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In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach (邮车) was standing on the street.  Around the coach many people were talking to one another about it.  Mail coach did not come to that village so often in those days.  People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter.  The person who sent the letter did not have to pay.  The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (邮资).  “Here?s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said the mailman.  Everyone turned to a girl of about eighteen who was standing by the coach.  “I?m Alice Brown,” she said in a low voice.  The mailman gave her the letter.  Alice looked at the envelope 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.  They were silent for a while.  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 the young man I’m going to marry.  His name is Tom.  He went to London to look for work.  He has to get enough money for our marriage (结婚).  I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now 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 work.  That’s very good news. ” The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself.  He thought and thought for many years.  At last he had a good plan.  “The postage has to be much lower,” he said.  “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. ” “A good idea!” people said when they heard of his plan.  The Government decided to adopt (采纳) the plan.  The first postage stamp was put out in 1840.  It was called the “Penny Black”.  It had a picture of the Queen on it.  
【小题1】The first postage stamp was made ________.  

A.in EnglandB.in AmericaC.by AliceD.in 1910
【小题2】The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ______.
A.she did not know whose letter it was
B.the letter had already told her what she wanted to know
C.she could not pay the postage
D.the gentleman promised to pay the postage for her
【小题3】When the girl returned the letter to the mailman _____.  
A.the people around her felt sorry for her
B.the people thought that the girl was too poor
C.none of them wanted to pay the postage for her
D.the people was angry with the girl
【小题4】Alice knew how Tom was getting from the signs on the envelope because ______.  
A.Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving for London
B.Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs
C.Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself
D.Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to
【小题5】The idea of using stamps was found by ______.  
A.the governmentB.Sir Rowland HillC.Alice BrownD.Tom


【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】A
【小题5】B

解析试题分析:这篇短文主要讲述了邮票产生的历史。罗兰希尔在一次帮助一位姑娘付邮费时,发现人们可以通过在信封上做某些标记,来逃避交邮费,因此他产生了使用邮票这个想法。最后,经英国政府同意,世界上的第一张邮票产生了。
【小题1】主旨大意题。阅读短文可知,世界上的第一张邮票产生于英国。故选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文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.  描述,可知这个女孩的未婚夫已经通过特殊的标记向她传达了所需要的信息。故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据文中The people standing around were very sorry for the girl.  描述,可知人们为她不能看到这封信感到遗憾。故选A。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据文中Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work.  That’s very good news. 描述,推理可知汤姆在动身前,已经和这个女孩就标记内容作了某些约定。故选A。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据文中The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself. 描述,可知使用邮票这个主意是罗兰希尔这个人想出来的。故选B。
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SHANGHAI---- Almost one in four students aged between 12 and 14 have tried smoking, according to the results of a survey from the CATC(中国抗癌协会).
“ Quite a number of boy students in my class smoke outside the school yard during lunch break,” said Li Xiaolan, an English teacher from a high school in Shanghai.
The survey also found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from their classmates.
“ It was quite common to smoke with my classmates at school,”said Zhou Guangrong,a 22- year–old university student from Guiyang, Guizhou province,who started smoking at the age of 12.
Most of the student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.” My middle and high schools were surrounded by cigarette shops when I was a student,” said Liu Minghui who used to smoke two cigarettes per day in primary school and two packs per week in middle and high school.
“ We’re keen to show that more teenagers are starting smoking much younger than before,and that we need to minimize(降低) the number of young smokers,” said Duan Jiali, an officer in CATC. He added that teachers and parents should set a good example for teenagers by not smoking in front of them at school or at home, which is the best way of stopping teenagers from smoking.
【小题1】According to the survey,in a middle school if a class has 40 students, about _____ smoke.

A.5 B.10 C.15 D.20 
【小题2】Many boy students smoke ________during lunch break.
A.at home B.in class C.in the office D.outside the school yard 
【小题3】The survey found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from ________.
A.their parents B.their teachers C.their brothers D.their classmates 
【小题4】From the passage we know ________smokes two packs per week in middle and high school.
A.LI Xiaolan B.Zhou Guangrong C.Liu Minghui D.Duan Jiali 
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.More teenagers are starting smoking much older than before. 
B.Most of student smokers buy cigarettes themselves. 
C.Some students smoke in toilets or in corners of the playground after lunch. 
D.Teachers and parents shouldn’t smoke. 



In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
【小题1】 A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A.has learnt to drive in a driving school
B.has a full driving license
C.has a full license and a teacher’s license
D.is given a special two-year driving license
【小题2】In the driving test, one _______________________.
A.mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road
B.is usually asked to drive on roads for some time
C.has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills
D.must drive around for more than an hour
【小题3】When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?
A.a few years laterB.right after the first test
C.a few weeks laterD.never
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.
B.One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.
C.There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.
D.A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.
【小题5】The best title for the passage is _____________.
A.Driving Licenses in Britain  B.Tests for Britain People
C.Driving Cars        D.Young Men’s Driving Licenses

Have you ever beard of Iceland? Iceland is a country, one-tenth of which is covered with ice. However, it is said that Iceland is the land of heat. Smoking volcanoes (火山), white steam (蒸汽) and hot springs are more amazing than the other sights including ice there.
It has taken millions of years for volcanoes and lava flows (熔岩流) to build Iceland. When hiking through one of Iceland’s many ancient lava fields, you may notice something strange. White steam is rising from each vent in front of you. Iceland is covered with vents which steam can pass out of. The steam comes from naturally heated rocks and hot water below the Earth’s surface (表面).
Like steam vents, hot springs can be seen here and there in the ancient lava fields. Blue Lake is the most famous hot spring in Iceland. It isn’t far from the capital city of the country. The water and white earth in it can make your skin as soft as a newborn baby’s skin. Enjoy that water, because it has traveled a long way. It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses.
Iceland is one of the few places on the Earth where active volcanoes lie below ice. Heat from the volcanoes creates a strange and wild beauty. Therefore, some people believe that it’s better to call the country “Heatland” instead of Iceland. If you have a chance to travel there, take it.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】From the passage,          are the most amazing sights in Iceland.
A. smoking volcanoes and ice
B. smoking volcanoes, white steam and hot springs
C. heated rocks, hot springs and new lava fields
【小题2】The underlined word “vent” in the passage means “      ” in Chinese.
A. 进入口              B. 回流口          C. 排放口
【小题3】Picture         shows how Blue Lake is formed.

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Iceland was built millions of years ago.
B. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs and creating electricity.
C. Iceland is the only country where active volcanoes lie below ice.
【小题5】The best title for this passage should be       .
A. THE HISTORY OF ICELAND
B. THE HOT SPRING OF BLUE LAKE
C. THE HEAT IN ICELAND

Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一),and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)? But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
根据短文内容,选择正确的选项。
【小题1】There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配)them.

A.fifteenB.sixteenC.seventeenD.eighteen
【小题2】What was the three boys' problem?
A.They couldn’t eat the apples.B.They couldn’t go home.
C.They couldn’t divide the apples.D.They wanted to borrow some apples,
【小题3】What did the little boy do to help them?
A. He put his apple into theirs when he divided the apples.
B. He kept an apple to divide the apples.
C. He got one apple from another man.
D. He ate an apple before he divided them.
【小题4】Which one is right?
A. The three boys asked the little boy to divide their apples.
B. The little boy told them how to divide their apples.
C. The little boy wanted to help them.
D. The little boy wanted to take away their apples.
【小题5】The underlined sentence “How clever the boy is!” means   in Chinese.
A.这个男孩是多么地感激啊!B.他怎么样才能聪明啊!
C.这是一个什么样的男孩啊!D.多么聪明的男孩啊!

Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.
On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fool’s Day, May Day, Friendship Day (Aug.1) and Grandparents Day (Sep. 1).
The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentine’s Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.
People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mother in May and celebrate Father’s Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.
There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns and put on all kinds of masks.
Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.
【小题1】How many holidays do you know on the first day of a month in America?

A.Four. B.Five.
C.Seven. D.Ten.
【小题2】What is the most important holiday for the young people?
A.Thanksgiving Day. B.Christmas Day.
C.Valentine’s Day. D.New Year’s Day.
【小题3】 From the reading we know that Father’s Day comes ___________.
A.in May B.in April.
C.in June D.in July
【小题4】 Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for ___________.
A.children B.mothers
C.girls D.students
【小题5】 Many people return home in November because they want to ___________.
A.enjoy a long holiday B.stay with their family members
C.eat big meals with friends D.spend Thanksgiving Day

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