题目内容
6.Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.Do you think it impossible?Well,it is true.And this is how it happened.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony(殖民地)of Mauritius,a small island in the Indian Ocean.In l847all order for stamps was sent to London Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps.
Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England,a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island.The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius.Stamps were badly needed to post the letters.Therefore,an islander,who was a good printer,was told to copy the pattern of the stamps.He carelessly put the words"Post Office"instead of"Post Paid",two words seen on stamps at that time,on the several hundred that he printed.
Today,there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left-fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues,Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age,collectors have paid as much as﹩16,800for one of them.
55.Mauritius is the name ofD
A. a Pacific island B.a province of India
C.a stamp D.a former colony of Great Britain
56.When was the mistake in printing made?C
A.Not long ago.
B.In the eighteenth century.
C.In the nineteenth century.
D.After some stamps arrived from London.
57.In l847most countries of the world wereA
A.not yet using stamps
B.printing stamps in Mauritius
C.printing their own stamps
D.collecting valuable stamps
58.Mauritius printed some stamps too becauseC
A.London stamps were not well printed
B.London would not print them
C.Invitations to fl big dance had to be posted quickly
D.Mauritius had a very good printer
59.The mistake on the island printed stamps was in theD
A.price B.colour
C.spelling of words D.use of words
60.Which of the following would be a proper title for the passage?B
A.The Birth of the Stamp.
B.How Can a Small Stamp Be Worth﹩16,800?
C.Mauritius-a Former British Colony.
D.Good News for Stamp Collectors.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了本来不值钱的邮票由于印刷错误却使其价值倍增.
解答 55.D.细节理解题.根据第三段The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony(殖民地)of Mauritius,a small island in the Indian Ocean可知毛里求斯是英国的前殖民地;故选D.
56.C.细节理解题.根据第三段In l847all order for stamps was sent to London Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps可知印刷错误是公元十九世纪产生的;故选C.
57.A.推理判断题.根据第三段In l847all order for stamps was sent to London Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps可知很多国家都在收集邮票;故选A.
58.C.细节理解题.根据第四段Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England,a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island可知毛里求斯印刷邮票因为邀请到大舞蹈必须迅速张贴;故选C.
59.D.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段He carelessly put the words"Post Office"instead of"Post Paid",two words seen on stamps at that time,on the several hundred that he printed可知岛上印刷邮票的错误是把单词写错了;故选D.
60.B.推理判断题.文章主要讲了本来不值钱的邮票由于印刷错误却使其价值倍增,因此最佳标题为如何能一枚小小的邮票值得﹩16800;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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17.A.before | B.when | C.after | D.while |
18.A.climbed | B.swam | C.jumped | D.reached |
19.A.smell | B.catch | C.feel | D.see |
20.A.yelled | B.warned | C.urged | D.insisted |
21,A.boring | B.unbelievable | C.frightening | D.uncomfortable |
22.A.attack | B.meet | C.scold | D.thank |
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27.A.for | B.even though | C.if | D.as though |
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29.A.think | B.remember | C.recall | D.understand |
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