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阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．
Men learned to speak to each other first one day. Sometimes, however, they wanted to send messages to others far away. One way to solve this problem was by beating drums which could be heard at a distance. This is still done in some parts in Africa.
In many countries fires were lit at night on hills. The fires could be seen at a great distance. They were called beacons (烽火台) and they gave a warning of danger from an enemy. The Indians of North America sent smoke signals. These were made by moving a blanket over a fire.
The North American Indians also sent messages to each other by drawing pictures. These pictures were easy to understand. For example, a simple drawing of two men in a small boat meant that two men had gone on a journey by boat. The next picture might be a man holding up five fingers. This means that the journey lasted five days.
This is called“Picture writing”. It was used in many countries and is still used today in some parts of the world. Because of the invention of“Picture writing”men were able to send messages to each other. That could also keep a record of things that had happened to him.
Gradually picture writing changed. The pictures became easier to draw but harder to understand, unless you knew what they meant. As more and more people used them, these changed and became even easier to write. In English we have twenty-six letters which we call“the alphabet”. It would take too long to explain how each letter grew into present shape.
1．In some areas of Africa men still tell each other news far away by ________.
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2．“One day”in the passage means ________.
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3．According to“Picture writing”a picture of five men on horse back followed by a few dogs probably means ________.
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A．five men have ridden their horses to hunt
B．five men have gone to visit their friends on horse back
C．five men have ridden their horses at the enemy
D．five men have gone to get in crops on horse back
4．All the twenty-six letters in English ________.
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A．were invented by artists a long time ago
B．have been created for a long time
C．have gradually developed from“picture writing”
D．were discovered by the ancient people in England
解析：
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1．B 导解：由第一自然段倒数第二句可知． 2．D 3．A 导解：由文中第三段的例子可推知． 4．C 导解：最后一个段落直接交待． |
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