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makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.
68. We can infer from the text that humans and animals ______. A. depend on one sense in choosing food B. are not satisfied with their food
C. choose food in similar ways D. eat entirely different food
69. Which of the following eats only one type of food? A. The white butterfly.
B. The small bird.
C. The bear. D. The fox. 70. Certain animals change their choice of food when ______. A. the season changes B. the food color changes
C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells 71. We can learn from the last paragraph that ______. A. food is chosen for a good reason B. French and British food is good
C. some people have few choices of food D. some people care little about healthy diet
D【’07上海卷】 Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.
The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news: With the introduction of a “forever stamp,” it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or-3-cent stamps to make up postage differences.
Beginning in May, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-class stamp. As the name implies, “forever stamps” will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.
The new “forever stamp” is the United States Postal Service?s (USPS) answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. The May increases will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because of inflation (通货膨胀), competition from online bill paying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a spokesman for USPS.
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The USPS expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp” and the savings from not printing as many 2-or-3-cent stamps. “It?s not your grandfather?s stamp,” says Mr. Saunders. “It could be your great-grandchildren?s stamp.”
Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.
Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, says he?s interested in the public?s reaction. “This is an entirely new class of stamps.” Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he?ll buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him rich — the volume printed will be too large for collectors. “We won?t be able to send our kids to college on these,” he says, laughing.
The USPS board of governors has yet to accept the Postal Regulatory Commission?s decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.
72. The main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp” is ______. A. to reduce the cost of printing 2-or-3-cent stamps B. to help save the consumers? cost on first-class mailing C. to respond to the complaints about rising postal rates D. to compete with online bill paying
73. By saying “It could be your great-grandchildren?s stamp”, Mr. Saunders means that forever stamps ______.
A. could be collected by one?s great-grandchildren B. might be very precious in great-grandchildren?s hands C. might have been inherited (继承) from one?s great-grandfathers D. could be used by one?s great-grandchildren even decades later 74. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward. B. America will be the first country to issue forever stamps. C. The design of the “forever stamp” remains to be revealed. D. 2-or-3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future. 75. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes. B. Postal workers will benefit most from the sales of forever stamps. C. The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps. D. New interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.
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Every year, we celebrate many special days----Mother?s Day, Father?s, and New Year?s Day. In some countries, there is a particular day for people to pull their leg with each other, which happens always before 12 o?clock a.m. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool?s Day, and is celebrated on April the first.
Many believe that the French started April Fool?s Day. Centuries ago, New Year?s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
But many people ______________________________, and they still chose to keep April 1 as New Year?s Day. Many called these people ?April Fools? and played practical jokes and tricks on them. Over Time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool?s Day, practical jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend?s clock ahead one hour, or switch the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool?s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ?Taily Day?----for one?s ?tail.? On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ?kick me? on a person?s back or behind. Other countries have their own ?Fool?s Day.? In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Practical jokes are common. There is a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ?April Fool!?
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1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? It is believed that April Fool?s Day began in France.
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
________________________________________________________________________ 4. Imagine it is April Fool?s Day tomorrow. You are going to play a trick on someone. Who will you play a trick on, and what will you do? (Please answer within 30 words.)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
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