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Over the course of more than 250 years, the US Postal Service has gone through many changes, including switching its focus from newspapers to package delivery service.

In the early 1830s, the Postal Service focused on delivering newspapers to keep Americans informed and connected. To keep newspaper subscriptions cheap and accessible, the Postal Service charged high prices for letter postage as much as a full-day’s wages. In order to help the expansion of the passenger transportation network in the new nation, the agency often shared the letter delivery with stagecoach lines. Later, it did the same for private steamboats and railroads, even airlines

But the competition for the letter delivery became so fierce that a wave of laws between 1845 and 1851 made the Postal Service the only letter-carrier and set aside an annual budget to support the agency. Helped by lowered rates, letters soon became the agency’s main business.

In 1863, the Postal Service began to experiment with home delivery, instead of just carrying letters from post office to post office. By the dawn of the 20th century, even remote farmers’ letters were dropped into their mailboxes. Since then, home delivery has become a “universal public service (UPS)” that every American deserves to receive at a low price.

By the early 20th century, the Postal Service had set a four-pound limit on mail: Anything heavier was supposed to be left to private companies. But the four largest private carriers secretly cooperated to charge confusing and often terribly high rates. In 1913, the Postal Service eventually took the parcel (包裹) service away from the private carriers.

Now the Postal Service’s only growing business is package delivery fed by the online shopping addictions. Since it is required by law to visit every household six days a week, the Postal Service now offers cheap rates to private companies like Amazon and FedEx to deliver their goods to our doorsteps. However, most Americans think that it is unfair to use taxpayer’s money to help such big private companies to deliver their goods.

【小题1】What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.Letter delivery was once a very profitable business.
B.The US was well connected by airlines in the 1820s.
C.The Postal Service charged high prices for newspapers.
D.In the 1830s. Americans had free access to newspapers.
【小题2】What was the Postal Service’s main business in the 1850s?
A.Goods transportation.B.Letter delivery.
C.Newspaper subscriptions.D.Parcel services.
【小题3】Why is it unfair for private companies to use the Postal Service to deliver their goods?
A.The private companies often charge terribly high rates.
B.The online-shoppers cannot receive their parcels on time.
C.The Postal Service usually leaves parcels in the local post offices.
D.The “UPS” is originally designed for non-commercial home delivery.
【小题4】What is the best title for the text?
A.The Problems of the US Postal Service
B.The Postal Service’s Roles in the US History
C.A Brief History of the US Postal Service
D.The Main Functions of the US Postal Service
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Zheng He was one of China's most famous explorers. Towards the end of the fourteenth century, his fleet (舰队) sailed to countries far away.

Zheng He had over 300 ships, some of which were over 150 meters long, and could carry up to 1 ,000 people. Besides, the ships carried gold, silver, silk, china and other treasures to give as gifts to the rulers of other countries. Some ships even had earth on board so that the sailors could grow their crops for food.

On Zheng He's first voyage(航海), he set sail across the Indian Ocean. His fleet travelled many days far away from land. One day, they were hit by a storm. All the sailors thought the fleet was going to sink. Then a strange light appeared and after that,the storm passed. The strange light was probably electricity from the thunderstorm (雷雨),but the sailors in Zheng He's fleet believed it was a sign of protection from the gods. With the belief, they were happy to follow Zheng He wherever he led them.

Zheng He completed seven famous voyages between 1405 and 1433. He visited many countries in Asia and Africa. He brought back many gifts from the countries he visited, such as medicines, pearls (珍珠) and strange animals. The most famous of them were a giraffe and a zebra.

In 28 years of travelling, Zheng He had managed to share the glory of China with many different countries. When he died in 1435,the stories of his travels made him one of China's most famous sailors.

【小题1】On Zheng He's first voyage, he set sail across ________ Ocean.
A.the AtlanticB.the Indian
C.the PacificD.the Arctic
【小题2】Some ships carried earth on board so that the sailors could________.
A.use it as a gift
B.use it for exchange
C.plant trees for shade
D.grow their own crops for food
【小题3】The sailors were happy to follow Zheng He because of________.
A.his leadershipB.his fame
C.the belief in gods' protecting themD.a heavy storm
【小题4】The most famous gifts Zheng He brought back were________.
A.a monkey and a tiger
B.a giraffe and a zebra
C.gold and silver
D.medicines and pearls
【小题5】The best title of the passage can be________.
A.The Glory of China
B.Zheng He's Life
C.Zheng He and His Voyages
D.China's Most Famous Explorers

Levi Strauss did not invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them. He was born in Bavaria, an area that is part of Germany. In 1847 he and his family moved to the United States.

Levi Strauss opened a small dry goods store, first in New York, then in San Francisco, California. Among the products he sold were jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners in California. They needed clothing made from a strong material. Jeans are usually made from a heavy cotton cloth called denim.

Levi Strauss partnered with a clothing maker named Jacob Davis. Davis had invented a process for making rivets (铆钉) for jeans. These little metal connectors helped hold the pieces of cloth together to make the jeans stronger.

In 1875, the government gave Strauss and Davis a patent (专利) for their invention. That meant no one else could legally copy it without their permission. In 1928 the Levi Strauss company registered (注册) the word “Levi’s” as a trademark for their product.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington has one of the oldest known pairs of Levi’s. Writer James Sullivan published a book called “Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon.” In the book, he says jeans show two American values, creativity and rebellion.

Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. In the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies.

Today jeans come in blue but also lots of other colors and in many styles and at all prices.

【小题1】Which of the following about Levi Strauss is TRUE?
A.He invented jeans.B.He was born in the west of America.
C.He used to run a dry goods store in New York.D.He started the Levi Strauss company by himself.
【小题2】Rivets in Jeans were first used to _____.
A.hang little things.B.make the clothes stronger.
C.decorate the clothes.D.protect miners from attacks.
【小题3】From the text, we can learn Levi’s _____.
A.was registered in 1928.B.was given a patent.
C.was the oldest trademark of jeans.D.has ever appeared in movies.
【小题4】The text mainly talks about ____.
A.the meaning of jeans.B.the history of jeans.
C.how jeans are invented.D.why jeans become popular.

Over the course of more than 250 years, the US Postal Service has gone through many changes, including switching its focus from newspapers to package delivery service.

In the early 1830s, the Postal Service focused on delivering newspapers to keep Americans informed and connected. To keep newspaper subscriptions cheap and accessible, the Postal Service charged high prices for letter postage as much as a full-day’s wages. In order to help the expansion of the passenger transportation network in the new nation, the agency often shared the letter delivery with stagecoach lines. Later, it did the same for private steamboats and railroads, even airlines

But the competition for the letter delivery became so fierce that a wave of laws between 1845 and 1851 made the Postal Service the only letter-carrier and set aside an annual budget to support the agency. Helped by lowered rates, letters soon became the agency’s main business.

In 1863, the Postal Service began to experiment with home delivery, instead of just carrying letters from post office to post office. By the dawn of the 20th century, even remote farmers’ letters were dropped into their mailboxes. Since then, home delivery has become a “universal public service (UPS)” that every American deserves to receive at a low price.

By the early 20th century, the Postal Service had set a four-pound limit on mail: Anything heavier was supposed to be left to private companies. But the four largest private carriers secretly cooperated to charge confusing and often terribly high rates. In 1913, the Postal Service eventually took the parcel (包裹) service away from the private carriers.

Now the Postal Service’s only growing business is package delivery fed by the online shopping addictions. Since it is required by law to visit every household six days a week, the Postal Service now offers cheap rates to private companies like Amazon and FedEx to deliver their goods to our doorsteps. However, most Americans think that it is unfair to use taxpayer’s money to help such big private companies to deliver their goods.

【小题1】What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.Letter delivery was once a very profitable business.
B.The US was well connected by airlines in the 1820s.
C.The Postal Service charged high prices for newspapers.
D.In the 1830s. Americans had free access to newspapers.
【小题2】What was the Postal Service’s main business in the 1850s?
A.Goods transportation.B.Letter delivery.
C.Newspaper subscriptions.D.Parcel services.
【小题3】Why is it unfair for private companies to use the Postal Service to deliver their goods?
A.The private companies often charge terribly high rates.
B.The online-shoppers cannot receive their parcels on time.
C.The Postal Service usually leaves parcels in the local post offices.
D.The “UPS” is originally designed for non-commercial home delivery.
【小题4】What is the best title for the text?
A.The Problems of the US Postal Service
B.The Postal Service’s Roles in the US History
C.A Brief History of the US Postal Service
D.The Main Functions of the US Postal Service

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