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Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original (本来的) value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony (殖民地)of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer—Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue (发行) stamps.
Before the order was delivered(传达), a party was planned at Mauritius’Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was told to copy the design for the stamps. He printed the words " Post Office " instead of " Post Paid " by mistake on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left—fourteen Onepenny Orangereds and twelve Twopenny Blues. Because of the Twopenny Blue’s rareness (稀少) and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16800 for it.

$ 16800 is the collector’s value of ______.

A.the Onepenny Orange—Red

B.a correctly printed 1847 stamp

C.the Twopenny Blue

D.both A and C

答案

参考答案:C

解析:[专家点评] 根据“Because of the Twopenny。Blue’s rareness(稀少)and age,collectors have paid as much as $16800 for it.”知道答案选C。

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1.下列句式与其他各句不同的一句是(     )

A.元元黎民得免于战国

B.青,取之于蓝

C.化于海内

D.寡人之于国也

2.翻译下列句子。

薄赋敛,贵仁义,贱权利,上笃厚,下智巧。

译文:____________________________________

3.“秦不行是风而循其故俗”中,“是风”指什么?“故俗”指什么?

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4.本语段中,作者总结秦失败的教训是什么?

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