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(1)细节理解题。根据第一段In those times people used to personally greet a person on a birthday,but when a well﹣wisher was unable to do so he sent a birthday card.Thus birthday cards were more like an apology at that time.(在那个时代,人们通常在生日那天亲自问候一个人,但当一个祝福者不能这样做时,他就寄了一张生日贺卡。因此,生日贺卡在当时更像是一种道歉。)可知,一个世纪以前的英国,生日卡的作用是道歉。故选C。
(2)细节理解题。根据第二段During early 1400 the tradition of exchanging handmade paper greeting cards developed in Europe while Germans at that time were known to have printed New Year's greetings from woodcuts.(在1400年早期,交换手工纸贺卡的传统在欧洲发展起来,而那时的德国人则以木刻印刷新年问候语而闻名。)可知,印刷的新年贺卡最早是由德国制造的。故选D。
(3)标题归纳题。根据第一段Birthday card history is said to be over a hundred years old.(生日贺卡的历史据说有一百多年了。)可知,本文主要介绍了生日贺卡的历史,挖掘了它的历史溯源,以及发展现状。A.The History of Greeting Cards.(贺卡的历史。)适合做标题。故选A。