Question

【題目】

What will you do during a vacation? Visit famous places, shop or take photos? There is one thing you should never forget to do-send a postcard.

Postcards first appeared (出現(xiàn)) in October 1865 in the UK. By the 20th century (世紀(jì)), trains became a cheap and easy way to travel. More people went on holiday to the seaside. There were no cell phones, so they sent postcards to let others know they arrived safely. Those postcards usually showed seaside pictures, such as beaches or some seafood.

Today, most postcards feature (以……為特色) local scenic (風(fēng)景的) photos or drawings. Others may be funny, with jokes on the front.

People usually write words to express that they miss someone on their postcards. It's common to end with "thinking of you." The most common postcard words are "wish you were here."

Modern postcards also celebrate British humor (幽默). They often make fun of British weather For example, some postcards show rain pouring down (傾瀉) on an empty beach. This humor keeps postcards popular in Britain.

【1】Postcards first appeared in the ________ century.

A.18thB.19thC.20th

【2】What was popular on postcards in the beginning?

A.Seaside scenic photos.B.Drawings.C.Funny jokes.

【3】The most common postcard words are ________.

A.they miss someoneB.thinking of youC.wish you were here

【4】What helps make modern postcards fun in Britain?

A.British weatherB.British foodC.British beach.

【5】The passage may come from ________.

A.a storybookB.a newspaperC.a notice

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹了明信片的發(fā)展史，以及明信片上印刷的一些東西，還介紹了當(dāng)今社會(huì)上面印的某些東西使明信片在英國(guó)很受歡迎的事情。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Postcards first appeared in October 1865 in the UK. 明信片于1865年10月在英國(guó)首次出現(xiàn)。結(jié)合常識(shí)，可知1865年是19世紀(jì)，故答案選B。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Those postcards usually showed seaside pictures,可知，明信片最開始流行的是海邊的風(fēng)景照片，故答案選A。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The most common postcard words are "wish you were here."可知明信片上最常見的字是“wish you were here”。故答案選C。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They often make fun of British weather For example, some postcards show rain pouring down on an empty beach. This humor keeps postcards popular in Britain.可知，是英國(guó)的天氣讓現(xiàn)代明信片在英國(guó)變得有趣，故答案選A。

【5】

文章來(lái)源題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了明信片發(fā)展的歷史故事，以及當(dāng)今社會(huì)上面印的某些東西使明信片在英國(guó)還收到歡迎是事情，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)A. a storybook一本故事書；a newspaper一份報(bào)紙；a notice一則通知�？芍�，A選項(xiàng)符合題意，故答案選A。