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    Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California．That could take several months.  

    So, in eighteen fifty-seven, D.C．Lawmakers in Congress（国会） in Washington wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land．Congress offered to help any company that would try to deliver mail overland to the West Coast. A man named John Butterfield accepted this offer. He developed plans for a company that would carry the mail—and passengers, too.

    Congress gave John Butterfield six hundred thousand dollars to start his company. In return, he had to promise that the mail would travel from Saint Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in twenty-five days or less.

    It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter. So the stagecoach（马车） would travel south from Saint Louis to El Paso, Texas, then over to southern California, then north to San Francisco. The distance was about four thousand five hundred kilometers.

    Two hundred of these stations were built, each about thirty-two kilometers apart. The workers were to quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station. There could be no delay. Each stagecoach was to travel nearly two hundred kilometers a day.

    One hundred stagecoaches were built and painted red or dark green. They were the most modern coaches that money could buy. They were designed to hold as many as nine passengers and twelve thousand pieces of mail. The seats inside could be folded down to make beds. Passengers either slept on them or on the bags of mail.

    The cost would be one hundred fifty dollars to travel from Saint Louis to San Francisco. If a passenger was not going all the way, the cost was about ten cents a kilometer. The passengers had to buy their own food at the stations. The stagecoach would stop for forty minutes, two times a day.

    The company warned passengers about the possible dangers. A poster said: “You will be traveling through Indian country and the safety of your person cannot by granted by anyone but God.”

    1．What is the passage mainly about?

             A．Different ways of sending mail in the United States.

             B．The difficulty in sending mails across the USA by land.

             C．The first stagecoaches that carried both passengers and mail.

             D．The history of the first stagecoaches carrying mail to the American West.

    2．The reason why Lawmakers wanted to send mail by land was that ________.

             A．mail was usually carried west on ships  

    B．it was safer to travel to send mail by land

             C．it would take less time to send mail by land

    D．stagecoaches could carry passengers and mail

    3．As is described in the passage, the stagecoach ________.

             A．could only stop once a day                

    B．was modern with seats ,beds and cooking equipment

             C．was a closed wagon operated only by skillful drivers.

             D．had different horses or mules pulled all the way

    4．What can we learn from the passage?

             A．John Buttterfield got thousands of dollars for delivering mail in stagecoaches.

             B．John Buttterfield kept his promise to deliver mail straight to the West Coast.

             C．Passengers might be robbed by Indians when traveling through the West.

             D．Passengers needed to pay one hundred dollars for their journey. 

     

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    Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California．That could take several months.  

    So, in eighteen fifty-seven, D.C．Lawmakers in Congress（国会） in Washington wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land．Congress offered to help any company that would try to deliver mail overland to the West Coast. A man named John Butterfield accepted this offer. He developed plans for a company that would carry the mail—and passengers, too.

    Congress gave John Butterfield six hundred thousand dollars to start his company. In return, he had to promise that the mail would travel from Saint Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in twenty-five days or less.

    It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter. So the stagecoach（马车） would travel south from Saint Louis to El Paso, Texas, then over to southern California, then north to San Francisco. The distance was about four thousand five hundred kilometers.

    Two hundred of these stations were built, each about thirty-two kilometers apart. The workers were to quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station. There could be no delay. Each stagecoach was to travel nearly two hundred kilometers a day.

    One hundred stagecoaches were built and painted red or dark green. They were the most modern coaches that money could buy. They were designed to hold as many as nine passengers and twelve thousand pieces of mail. The seats inside could be folded down to make beds. Passengers either slept on them or on the bags of mail.

    The cost would be one hundred fifty dollars to travel from Saint Louis to San Francisco. If a passenger was not going all the way, the cost was about ten cents a kilometer. The passengers had to buy their own food at the stations. The stagecoach would stop for forty minutes, two times a day.

    The company warned passengers about the possible dangers. A poster said: “You will be traveling through Indian country and the safety of your person cannot by granted by anyone but God.”

    1．What is the passage mainly about?

           A．Different ways of sending mail in the United States.

           B．The difficulty in sending mails across the USA by land.

           C．The first stagecoaches that carried both passengers and mail.

           D．The history of the first stagecoaches carrying mail to the American West.

    2．The reason why Lawmakers wanted to send mail by land was that ________.

           A．mail was usually carried west on ships  

    B．it was safer to travel to send mail by land

           C．it would take less time to send mail by land

    D．stagecoaches could carry passengers and mail

    3．As is described in the passage, the stagecoach ________.

           A．could only stop once a day            

    B．was modern with seats ,beds and cooking equipment

           C．was a closed wagon operated only by skillful drivers.

           D．had different horses or mules pulled all the way

    4．What can we learn from the passage?

           A．John Buttterfield got thousands of dollars for delivering mail in stagecoaches.

           B．John Buttterfield kept his promise to deliver mail straight to the West Coast.

           C．Passengers might be robbed by Indians when traveling through the West.

           D．Passengers needed to pay one hundred dollars for their journey. 

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    　　Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California．That could take several months．

    　　So, in eighteen fifty-seven, D.C.Lawmakers in Congress in Washington wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land．Congress offered to help any company that would try to deliver mail overland to the West Coast．A man named John Butterfield accepted this offer．He developed plans for a company that would carry the mail－and passengers, too．

    　　Congress gave John Butterfield six hundred thousand dollars to start his company．In return, he had to promise that the mail would travel from Saint Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in twenty-five days or less．

    　　It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter．So the stagecoach would travel south from Saint Louis to El Paso, Texas, then over to southern California, then north to San Francisco．The distance was about four thousand five hundred kilometers．

    　　Two hundred of these stations were built, each about thirty-two kilometers apart．The workers were to quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station．There could be no delay．Each stagecoach was to travel nearly two hundred kilometers a day．

    　　One hundred stagecoasches were built and painted red or dark green．They were the most modern coaches that money could buy．They were designed to hold as many as nine passengers and twelve thousand pieces of mail．The seats inside could be folded down to make beds．Passengers either slept on them or on the bags of mail．

    　　The cost would be one hundred fifty dollars to travel from Saint Louis to San Francisco．If a passenger was not going all the way, the cost was about ten cents a kilometer．The passengers had to buy their own food at the stations．The stagecoach would stop for forty minutes, two times a day．

    　　The company warned passengers about the possible dangers．A poster said：“You will be traveling through Indian country and the safety of your person cannot by vouchsafed(granted)by anyone but God．”

    (1)

    What is the passage mainly about?

    [　　]

    A．

    Different ways of sending mail in the United States．

    B．

    The difficulty in sending mails across the USA by land．

    C．

    The first stagecoaches that carried both passengers and mail．

    D．

    The history of the first stagecoaches carrying mail to the American West．

    (2)

    The reason why Lawmakers wanted to send mail by land was that _______

    [　　]

    A．

    mail was usually carried west on ships

    B．

    it was safer to travel to send mail by land

    C．

    it would take less time to send mail by land

    D．

    stagecoaches could carry passengers and mail

    (3)

    As is described in the passage, the stagecoach ________

    [　　]

    A．

    could only stop twice a day

    B．

    was modern with seats and beds

    C．

    was a closed wagon pulled by horses or mules

    D．

    had different horses or mules pulled all the way

    (4)

    What can we learn from the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    John Buttterfield got thousands of dollars for delivering mail in stagecoaches．

    B．

    John Buttterfield kept his promise to deliver mail straight to the West Coast．

    C．

    Passengers might be robbed when traveling through the West．

    D．

    Passengers needed to pay one hundred dollars for their journey．

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         Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to
    California. That could take several months.
         So, in eighteen fifty-seven, D. C. Lawmakers in Congress (国会) in Washington wanted to make it possible
    to send mail all the way across the United States by land. Congress offered to help any company that would
    try to deliver mail overland to the West Coast. A man named John Butterfield accepted this offer. He developed
    plans for a company that would carry the mail-and passengers, too.
         Congress gave John Butterfield six hundred thousand dollars to start his company. In return, he had to
    promise that the mail would travel from Saint Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in twenty-five days
    or less.
         It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell
    in winter. So the stagecoach (马车) would travel south from Saint Louis to El Paso, Texas, then over to
    southern California, then north to San Francisco. The distance was about four thousand five hundred kilometers.
         Two hundred of these stations were built, each about thirty-two kilometers apart. The workers were to
    quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station. There could be no delay. Each
    stagecoach was to travel nearly two hundred kilometers a day.
         One hundred stagecoaches were built and painted red or dark green. They were the most modern coaches
    that money could buy. They were designed to hold as many as nine passengers and twelve thousand pieces of
    mail. The seats inside could be folded down to make beds. Passengers either slept on them or on the bags of
    mail.
         The cost would be one hundred fifty dollars to travel from Saint Louis to San Francisco. If a passenger was
    not going all the way, the cost was about ten cents a kilometer. The passengers had to buy their own food at
    the stations. The stagecoach would stop for forty minutes, two times a day.
         The company warned passengers about the possible dangers. A poster said:"You will be traveling through
    Indian country and the safety of your person cannot by granted by anyone but God."
    1. What is the passage mainly about?
    A. Different ways of sending mail in the United States.
    B. The difficulty in sending mails across the USA by land.
    C. The first stagecoaches that carried both passengers and mail.
    D. The history of the first stagecoaches carrying mail to the American West.
    2. The reason why Lawmakers wanted to send mail by land was that _____.
    A. mail was usually carried west on ships
    B. it was safer to travel to send mail by land
    C. it would take less time to send mail by land
    D. stagecoaches could carry passengers and mail
    3. As is described in the passage, the stagecoach _____.
    A. could only stop once a day
    B. was modern with seats, beds and cooking equipment
    C. was a closed wagon operated only by skillful drivers
    D. had different horses or mules pulled all the way
    4. What can we learn from the passage?
    A. John Buttterfield got thousands of dollars for delivering mail in stagecoaches.
    B. John Buttterfield kept his promise to deliver mail straight to the West Coast.
    C. Passengers might be robbed by Indians when traveling through the West.
    D. Passengers needed to pay one hundred dollars for their journey.

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    　　Newly from its second manned spaceship, China’s space program wants to be able to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 15 years, an official said Sunday．

    　　“I think in about 10 to 15 years, we will have the ability to build our own space station and to carry out a manned moon landing,”said Hu Shixiang, deputy commander of China’s manned spaceship program．

    　　But the plan depends on the money getting from the government, Hu said, explaining that the space program must fit in the larger plan of the country’s overall development．

    　　Hu was in Hong Kong with the two astronauts who piloted China’s second successful manned spaceship in October．He spoke during a television talk with executives from various television stations and newspapers．

    　　Nie Haisheng and Fei Junlong circled Earth for five days aboard the Shenzhou 6 capsule(太空舱)，traveling 2 million miles in 115 hours, 32 minutes．China’s first manned spaceship was in 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei stayed for 21 1/2 hours．

    　　China wants to master(精通)the technology for a space walk in space by 2012, Hu said．He said China was developing its space program at its own pace,not in competition with the United States．“It’s not the competition of the Cold War era,”he said．

    　　Hu stressed China’s intention to use space exploration for peaceful ends, saying the government“is willing to work hard with people around the world for the peaceful use of space．”

    　　He said Chinese space officials want to study the possibility of making rockets with the capacity to carry spacecraft weighing 27.5 tons－three times the capacity of their existing rockets－but the government hasn’t approved the funding．

    　　Hu dismissed suggestions the space program is too costly for a country that, despite rapid economic growth, is still struggling to put an end to rural poverty．He noted the recent space ship cost ＄111.4 million, compared to the ＄23.5 billion that China spent on fighting against pollution last year．

    (1)

    The largest difficulty for the moon landing plan comes from ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    techonology

    B．

    experiences

    C．

    astronauts

    D．

    money

    (2)

    China’s plan to land on moon aims to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    use the space peacefully

    B．

    compete with the USA

    C．

    continue the Cold War

    D．

    look for a new living place for people

    (3)

    What is NOT true about the Shenzhou 6 spaceship?

    [　　]

    A．

    It carried two astronauts．

    B．

    It stayed much longer in space than the Shenzhou 5．

    C．

    It weighs about 27.5 tons．

    D．

    It was China’s second spaceship to travel in space．

    (4)

    According to Hu Shixiang, the suggestions that the space program is too costly for our country is ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    wrong

    B．

    right

    C．

    logical

    D．

    unsatisfactory

    (5)

    The passage would be published in a newspaper, please choose a title for it．The best one would be ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Nie Haisheng and Fei Junlong get warm welcome in Hongkong．

    B．

    China aims to send man to the moon in 15 years．

    C．

    The moon landing plan is more important than the fight against pollution．

    D．

    Chinese government supports the moon landing plan．

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