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| he build run easy get stand visit invent say science France which | ||||||||
| 1. stands 2. built 3. Inventions 4. easily 5. French 6. which 7. to get 8. himself 9. scientific 10. visitors | ||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||
| The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are printed (印刷) to mark (纪念) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, printing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games, a group of stamps were printed in Germany in November 1936. It was the first time that the five rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950s, stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (主办国) as well as the non - host countries (非主办国) printed stamps to mark those games. China also printed four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics. Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14, 500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen. | ||||||||
| 1. The first stamps were printed in ________. | ||||||||
| A. Japan B. China C. America | ||||||||
| 2. The five rings first appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics in _________. | ||||||||
| A. 1932 B. 1936 C. 1980 | ||||||||
| 3. The Winter Olympics is held ________. | ||||||||
| A. once a year B. every four years C. every two years | ||||||||
| 4. How many countries in Asia have held the Winter Olympics? | ||||||||
| A. One. B. Two. C. Three. | ||||||||
| 5. From the story, which one is TRUE? | ||||||||
| A. We call the Winter Olympics "White Olympics", because all the sportsmen wear white clothes. B. Only host countries printed stamps for the Winter Olympics. C. China first took part in the Winter Olympics in 1980. | ||||||||
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| Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer-Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue (发行) stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius" Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally printed the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps. Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue"s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16,800 for it. | ||||||||
| 1. Over a century ago, Mauritius _____. | ||||||||
| A. was an independent country B. belonged to India C. was one of the British colonies D. was a small island in the Pacific Ocean | ||||||||
| 2. The mistake on the stamps was made _____. | ||||||||
| A. in Mauritius B. at Mauritius Government House C. in a post office D. in London | ||||||||
| 3. Stamp collectors have paid ＄16, 800 for _____. | ||||||||
| A. fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds B. twelve Two Penny Blues C. One Penny Orange-Red D. one Two Penny Blue | ||||||||
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| Thousands of years ago, human didn"t live in towns. Sometimes they would live in caves or build camps (宿营地) in the forest. Only about thirty people 1 in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children 2 food from the trees around the camp. All the food was 3 between everyone in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. It was a simple life, but people had to be 4 They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals. Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is 5 than in the old days. There are fewer 6 , but there is less excitement. Some people go 7 excitement-sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves. Most people look forward to the 8 , a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some this means going camping. But camping today is 9 from camping in the past. Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 10 than they did in the old times. | ||||||||
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