Question

【题目】 Stamps help connect us with others. They have played an important role in people's lives for a long time.

Stamps pay for a letter to get where it needs to be. When there were no stamps, people did not pay for the letters they sent, but instead they paid for the letters they received. The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 with a picture of Queen Victoria on it. The number of people who send letters and use stamps has gone down. But stamp collection is still one of the world' s most popular hobbies. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections. Interestingly enough, the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps, but it is actually helping collectors find more stamps to add to their collections.

任务5: 根据短文（C）内容完成表格,每空一词

Stamps Help Us Keep in 【1】 with Other
The first stamp	Made in 【2】in 1840
The way to pay for letters 【3】 using stamps	Receivers paid for letters
Stamps today	The stamps has been reduced because of the 【4】
Stamp 【5】	One of the world’s most popular hobbies

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】touch

【2】Britain/England

【3】without

【4】Internet

【5】collecting

【解析】

文章大意：主要介绍了邮票的发展及集邮是人们最爱好的之一．

【1】细节理解题。根据Stamps help connect us with others. 邮票帮助我们与他人保持联系。结合Stamps Help Us Keep in __1__ with Other.可知此处考查固定短语in touch，意为“联系”，故答案填touch。

【2】细节理解题。根据The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 with a picture of Queen Victoria on it. 第一张邮票被称为黑色便士。这是一张1840年发行的英国邮票，上面印有维多利亚女王的肖像。可知第一张邮票是英国产生的，故答案填Britain/England。

【3】细节理解题。根据When there were no stamps, people did not pay for the letters they sent, but instead they paid for the letters they received. 在没有邮票的时候，人们不为他们寄的信付钱，而是为他们收到的信付钱。结合The way to pay for letters __3__ using stamps，可知寄信的方式是不使用邮票的，without无、不、没有，介词，符合题意，故答案填without。

【4】细节理解题。根据the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps,互联网可能减少了对邮票的需求，结合The stamps has been reduced because of the __4__，可知因为有了互联网，邮票已经减少了。故答案填Internet。

【5】细节理解题。根据本行后面所对应的信息One of the world’s most popular hobbies世界上最流行的爱好之一，结合文中的信息But stamp collection is still one of the world' s most popular hobbies. 但是集邮仍然是世界上最流行的爱好之一。可知此处表达的是“集邮”，即stamp collecting，故答案填collecting。