完形填空

　　 　Mr Price was the owner of a shop. He lived alone in a small room above his　1　　　 . He was 　2　　 　afraid that one night someone 　3　　 　break into his shop.

　　4　　　 Friday night, when he checked his money after 　5　　 　up, he found that he had taken in almost 1,000,000 pounds that 　6　　 　. So, he thought that keeping 　7　　 　money in the shop was a dangerous 　8　　　 .

　　 　He 　9　 　　 the money with him to the bedroom, put it in the pocket of his 　10　　 　and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the loud 　11　　 　of the doorbell made him 　12　　 　.

　　 　He got out of 　13　　 　and called out in shaky (發(fā)抖的) 　14　　 　, “What do you 　15　　 　?” Under the street light was a 　16　　 　.“Sorry to wake 　17　　 　,” the policeman 　18　　 　,“but all the lights are 　19　　 　in your shop. I think you just forgot to 　20　　 　them off when you closed up.”

　　Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don't see the person you are talking with. There will be many changes 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 useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring 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. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you'll 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.

(1) Today people can use the phone to talk with others ________.

[　　]

A．in all the towns

B．in some place in the world

C．only in big city

D．a(chǎn)lmost anywhere on the earth

(2) The word “it” in the text means ________.

[　　]

(3) We can ________ through the picture phone according to (根據(jù)) the text.

[　　]

(4) Picture phones are very ________.

[　　]

(5) Which is not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone.

B．With the picture phone, two people can't see each other.

C．The phone is very useful.

D．Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost everywhere on the earth.

Reading Comprehension(閱讀理解)：

　　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(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：

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

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

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.

[　　]

4．Which is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

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 “________.”

[　　]

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 ________.

[　　]

A．even without leaving your home

B．on TV

C．by asking someone else

D．by asking your mother to buy