Question

Every December， millions of Christmas cards go through the post office. There are pictures of stars or snow or Christmas trees. In these days it is hard to think of a Christmas without Christmas cards， yet a hundred and fifty years ago there was nothing at all. Here is just a story of the way in which they started. Some boys of those days at boarding school had to write a special piece of English at Christmas time. This was to be sent to their parents so they could see the boys’ work had got better during the year.

  Young people like to make little drawing in the paper when they write something. These boys were the same. They drew little pictures all around the writing. After a time the pictures become more important than the writing. These were the first Christmas cards.

1. Did people use Christmas cards 150 years ago?

2.What can we usually see on the Christmas cards?

3.At Christmas time， who did the boys at boarding school write something special to?

4.What did the boys draw around the writing?

5.What became more important later on the Christmas cards?

Answer

1.No.

2.Pictures of stars or snow or Christmas trees.

3.Their parents.

4.Little pictures. / They drew little pictures around the writing.

5.The pictures (become more important than the writing).

【解析】

试题解析：本文主要介绍了圣诞卡的来历。

1.No.考查语境理解题。【问题】150年前人们使用圣诞贺卡了吗?根据第三句In these days it is hard to think of a Christmas without Christmas cards， yet a hundred and fifty years ago there was nothing at all.可知150年前没有贺卡，故答案是No.

2.Pictures of stars or snow or Christmas trees. 考查语境理解题。【问题】我们通常在圣诞卡上看到什么？根据第一段第二句There are pictures of stars or snow or Christmas trees.可知我们通常在圣诞卡上看到星星，雪或者圣诞树；故答案是Pictures of stars or snow or Christmas trees.

3.Their parents. 考查语境理解题。【问题】在圣诞节的时候，寄宿学校的男孩们给谁写一些特别的东西？根据第一段最后一句This was to be sent to their parents so they could see the boys’ work had got better during the year.可知寄宿学校的男孩们给他们的父母写一些特别的东西；故答案是Their parents.

4.Little pictures. / They drew little pictures around the writing. 考查语境理解题。【问题】男孩子们在写的周围都画写什么?根据第二段第三句They drew little pictures all around the writing.可知他们在写作周围画小图画。故答案是Little pictures. / They drew little pictures around the writing.

5.根据第二段第三句After a time the pictures become more important than the writing.可知答案是The pictures (become more important than the writing).

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