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完形填空。 　　Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces－you can find them all in one place．　　1　　? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 　　2　　 sealed(密封的)letters． 　　The 　　3　　 for the first decorated(装饰的)postcard came to John P．Charlton in 1861．He thought a simple card 　　4　　 a border would be a great way to send a note．Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 　　5　　．By law, people had to write their note on the front－on the picture! The back was 　　6　　 for the address．Several years later, England allowed a divided-back(背面隔开的)postcard．Then people could write their 　　7　　 on the back left side．And they put the address 　　8　　．During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 　　9　　 picture postcards．In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards． 　　Today, postcards are the 　　10　　 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． (1) [　　] A． How B． When C． Why D． Where (2) [　　] A． liked B． hated C． found D． lost (3) [　　] A． advice B． picture C． idea D． card (4) [　　] A． above B． with C． under D． for (5) [　　] A． happened B． changed C． ended D． appeared (6) [　　] A． even B． only C． still D． ever (7) [　　] A． note B． word C． address D． letter (8) [　　] A． on the front B． on the back C． on the left D． on the right (9) [　　] A． surprised at B． interested in C． expected by D． worried about (10) [　　] A． first B． second C． third D． fourth

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．D;6．B;7．A;8．D;9．B;10．C;
解析：

(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。
(2)	由前后文内容可知：以前人们喜欢用密封的信件。
(3)	由文意可知：首次想出装饰卡片主意的是John。
(4)	a simple card with a border带有饰边的简单卡片。
(5)	由文意可知：带有图画的卡片是19世纪后期出现的。
(6)	由前后文内容可知：那时卡片的背面仅仅是用来写地址。
(7)	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。
(8)	由上文内容可知：左侧写留言，那么右侧可以写地址。
(9)	由后文“In 1908, Americans…postcard”可推知：人们对图画卡片很感兴趣了。
(10)	由文中的“stamps and coins”可知：是第三个最受欢迎的收藏品。