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)了對她目前的生活和她的未來期望的想法來鼓勵她自己要有勇氣正視生活中的挑戰(zhàn)。故選D。

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