

5．The best title for this passage is “________.”

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A．The Telephone Is Useful

B．The History of the Telephone

C．The Importance of the Telephone

D．The Future Phone

6. You'll be able to buy anything ________.

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A．even without leaving your home

B．on TV

C．by asking someone else

D．by asking your mother to buy

We Love Gadgets(小配件)

If you love the latest gadgets or you want to be the next James Bond, come to Gadgets in the Garden Shopping Mall.

Gadgets is a cool new shop. It sells all the latest gadgets and toys from MP3 players and cameras phones to toy robots. It's a great place to go to check out the latest things.

Jon Lee and his best friend Tom Green own Gadgets. They love gadgets and toys very much. They are already running a successful Internet shop but want to give their customers a chance to play with all the latest gadgets before they buy.

Jon says, "Tom and I are always buying the latest gadgets. We love new ideas and we know that our customers love them too." They both think their new shop will be a big success and we think so too!

Gadgets opens at 9 0'clock on Wednesday August 1st, 2012. John and Tom are planning a fantastic opening. Don't miss it.

1. Where is Gadgets?

A. It's in a supermarket. B. It's in a shopping mall.

C. It's in a garden. D. It's on the Internet.

2.What doesn't the cool new shop sell?

A. Toy robots. B. MP3 players. C. Camera phones. D. ties.

3.Who will probably (可能) to the new shop and buy things?

A. James Bond. B. Jon Lee.

C. People who love the latest gadgets.D. Tom Green.

4.Why do Jon Lee and Tom Green open the new shop?

A. Because they want to make some money,

B. Because their Internet shop isn't successful.

C. Because they want to buy more gadgets.

D. Because they hope their customers can play with gadgets before they buy.

Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But1you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That 2change in the future.
Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people 3are talking can see each other with it.
Picture phones can be useful when you have 4to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a5and ask to see a book. Then you’11 be able to6the book over your picture phone. Also you may be able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something7the newspaper that you want to buy, you can8the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re9in over the phone. You’11 be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.
The picture phone is really a10phone. More and more people will use it.

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