湖北省荆门市体育中学高一英语月考试卷含解析

湖北省荆门市体育中学高一英语月考试卷含解析一、选择题1.Raftingcanbeexciting,but_______,itcanbedangeroussometimes.

A.besides

B.ontheotherhand

C.however

D.whenever参考答案：B略2.–IthoughtIaskedyoutofixtheradio.--Oh,I’msorry,Madam.I_____itrightaway.A.amtodo

B.willdo

C.wasabouttodo

D.amgoingtodo参考答案：B3.Thesuccessofagovernmentshouldbe

intermsofthehealthandhappinessofthepeopleaswellasthedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.measured B.observed

C.benefited

D.built参考答案：A4.----WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?----I”dliketoseethemanager________ofsalesdepartment.A.inthecharge

B.incharge

C.isincharge

D.undercharge参考答案：B5.Wemustkeepourroomclean,fordirtanddiseasego______,youknow.

A.handinhand B.stepbystep

C.fromtimetotime D.oneafteranother参考答案：A略6.Whenwegottothecinema,therewerenoticketsleft.Weshouldhavebooked

.A.inadvance B.intheend

C.beforelong

D.longbefore参考答案：A7.You______totowntoseethefilmyesterday.ItwillbeonTVtonight.

A.needn’tgo

B.hadbetternotgo

C.shouldnotgo

D.needn’thavegone参考答案：D略8.Idon’tthinkitwasanaccidentatall.Yourbrotherdidit______.A.bychance

B.inorderC.onpurpose

D.bymistake参考答案：C9.Thisisthehouse

windowsfacethesouth.A.which

B.what’s

C.where

D.whose参考答案：D10.Mymother________alwayswavegoodbyetomewhileIwasleavingforschool.A.should

B.must

C.could

D.would参考答案：D略11._______fromthetopofthehill,thecitytakestheroundshapewithaflowingriverthroughit.A.Viewing

B.Tobeviewed

C.Viewed

D.Tobeviewing参考答案：C12.Marybrokethewindowagain.Itwasdifficulttoguesswhathermother’s____tothenewswouldbe. A.conclusion B.impression C.opinion D.reaction参考答案：D略13.Wewere_____atthe_______newsthathediedyesterday.A.shocking;shocking

B.shocking;shocked

C.shocked;shocked

D.shocked;shocking参考答案：D14.

Thegovernmentofficialsmadeaquickreaction_______thenewsoftheearthquake.A.havingheard

B.heard

C.beingheard

D.onhearing参考答案：D15.Iwalkedinourgarden, TomandJimweretyingabigsignontooneofthetrees.A.which B.when C.whereD.that参考答案：C16.Ithinkthisis________hereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature—helovesit，infact!A．for

B．sinceC．nowthat

D．because参考答案：Dbecause引导表语从句。四个选项中只有because可以引导表语从句。17.MyEnglishteacherinSeniorHighschoolisakindandhandsomeman______Mr.Yu.A.calling

B.called

C.calls

D.tocall参考答案：B18.—ShallIgiveyouarideasyoulivesofaraway?

—Thankyou.________.A.Itcouldn’tbebetter

B.Ofcourseyoucan

C.Ifyoulike

D.It’suptoyou参考答案：A

【名师点睛】交际用语的考查要和上下文的语境和语义相结合，同时要兼顾语法和句意的融合，本题中C项的比较级和否定词连用表示最高级的语法就是很重要的语法项目。每一个人对于交际中所出现的情形都无法预料，因此，考生在复习中应从以下几方面着手：1．熟悉句型结构，增强理解能力；2．进行广泛阅读，积累各种情景中交际应酬的用语从而提高交际能力；3．熟悉中、英两种文化差异，掌握两个不同民族的交际习惯方式：4．多看英文电视、电影，多跟外国人交谈，从而提高英语实际运用能力。这类题虽然没有固定规律可寻，但只要交际能力提高了，解答这类题目就非常容易了。19.Only______allowedtotakepartinthespeechcontestinourclassandsotherest______disappointed.A.wasJohn;were B.Johnwas;wereC.wasJohn;was D.Johnwas;was参考答案：A二、完型填空20.WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmy____36____.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:Iwasverythin;Iwasn’ta___37___student;Italkedtoomuch;Iwastoo___38___,alwaysfeelingsuperiorto（胜过）others,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.____39____,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwith___40___inmyeyes.He___41___tomequietly,andthenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janet,didn’tyouever___42___whatyou’rereallylike?Well,younowhavethatgirl’s___43___.Goand___44___alistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthatare___45___.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”Idid___46___hetoldme.Tomygreat___47___,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’t___48___(likebeingverythin),butagoodnumberIcould–andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairly___49___pictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.He____50____totakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknow___51___thananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearnto___52___,notjustcloseyourearsin___53___,feelinghurtwhensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyouraffairs.Don’t____54____yourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”Daddy’sadvicehasalways___55___meatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.36.A.qualities

B.shortcomings

C.advantages

D.marks37.A.good

B.bad

C.short

D.greedy38.A.silly

B.friendly

C.dull

D.proud39.A.Inotherwords

B.Aboveall

C.Asaresult

D.Atlast40.A.tears

B.happiness

C.promises

D.wishes41.A.talked

B.shouted

C.listened

D.looked42.A.wonder

B.know

C.learn

D.learn43.A.excuse

B.advice

C.talk

D.opinion44.A.take

B.make

C.create

D.receive45.A.wrong

B.correct

C.big

D.true46.A.as

B.so

C.before

D.till47.A.surprise

B.pleasure

C.joy

D.anger48.A.say

B.like

C.do

D.change49.A.wonderful

B.clear

C.interesting

D.beautiful50.A.promised

B.refused

C.expected

D.agreed51.A.wider

B.higher

C.better

D.worse52.A.listen

B.stand

C.speak

D.share53.A.peace

B.angry

C.shyness

D.silence54.A.open

B.keep

C.shut

D.turn55.A.reminded

B.warned

C.disappointed

D.excited参考答案：36.B

37.A

38.D

39.D

40.A

41.C

42.A

43.D

44.B

45.D

46.A

47.A

48.D

49.B

50.B

51.C

52.A

53.B

54.C

55.A通过阅读短文可知，面对孩子的抱怨，这个父亲只是要求孩子检讨自己，从而让孩子认识到自己的不足，学会倾听别人的意见。36.考查名词辨析。由上文“WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,”当我12岁左右，我有一个敌人，，下文“Iwasverythin;Italkedtoomuch;”我很瘦，我说得太多了；可知这个我的敌人，也就是那个女孩总是喜欢指出我的缺点。A.qualities质量

B.shortcomings缺点，短处

C.advantages优点，优势

D.marks标志。B符合语境，故选B。37.考查形容词辨析。由上文“WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmy

shortcomings。”可知当我12岁的时候，我有一个敌人，一个喜欢指出我缺点的女孩。既然是缺点，那应该就是我不是个好学生。A.good好的

B.bad

坏的

C.short短的

D.greedy贪婪的。A符合题意，故选A。38.考查形容词辨析。由后文“alwaysfeelingsuperiorto（胜过）others,”总是感觉胜过别人可知她指出我太过骄傲。A.silly愚蠢的

B.friendly友好的

C.dull枯燥的

D.proud骄傲的。D符合语境，故选D。39.考查短语辨析。A.Inotherwords换句话说

B.Aboveall最重要的是

C.Asaresult因此

D.Atlast最后。由前文“ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.”我试图尽我所能听着这一切。可知最后我生气了。故选D。40.考查名词辨析。A.tears眼泪

B.happiness快乐

C.promises许诺

D.wishes希望。听到别人说自己那么多的缺点，自己很生气也很委屈，所以是含着眼泪跑到爸爸那里。A符合语境，故选A。41.考查动词辨析。由后文“andthenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?”然后他问，她说的话是真是假？可知前面是父亲安静地听我说。A.talked说

B.shouted喊

C.listened听

D.looked看。C符合语境，故选C。42.考查动词辨析。A.wonder想知道

B.know知道

C.learn学习

D.learn学习。父亲的意思应该是难道你不想知道你是什么样子的吗？A符合语境，故选A。43.考查名词辨析。A.excuse借口

B.advice

建议

C.talk谈话

D.opinion意见。由上文“WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmy

shortcomings。”当我12岁的时候，我有一个敌人，一个喜欢指出我缺点的女孩。可知那个女孩对我有意见，D符合语境，故选D。44.考查动词辨析。A.take拿

B.make制作

C.create创造

D.receive接受。“Goand___9___alistofeverythingshesaid”可知父亲的意思是列出那女孩所说的一切。Makealist列出，故选B。45.考查形容词辨析。A.wrong错的

B.correct正确的

C.big大的

D.true真实的。由后文“Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”可知父亲告诉女儿只需要标出真实的几点，不用在意她说的其他事情。D符合语境，故选D。46.考查连词辨析。A.as正如，按照

B.so因此

C.before在...前面

D.till直到。“Idid___11___hetoldme”我按照他说的去做。A符合语境，故选A。47.考查形容词辨析。由后文“Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.”可知我按照父亲说的去做，发现她说的一半都是真的。以前听到这样的话我很生气，可没想到这么多是真的，所以我感到吃惊，惊讶。A.surprise惊讶

B.pleasure愉快

C.joy快乐

D.anger生气。A符合语境，故选A。48.考查动词辨析。由后文“butagoodnumberIcould–andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.”但是一些我可以，并且突然想改变。可知一些我不能改变（像瘦）。A.say说

B.like喜欢

C.do做

D.change改变。D符合语境，故选D。49.考查形容词辨析。A.wonderful精彩的

B.clear清楚的

C.interesting有趣的

D.beautiful漂亮的。经过这样的分析，让我清楚的认识了自己。所以说“ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairly___14___pictureofmyself.”这是我第一次清楚的看见自己的样子。故选B。50.考查动词辨析。A.promised许诺

B.refused拒绝

C.expected期望

D.agreed同意。由后文“That’sjustforyou”那只是为了你，可知父亲拒绝了接受它。故选B。51.考查形容词辨析。A.wider更宽的

B.higher更高的

C.better更好的

D.worse更坏的。“Youknow___16___thananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.”可知你比任何人更了解自己。C符合语境，故选C。52.考查动词辨析。A.listen听

B.stand站立

C.speak讲

D.share分享。由“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearnto___17___,”可知你比任何人更了解自己，但你得学会倾听。A符合语境，故选A。...53.考查名词辨析。A.peace和平

B.angry生气

C.shyness羞涩

D.silence沉默。“notjustcloseyourearsin___18___,”可知生气的时候不要闭上耳朵。B符合语境，故选B。54.考查动词辨析。A.open打开

B.keep保持

C.shut关上

D.turn旋转。由上文“notjustcloseyourearsin

angry。”生气的时候不要闭上耳朵，此处Don’t____19____yourears与上处相照应，故此处填C，故选C。55.考查动词辨析。A.reminded提醒

B.warned警告

C.disappointed失望

D.excited激动。由“Daddy’sadvicehasalways___20___meatmanyimportantmoments.”可知爸爸的建议一直提醒我在许多重要的时刻。A符合语境，故选A。21.Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhisschoolingbysellinggoodsfromdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedto___21___foramealatthenexthouse.However,helosthisnerve___22___alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelooked___23___soshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankit___24___,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she___25___.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfora___26___.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfeltstronger___27___,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandhumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecameseriouslyill.Thelocaldoctorswereconfused.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalledintostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly，now___28___,wascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight___29___hiseyes.Immediately,he___30___andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.___31___inhisdoctorsgownhewentintoseeher.He___32___heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand___33___todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegave___34___attentiontohercase.Afteralong___35___thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly___36___thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimfor___37___.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenitbecauseshewasnegativethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughther___38___.Shereadthesewords“Paidinfullwithaglassof___39___.”(Signed)Dr.HowardKelly.Tearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe___40___

_silently.“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”21.A.call B.make C.beg D.prepare22.A.while B.when C.though D.unless23.A.thirsty B.lazy C.tired D.hungry24.A.slowly B.wildly C.steadily D.hurriedly25.A.announced B.shouted C.replied D.doubted26.A.reward B.value C.prize D.kindness27.A.physically B.mentally C.normally D.properly28.A.rich B.famous C.gentle D.manly29.A.fixed B.filled C.consulted D.reflected30.A.rose B.raised C.got D.left31.A.Worn B.Having C.Putting D.Dressed32.A.recognized B.knew C.spared D.regained33.A.desired B.declared C.determined D.declined34.A.special B.ordinary C.normal D.private35.A.decision B.preparation C.struggle D.debate36.A.ordered B.requested C.confused D.encouraged37.A.check B.study C.observation D.approval38.A.presentation B.preference C.attention D.arrangement39.A.milk B.water C.juice D.kola40.A.praised B.pretended C.pressed D.prayed参考答案：21.C

22.B

23.D

24.D

25.C

26.D

27.A

28.B

29.B

30.A

31.D

32.A

33.C

34.A

35.C

36.B

37.D

38.C

39.A

40.D本文是一篇人生感悟的记叙文。一天，一个贫穷的小男孩为了攒够学费正挨家挨户地推销商品。他饿了，所以决定到隔壁去讨口饭吃。然而，当一位可爱的年轻女子打开门时，他却失去了勇气。这个女子给了他一杯牛奶。几年后，这位年轻女子得了重病，给她治病的专家Dr.HowardKelly就是当年的那个贫穷的小男孩。他回到会诊室，决心尽最大努力挽救她的生命。经过长时间的努力她被得救了。Dr.Kelly为她结了账，只因为“那一杯牛奶”。这个故事告诉我们“善良的行为，会得到好的回报”。【21题详解】考查动词。A.call呼叫；B.make制造；C.beg祈求；D.prepare准备。根据Hewashungrysohedecidedto___1___foramealatthenexthouse.“他饿了，所以决定到隔壁去讨口饭吃。”hungry是关键词，begfor“乞求”，故选C。【22题详解】考查状语从句。A.while在---期间；B.when当---时候；C.though尽管；D.unless除非。根据However,helosthisnerve___2___alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.“然而，当一位可爱的年轻女子打开门时，他却失去了勇气。”此处是when引导的时间状语从句。故选B。【23题详解】考查形容词。A.thirsty口渴的；B.lazy懒惰的；C.tired劳累的；D.hungry饥饿的。根据第一段中Hewashungry可知，“他看起来饿”，故选D。【24题详解】考查副词。A.slowly慢慢地；B.wildly野生地；C.steadily稳定地；D.hurriedly匆忙地。他匆忙地把牛奶喝完。故选D。【25题详解】考查动词。A.announced宣布；B.shouted

大喊；C.replied回答；D.doubted怀疑。根据上文的thenasked,可知这里是“回答”，故选C。【26题详解】考查名词。A.reward报酬；B.value价值；C.prize奖品；D.kindness善良。根据“Youdon’towemeanything,”可知这是“善意”的举动。故选D。【27题详解】考查副词。A.physically身体上地；B.mentally精神上地；C.normally正常地；D.properly适当地。喝牛奶之后身体感到更强壮。故选A。【28题详解】考查形容词。A.rich有钱的；B.famous著名的；C.gentle温柔的；D.manly男子气概的。根据上句的specialistscanbecalledintostudyherraredisease可知，Dr.HowardKelly是著名的专家。故选B。【29题详解】考查动词。A.fixed修理；B.filled填满；

C.consulted咨询；D.reflected反射。根据Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight___9___hiseyes.“当他听到她来自那个城镇的名字时，他的眼睛里充满了奇怪的光芒。”故选B。【30题详解】考查动词。A.rose上升；B.raised提高，举起；C.got得到；D.left离开。根据Immediately,he___10___andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.“他立刻站起身来，穿过医院大厅，走进她的房间。”故选A。【31题详解】考查动词。A.Worn穿戴；B.Having有；C.Putting放；D.Dressed给---穿衣。根据___11___inhisdoctorsgownhewentintoseeher.“他穿着医生的长袍进去看她。”故选D。【32题详解】考查动词。A.recognized认出；B.knew知道；C.spared抽出；

D.regained重新获得。根据上句中的hewentintoseeher.可知，她立刻认出了他。A项符合语境。【33题详解】考查动词。A.desired渴望；B.declared宣布；C.determined决定；D.declined下降，拒绝。根据Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand___13___todohisbesttosaveherlife.“他回到会诊室，决心尽最大努力挽救她的生命。”bedeterminedtodosth.“下决心去做某事”，故选C。【34题详解】考查形容词。A.special特殊的；B.ordinary普通的；C.normal正常的；D.private私下的。根据Fromthatdayon,hegave___14___attentiontohercase.“从那天起，他特别关注她的情况。”故选A。【35题详解】考查名词。A.decision

决定；B.preparation准备；

C.struggle努力，挣扎，奋斗；D.debate辩论。根据上文dohisbesttosaveherlife.也就是说经过长时间的努力她被得救了。故选C。【36题详解】考查动词。A.ordered命令；B.requested请求；C.confused

困惑；D.encouraged鼓励。根据Dr.Kelly___16___thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimfor___17___.“Dr.Kelly要求商务办公室把最后的账单交给他批准。”故选B。【37题详解】考查名词。A.check核对；B.study学习；C.observation观察；

D.approval批准。根据Dr.Kelly___16___thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimfor___17___.“Dr.Kelly要求商务办公室把最后的账单交给他批准。”故选D。【38题详解】考查名词。A.presentation展示，描述；

B.preference偏爱；C.attention关注；D.arrangement安排。根据Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughther___18___.“最后，她还是鼓起勇气，翻开了医药费通知单，旁边的那行小字引起了她的注意。”固定词组：catchone’sattention“引起某人的注意”。故选C。【39题详解】考查名词。A.milk牛奶；B.water水；C.juice果汁；

D.kola可乐。根据Paidinfullwithaglassof___19___.“已用一杯牛奶付清。”故选A。【40题详解】考查动词。A.praised

赞扬；B.pretended假装；C.pressed

按压；D.prayed祈祷。根据Tearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe___20___

_silently.“当她默默地祈祷时，喜悦的泪水溢出了她的眼睛。”故选D。三、阅读理解22.Foraslongashumanshaveexisted,therehasbeenaneedtokeepintouch,tosendinformationbetweenpeopleindifferentplaces.Beforewritingwasinvented,spokenmessageswerecarriedfromonepersontoanotheranditwasnoteasytosendlongermessages.Writingchangedthesituation,butitwasstilldifficulttomakesuethatyourmessagegottotherightplace.TheRomanscreatedanorganizedsystemofmaildelivery(投递),calledCursusPublicus.ThiswasusedbytheEmperorandofficialstosendinformationthroughouttheEmpire(帝国)Stagingpostsandarelaysystemwithhorsesandcarriagesmeantthatmessagescouldmovequickly,byusingmanyridersinsteadofone.However,theRomanswerenot(asmanypeoplethink)thefirsttorealizethis.In2000BCtheEgyptiansusedasimilarsystemtokeeppeopleinformedaboutthelawsinthecountry.TheChineseandPersianempiresalsousedsystemsofhorsesandridersmorethan500yeahbeforetheRomans.AftertheRomanpostal(邮递的)servicedisappeared,othersystemswerecreatedinEurope,butneveragainaslargeastheRoman’s.Rulersofcountriesorregionsandevenchurchescreatedtheirownofficialmailnetwork.Itwasalsoveryimportanttobusinessbetweencountriesthatgoodcommunicationexisted.Internationaltraderssetupmanyunofficialpostallinks.TherewasonesuchlinkbetweenVeniceandConstantinopleinthe14thcentury.Untilthemid-1600sinEurope,onlyofficialmessagescouldbecarriedbythestatenetworks;everyoneelsehadtowelesssecure,unofficialnetworks.However,asmoreroadswerebuilt,unofficialnetworksbecamesafer,morereliableandveryprofitable.Realizingtheycouldmakemoney,governmentsinmostcountriestookcontroloftheirownpublicpostalsystem,makingtheunofficialnetworksillegal.Anumberofcountriesclaimtohaveinventedtheideaofstamps-placingapieceofpaperonthelettershowingthatthepostagehadbeenpaidfor.Butthefirstwidely-availablestampwasthePennyBlack,introducedinBritainbyamancalledRowlandHillin1840.ItwasablackstampwithawhitepictureoftheQueen’sheadonit.Hillchangedtheideaofpaymentfromdistancetoweight.Theyearbeforeitsintroduction,about75millionlettershadbeenpostedinBritain,yetonly10yearslaterover340millionlettersweresentusingstamp.Itwasaveryimportantinventionandcompletelychangedthepostalsystem.Tobuyafirst-editionofthisstamptodaycancostover￡1000.Untilthe1870sitwasstillveryexpensivetosendmailtoothercountries.TheUniversalPostalUnionwascreatedin1874tomakesurethat“allpeopleintheworldhaveaffordableandreliableaccesstopostalservices”.Itcannottellcountrieshowmuchtocharge,butithelpscountriesworktogetherandsetreasonableinternationalmailprices.Withthecreationofairmail,it’snowcheapandquicktosendletterstomostpartsoftheworld.Unfortunately,thegrowthofnewtechnology(theInternet,emails,faxmachines)meansthattraditionalpostalservicesarebecominglesspopular.Manypeoplenowcalltraditionalpost“snailmail”,becauseitdoesnotha.vethespeedofanemailoratextmessage.Remember,thoughithasbeenhereforover2000years,andisstillawayofdeliveringapersonalmessage.65.Sendinglongermessagesbecameeasierbecauseof

.A.theinventionofpaper B.theinventionofwritingC.theinventionoflanguage D.theneedofcommunicating66.Accordingtothepassage.CursusPublicus

.A.wasthelargestmailnetworkinEuropeB.wasthefirstmailnetworkinhumanhistoryC.providedpostalserviceforeveryoneinRomeD.was500yearearlierthanthesimilarsysteminEgypt67.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph5thatbefore1840

.A.thestampwasveryexpensiveB.mostpeopleinEuropehadnoideaofstampsC.BritainhadthebestpostalsystemintheworldD.thepostageonaletterwasdecidedbyhowfarittraveled68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Theairmailsystemgrowsrapidly.B.Thepostalsystemwillbecomemorepopular.C.ThespeedoftraditionalpostwillbeimprovedD.Thetraditionalpostalservicesremainimportantinmaildelivery.参考答案：BADD23.MostteensImeetthesedayslackbasicsocialcourtesywhendealingwithpeople.Myownson,whobasicallygrewupwithhisgrandmother,theoriginalmannersexpert,hasperfecttablemanners.Thisispartlybecausehewasexposedtomannersataveryyoungage.However,whenweeatathome,hewouldnotpracticemanners.SoIaskedhimwhy.Hesaid,“IbehavethewayIamsupposedtobehavewhenI’mout,butwhenIamathomeIwanttobecomfortable.”That’swhenIrealizedthatmostparents,myselfincluded,doteachtheirchildrentheproperwaytobehaveoutsidethehome,buttheyarealsobroughtuptobelievet