In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach (郵車) was standing on the street.  Around the coach many people were talking to one another about it.  Mail coach did not come to that village so often in those days.  People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter.  The person who sent the letter did not have to pay.  The person who got the letter had to pay the postage (郵資).  “Here?s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said the mailman.  Everyone turned to a girl of about eighteen who was standing by the coach.  “I?m Alice Brown,” she said in a low voice.  The mailman gave her the letter.  Alice looked at the envelope for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman.  “I’m sorry I can?t take it,” she said.  “I don?t have enough money to pay the postage. ” The people standing around were very sorry for the girl.  They were silent for a while.  Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter.  When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir.  This letter is from the young man I’m going to marry.  His name is Tom.  He went to London to look for work.  He has to get enough money for our marriage (結(jié)婚).  I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now don’t need it.  I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside. ” “Really?” the gentleman said in surprise.  “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope.  Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work.  That’s very good news. ” The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself.  He thought and thought for many years.  At last he had a good plan.  “The postage has to be much lower,” he said.  “What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage.  He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope. ” “A good idea!” people said when they heard of his plan.  The Government decided to adopt (采納) the plan.  The first postage stamp was put out in 1840.  It was called the “Penny Black”.  It had a picture of the Queen on it.  
小題1:The first postage stamp was made ________.  
A．in EnglandB．in AmericaC．by AliceD．in 1910
小題2:The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ______.
A．she did not know whose letter it was
B．the letter had already told her what she wanted to know
C．she could not pay the postage
D．the gentleman promised to pay the postage for her
小題3:When the girl returned the letter to the mailman _____.  
A．the people around her felt sorry for her
B．the people thought that the girl was too poor
C．none of them wanted to pay the postage for her
D．the people was angry with the girl
小題4:Alice knew how Tom was getting from the signs on the envelope because ______.  
A．Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving for London
B．Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs
C．Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself
D．Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to
小題5:The idea of using stamps was found by ______.  
A．the governmentB．Sir Rowland HillC．Alice BrownD．Tom

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了郵票產(chǎn)生的歷史。羅蘭希爾在一次幫助一位姑娘付郵費時，發(fā)現(xiàn)人們可以通過在信封上做某些標(biāo)記，來逃避交郵費，因此他產(chǎn)生了使用郵票這個想法。最后，經(jīng)英國政府同意，世界上的第一張郵票產(chǎn)生了。
小題1:主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知，世界上的第一張郵票產(chǎn)生于英國。故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside. ” “Really?” the gentleman said in surprise.  “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope.  描述，可知這個女孩的未婚夫已經(jīng)通過特殊的標(biāo)記向她傳達了所需要的信息。故選B。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中The people standing around were very sorry for the girl.  描述，可知人們?yōu)樗荒芸吹竭@封信感到遺憾。故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work.  That’s very good news. 描述，推理可知湯姆在動身前，已經(jīng)和這個女孩就標(biāo)記內(nèi)容作了某些約定。故選A。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill.  He did not forget Alice and her letter.  “The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself. 描述，可知使用郵票這個主意是羅蘭希爾這個人想出來的。故選B。
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