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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.
B. belonged to India
C. was one of the British colonies
D. was a small island in the Pacific Ocean
B. at Mauritius Government House
C. in a post office
D. in London
B. twelve Two Penny Blues
C. One Penny Orange-Red
D. one Two Penny Blue
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试题【阅读理解。 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp 】;主要考察你对社会历史类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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.
( )1. A..lived ( )2. A. planted ( )3. A. found ( )4. A. polite ( )5. A. worse ( )6. A. dangers ( )7. A. waiting for ( )8. A. dreams ( )9. A. away ( )10. A. slowly | B. talked B. collected B. used B. kind B. faster B. stories B. looking for B. gifts B. different B. terribly | C. came C. watched C. shared C. careful C. easier C. people C. turning on C. meals C. free C. comfortably | D. danced D. bought D. sold D. clever D. harder D. animals D. putting on D. holidays D. far D. hopefully | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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My dear foreign friends, I"m a volunteer of the 2008 Olympic Games. Nice to meet you here. Beijing is my hometown. I was (1)b______ and grew up here. It is a beautiful and modem city. It has (2)c______ a lot and has become one of the most important cities in the world. Beijing is a great city (3)w______ a long history. There are many (4)f______ places of interest here. I"d be glad to (5)s______ 70 you around the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tian" anmen Square and so on. Beijing is the (6)c______ of China. It is also China"s political (政治的), economic and cultural centre. People in Beijing are all very energetic and friendly. The 2008 Olympic Games will be (7)h______ in Beijing. We have every confidence in Beijing Olympic Games. It is our delight to (8)w______ all guests in Beijing in the coming (9)A______. Finally, I hope you"ll (10)e your stay here and make new friends in China. Thank you! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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