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About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter did not have to pay. The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (邮资) which cost a lot.
　　In a small village in England, “Here’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said a mailman. “I’m Alice Brown,” a girl of about eighteen said in a low voice. The mailman gave her the letter.
　　Alice looked at the envelope(信封) for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman.
　　“I’m sorry I can’t take it,” she said. “I don’t have enough money to pay the postage.”
　　The people standing around were very sorry for the girl. Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter.
　　When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir. This letter is from my brother who went to London to look for jobs. I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now I don’t need it. I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside.”
　　“Really?” the gentleman said in surprise. “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope. Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found a job. That’s very good news.”
　　The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill. He did not forget Alice and her letter.
　　He thought and thought for many years. “The postage has to be much lower,” he said at last. “What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage. He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope.”
　　The government decided to adopt (采纳) the plan. The first stamp was put out in 1840. It was called the “Penny Black”. It had a picture of the Queen on it.
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
小题1: About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay for the postage_________ the person who _________ the letter had to.
小题2:The gentleman felt very __________ when the girl said there wasn’t _________ inside the envelope.
小题3: Alice’s brother was such a _________ young man that he just put some ________ on the envelope to tell her sister he was well.
小题4:In 1840, the first stamp _________ the “Penny Black” was put out ________ a picture of the Queen on it.
小题5:After that, people needed to ________ a penny buying a _______ to send a letter.

答案

小题1:while; got/received
小题2:surprised; anything
小题3:clever/smart; signs
小题4:called; with
小题5:spend; stamp

解析

试题分析：这是一篇关于付资邮票起源的历史小故事。故事发生在一百多年前的英国。当时的情况是，写信人不用付邮资，收信人在收到信件时才付邮资，且邮资十分昂贵。一位小姐收到男友的来信，看了看信封又交给了邮差。她说自己付不起钱。这时一位名叫Sir Rowland Hill的绅士替她付了钱。接下来，这位小姐便给大家讲了自己不拆开信的缘由和一个很感动人的故事。Sir Rowland Hill.从这件事上很受启发。他决定改变这种状况。后来政府采纳了Sir Rowland Hill.的建议，于是世界上第一枚付资邮票从些便产生了。
小题1:根据文中第一段About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter did not have to pay. The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (邮资) which cost a lot.（在大约150年前，邮信的人不必付钱，收信的不得不付高昂的邮资）可知此题需填while; got/received。
小题2:根据文中提示当姑娘说信内什么也没有时，这个绅士感到很惊讶，给此题填surprised; anything。
小题3:根据文中提示姑娘的哥哥非常聪明，他只是在信封上画一些标记来告诉他妹妹他很好，所以此题填clever/smart; signs。
小题4:根据文中原句The first stamp was put out in 1840. It was called the “Penny Black”. It had a picture of the Queen on it.（第一张邮票在1840年产生，它叫Penny Black，上面有女王的画像）可知此题需填called; with。
小题5:根据文中提示“What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage. He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope.”（一便士一封信怎么样？邮信的人付邮资，他不得不买一张邮票放在信封上）可知此题应填spend; stamp。

举一反三

短文写作。请分别根据以下要求作文。（12分）
“漳州市英语名师工作室”的老师们利用网络组织了一场 “实现我们的中国梦”（To Realize Our China Dream）为主题的专题演讲活动。请你根据你的具体情况填写下列调查问卷，并结合调查问卷的任选四点内容写一篇演讲稿。（10分）
Questionnaire
Yes      No
Do you know much about Chinese culture?                (     ) (     )
Do you have any hobbies?                              (     ) (     )
Have you ever lied to others?                            (     ) (     )
Do you know something about traffic rules?                (     ) (     )
You have some good habits, don’t you?                    (     ) (     )
Did you read any books on how to protect the earth?         (     ) (     )
What will you do if someone is in trouble?
□Take care of her.      □Be kind to her.        □Be ready to help her.
要求：1. 语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。
2. 词数为80个词左右。开头结尾已给出，不列入词数范围。
3. 重点突出，可根据相关内容进行适当拓展。
My dear teachers and friends, good morning! I’m very glad to stand here and give you a short speech about my ideas to achieve our China Dream. I hope all of us can get together to make our dream come true!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening!

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There is an old saying: Like father like son. Here is a story about it．
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气) and never gave a way to others. One day his father decided to 小题1: some friends to dinner. He asked his son to buy some meat in town．When the son got what his father wanted, he turned back小题2: walked towards the town gate. Just then, a man was coming from outside. The gate wasn’t 小题3: enough to let two men in and小题4: at the same time. But 小题5: of them would give way to the other. They stood face 小题6: face inside the gate hour after hour. Waited for a long time, his father was worried, “What shall I do? My son hasn’t returned yet. I can’t wait any 小题7: .” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he小题8: his friends at home and went to town to look for his son.
“You may take the 小题9: home for my friends. Let me stand here against him 小题10: ,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened. What do you think of the father? If everyone teaches their children in this way, there will be no peace in the world．

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Today we make a survey about the popularity of computer games among middle school students. Half of male students in our class like playing computer games very much. Though our teachers and their parents tell them not to play games any more again and again, they play the computer games daily and they don’t go to school. They spend a lot of time playing computer games each time, so they often ask their parents for money or borrow money from their classmates. Some students even use mobile phones to play the games in class. They don’t listen to the teacher carefully and usually forget to do their homework. I think it’s really bad for their lessons.
Playing computer games wastes money and it is also bad for students’ health and study. So I hope those who have got the habit of playing computer games could give it up as soon as possible．
Information Card

The popular activity among middle school students	小题1: .
Situation in playing games	小题2: in our class like playing computer games very much. Some students even小题3: in class.
Writer’s points	Playing computer games 小题4: and it is not good for 小题5: .

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He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy by himself. He was often worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day, he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. ①But his child always said, “ Don’t worry, Daddy”. He went home after he finished his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. He was about to sleep when he was surprised to find an overturned（翻倒） bowl of noodles under the quilt, He hit his sleeping son angrily ,”Why are you so careless , making the quilt dirty ? Who will wash it ?”②It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife’s death.
“Sorry, but ....” the child explained with tears in his eyes, “This is your supper, Daddy.” In order to let his father eat dinner the moment he got home, the child prepared two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other for his father. He was afraid that his father’s noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt.
Hearing this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word.
小题1:根据①处完成下面的句子。
But his child always ________ him not worry.
小题2:将②处翻译成汉语。
小题3:根据短文内容填空。
The boy loved his father very much, he father’s noodles under the quilt in order ________ to make them get cold.

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Jack’s brother bought a magazine called Choice. It introduces to its readers information about all kinds of products like cameras, computers, cars, etc. This information helps them make the best choice when they buy something.
Jack borrowed his brother’s magazine when he needed a new computer. “I’ll read about all the different computers,” he said, “And I’ll choose the best one.”
ThinkPad G450M-T4300: This computer comes with lots of good software. However it does not have much memory and is rather slow. At $3,600, it’s not very good value for money.
HP CQ40-506AX: This is the most expensive computer we tasted. However it is also the most
reliable(值得信赖的). It is very fast and has lots of memory. Though it’s 600 dollars more expensive than ThinkPad G450M-T4300, it is worth the extra money if you can afford it.
The Acer A175-78: At only $2,600, this is the cheapest computer we tasted. It has plenty of memory and is quite fast. However, it “crashed” twice while we were testing it and we cannot recommend(推荐) it for reliability.
Jack choose HP CQ40-506AX. “I know it’s expensive, brother,” he said. “But it will last me a long time and do everything I want it to do.”

Types	Advantage	Disadvantage	小题1: __ ___
ThinkPad G450M-T4300:	Good software	Doesn’t have much memory and is rather slow.	$3,600
HP CQ40-506AX	小题2:________	The most expensive	小题3:
The Acer A175-78	Plenty of memory and quite fast	小题4:_______	$2,600

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