The scientists from the Lockheed Space Company (公司) work in Felton, California, with the help of a computer. But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What the scientists input is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as possible. Lockheed people have tried several ways of sending the prints (印刷品), but the most effective seems to be by pigeon (鴿子). Are pigeons really used to carry messages in these days? They are, and they send the prints faster and cheaper than any other way.
Human (人類的) messengers (persons carrying messages) are much more expensive and slower than the pigeons. The road to Felton goes through the mountains, and the driving is not easy. An electronic printout system(電子印刷系統(tǒng)) could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.
Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous. You can often read the news about the pigeons in the newspapers around the world.
小題1:The story is mainly about      .
A.Felton, CaliforniaB.the scientists
C.how to work with computersD.sending prints by pigeon
小題2:This story is unusual because pigeons       .
A.don’t like carrying things
B.a(chǎn)re often cheap to keep
C.seem out of place in the space age
D.a(chǎn)ren’t friendly to the scientists
小題3:Something that’s effective(有效的)       .
A.usually costs more
B.is something that works
C.is often unhappy
D.is often don by animals
小題4:Which happened first?
A.Pigeons were used as messengers.
B.Human messengers were used.
C.What the scientists input was sent to the computer.
D.Scientists got their designs.
小題5:Lockheed likes the pigeons because they       .
A.do the work at low cost
B.get their pictures on television
C.understand the computer
D.make the scientists pleased

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

小題1:理解歸納題,根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句理解歸納可知。
小題2:理解歸納題,根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句理解理解可知。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“Now Lockheed people have ten pigeon messengers. The pigeons do the work, and they have made Lockheed more famous.”理解可知。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“But the computer is placed in Sunnyside, about 80 kilometers away. What the scientists input is sent by telephone lines to the computer, and after a time, copies of the designs are needed back in Felton as possible.”理解可知。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中語(yǔ)句“An electronic printout system could do the work in Felton, but at a cost of 10 dollars a print. Pigeons carry the designs for about 1 dollar each.”理解可知。
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