What did people do to communicate in ancient times？Here are some very interesting answers （1）DDthis question.
Alphorns（阿爾卑斯長號角） were once（2）BBused to communicate in the mountains in Switzerland.
They are very long and they are very heavy，（3）CC.
So，alphorns are hard to blow.Then why use （4）DD？
Well，they make a loud sound which travels（5）BBthan the human voice.Herdsmen（牧民）used them to call cows in the distance.At sunset，they sent a message down to villagers with alphorns（6）CCeveryone would know that all was well.These days，you can still see people （7）AAthem as musical instruments.
The people of La Gomera，（8）BBisland in Europe，have their own special way of sending messages from mountain to mountain.They often （9）DDa whistled（口哨的） language called El silbo，which comes from their language Spanish.Whistling（10）CC within five kilometers，which means it can travel across much greater distances.El silbo can carry（11）AAkinds of messages，including greetings and announcements.El silbo is used a lot less than it used to be，but primary school students in La Gomera（12）CClearn it as it's required.They learn （13）AAand even whistle in class.
Do you know （14）AA also possible to send messages without making a noise？This is called visual communication，and it includes the use of flags and even smoke.Long ago，soldiers along the Great Wall of China used smoke as a warning.If they noticed the enemy from their signal（信號）tower，they lit a smoky fire.When soldiers in （15）BBtowers saw the smoke signal，they lit fires as well.In this way，messages about the enemy's arrival could travel as far as 800 km in just several hours.
| （1） | A．for | B．of | C．with | D．to |
| （2） | A．wider | B．widely | C．width | D．widen |
| （3） | A．either | B．neither | C．too | D．a(chǎn)lso |
| （4） | A．it | B．its | C．they | D．them |
| （5） | A．far | B．farther | C．farthest | D．the farthest |
| （6） | A．even though | B．a(chǎn)s soon as | C．so that | D．because |
| （7） | A．play | B．played | C．to play | D．plays |
| （8） | A．a(chǎn) | B．a(chǎn)n | C．the | D．/ |
| （9） | A．a(chǎn)re using | B．will use | C．used | D．use |
| （10） | A．can hear | B．could hear | C．can be heard | D．could be heard |
| （11） | A．many | B．much | C．few | D．little |
| （12） | A．had better | B．can | C．have to | D．may |
| （13） | A．how to use it | B．how can they use it | C．when to use it | D．when can they use it |
| （14） | A．it is | B．that was | C．that is | D．it was |
| （15） | A．a(chǎn)nother | B．other | C．the other | D．others |
【考點】說明文；互聯(lián)通訊．
【答案】D；B；C；D；B；C；A；B；D；C；A；C；A；A；B
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