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People send letters on horses in the old days. And now people have many ways to send letters. Sending an e-mail is very    81     from sending a paper letter. An e-mail doesn’t need any paper or envelopes. We can “ write” by tapping (擊打) the keyboard on the computer. Sending an e-mail is    82     very quick. It takes only a few minutes to    83     to any place in the world. You can send a letter, a picture or    84     videos by e-mail. But you can never send a paper letter or a postcard by it. People all over the world can easily make    85     with each other by e-mail.

 

The workers were made ______ all day and all night by bosses in the old days.

         A. work             B. working         C. worked        D. to work

 

In China, there’re many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now let’s talk about them, OK?
Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them from any supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar.
The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a coin(硬幣) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the year.
In the old days, people couldn’t often eat dumplings, because they were very poor. Now our country is becoming stronger and stronger, and our people are richer and richer. We can eat them very often.
Now tell me, do you like dumplings?
Welcome to China, and we’ll invite you to eat the real Chinese food —dumplings.
【小題1】—What does the writer like dumplings with best？—     

A．Meat.	B．Seafood.
C．Vegetables and pork.	D．Vegetables.

【小題2】You can buy dumplings from the supermarket when        .

A．you have time	B．you are tired
C．you are busy	D．you are happy

【小題3】The word “vinegar” in the passage means       .

A．糖

B．醋

C．辣椒

D．醬油

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．The Chinese like dumplings very much.

B．If someone eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the year.

C．In the old days, people could only eat dumplings because they were poor.

D．Now people are rich and they often eat dumplings.

People have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years. In the 12th century, the royal palaces of Iraq and Syria included pigeon houses so the kings could be kept informed of their generals’ victories and defeats on the battlefield. In fact, pigeons were a common way to send messages right up through World War II.

Many countries, such as the United States, England, France, Germany, and Italy, in both World War I and World War II, used carrier pigeons. Not only were the birds often the fastest, most reliable way to send messages, they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines, where radios and field telephone lines were useless. Since they could easily be released (釋放) from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. In World War II, more than 3,000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the U.S. Pigeon Service.

Carrying messages could be a dangerous job. Some pigeons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals, such as England’s Dicken Medal of Gallantry. In a few cases, pigeons even became prisoners of war. In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named Kaiser, which had been trained to fly special missions for Germany during battle. He was taken to America, where he lived to the age of 32. The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami. Stationed in France during World War I, he carried twelve important messages for American forces. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers. For his extraordinary service, he was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre.”

Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed (品種) from the kind of pigeons you see on city streets. They are much thinner and taller, with longer legs. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a bent buildup of skin on the beak（鳥嘴）; however, people who raise pigeons often enjoy this strange appearance and consider carriers the best of their breed.

Today, modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon could do. However, few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons—especially those that served in the military—have earned their place in history. Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami, President Wilson, and Colonel’s Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high-speed Internet connection could ever do.

1.Many countries used carrier pigeons in the war because_______.

A．they could be believed in

B．they were easily raised

C．they could reach the enemy lines

D．they could hardly be found by airplanes

2.Which is the best example to show the bravery of carrier pigeons?

A．Carrier pigeons could fly to places where radios and telephone lines were useless.

B．For his extraordinary service, Cher Ami was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre”.

C．In World War II, more than 3,000 soldiers were needed to care for and train the pigeons.

D．In the 12th century, kings in Iraq were kept informed of the victories and defeats by pigeons.

3.From the passage, we can learn _________.

A．how carrier pigeons developed in history

B．how to train carrier pigeons to get victory

C．carrier pigeons played an important role in the wars in the old days

D．pigeons inspired soldiers to fight before high-speed Internet invented

 

Americans thinks travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country’s

w   1.    problems---crime.

Crime w  2.    a lot of people. Every year, the n   3.    of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all. There are problems with drugs.

There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn’t change them---60 to 70 percent will go b  4.   to crime when they come out of prison.

One man, Bob Burton, t  5.   of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and b  6.  , and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob started “Vision Quest(幻想探究)”.

He takes young criminals on a long, long j  7.   with horses and wagons(馬車) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems.  Most of them have already spent time in prison.  This is their last c     8.  .

It’s hard work on the work. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b  9.   they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life.

Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a  10.  . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.