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阅读理解 　　People know that some animals，particularly birds，can be trained to carry messages for them．From 3 000 BC to now，pigeons have been used as "postmen" either in war or in peace． 　　In 1870，when the Germans surrounded Paris，the city was cut off from all the usual means of communication．The people tried many different ways to send news．One way was to use pigeons，and the little “postmen” flew fast．In four months about 156 000 letters were sent by them． 　　Now pigeons are still used．This is because sometimes only the little pigeon can carry the message to the place where it is difficult for man to go．That is why pigeons are called“postmen with feathers”． (1) What is a pigeon? 　　A．A postman．　　 　　B．A flying object． 　　C．A bird　　　　 　　D．A beast [　　] (2) Which of the following is true? 　　A．Pigeons are our daily postmen． 　　B．Pigeons can fly as fast as a man-made satellite． 　　C．Pigeons can not do anything special for us． 　　D．Pigeons can do something special for us． [　　] (3) People in Paris used pigeons to send letters because ______． 　　A．they could not send them themselves 　　B．they could not fly as fast as pigeons 　　C．they knew pigeons could fly faster than hawks 　　D．they liked pigeons better than other animals [　　] (4) How many letters did pigeons send per month according to the text? 　　A．About 31 000．　　　　B．About 39 000． 　　C．About 139 000．　　 D．About 156 000． [　　] (5) People call pigeons “postmen with feathers” because ______． 　　A．they are really very good postmen 　　B．they are birds but can do the job well as postmen 　　C．they are postmen who can fly and have feathers 　　D．they have feathers just like postmen [　　]

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答案：1．C ;2．D ;3．A ;4．B ;5．B ;