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【题目】

What will you do during a vacation? Visit famous places, shop or take photos? There is one thing you should never forget to do-send a postcard.

Postcards first appeared (出现) in October 1865 in the UK. By the 20th century (世纪), trains became a cheap and easy way to travel. More people went on holiday to the seaside. There were no cell phones, so they sent postcards to let others know they arrived safely. Those postcards usually showed seaside pictures, such as beaches or some seafood.

Today, most postcards feature (……为特色) local scenic (风景的) photos or drawings. Others may be funny, with jokes on the front.

People usually write words to express that they miss someone on their postcards. It's common to end with "thinking of you." The most common postcard words are "wish you were here."

Modern postcards also celebrate British humor (幽默). They often make fun of British weather For example, some postcards show rain pouring down (倾泻) on an empty beach. This humor keeps postcards popular in Britain.

1Postcards first appeared in the ________ century.

A.18thB.19thC.20th

2What was popular on postcards in the beginning?

A.Seaside scenic photos.B.Drawings.C.Funny jokes.

3The most common postcard words are ________.

A.they miss someoneB.thinking of youC.wish you were here

4What helps make modern postcards fun in Britain?

A.British weatherB.British foodC.British beach.

5The passage may come from ________.

A.a storybookB.a newspaperC.a notice

【答案】

1B

2A

3C

4A

5A

【解析】

文章大意:本文介绍了明信片的发展史,以及明信片上印刷的一些东西,还介绍了当今社会上面印的某些东西使明信片在英国很受欢迎的事情。

1

细节理解题。根据Postcards first appeared in October 1865 in the UK. 明信片于186510月在英国首次出现。结合常识,可知1865年是19世纪,故答案选B

2

细节理解题。根据Those postcards usually showed seaside pictures,可知,明信片最开始流行的是海边的风景照片,故答案选A

3

细节理解题。根据The most common postcard words are "wish you were here."可知明信片上最常见的字是“wish you were here”。故答案选C

4

细节理解题。根据They often make fun of British weather For example, some postcards show rain pouring down on an empty beach. This humor keeps postcards popular in Britain.可知,是英国的天气让现代明信片在英国变得有趣,故答案选A

5

文章来源题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了明信片发展的历史故事,以及当今社会上面印的某些东西使明信片在英国还收到欢迎是事情,结合选项A. a storybook一本故事书;a newspaper一份报纸;a notice一则通知。可知,A选项符合题意,故答案选A

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Zhou Youguang, known as the "father of Pinyin" was a Chinese. He was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, on 13 January 1906. At the age of ten, he and his family moved to Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. In 1918, he entered Changzhou High School.
Zhou went to St. John's University in Shanghai in 1923. Then he went to Guanghua University in 1925. Later Zhou spent time in Japan as a foreign exchange student. After World War II, he moved to London, and then New York to work as a banker.
Zhou returned to China in 1949 to help his country build a modern economy(经济学). In 1955, the government invited him to make necessary changes to the Chinese language. It took him about three years to design Pinyin, and it was a success.
Today, with the wide use of computers and mobile phones, we use Pinyin to communicate with the world. The system is a bridge between China and the rest of the world."
Zhou died on 14 January 2017 at his home in Beijing, a day after his birthday. At the time, he was the 17th oldest living man in China.

(1)When was Zhou Youguang born?
A.1906.
B.1916.
C.1918.
D.1923.
(2)Which of the following countries had he NOT been to?
A.Japan.
B.Germany.
C.The UK
D.The USA
(3)What did the government ask him to do in 1955?
A.To help China build a modern economy.
B.To come back to his motherland, China.
C.To give some money to help the poor people.
D.To make necessary changes to the Chinese language.
(4)What was Zhou Youguang well-known for?
A.He was the 17th oldest living person in China.
B.He once studied in many foreign countries.
C.He is called "father of Pinyin" by people.
D.He invented computers and mobile phones.

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