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 frontB.on the back C.on the left D.on the right
【小题9】
A.surprised atB.interested in C.expected by D.worried about
【小题10】
A.first B.second C.third D.fourth

Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his (1)_______ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) __________. But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard  (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

1.                A.hand           B.head           C.eyes D.feet

 

2.                A.hard           B.fast            C.harder   D.faster

 

3.                A.asleep         B.alone          C.afraid    D.awake

 

4.                A.well           B.hungry         C.thirsty    D.tired

 

5.                A.looked for him   B.looked at him    C.looked after him    D.looked him over

 

6.                A.after           B.because        C.before   D.if

 

7.                A.stood up        B.woke up        C.sat down  D.lay down

 

8.                A.lunch          B.dinner          C.supper   D.breakfast

 

9.                A.always         B.usually         C.never    D.often

 

10.               A.laughed        B.shouted        C.smiled D.asked

 

 

It was so dark outside the car window that it was hard to see anything.

“ Can I have a carrot, Mom?” Bruce asked.

“I don’t have any carrots,” his mom said. “How about an apple?”

“No,” said Bruce. “It has to be a carrot.”

“Why do you want a carrot?” asked his mom

“You always say carrots help your eyes.” said Bruce. “If I eat one now, it might help me see in the dark.”

Would eating a carrot really help Bruce? What is special about carrots? What makes a carrot special is its color. Carrots are orange because they contain(包含) bta-carotene( 胡萝卜素). Beta-carotene is a way of saying vitamin A. Your eyes need vitamin A. It helps them work.

When light hits your eye, very small parts inside turn the light into messages. The messages go to your brain(大脑), and then you know what you’re looking at. Your eye can only turn light into messages when it has a special chemical(化学物质). Your eyes use vitamin A to make the special chemical. Every time your eye changes light into messages, a little bit of the chemical is used up. By the end of the day, you’ve looked at hundreds of things. That uses up a lot of the chemical. Your eyes need to make more.

What should you eat if you don’t like carrots? Don’t worry. Other fruits and vegetables have vitamin A, too. The secret is in their color. Most orange or red fruits and vegetables contain beta-carotene, or vitamin A, Sweet vegetable, red peppers(胡椒), Mangoes(芒果) are a few foods that have the same orange secret.

1. Bruce wanted a carrot because he thought _______.

A. he liked it

B. it could help him see in the dark

C.  it was sweet and delicious

2.How does vitamin A help your eyes work?

A. The special chemical can stop your eyes from using up vitamin A.

B. The special chemical is used to make Vitamin A which turns the light into messages

C. Vitamin A is used to make the special chemical which turns light into messages.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Carrots are orange because they store beta-carotene.

B. Any food which is orange or red must have some Vitamin A.

C. Most fruits that are orange or red store some beta-carotene or Vitamin A.

4. Sweet vegetable, red peppers, and mangoes don’t have the same orange secret, do they?

A. No, they don’t.      B. Yes, they do.     C. I’m not sure.

5. The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A. we can’t see in the dark unless we eat many carrots every day

B. we can’t see unless we eat a lot of orange or red food every day

C. we should eat some food containing vitamin A so that we can see well

 

Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his(1)___ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) _____ . But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

1.

A.hand

B.head

C.eyes

D.feet

 

2.

A.hard

B.fast

C.harder

D.faster

 

3.

A.asleep

B.alone

C.afraid

D.awake

 

4.

A.well

B.hungry

C.thirsty

D.tired

 

5.

A.looked for him

B.looked at him

C.looked after him

D.looked him over

 

6.

A.after

B.because

C.before

D.if

 

7.

A.stood up

B.woke up

C.sat down

D.lay down

 

8.

A.lunch

B.dinner

C.supper

D.breakfast

 

9.

A.always

B.usually

C.never

D.often

 

10.

A.laughed

B.shouted

C.smiled

D.asked

 

One day,Tom walked past the shop on the street corner.He stopped to look at the front row of shoes,and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there.Looking down at his old shoes,he felt sorry for himself.He really wanted to have them for his birthday.

He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it.He knew very well that she had little money.He didn't want to go home at once,as he looked sad and his mother would notice it.So he went to the park and sat on the grass.There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands.Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet.He looked at his own feet.“It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought.There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad.He went away and smiled,thinking he was happier.

1.Tom passed the shop ________

A.on foot                B.by bike                C.by bus

2.Tom stopped in front of the shop because he Wanted to ________

A.look at the shoes he liked                             B.buy a present for his friend

C.get something for his friend’s birthday party

3.That pair of shoes Tom liked was ________

A.too cheap             B.too 1arge for him  C.not sold yet

4.Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________

A.many nice shoes were sold there                  B.he wanted to see his disabled friend

C.he didn’t want to make his mother worried

5.We can learn from the story that Tom ________

A.loved his mother very much                         B.didn’t want to stay at home

C.had no feet

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