问题补充：
Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle(口哨)language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley cannot easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of the telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera island you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
【小题1】If a person on Comera island is ill, . A．others will phone the doctor in townB．the whistle language will pass the news to the doctorC．his family will take him to the doctorD．people will take him to the hospital【小题2】 From the passage we know radio and TVat that time. A．killed the special ways of speakingB．whistled all the news and opinionsC．helped Comera people to communicateD．did not appear on Comera island yet【小题3】 Comera island is special in that. A．it attracts visitors every yearB．no visitors have ever been thereC．people there have special ears to hear whistlesD．people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle. B．The whistle language can only be found on Comera island. C．The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer. D．The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.B
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：
【文章大意】本文介绍了Comera地区一种人们进行交流的独特方式——口哨语言。
【小题1】选B。细节理解题。从文章的第二段可知, 在此岛上, 口哨语是用于传递信息的。故口哨语可将病人的信息传递给远处的医生。
【小题2】选D。推理判断题。从文章的最后一句可知此岛上并无电视、收音机等先进的东西。
【小题3】选D。推理判断题。纵观全文, 可知此岛的特殊之处在于它特有的口哨语。
【小题4】选C。推理判断题。本文主要讲述了口哨语的独特性和重要性; 并预言在电视出现后, 人们将仍用口哨传递电视上的新闻。故用排除法可将答案选出。
