Question

Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .

If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.

At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .

Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .

1.The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.

A. post offices B.large buildings

C.small shops D.different banks

2.What time can you go to the post office in the United States if you want to send a letter?

A. At 9:00 on Sunday morning B.At 12:00 on Tuesday.

C.At 5:00 on Friday afternoon D.At 8:00 on Monday morning.

3.If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.

A.go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter

B.get in touch with somebody you know in the post office

C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help

D.Call your friends for help.

4.The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.

A.a beautiful postcard B.a letter written on envelope

C.a letter by airmail D.a postcard with pictures

5.The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA

A.the post office B.the postage

C.letters D.postcards

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.Ａ

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了美国的邮局。在美国的每个镇上都有邮局，你能够在邮局寄出信件。如果你不知道邮费是多少，你可以问邮局的职员。如果距离较远可以用航空邮件，但是比较贵一点。你还可以寄送明信片，但不能邮寄出国。

1.Every town in the United States has a post office .在美国的每个镇上都有一家邮局，故选Ａ。

2.They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 . 邮局一周五天开门，并且在每周六早上也开门。从星期一到星期五是从八点半到四点半。所以综合以上，故选Ｂ。

3.If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help .如果你不确定该付多少邮费，你可以向邮局的人寻求帮助，故选Ｃ。

4.If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.如果你要寄一封很远地方的信，你可以用航空信封。要知道寄出过的信件更贵，故选Ｃ。

5.

考点：科普类短文阅读。