Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号(A、B、C、D、E…)填写在文章下面对应题号的横线上。注意：方框中有多余的单词。

A. began   B.after   C. picked   D.heard  E.only   F.if G.and H.carry    I.first.   J.countries  K. held   L. before M. listened

Maybe the word "hello" is used more often than any other one in the English language. Every one in the United States and other  小题1: uses the word, again 小题2: again, every day of the week. The American inventor Thomas Edison is believed to be the   小题3:   person to use "hello" on the telephone soon   小题4: the invention of it. At first, people  小题5: their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure the small machine could really 小题6: voices. Edison was a man of few words. He wasted no time. The first time he  小题7: up the telephone, he did not ask 小题8:  anyone was there. He was sure someone was there and   小题9:  said "hello". From then on, "hello" is often   小题10:  when you picked up the telephone.

Answer 1

 
小题1:J
小题2:G
小题3:I
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:H
小题7:C
小题8:F
小题9:E
小题10:D

试题分析：本文主要讲了“你好”这个词汇的由来。
小题1:这里想说美国和其他国家的每一个人都在用这个词。
小题2:again and again是固定用法，意思是反复地。
小题3:这里想说美国的发明家爱迪生被认为是第一个在电话上使用“你好”的人。
小题4:soon after是个固定短语，意思是不就之后。
小题5:这里想说起初，人们在电话中以“你在那里吗”开始他们的谈话。
小题6:这里想说他们不确定这个小机器真的能够携带声音。
小题7:这里想说他第一次接听电话，没有问是否有人在那里。
小题8:这里想说他第一次接听电话，没有问是否有人在那里。
小题9:这里想说他确定有人在那，只说你好。
小题10:这里想说从那个时候起，当你接起电话，就经常会听到你好的声音。