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【题目】 In Japan，there is a very strange telephone booth (电话亭）. It is far from the city and the telephone inside doesn't work, but many people travel there to use it.

People call this telephone “telephone of the wind”. Itaru Sasaki built it after his cousin died. He placed the booth in his garden. When he became disappointed, he would visit it. He would visit it. He would talk into the telephone. It made him feel better. Sasaki said, “My thoughts could not go over common phone lines. So I wanted them to be carried in the wind.”

For a time, Sasaki was the only one to visit the telephone booth. But after the 2011 Japanese tsunami(海啸) , Sasaki told people about the “telephone of the wind” and asked them to use it. The tsunami took the lives of many people. Sasaki thought people needed somewhere to talk to those they lost. At first, only a few people came. But soon, more people heard about the telephone. People from all over the country traveled to Sasaki's garden.

Now the telephone has become very special to many Japanese people. It gives them chance to express their sadness. More importantly, it lets them know they are not alone.

【1】From the passage, “telephone of the wind” is a telephone booth which .

A.is close to the cityB.has an expensive telephone in it

C.was placed in a gardenD.was built in 2011

【2】The underlined word “disappointed” here probably means “ ”.

A.surprisedB.excitedC.sadD.relaxed

【3】We can learn from the passage that .

A.Itaru Sasaki built the "telephone of the wind” to remember his brother

B.the "telephone of the wind" became very popular after it was built

C.people from all over the world traveled to Sasaki’s garden

D.people can express their sadness in the “telephone of the wind”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

本文介绍了日本的“风之电话”，它并不能真正通话，但人们可以通过它倾诉自己的情感，并和自己已经离世的亲人沟通和交流。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“He placed the booth in his garden.”可知，这个电话亭坐落在他家的花园里，故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。surprised惊奇的；excited激动的；sad难过的；relaxed放松的。根据下文“He would talk into thetelephone. It made him feel better.”可知，对着电话抒发感情会让他感觉好多了，所以他进电话亭之前心情一定是难过的，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段“It gives them chance to express their sadness.”可知，人们可以通过这个特殊的电话诉说自己的悲伤，故选D。