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Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. 46 ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 47 sealed (密封的) letters.
The 48 for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 49 a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 50 . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 52 on the back left side. And they put the address 53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 54 picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.
Today, postcards are the 55 most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year"s Day.

小题1:

A．How

B．When

C．Why

D．Where

小题2:

A．liked

B．hated

C．found

D．lost

小题3:

A．advice

B．picture

C．idea

D．card

小题4:

A．above

B．with

C．under

D．for

小题5:

A．happened

B．changed

C．ended

D．appeared

小题6:

A．even

B．only

C．still

D．ever

小题7:

A．note

B．word

C．address

D．letter

小题8:

A．on the front

B．on the back

C．on the left

D．on the right

小题9:

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．expected by

D．

worried about

小题10:

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

答案

小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C

解析

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了明信片的发展史。
小题1:由后文“on a postcard”可知：是询问在哪里能够找到这些山脉、森林等。
小题1:由前后文内容可知：以前人们喜欢用密封的信件。
小题1:由文意可知：首次想出装饰卡片主意的是John。
小题1:a simple card with a border 带有饰边的简单卡片。
小题1:由文意可知：带有图画的卡片是19世纪后期出现的。
小题1:由前后文内容可知：那时卡片的背面仅仅是用来写地址。
小题1:随着卡片的发展，到后来人们可在卡片的左侧写留言了，故选A。
小题1:由上文内容可知：左侧写留言，那么右侧可以写地址。
小题1:由后文“In 1908, Americans...postcard”可推知：人们对图画卡片很感兴趣了。
小题1:由文中的“stamps and coins”可知：是第三个最受欢迎的收藏品。

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My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.
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小题1:The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .

A．they were not well protected	B．they could find nothing to eat
C．they died of a serious disease	D．they had the habit of living together

小题2: After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .

A．people used them to carry things

B．the Duke of Beford sold them all

C．they didn’t like the weather there

D．their number became larger and larger

小题3:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The number of the Mulu deer.	B．The life of the Milu deer.
C．The return of the Milu deer.	D．The importance of the Milu deer.

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A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.
Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.
"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away."
Some the world’s most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.
The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.
According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.
Prof Wotton’s paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.
小题1:What did the leading biologist find?

A．The angels and fairies are very powerful.

B．It’s impossible for angels and fairies to fly.

C．The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.

D．The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.

小题2:What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?

A．油画

B．建筑

C．鸟巢

D．天堂

小题3:According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?

A．68.

B．36,000

C．24,480

D．3,600

小题4: Which of the following is True?

A．Angels can’t fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.

B．Most Americans don’t believe in angels.

C．Angels can take off and can use powered flight.

D．Angels are not the same to the humans.

小题5:Why do many people believe angels can fly？

A．Angels are real human beings.

B．Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.

C．Angels are very similar to the humans.

D．Angels are powerful.

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We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”
　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”
　　“And what did you do with the water?”
　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.
　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.
(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.
　　　 A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day
　　　 C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves
(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.
　　　 A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south
　　　 C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England
(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.
　　　 A. the sailor told her to
　　　 B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
　　　 C. she liked to show off (炫耀)
　　　 D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends
(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.
　　　 A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea
　　　 B. nobody knew what to do with the tea
　　　 C. the woman offered her friends some dried (***) tea
　　　 D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water
(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.
　　　 A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said
　　　 C. poured away the water                D. didn’t throw away the tea-leaves

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American school life is different from (和……不同) Chinese. American students usually get to school at around 8:30 in the morning. They put their school bags in their lockers (柜子) and only take one book, one notebook and one pen to each class. In class, American students can sit in their seats (座位) when (当……时候) they answer their teachers questions
At around 12:00 students have lunch. American students don’t go home for lunch. They have it at school. Most students like pizza(比萨), hot dogs or hamburgers. At 1:00 in the afternoon, they start to have classes. Their classes are usually over(结束) at three o’clock. Then they join in the activities （活动）of clubs or sports.

Time	Activities
At 8:30 am	小题1:__________
At 12:00	小题2:__________
小题3:_______	Have classes
After 3:00 pm	Join the clubs or play sports

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Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the   46   day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2010, it is   47  March 7.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was   48  the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are   49   after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)”   50  called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often   51  rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is   52  the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that   53  the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought   54  luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people   55  their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.

小题1:

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

小题2:

A．in

B．at

C．during

D．on

小题3:

A．led

B．lead

C．to lead

D．be led

小题4:

A．named

B．naming

C．calling

D．to call

小题5:

A．noodle and dumpling	B．noodles and dumpling
C．noodles and dumplings	D．noodle and dumplings

小题6:

A．bring

B．take

C．carry

D．lend

小题7:

A．because

B．why

C．when

D．that

小题8:

A．under

B．in

C．with

D．by

小题9:

A．good

B．bad

C．better

D．worst

小题10:

A．was getting

B．to get

C．got

D．getting

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