When your great-grandparents (曾祖父母) were young, the world was very different. People did not have the kind of technology (技术) that we have to communicate with each other today. Things such as mobile phones and computers were not yet invented (被发明). It took longer for people to get news about each other. Today’s technology makes it easier and faster to stay close to people.

Long ago, people wrote letters to keep in touch. From 1860 to 1861, letters were carried by horses. The horse riders were paid to carry letters across the country. Then trains began to carry letters from city to city. By the early 1902, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world.

As time goes by, new inventions have made it easy to contact (联系) friends and family in seconds! People began to use telephones in the late 1800s. Modern phones can do many things. Mobile phones can be carried with us wherever we travel. Some phones can even let you take pictures. These images can be sent to other mobile phones.

Computers have made some of the biggest changes in communication. The Internet sends e-mail messages around the world in seconds!

Although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and receiving letters. With so many ways to communicate, it’s easy to find your favorite way to stay in touch.

1.When your great-grandparents were young, ________.

A. the world was the same B. people didn’t communicate

C. it was slower to communicate D. mobile phones were invented

2.From the passage, we know that ________ carried letters fastest.

A. horses B. buses C. trains D. planes

3.When did people begin to use telephones?

A. In the early 1900s. B. In the 18th century.

C. In the 21st century. D. in the late 1800s.

4.What does the underlines word “images” mean?

A. pictures. B. messages. C. telephones. D. letters.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The best way to communicate. B. How we keep in touch.

C. Please communicate. D. No letters any more.

(On the balcony)

Juliet continued, “It is just your name that is my enemy.You are yourself, whatever your name is.What is a Montague? It is not a hand or a foot or an arm.It is just a name.Oh, be some other name! What’s in a name? A rose would still smell as lovely if we called it something else……”

This was too much for Romeo.“If you say you love me, I will change my name.From now on I will never be Romeo.”

(In the bomb)

Romeo broke into the tomb and carried Paris into it.There he saw Juliet, who was still as beautiful as he remembered her.He couldn’t understand why Juliet still looked so beautiful.He could not have imagined Juliet was still alive and would soon wake up.He took her hand in his and kissed her cold face.Then he put the poison in a cup and drank it.He kissed Juliet again and fell to the ground.The poison was very strong and Romeo died quickly....

Half an hour later, Friar Laurence came to the tomb...He couldn’t believe it.Suddenly He found her waking up.

“Good priest,” She saw him, “where is my husband? I did what you told me to do, and now I am awake.Your medicine worked.”

“Poor Juliet!” cried the priest.“Something has gone wrong! Our plan did not work.Your husband is here, but he is dead! Come away with me...Hurry!”

“You go!” cried Juliet.“I will not leave my husband!”

She saw Romeo was holding a cup and guessed he had killed himself with the poison.The cup was empty, but she held it to her mouth.She hoped she might be poisoned too.But she could hear the guards coming, she couldn’t wait for the poison to work.She took a knife and killed herself.

When the guards arrived, they couldn’t believe their eyes.There was Juliet, who had been dead in the tomb for two days, bleeding and dead again.There was the man she was going to marry, lying dead.There was Romeo, who had killed Tybalt, also lying dead on the ground……

1.What do you think Romeo was like according to the passage?

A. Clever and generous. B. Selfish and patient.

C. Impatient and loyal. D. Stupid and careless.

2.What was the priest’s problem?

A. He was right on time. B. His watch didn’t work.

C. His plan went wrong. D. He was too sad to explain.

3.What is the correct order of the story?

① Juliet killed herself.② Romeo killed Tybalt.

③ Romeo drank the poison.④ Juliet took Laurence’s medicine.

A. ②④③① B. ③④①② C. ④②③① D. ④③①②

4.Who does the underlined words “the man” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Romeo B. Paris C. Tybalt D. Laurence

5.What can be inferred (推断) from the passage?

A. On the balcony, Juliet didn’t know Romeo’s real name.

B. Laurence came too late to prevent Juliet from killing herself.

C. Romeo kissed Juliet and killed himself after seeing Juliet’s death.

D. Romeo and Juliet killed themselves mainly because of the families’ fighting.

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