Question

Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But  31  you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That  32  change in the future.

Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people  33  are talking can see each other with it.

Picture phones can be useful when you have  34  to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a   35   and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to   36   the book over your picture phone. Also you may be able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something   37   the newspaper that you want to buy, you can 38   the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re   29   in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.

The picture phone is really a   40   phone. More and more people will use it.

1. A. if                         B. when                C. before  

2.A. can’t                      B. must                 C. may 

3. A. whom                     B. who                  C. which  

4. A. something                  B. nothing               C. everything

5.A. shop                       B. school                C. library 

6.A. read                       B. see                   C. watch  

7.A. in                         B. about                 C. on  

8. A. visit                       B. go                    C. call

9. A. interested                   B. bored                 C. interesting 

10. A. useless                      B. helpless               C. helpful

Answer

1.B          

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.A

【解析】 【主旨大意】本文介绍了可视电话不仅能在打电话时，互相看到对方，而且还能通过它阅读书籍，购物等。在将来它的用处一定非常广泛。

1.当你打电话时，你不能看到与你交谈的人。

2. 这里是对未来的一种推测，因此用may。

3. 这是一个定语从句，先行词为people指人，在定语从句中作主语，故用who。

4. 当你有东西要给你在通话的那个人看时，可视电话是非常有用的。

5. 由下文book可推测是打电话给“图书馆”。

6.根据常识可知，在可视电话上读书。

7.在报纸上用介词in。

8.电话购物当然是“打电话”。

9.be interested in为固定搭配，意为“对……感兴趣”。

10. 由全文可知，可视电话是非常有用的。