阅读理解 阅读下面短文.从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案. In early days, those who had overseas business whi

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

In early days, those who had overseas business which they believed should be discussed personally, took a ship and set out across the briny deep. Once abroad, they transacted their affairs, engaging in commercial and social matters or conducting governmental business. Today ships and passengers continue to sail the seven seas, and airplanes soar overhead. But above them all, words speed through the sky－telephone conversations separated by thousands of miles.

1．The text is mainly about ________.

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A．early travel abroad

B．the telephone today

C．overseas talk yesterday and today

D．the importance of person－to－person conversations

2．According to the passage the underlined phrase “the briny deep” means ________.

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3．The best central thought is that ________.

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A．overseas telephone service today is ruling out all need for overseas travel

B．nothing can take the place of person－to－person conversations in setting business, social, and governmental problems

C．many conversations, which once required overseas travel, can now be conducted by telephone

D．even with modern overseas telephone service, people continue to travel abroad by ship or by plane

试题答案

答案：C;B;C