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In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach (邮车) was standing on the street.  Around the coach many people were talking to one another about it.  Mail coach did not come to that village so often in those days.  People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter.  The person who sent the letter did not have to pay.  The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (邮资).  “Here?s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said the mailman.  Everyone turned to a girl of about eighteen who was standing by the coach.  “I?m Alice Brown,” she said in a low voice.  The mailman gave her the letter.  Alice looked at the envelope for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman.  “I’m sorry I can?t take it,” she said.  “I don?t have enough money to pay the postage. ” The people standing around were very sorry for the girl.  They were silent for a while.  Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter.  When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir.  This letter is from the young man I’m going to marry.  His name is Tom.  He went to London to look for work.  He has to get enough money for our marriage (结婚).  I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now don’t need it.  I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside. ” “Really?” the gentleman said in surprise.  “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope.  Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work.  That’s very good news. ” The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself.  He thought and thought for many years.  At last he had a good plan.  “The postage has to be much lower,” he said.  “What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage.  He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope. ” “A good idea!” people said when they heard of his plan.  The Government decided to adopt (采纳) the plan.  The first postage stamp was put out in 1840.  It was called the “Penny Black”.  It had a picture of the Queen on it

  1. 1.

    The first postage stamp was made ________

    1. A.
      in England
    2. B.
      in America
    3. C.
      by Alice
    4. D.
      in 1910
  2. 2.

    The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ______

    1. A.
      she did not know whose letter it was
    2. B.
      the letter had already told her what she wanted to know
    3. C.
      she could not pay the postage
    4. D.
      the gentleman promised to pay the postage for her
  3. 3.

    When the girl returned the letter to the mailman _________

    1. A.
      the people around her felt sorry for her
    2. B.
      the people thought that the girl was too poor
    3. C.
      none of them wanted to pay the postage for her
    4. D.
      the people was angry with the girl
  4. 4.

    Alice knew how Tom was getting from the signs on the envelope because _________

    1. A.
      Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving for London
    2. B.
      Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs
    3. C.
      Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself
    4. D.
      Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to
  5. 5.

    The idea of using stamps was found by ______

    1. A.
      the government
    2. B.
      Sir Rowland Hill
    3. C.
      Alice Brown
    4. D.
      Tom
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试题分析:这篇短文主要讲述了邮票产生的历史。罗兰希尔在一次帮助一位姑娘付邮费时,发现人们可以通过在信封上做某些标记,来逃避交邮费,因此他产生了使用邮票这个想法。最后,经英国政府同意,世界上的第一张邮票产生了。
1.主旨大意题。阅读短文可知,世界上的第一张邮票产生于英国。故选A。
2.细节理解题。根据短文I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside. ” “Really?” the gentleman said in surprise.  “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope.  描述,可知这个女孩的未婚夫已经通过特殊的标记向她传达了所需要的信息。故选B。
3.细节理解题。根据文中The people standing around were very sorry for the girl.  描述,可知人们为她不能看到这封信感到遗憾。故选A。
4.推理判断题。根据文中Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work.  That’s very good news. 描述,推理可知汤姆在动身前,已经和这个女孩就标记内容作了某些约定。故选A。
5.细节理解题。根据文中The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself. 描述,可知使用邮票这个主意是罗兰希尔这个人想出来的。故选B。
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