高一英语阅读训练2

英语阅读训练（1）

A

IhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon*tthinkI'veforgottenyou.There

havebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatPvenothadmuchtimeforwriting

letters.

IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing'sCollege.SofarFvebeenlearningaboutEngland

andBritishwaysofliving.Iwon'ttellyouaboutLondon.Therearelotsofbooksyoucanread

andlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity.I'msureyou'llbemoreinterestedto

knowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere.

Ifindsomeofthecustoms（风俗）interesting.Peopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswe

dointhemainland（大陆）ofEurope.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecause

peopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisetheirhatstowomenbutnotto

eachother.

1.ThewritercametoLondonfrom・

A.AsiaB.themainlandofEuropeC.AmericaD.Africa

2.Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause.

A.shehadforgottenherfriendB.shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangeland

C.shewastoobusytowrite

D.shewastoobusywithhercourses（课程）atKing'sCollege

3.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving?

A.Happy.B.Angry.C.Sad.D.Interesting.

4.ThewritercametoLondon.

A.tomakealivingB.tostudy

C.tolearnBritishwaysoflivingD.forsightseeingonly

5.Englishmen.

A.donotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeet

B.oftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriends

C.raisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeet

D.donotraisetheirhatstoanyoftheirfriendswhentheymeet

B

Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman'sgarden,and

talkingaboutchildren.Theyoungmansaid,“Howstrictshouldparentsbewiththeir

children?”

Theoldmanpointedtoastring（绳子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone.uPlease

untie（解开）thatstring,“hesaid.Theyoungmanuntiedit,andtheyoungtreebent（弯）

overtooneside."Nowtieitagain,please,wsaidtheoldman,“butfirstpullthestringtight

sothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.”

Theyoungmandidso.Thentheoldmansaid,uThere,itisthesamewithchildren.You

mustbestrictwiththem,butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregetting

on.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone,youmusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyou

findthattheyarereadytostandalone,youcantakethestringaway.”

6.Thestoryisabout.

A.howtotakecareofyoungtreesB.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildren

C.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor

D.howtotieanduntiethestring

7.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring・

A.inordertothrowitawayB.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraight

C.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertooneside

D.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim

8.Whencanthestringbetakenaway?.

A.WhentheoldmanhasleftB.Afteryouhaveuntiedit

C.Whentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttime

D.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough

9.Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman.

A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandalone

B.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildren

C.thatheshouldbehardonthem

D.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone

10.Inthestorytherelation（关系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof___.

A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighborB.parentstotheirchildren

C.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherD.grownupstotheirparents

C

In1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopher

Cockerelsbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworld.Hecameupwithanideato

makeboatsgofaster,byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸尘器）.

Usinghiswife'svacuumcleanerhewasabletoreverse（使侄U转）themotorsothatitblew

insteadofsucking.Theairthatblewoutbeneath（下面）actedasacushionagainst

surfaces.Yearslater,hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft（气

垫船）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedout.AjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverprovedtothe

worldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulanduseful.

Theinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoathousand

otherinventions.Todayhovercraftscarrypassengersincomfortoverroughchannelsandseas.

11.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.Christopher,anordinarybutimaginativeengineer

B.Christopherandhiswife'svacuumcleaner

C.Christopherandhisinvention

D.Christopherandhisdiscovery

12.Theaimoftheexperimentin1950was.

A.tospeeduptheboatsB.tochangetheworld

C.tomaketheboatsmorecomfortableD.toimprovevacuumcleaner

13.Theunderlinedword“sucking“inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans”

A.takingwithgreatforceB.drawingwithgreatforce

C.pushingwithgreatforceD.pullingwithgreatforce

14.Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly?

A.Cushionedair.B.Theairthatsuckedin.

C.Theairthatblewout.D.Theaironthesurface.

15.Accordingtothepassage,manyotherinventionswere

A.thedreamsofChristopherB.theresultsofChristopher'sexperiment

C.thecauseofChristopher'sideaD.thewishesofChristopher

D

Charliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryears.Hestudiedhardanddidwellinallhis

subjects.Hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher.Thisyearheleftthecollegeandbegantoworkin

amiddleschool.Helikeshisstudentsandisstrict（严格的）withthem.Hedoeshisbestto

makehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

Onedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反应）tothestudentsofGrade2inthe

chemistrylab.

“Becareful,everyone,whesaidloudly.uBeforeImaketheexperiment,thereietwenty

fiveatomsofcarbon（碳原子）,butafterIfinishit,thereYetwentyfouratomsofcarbonleft!”

Hestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudentswouldgoonexplainingit.Butthe

youngmenlookedateachotherandnobodyansweredhim.Hehadtoask,“Whathappens?

Whatmakestheatomlost?”

Theclassroomwasveryquietandnoneofthestudentslookedattheirteacher.

“Whocantelluswhereithasgone?”

Suddenlyasoftvoicecamefromthebackrow,“Wedidnotseeanybodyleavethelab!”

16.Charliebegantoworkinthemiddleschoolbecause.

A.hehadbeenintheschoolforfouryearsB.hecouldn'tdoanythingexceptteaching

C.hehopedtobecomeagoodteacherD.hedidwellinallhissubjects

17.Charliehopes,sohedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

A.allhisstudentscouldunderstandhimB.hisstudentswouldn'tbeafraidofhim

C.hisstudentscarefullywatchedhimmakingtheexperiment

D.hisstudentscoulddowellinchemistry

18.ThatdayCharliewished.

A.hisstudentscouldlearnthechemicalreaction

B.hisstudentscouldfindtheatomofcarbon

C.hisstudentscouldcount（数）theatomsofcarbon

D.hisstudentscouldmaketheexperiment

19.Thestudentscouldn*1answerCharlie'squestionsbecause.

A.noneofthemhadseentheatomsB.theydidn'tunderstandtheirteacher

C.thechemicalreactionwastoocomplicatedD.theyallwantedtodropthesubject

20.Infact,.

A.CharliefailedthatdayB.thestudentinthebackrowdidn'twatchherteachercarefully

C.thestudentinthebackrowhadn'tlearnedchemistrybefore

D.Charliefailedinmakingtheexperiment

E

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完全地），fourthingsarenecessary.First,

wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeak

itourselves,withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（勿亡豫）.Thirdly,wemustdo

muchreading.Finally,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatare

correctingrammar.

Therearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisagreathelp,butit

isnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchlearningbyheart

longlists（一览表）ofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemust

learnbyusingthelanguage.

Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthe

language.Wemustulearnthroughuse."Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand

writingthelanguagewheneverwecan.

21.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.

A.understandingandspeakingB.listening,speaking,readingandwriting

C.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening

22.SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywell,buthespeaksitverybadly.Thisisbecause

A.hedoesn'tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspoken

B.hedoesn'thaveagoodmemory

C.healwaysrememberslistsofwordsandtheirmeanings

D.heoftenhesitates（犹豫）topracticespeakingit

23.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellby.

A.doingmuchpracticeB.studyingthedictionary

C.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage

24.Whichisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?

A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.C.Practice.D.Writing.

25.“Learnthroughuse“means.

A.weusealanguageinordertolearnit

B.welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseit

C.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhilewearekeepingusingitD.BandC.

英语阅读训练（2）

A

Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesand

learninglistsofwords一thelongerthelists,thebetter.That'swrong.Languageisforthe

exchange（交流）ofideasandinformation.It'smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyou

can'tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan't

speakcorrectlyorfluently（流禾!J地）.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn'tbe

afraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesand

breakrules,too.BernardSawoncewrote,uForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”

ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudents

make.TheyYeEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreaka

rule,itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymake

history,theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan'tmake

anotherpeople'slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar,but

theyshouldn'toverdo（做过头）it.Theyshouldputcommunication（交际）first.

1.Languageisusedto.

A.expressoneselfB.practicegrammarrules

C.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords

2.Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he・

A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakes

C.can'tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes

3.uForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly."Thissentencemeansthat•

A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish

C.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules

D.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish

4.Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,.

A.whattheyusewillbecomerightB.theyareagainstthelaw

C.theyshouldsaysorrytoothersD.theywillbecomeheroes

5.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould.

A・speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherules

C.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes

B

Mr.andMrs.Gordonweresittingonthesand,readingtheirmagazines.Mr.Gordonwastoo

stingy（吝啬）torent（租）achair.Theirtwelve-year-olddaughter,Sandra,wasplaying

atthewater'sedge.SuddenlyahugewaveliftedSandraupandcarriedheroutto

sea.Fortunately（幸运的是），alifeguard（救生员）wasondutyandhesawthewavecarry

Sandraaway.Heranalongthebeachanddivedintothesea.Heswamquicklytowherethe

girl,withherheadonlyjustabovethewater,wasshoutingforhelp.Shewasvery

frightened.Whenthelifeguardreachedhershestruggled（挣扎）withhim,asdrowning

（即将淹死的）peopleoftendo.However,hewasaskilfullifeguardandquicklytookholdof

herandswamwithherbacktothebeach.Bythetimehereachedit,Mr.andMrs.Gordonhad

realizedwhathadhappened.Theyhadrundowntothewater'sedge.Neitherofthemcould

swim.Theyjuststoodintheshallowwater,andworriedabouttheirdaughter.Hadthe

lifeguardreachedherintime?Fortunately,hehad."Thatwasquickwork,youngman,“

Mr.Gordonsaid.Heturnedtohiswife,“Givethelifeguardadollar.M"Adollar!”Sandra

cried."Dad,howcanyougivehimadollar!Hesavedmylife.Iwashalfdead.“Quite

right,girl"Mr.Gordonsaid,pleasedbyhisdaughter'sawareness（知道）ofthevalueof

money.Heturnedtohiswifeagainandsaid,"She'sright.Shewasonlyhalfdead.Give

himfiftycents.”

6.WhathappenedtoSandra?

A.Sheranintothesea.B.Herlifewassavedbyalifeguard.

C.Shewasdrowned.D.Shedied.

7.WhatwouldprobablyhavehappenedtoSandraifthelifeguardhadnotbeenonthebeach?

A.Herfatherwouldhavesavedher.B.Hermotherwouldhavesavedher.

C.Shewouldhaveswumbacktothebeach.D.Shewouldhavebeendrowned.

8.WhatdidMr.andMrs.GordondowhenSandrawascarriedouttoseabythewave?

A.Theyshoutedtothelifeguard.B.Theydivedintothewater.

C.Perhapstheywerereadingmagazines.

D.TheyofferedthelifeguardmoneytosaveSandra.

9.WhywasSandraangrywithherfather?

A.Hedidnotgivethelifeguardanymoney.B.Hedidnotswimouttosaveher.

C.Hedidnotshowthelifeguardheartythankfulness.

D.Hegavethelifeguardtoomuchmoney.

10.WhywasMr.Gordonpleasedwithherdaughter?

A.Shewassafeagain.B.Shewaspolitetothelifeguard.

C.Hethoughtshedidnotwanthimtogivethelife-guardtoomuchmoney.

D.Shegavethelifeguardfiftycents.

C

Asonecomestosomecrossroads,heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershavetostop

whentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercrossroads,drivershavetogoslow,butthey

donotactuallyhavetostop(unless,ofcourse,thereissomethingcomingalongthemain

road)；andatstillothers,theydonothaveeithertostoportogoslow,becausetheyare

themselvesonthemainroad.

MrWilliams,whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver,wasdrivinghomefromworkone

eveningwhenhecametoacrossroad.Ithada“Slow”sign.Hesloweddownwhenhecame

tothemainroad,lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming,andthendroveacross

withoutstoppingcompletely.

Atonceheheardapolicewhistle,sohepulledintothesideoftheroadandstopped.A

policemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebook,andapeninhishandandsaid,“Youdidnrtstop

atthatcrossing.”

“Butthesigntheredoesn'tsay'stop'"，answeredMr.Williams.uItjustsays'Slow',andI

didgoslow.”

Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim,andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface.Thenheputhis

notebookandpenaway,scratchedhisheadandsaid,“Well,Fminthewrongstreet!”

11.Mr.Williamswasdrivingoneevening.

A.toapartyB.tohisofficeC.homeafterworkD.toworkfromhome

12.Whenhewasstoppedbyapoliceman,he.

A.wasdrivingatahighspeedB.wasdrivingonthemainroad

C.wasgoingtostophiscarD.wasdrivingslowly

13.Thoughslowly,Mr.Williamscontinueddrivingatthecrossingbecause・

A.hedidn'tseeany“stop"signthereB.hepaidnoattentiontothetrafficregulations

C.hedidn'thavetostopD.hewaseagertogethome

14.ThepolicemanwasatWilliams*words.

A.angryB.surprisedC.upsetD.puzzled

15.LookingroundMr.Williams,thepolicemanwassurprisedbecause.

A.hemetamadmanB.herealizedthathehimselfwasmistaken

C.Mr.Williamsdaredtospeaktohimlikethat

D.Mr.Williamswouldnotapologizetohim

D

InCanadayoucanfinddogs,cats,horses,etc.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheir

pets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheir

houses,theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections(注射)sothattheywon't

carrydisease.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstores,thoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmost

everykindofstore.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimal

food.Whenyouvisitpeople'shouses,theywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandthey

areveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheir

garden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.Theyarefreetocome

andgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanada.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwild

animals.Ifyoukilledananimal,youwouldbepunished.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunover

byacar,peoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.

PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe：Theirfamilyties

arenotascloseasours.Whenchildrengrowup,theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirown

life.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.Theycanbegoodfriends

andneverleavethemalone.

16.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanada

C.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada

17.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.

A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewild

C.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdisease

D.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome

18.ThispassageshowsthatCanadians・

A.hateanimalsB.oftenkillanimals

C.loveanimalsD.donftkeeppetsinsidehouses

19.InCanada,childrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause.

A.theydon*tlovetheirparentsanymore

B.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents1housesaretoosmall

D.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore

20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.

B.Petseatbetterthanpeople.C.Almosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishouse.

D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

E

Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain.Theywanttobringwatertothe

deserts,sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood.Theyarelearningalotaboutthedeserts.Butmore

andmoreoftheearthisbecomingdesertallthetime.Scientistsmaynotbeabletochangethe

desertintime.

Whyismoreandmorelandbecomingdesert?Scientiststhinkthatpeoplemake

deserts.Peoplearedoingbadthingstotheearth.

Someplacesontheearthdon'tgetmuchrain.Buttheystilldon'tbecomedeserts.Thisis

becausesomegreenplantsaregrowingthere.Smallgreenplantsandgrassareveryimportantto

dryplaces.Plantsdon*tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier.Plantsdonotletthewindblowthe

dirtaway.Whenabitofrainfalls,theplantsholdthewater.Withoutplants,thelandcan

becomedesertmoreeasily.

21.Deserts.

A.neverhaveanyplantsoranimalsinthem

B.canallbeturnedintogoodlandbeforelong

C.arebecomingsmallerandsmallerD.getverylittlerain

22.Smallgreenplantsareveryimportanttodryplacesbecause.

A.theydon'tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier

B.theydonftletthewindblowthesoilaway

C.theyholdwaterD.AHoftheabove.

23.Landisbecomingdesertlittlebylittlebecause.

A.plantscan'tgrowthereB.thereisnotenoughrain

C.peoplehaven'tdonewhatscientistswishthemtodo

D.scientistsknowlittleaboutthedeserts

24.Whichisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Scientistsknowhowtochangedesertintogoodland.

B.Landisbecomingdesertfasterthanscientistscanchangeitbackintogoodland.

C.Ifscientistscanbringwatertodesert,peoplecanliveandgrowfoodthere.

D.Moreandmoreplacesarebecomingdesertsallthetime.

25.Afterreadingthispassage,welearnthat.

A.plantscankeepdrylandfrombecomingdesert

B.itisgoodtogetridofthegrassinthedeserts

C.allplaceswithoutmuchrainwillbecomedeserts

D.itisbettertogrowcropsondrylandthantocutthem

英语阅读训练（3）

A

Whydopeopleinallcountriesrideinbusestoschool,toworkandtofarplaces?Busescango

wheretrainsandaiiplanescannot.Theydonotcostasmuchtotravelon.Eventhoughtheymay

notmoveasfastasairplanesandtrains,theysometimestakepeoplebetweentwoplaces

faster.Thisisbecausetheymaytravelamoredirectway,ormayleavemoreoften,oratbetter

times.

Busescomeindifferentsizes.Asmallbuscancarryonlyeightortenpeople.Alargeone

mighthaveseatsforfiftytoseventypeopleandhavestandingroomformore.

Thousandsofyellowschoolbusescarrymillionsofchildrentoschooleveryyear.Mostof

thesebuseshaveseatsplacedquiteclosetogethertofitinasmanychildrenaspossible.Some

schoolsbuytheirownbuses.Otherspaytousebusesthatbelongtobuscompanies.

Cityandtownbusescarrypeopleforshortdistances.Theseatsoftheseareclosetogether,and

thereisstandingroomaswell.Mostcitybuseshavetwodoorssothatpeoplecangetonandoff

quickly.

Longdistancebusesgofromstatetostateorcountrytocountry.Theygivepeoplethechance

totravelacrosshugestretchesofland.Thesebuseshavecomfortableseatsthatcanbemovedto

differentpositions.Theyhaveplacestostoresuitcases.Manyhavewashrooms.Allthese

thingsareimportantonalongtrip.

1.Comparedwithtrainsandplanes,busesdon'thavetheadvantageof.

A.cheapfareB.frequenttravelC.safetyD.directness

2.Alargebusmightcarrypeople.

A.atmostseventyB.atleastseventy

C.moreorlessthanseventyD.muchmorethanseventy

3.Buseshavedifferentkinds,andthey.

A.leaveasfrequentlyaspossibleB.carryallkindsoftravelers

C.carrypeopleaccordingtotheirfunctionsD.haveseatsascloseaspossible

4.Long-distancebusesgivepeoplethechancetotravelacross.

A.hugeandcontinuoussectionsoflandB.largeandbeautifulland

C.smallbutbeautifullandD.hugedistrictsofland

5.Therearedifferentkindsofbusesmentionedinthispassageexcept

A.short-distancebusesB.directbuses

C.schoolbusesD.long-distancebuses

B

Everydaymillionsoflettersgofromonecountrytoanother.LettersmailedinItalyare

receivedinJapan.LettersmailedinCanadaarereceivedinAfrica.Onthelettersaremany

differentkindsofstamps,boughtindifferentcountries.

TheUniversalPostalUnionhelpseachlettergettotherightplaceasquicklyaspossible.It

setsuprulesaboutthesizeandweightofletters,postcards,andsmallpackages（包裹）.Ithas

rulesthatallcountriesmustfollowaboutinternationalpostalrates（费用）.

Onehundredyearsago,internationalmaildidnotmovesosmoothly.Onecountrydidnot

alwaysacceptanothercountry'sletters.Lettersfromsomecountriesweretoolargetofitintothe

mailboxesofothercountries.Letterstravelledbymanydifferentroutes（路线）.Somewerelost

alongtheway.

Sometimesthepersonwhosentthelettercouldpayonlypartofthepostage.Theperson

receivingtheletterhadtopaytherest.

TheUnitedStateswasthefirsttosuggestthatallcountriesworktogethertosettlethequestions

ofinternationalmail.In1974,menfromtwenty-fourcountriesmetinSwitzerlandtoformthe

UniversalPostalUnion.Today,morethan120nationsbelongtothisunion.Fromitsofficein

Switzerland,theunionhelpsthemailtomovesafelyandquicklyaroundtheworld.

6.Fromthestorywecaninferthat.

A.mailisimportanttoallcountriesB.notenoughlettersaresentallovertheworld

C.allthelettersmustgotoSwitzerlandfirstD.allstampslookexactlythesame

7.TheUniversalPostalUnionwasformed•

A.tohelpmovemailquicklyaroundtheworldB.togivemanymenachancetowork

C.tohelpmenmeetinSwitzerlandD.tolookforthelostlettersalongtheway

8.Whichstatementdoesthispassageleadsyoutobelieve?

A.Countriesaroundtheworldneedeachothers*help.

B.Mostpeopledonotputenoughpostageonletters.

C.Itisnotpossibleforletterstogetlostontheway.

D.Someofthelettersaretoolargetobeputintothema