In 50 years of traveling, Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world except three. And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard. He always chooses a postcard with beautiful scenery (風(fēng)景). Usually he writes just a short message to himself. However, he wrote an interesting story on his latest one, from the Malians Island.
Mr. McCorpuodale lives in London. On one of the walls in his room, you can see a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins (大頭針) stuck in it. “These pins mean a lot to me.” says Mr. McCorpuodale, “I follow the rule. I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been in a place for more than 24 hours.”
Naturally, Mr. McCorpuodale has his favorite places. New Zealand, he describes as “a wonderful country”. About China, he says, “This is the country in the world which is completely different. There is no European influence.”
Wherever he goes, Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle, a shirt with a secret pocket and a pen.
So why does he do it? For the postcards or the travels? Mr. McCorpuodale laughs, “Neither. Only for the meaningful life.”
【小題1】What did Mr. McCorpuodale write about on his latest postcard?

A．Malians Island.	B．An interesting story.
C．Beautiful scenery.	D．His favorite places.

【小題2】On a wall in Mr. McCorpuodale’s room, there is            .

A．a(chǎn) map of the world	B．a(chǎn) postcard to himself
C．a(chǎn) message to himself	D．a(chǎn) photo of his wife

【小題3】According to Mr. McCorpuodal, there’s no European influence          .

A．in New Zealand

B．in America

C．in Australia

D．in China

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  In many European countries it is normal to have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return to their houses to eat together. This is not very ___【小題1】______in Britain because normally it is a long way from the place of work or school to the home. The __【小題2】_____ people often have a big breakfast before they go to work and the meal at midday is not __【小題3】____with the members of the family but with workmates or schoolmates. Lunch is normally ___【小題4】____ between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Most people finish work at five thirty. It often take at ____【小題5】_____ an hour to get home from the school or workplace so people eat their meal ___【小題6】___ "dinner" between 6:30 pm and 9 pm.
On Sundays people don’t have to work so they take the ___【小題7】____ to eat together with their family. Sunday lunch is ____【小題8】____ the best meal of the week and many of the meals which are considered real British food are eaten for Sunday lunch, such as roast beef and pudding.
_____【小題9】______ everyone in Britain understands that "breakfast" is the first meal of the day, there is a lot of confusion(混亂) about the words for other meals such as "dinner, lunch, tea, high tea, elevenses, brunch, supper". And if you ask a British person what these words ___【小題10】_____, most of them will give you a different answer according to what part of the country they are from.

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (歐洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允許) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (質(zhì)量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap
(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular
(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things              
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money     B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes
(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (歐洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允許) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (質(zhì)量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
【小題1】Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   

A．not popular

B．growing

C．not possible

D．cheap

【小題2】People like teleshopping because it is ____ .

A．American

B．cheaper

C．easier

D．more popular

【小題3】Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .

A．don't like to buy things

B．don't watch TV

C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality

【小題4】In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .

A．help businessmen get more money	B．keep the shops open longer
C．have fewer buyers	D．bring better TV programmes

【小題5】The best title of this passage is ____ .

A．American Teleshopping	B．Teleshopping Companies
C．Teleshopping in Europe	D．Teleshopping—Junk on the Air