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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 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 inscribed the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid” on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
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.
小题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 |
A.in Mauritius | B.at Mauritius Government House |
C.in a post office | D.in London |
A.fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds |
B.twelve Two Penny Blues |
C.one One Penny Orange-Red |
D.one Two Penny Blue |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
解析
本文讲述的是本来不值钱的邮票由于印刷错误却使其价值倍增。
小题1:C。事实细节题。根据第2段第1句… more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean可知答案为C。
小题2:A。事实细节题。根据第2段第1句The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius可知答案选A。
小题3:D。事实细节题。根据文章最后一句Because of the Two Penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16 800 for it 可知答案为D。
核心考点
试题【Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more ________(7) conditions. The animals are given more freedom in larger places ________(8) they can live more freely as they would in ________(9). Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows________(10) the places that the animals live in. There are few bars,________(11) there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with ________(12), which surrounds a space where several________(13) of animals live together as
they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk ________(14) a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds. And it is large enough for all the birds to live ________(15).In a zoo in New York, because of special night ________(16), people can observe certain animals that are ________(17) only at night when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to ________(18) animals that live in the desert or underwater. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the ________(19) from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also ________(20) and save rare animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grand children of today’s can still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1.A.that B. where C. which D. there
2.A.houses B. rooms C. cages D. offices
3.A.Therefore B. however C. So D. Though
4.A.masters B. managers C. keepers D. trainers
5.A.workers B. animals C. bears D. animals
6.A.excited B. angry C. ill D. frightened
7.A.natural B. difficult C. warm D. different
8.A.so that B. and C. but D. or
9.A.forest B. nature C. rivers D. the water
10.A.in B. by C. near D. through
11.A.instead B. instead of C. and D. or
12.A.stones B. earth C. oil D. water
13.A.sorts B. families C. classes D. groups
14.A.by B. out C. through D. in
15.A.happily B. naturally C. deeply D. hardly
16.A.moon B. sign C. light D. signal
17.A.live B. active C. living D. sleeping
18.A.feel B. touch C. watch D. talk to
19.A.snakes B. monkeys C. bears D. tigers
20.A.buy B. keep C. sell D. catch
It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北极) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China"s __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (国家海洋局) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (极昼).
With territories (版图) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.
"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists" research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南极洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.
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Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon(大峡谷)West Skywalk in Colorado.Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim,you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk!Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
This Skywalk has been open since March 28,2007.Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4000 people.Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon.This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
Tour Itinerary(行程)
Tour Duration | 5.7 Hour | The Ground Canyon Adventure Skywalk |
Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West | 1 Hour | Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West. |
Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West | 2 Hours | You will be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River makes its way into Lake Mead.Every table for lunch has a view. |
Walk on the World Famous Skywalk | 1.5 Hour s | Finally you will board your bus to Eagle Point,home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk.Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon. |
Fight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim | 1.2 Hours | After time on the Skywalk,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset. |
A.Grand Canyon West | B.Grand Canyon South |
C.Grand Canyon | D.the Skywalk |
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小题3:The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because_______.
A.it looks stronger | B.it is cheaper to build |
C.it looks more beautiful | D.it gives you a better view |
A.South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
B.South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
C.South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim
South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim
While China may be the world’s biggest toymaker, many of the best are exported (出口). Department stores here do not have enough high quality toys. It is said that the demand for educational toys is low.
A US company, BabyCare, is trying to change that with a new way to sell toys in China.
BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the company’s "mother club"can get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra cost, if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the company’s educational toys and childcare books.
"We want to build a seven year relationship with those people," said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCare’s president. "It starts during pregnancy (孕期), when the anxiety and needs are highest." BabyCare works on a one to one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers paid by BabyCare advise parents, explain toys that are designed for children at each stage (阶段) of development to age six.
BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years.
It is a new model for China and develops a market in young children’s education and health that no other companies are in.
小题1: What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?
A.Educational toys and foreign toy markets. |
B.Problems with China’s toy market and education. |
C.Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China. |
D.Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China. |
A.Club members buy BabyCare products for free childcare advice. |
B.Doctors in Beijing help in making BabyCare products. |
C.Parents are encouraged to pay $ 18 for club activities. |
D.BabyCare trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost. |
A.opening stores in Beijing hospitals |
B.offering 18month courses on childcare |
C.setting up children’s education centers |
D.forming close relationships with parents |
A.Mother’s Club in China. | B.BabyCare and Doctors. |
C.American Company Model. | D.Educational Toys in China. |
Development of the vaccine started last year after bird flu outbreaks in Thailand and Vietnam and animal trials have already been completed, said Yin Wei-dong, managing director of Sinovac Biotech.
“It is not a virus that is spreading from human to human,so we are very optimistic②,” Yin told Reuters in an interview.
The deadly H5N1 made its first known jump to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, killing six people. The virus appeared again in late 2003 and is known to have infected 130 people in several parts of Asia, killing 68 of them.
“It is not decided yet when the human trials will begin. We just got approval on November 22 by the State Food and Drug Administration,” Yin said.
Oregon, Nov. 26, 2005(AP)— The deadly strain of bird flu that appeared in Asia and has already spread to other parts of the world has not affected the Oregon poultry③ industry or consumers, according to Oregon State University researchers.
There are many strains of bird flu that do not usually infect humans. But one strain, called H5N1, has jumped from chickens to humans and is blamed for more than 60 deaths in Asia.
International disease control experts are worried about a worldwide outbreak of bird flu, raising concerns such as whether it is safe to eat poultry.
But Oregon State University researchers say there is no proof that the virus can jump to humans by eating cooked poultry products.
“Consumers needn’t be overly concerned about bird flu,” said Jim Hermes, OSU Extension Service poultry specialist. But he urged consumers to follow standard food safety practices in preparing poultry —including washing hands while preparing food, and proper cooking of poultry meat and eggs.
He noted that a 2003 outbreak of bird virus caused much damage to commercial poultry operations in California but did not get into Oregon because of industry safeguards.
Notes:
vaccine n. 疫苗
optimistic adj. 乐观的
poultry n. 家禽
Choose the best answers according to the above:
小题1: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first news report?
A.Human trials have already started but not yet successful. |
B.Bird flu killed 68 Asian people in its second outbreak. |
C.The bird flu virus is not one that spreads from human to human. |
D.The government has agreed to have the vaccine tried on humans. |
A.The new outbreak of the bird flu. |
B.How the development of the bird flu vaccine is going on. |
C.How many people died of bird flu. |
D.What measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of bird flu. |
A.signs. | B.symbols. | C.kinds. | D.diseases. |
A.Because of the safety guards, Oregon poultry industry didn’t suffer any loss in the 2003 outbreak of bird flu. |
B.People in Oregon are not concerned about bird flu. |
C.People will develop bird flu even if they eat well-cooked poultry products. |
D.H5N1 has caused more than 60 deaths worldwide. |
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