初二阅读测试.docx

初二阅读测试完形填空（共20小题；共20.0分） Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces—you can find them all in one place. 1 ?? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 2 ? sealed(密封的) letters. The 3 ? for the first decorated(装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 4 ? a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 5 ?. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 6 ? for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back(背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 7 ? on the back left side. And they put the address 8 ?. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 9 ? picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards. Today, postcards are the 10 ? most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Years Day.1.A.HowB.WhenC.WhyD.Where2.A.likedB.hatedC.foundD.lost3.A.adviceB.pictureC.ideaD.card4.A.aboveB.withC.underD.for5.A.happenedB.changedC.endedD.appeared6.A.evenB.onlyC.stillD.ever7.A.noteB.wordC.addressD.letter8.A.on the frontB.on the backC.on the leftD.on the right9.A.surprised atB.interested inC.expected byD.worried about10.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth Most people like to travel on land because its always safe. 11 ? there are still some people who want to travel in dangerous places. One of these places is the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋). Men do not 12 ? the Arctic Ocean very often. It is 13 ? danger. It is dark and cold there in winter. The ice is dangerous, 14 ?. Especially in sum