Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .                                            

If you know how much the postage (郵資) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
【小題1】The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.

A．post officesB．large buildings
C．small shops D．different banks
【小題2】What time can you go to the post office in the United States if you want to send a letter?
A．At 9:00 on Sunday morningB．At 12:00 on Tuesday.
C．At 5:00 on Friday afternoonD．At 8:00 on Monday morning.
【小題3】If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A．go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter
B．get in touch with somebody you know in the post office
C．a(chǎn)sk the man or the woman in the post office for help
D．Call your friends for help.
【小題4】The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A．a(chǎn) beautiful postcardB．a(chǎn) letter written on envelope
C．a(chǎn) letter by airmail D．a(chǎn) postcard with pictures
【小題5】The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A．the post officeB．the postage
C．letters D．postcards


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】Ａ

解析試題分析：這篇文章介紹了美國(guó)的郵局。在美國(guó)的每個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上都有郵局，你能夠在郵局寄出信件。如果你不知道郵費(fèi)是多少，你可以問(wèn)郵局的職員。如果距離較遠(yuǎn)可以用航空郵件，但是比較貴一點(diǎn)。你還可以寄送明信片，但不能郵寄出國(guó)。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意；這篇文章告訴我們能在美國(guó)容易找到什么？根據(jù)：Every town in the United States has a post office .在美國(guó)的每個(gè)鎮(zhèn)上都有一家郵局，故選Ａ。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：在美國(guó)如果你想寄信的話，應(yīng)該何時(shí)去郵局？根據(jù)：They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 . 郵局一周五天開(kāi)門，并且在每周六早上也開(kāi)門。從星期一到星期五是從八點(diǎn)半到四點(diǎn)半。所以綜合以上，故選Ｂ。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：如果你不確定你的信件需要付多少郵費(fèi)，你該怎么辦？根據(jù)第二段中If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help .如果你不確定該付多少郵費(fèi)，你可以向郵局的人尋求幫助，故選Ｃ。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意；下列哪種郵費(fèi)更貴？根據(jù)第三段中If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.如果你要寄一封很遠(yuǎn)地方的信，你可以用航空信封。要知道寄出過(guò)的信件更貴，故選Ｃ。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：文章告訴我們關(guān)于美國(guó)的哪方面的事情。這篇文章主要講述了美國(guó)郵局，第一段總說(shuō)郵局，二三段分別講述郵局中的郵資及卡片。所以應(yīng)該選Ａ。
考點(diǎn)：科普類短文閱讀。

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Jun，
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Posted:
3 days ago
Question: First trip to the USA
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It’s a good idea to bring a small gift or something from your country. Don’t be surprised if your boss opens the gift right away. In the USA, people often open a gift when they receive it. In Korea, that is not polite, but it’s appropriate in the USA.
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Andrew, Washington
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