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How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16 800? Any mistake in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A
How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16 800? Any mistake in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A
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问题
How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16 800? Any mistake in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony 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 stamps.
Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally wrote the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left, fourteen One-penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of the Two-penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16 800 for it.
It can be understood from the passage that______.
选项
A、the Mauritius’ Government specialized in printing stamps
B、stamp collectors are searching for stamps with mistakes
C、the local printer was instructed to make a mistake in the stamp
D、Mauritians printed stamps to make money
答案
B
解析
本题是一道暗示引申类题。问从文章中我们可以了解到什么。针对四个选项所给的内容,利用查阅式阅读法对照原文理解,我们可以发现本题的正确答案应是B“集邮者正在寻找上面有错误的邮票”。选项A“毛里求斯政府擅长印制邮票”,C“当地印刷商接到指示要求他们在印制邮票时出错”,D“毛里求斯印制邮票是为了赚钱”,这三个选项所述内容与原文不符,因此都是错误选项。
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