Question

Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent（盛行的）in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : “ Future Mail ” . “ Future Mail ” service can make people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “ time ” in another way . And “ Future Mail ” letters are “ reminders of affection , friendship and love ”.

Lin Xiaofan , a senior high school student in Hefei , wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . Feng Xiao , a youth who feels pressure despite of some achievements in her career decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a “ Future Mail ” . She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage .

While “ Future Mail ” is gaining popularity , some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broken before letters are delivered . Actually , customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged .

Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . Psychologists said young Chinese might be given a vent（發(fā)泄）to their negative feelings through the service . Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letters so they can experience the connection between “ past ” and “ present ” while they receive the letters . It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .

1.The underlined word in Para . 3 probably means .

A. paid B. changed C. bought D. repaired

2.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a “ Future Mail ” .

B. The “ Future Mail ” business is not perfect .

C. Only young people accept the new “ Future Mail ” service .

D. “ Future Mail ”service can let people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .

3.You can read this article in newspaper’s part .

A. sports . B. science

C. leisure(閑暇) D. policy

4.Which is NOT the purpose of Feng Xiao’s letter ?

A. To encourage herself to face up to the challenges .

B. To express her thoughts about her present life .

C. To express her expectations for the future .

D. To remind herself of something she must do .

5.The best title of this article should be .

A. The Different Kinds of Letter

B. “ Future Mail ” Business Taking off in China

C. The Advantage of “ Future Mail ”

D. The Letter in Future

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了“慢遞”服務(wù)作為一種新商業(yè)出現(xiàn)，慢遞服務(wù)可以讓人們慢下來，讓用另一種方式他們理解"時(shí)間"的含義。

1. , customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged . 實(shí)際上，客戶需要填寫驗(yàn)收表，并作出評(píng)估，所以如果他們的信件或物品丟失或損壞，他們可以得到補(bǔ)償。此處compensated據(jù)句意理解為支付，賠償。故選項(xiàng)中只有paid符合此意。故選A。

2. Xiaofan wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . 林曉凡給她母親寫了封信，提前為明年的母親節(jié)表達(dá)她對(duì)母親的愛。以及Feng Xiao，She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future她表達(dá)了對(duì)她目前的生活和她的未來期望的想法。故A正確；選項(xiàng)B，從文中第三段some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broken before letters are delivered . 有些人擔(dān)心在信件到來之前如果接收器的郵政地址更改或者公司破產(chǎn)了，那會(huì)發(fā)生什么。故B正確；選項(xiàng)D，從文中最后一段It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” . 它可以幫助人們重新理解"時(shí)間"的意義。故D正確；而選項(xiàng)C，從文中最后一段Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . 企業(yè)的客戶大多是大學(xué)生和年輕的白領(lǐng)工人。并不是只有年輕人，故C不正確，故選C。

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4. expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage . 她表達(dá)了對(duì)她目前的生活和她的未來期望的想法來鼓勵(lì)她自己要有勇氣正視生活中的挑戰(zhàn)。故選D。

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