In some remote Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking．In fact, whistling is talking because the villagers speak and sing by whistling．Kuskoy parents begin to teach their boys and girls the language of whistling about the time the children learn to talk．It is considered so important that the village school includes it as one of the subjects taught along with the Turkish language.

This art of communication has taken centuries to develop．The village of Kuskoy spreads out across two hillsides that are separated by a deep valley．The villagers had to find an easy way to communicate where their voices couldn’t carry．They developed a high-pitched (高音的) whistle language that could be transmitted as far as five miles through air．As a result, Kuskoy, which means “bird village” in Turkish, has come to be known as a whistler’s paradise (樂園).

Whistling is so much part of everyday life in Kuskoy that men and women speak, argue, and court (求愛) in whistles．The story was recently told of a young couple who ran away secretly．The news was sent over the “mountain telephone” by whistling．The lover’s adventure was quickly known to all the villagers.

It is little wonder, then, that the children of Kuskoy study whistling in school．Wouldn’t it be fun to start the school day with a song—whistled of course!

The children of Kuskoy learn to whistle because __          _．

              A．it is fun                       B．it is an important way to communicate

              C．it helps them learn to sing       D．it is like the Turkish language

In Kuskoy, whistling as a way of talking started __             _．

   A．recently           B．hundreds of years ago

       C．fifty years ago              D．ten years ago

Which one of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A．The high-pitched whistle can be heard at a distance of 5 km.

   B．The parents were too ready to allow the young couple to marry each other.

   C．The villagers found an easy way to communicate where they could be heard.

   D．The villagers of Kuskoy are often informed of news by whistling.

Which of the following do you think is the best title for this story?

   A．To Learn Whistle Is Very Important  B．Whistling Is Fun

   C．Whistling—The Mountain Telephone       D．The Strange Turkish Language

【小題1】B

【小題2】B

【小題3】D

【小題4】C


解析:

【小題1】根據(jù)In some remote Turkish village of Kuskoy, whistling is as important as talking.選答案。

【小題2】根據(jù)This art of communication has taken centuries to develop.選答案。

【小題3】本題備選項A.B.C都具有干擾作用。選A項是沒有弄清英里與公里的換算1英里=1.609公里；選B項是對too ready to（非常愿意）的誤解，文中也沒有談到父母對子女的婚姻態(tài)度；選C項是因為對原文中的where their voices couldn’t carry沒有真正理解。

【小題4】 文中多處提及。

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