Question

In the past, when people had problems, they usually went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines. A hot line is a telephone line. It offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers. Most hot lines are completely anonymous. That is to say, callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are free. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-time-job people with years of education and experience, but sometimes the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.

1.How did people get advice when they had problems in the past?

A. They listened to the radio

B. They went to their families or friends

C. They watched TV programmes

D. They made telephone calls

2.What is a telephone hot line?

A. A hot telephone

B. A phone call to the listeners

C. A training class on the phone

D. A telephone line for people to get advice

3. What does the underlined word anonymous mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 開放的 B. 虔誠的

C. 匿名的 D. 免費的

4.According to the passage, how does a caller get in touch with the adviser working on the hot line?

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要是說明什么是熱線電話以及與熱線電話有關的信息。

1.In the past, when people had problems, they usually went to their families or friends to get advice.可知以前人們都是向朋友和家人征詢建議。故B正確。

2.A hot line is a telephone line. It offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers.可知熱線電話就是向別人提供某些建議的電話。故D正確。

3.Most hot lines are completely anonymous. That is to say, callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers中的解釋That is to say, callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers可知打電話的人不需要說出名字和電話號碼，也就是說是匿名的。故C正確。

4.D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段A hot line is a telephone line.可知要通過熱線電話征求建議，是要打電話的。所以選項里只有D項通過電話在聯(lián)系。故D正確。

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