Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent; one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. For I have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

　　1.The passage is mainly discussing _______.

　　A. that we should be strong enough to ignore a phone call

　　B. that important message will reach you sooner or later

　　C. whether it’s necessary to answer all phone calls

　　D. whether it is necessary to have a telephone

　　提示:通读全文，尤其是文章的第一段和最后一段可以得出此结论。

　　答案:D

　　2.Judging from the passage, who is strong-minded enough to ignore a phone call?

　　A. The author.

　　B.A tycoon.

　　C.A taxi-driver.

　　D. Hardly anyone.

　　答案:D 大意理解，文章的第二段第三段可以看出

　　3.According to the passage, the author________.

　　A. thinks the telephone should go out of our life

　　B. likes to be different from other people

　　C. thinks the telephone is annoying

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