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Many children like stamp-collecting. Stamp-collecting didn't start until 1854. As time passes, there are more and more stamp-collectors (集邮者). Not only children but also men and women collect stamps. In 1921, America began selling stamps to the collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story.
根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择正确的一项。
(1) Stamp-collecting started__________.
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]A
. earlier than 1854B
.later than 1921C
.in 1854D
.hundreds of years ago(2) Stamp-collectors are __________.
[
]A
.man and womenB
.boys and girlsC
.neither young nor oldD
.both A and B(3) Lessons on stamp-collecting are given in _________.
[
]A
. a few countriesB
.few countriesC
.our countryD
.America only(4) Every picture on a stamp__________.
[
]A
.is the head of a stamp-collectingB
.tells us something interestingC
.has nothing to do with AmericaD
.tells us a story about some schools(5) Which of the following is wrong?
[
]A
.Many people enjoy collecting stamps.B
.A lot of people are interested in stamp-collecting.C
.Stamp-collecting is the most important job in many countries.D
.Stamp-collecting is liked by many people in the world.
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Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.
A.interesting |
B.terrible |
C.happy |
D.unhappy |
2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.
A.about twenty hours |
B.nearly two days |
C.one week |
D.more than sixty hours |
3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.
A.was cold, weak, hungry and tired |
B.wouldn't work there any more |
C.said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them." |
D.went home at once |
4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.
A.it was broken |
B.it was the weekend |
C.it was in an office |
D.it was a holiday |
5. In the lift, there was_________.
A.water |
B.beer |
C.telephone |
D.nothing |