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. |
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. |
C.About 139,000. |
D.About 156,000. |
(5) People call pigeons “postmen” with feathers because ________.
[ ]
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
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J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world.
J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.
After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator(翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November, 2001. Now Harry Potter series(系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.
Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern(现代的) England. He's also a very normal(平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.
J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She's writing full time and she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children's books.
1.From the passage, we know ________.
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A.J. K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip
B.J. K. Bowling loved listening to stories when she was very young
C.J. K. Bowling is two years younger than her sister
D.Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling's first story
2.The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.
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3.The Harry Potter series is ________.
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A.written for young people
B.only enjoyed by children
C.only sold in England
D.about a young inspector
4.J. K. Bowling has been successful, and she ________.
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A.likes to travel all over the world with her daughter
B.is too busy to enjoy her life
C.is excited about her success every day
D.is still writing stories for children
5.How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?
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A.There are magical things.
B.The stories happened in the modern world.
C.It has seven books.
D.It took much time to finish.
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Many people think the more time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole d (1) doing school work except the three meals. It is c (2) to see students struggling(挣扎) in a sea of school both at school and at home.
Modern students usually have many i (3). They love music and sports. They like reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend can get them a (4) from too much schoolwork, and they can do what they like. But still teachers do not think about it. B (5) they have too much schoolwork, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they usually don't do their weekend homework u (6) Sunday night. And there is not enough time but much work, students have to finish it c (7). The weekend homework makes teachers angry.
Things always get w (8) without right ideas. Too much schoolwork makes students lose interest in learning. It's also bad for their health.
A horse runs faster after a r (9). But for students only rest is not enough. So it should be k (10) to give students both pleasure and knowledge.
Please give students less homework but leave them more free time.
1.d 2.c 3.i 4.a 5.B
6.u 7.c 8.w 9.r 10.k
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We can not live a modern life without traveling.The fastest way of traveling is by air.With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through.Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.They make even the longest journey(旅途) enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible.There are large luxury liners(客轮) or river boats.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car.They can make their own timetable.They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish.They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel.That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.
【小题1】According to(根据) the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________
A.by car | B.by train | C.by plane | D.by sea |
A.train | B.plane | C.sea | D.bus |
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A.enjoy the longest journey |
B.travel only fifty miles a day[来源:Z|xx|k.Com] |
C.make our own timetable |
D.travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
A.a boat or a train | B.a car or a boat |
C.a plane or a car | D.a train or a plane |
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