题目内容
A pigeon is a bird. It lives in a bird-house. Many people keep pigeons. They make a home for them near a window. During the day the pigeons fly away. But every night they come back home. Sometimes people take a pigeon far away. Then they tie a letter to the pigeon's leg. The pigeon can take the letter home.
(1) Pigeons can ________.
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A .swim |
B .write |
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C .fly |
D .read |
(2) Pigeons fly away ________.
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A .all day and night |
B .in the night |
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C .at noon |
D .in the day-time |
(3) At night, pigeons ________.
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A .stay at home |
B .fly away |
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C .stay in the sky |
D .send letters |
(4) People often make pigeons a home ________.
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A .at the window |
B .close to the window |
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C .far from the window |
D .on the window |
(5) Which is right?
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.Pigeons can send the letter anywhere.B
.Pigeons put the letter in their mouth.C
.Pigeons don't know the way home.D
.Pigeons can send the letter home.![]()
People know that some animals, particularly birds, can be trained to carry messages for them. From 3,000
B.C to now, pigeons have been used as “postmen” either in war or in peace.
In 1870, when the Germans surrounded Paris, the city was cut off from all the usual means of communication. The people tried many different ways of sending news. One way was to use pigeons, and the little “postmen” flew even faster. In four months about 156,000 letters were sent by them.
Now pigeons are still used. This is because sometimes only the little pigeon can carry the message where it is difficult for man to go. That is why pigeons are called “postmen” with feathers.
(1) What is a pigeon?
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A.A postman. |
B.A flying object. |
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C.A bird. |
D.A beast. |
(2) Which of the following is true?
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A.Pigeons are our daily postmen.
B.Pigeons can fly as fast as a man-made satellite.
C.Pigeons can not do something special for us.
D.Pigeons can do something special for us.
(3) People in Paris used pigeons to send letters because ________.
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A.they could not send them themselves
B.they could not fly as fast as pigeons
C.they knew pigeons could fly faster than hawks
D.they liked pigeons better than any other animal
(4) How many letters did pigeons send per month according to the text?
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A.About 31,000. |
B.About 39,000. |
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C.About 139,000. |
D.About 156,000. |
(5) People call pigeons “postmen” with feathers because ________.
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A.they are really very good postmen
B.they are birds but can do the job well as postmen
C.they are postmen who can fly and have feathers
D.they have feathers just like postmen