北京中考英语阅读理解训练：Pphone

 　Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth . But when you use the phone , you don?t see the person you are talking with . That may change in the near future .
　　Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone . With it , two people who are talking can see each other .
　　Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you?re calling . They may have other uses in the future . One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book.
　　Then you?ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone . Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone . If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy , you?ll go to your phone and call the shop . People at the shop will show you the thing you?re interested in right over the phone . You?ll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room !
　　45. Today people can use the phone to talk with others _______.
　　A. in all the towns
　　B. in some places in the world
　　C. only in big cities
　　D. almost anywhere on the earth
　　46. The word "it "in the text means ________.
　　A. the picture phone
　　B. any phone
　　C. the use
　　D. the change
　　47. We can _________ through the picture phone according to (根据)the text .
　　A. write a book
　　B. do shopping
　　C. play games
　　D. have classes
　　答案：45. D46. A 47. B