【题干】Greek soldiers sent messages by turming their shields( 盾) toward the sun. The flashes reflec-ted light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant,but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages.
Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send , the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voice,important news could be sent quickly over distance.
In Africa , people leamed to send messages by beating on a series of large drums( 鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.
In the eighteenth century ,a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way,a person held a flag in. each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.
Over a long period of time , people sent messages by all these different ways. However,not un-til the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.
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1、[阅读理解]【阅读理解】39. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?
A. They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
B. They would quarrel about the price of the goods.
C. The customer would get the goods at a lower price.
D. The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
2、[阅读理解]【阅读理解】54. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people gamble" because________.
A. they can make them rich
B. they need more people to work for them
C. some people win and some lose
D. they need their money to do business
3、[阅读理解]【短文改错】65.
4、[阅读理解]【阅读理解】55. The word“complex"in the last sentence probably means________.
A. complete
B. worthy
C. modem
D. difficult
5、[阅读理解]【阅读理解】42. The African way of communication sent messages________.
A. by a musical instrument
B. over a very short distance
C. at a rather slow speed
D. in a special way
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