Question

  La Gomera is the only place in the world which has a whistle ( 口哨) language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley cannot easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.

  The people who live on the island usually have good teeth,and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.

  We can understand why the whistle language con?tinues. It is very useful on the island,and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill,the whistle lan?guage takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town,people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doc?tor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.

  The whistle language is hundreds of years old,and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island? people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.

1. If a person on La Gomera is ill,       .

   A. others will phone the doctor in town

   B. people will take him to town by carriage

   C. his family will take him to the hospital

   D. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctor

2. La Gomera is special because       .

   A. many visitors go there every year

   B. no visitors have ever been there

   C. people there have special ears to hear whistles

   D. people there use the whistle language to com?municate with each other

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.

   B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.

   C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island,but will not be used any longer.

   D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

4. Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?

   A. The secret language

   B. Do you know the whistle language?

   C. The life of islanders

   D. La Gomera—a mystery

Answer 1

1. D细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，如果La Gomem 的人病了，人们会用口哨语言把这个消息传给医生。故选D 项。

2. D推理判断题。通读全文可知，La Gomem是个特殊的地方，因为那里的人使用口哨语言交流。故选D项。

3. C细节理解题。从文章第四段第一句"The whistle lan?guage is hundreds of years old,and probably it will con?tinue to live on for hundreds of years more. "口丁知口哨语言已经在岛上使用了上百年了，而且还要继续使用下去。故选C项。

4. B主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲的是La Gomem的人使用口哨语言交流。故选B项。