Question

【题目】Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an____mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just____the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is____to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.

There the workers of the dead mail offices have____ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for something____that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something____will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a____so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be____forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are____are invited to the offices with objects（物品） found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the____bidder (出价者).

【1】A. impatient B. important C. unclear D. inactive

【2】A. turn off B. eat up C. sell out D. throw away

【3】A. sent B. returned C. lent D. sold

【4】A. no B. several C. silly D. cruel

【5】A. waste B. expensive C. useful D. new

【6】A. funny B. inside C. useless D. outside

【7】A. phone B. mirror C. TV set D. computer

【8】A. kept B. put C. bought D. borrowed

【9】A. bored B. interested C. worried D. satisfied

【10】A. cheapest B. cleverest C. highest D. easiest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】试题分析：短文大意：该篇短文主要讲述了如何处理哪些无效信件。有些信件由于地址不清楚而且没有返回地址成为了无效邮件。在美国有很多种处理方式，首先工作人员会打开信件或包裹来寻找投递线索；或者在网上公布清单让人认领；还有些东西会进行拍卖。

【1】C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：或许有封信地址不清楚而且没有返回地址。impatient没耐心的；important重要的；unclear不清楚的；inactive不活跃的。结合并列句there is no return address可推知该选C。

【2】D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：邮局无法投递只能扔了。turn off关掉；eat up吃完；sell out卖完；throw away扔掉。结合后文so it becomes “dead mail”所以它成为了无效信件, 邮局无法投递只能扔了。因此选D。

【3】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：这些无效信件被送到亚特兰大，纽约或者旧金山的邮局服务处。sent发送；returned返回；lent借出；sold出售。这里讲的是如何处理这些无效信件，所以选A。

【4】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：那里的工作人员有不同的处理这些无效信件的方法。no没有；several几个，一些；silly笨的；cruel残忍的。从后文得知，处理这些信件有不同的方法，所以选B。

【5】C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他们寻找可以帮助他们投递邮件的线索。waste浪费；expensive昂贵的； useful有用的；new新的。这里讲到了他们要寻找线索，所以选C。

【6】B考查副词及语境理解。句意：希望从里面找到东西能告诉他们邮件从哪发出的或送到哪里去。funny有趣的；inside里面；useless除非；outside外面。结合前文they open packages,他们打开包裹可推知该选B。

【7】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：他们会在电脑上列个清单。phone电话；mirror镜子；TV set电视；computer电脑。结合后文so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen.所以人们可以从屏幕上确认丢失的东西是否在上面，所以选D。

【8】A考查动词及语境理解。句意：然而，这些东西不会永久的存放着。 kept保存；put放；bought买；borrowed借。从后文得知这些信件还会做其他处理，故这些东西不会永久的存放着。所以选A。

【9】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：每三个月，那些对包裹里的东西感兴趣的人会被邀请参加拍卖；bored无聊的；interested感兴趣的；worried担心的；satisfied满意的。这里讲到了东西的拍卖，故那些对包裹里的东西感兴趣的人会被邀请参加拍卖，所以选B。

【10】C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：它们会卖给那些出价最高的人。cheapest最便宜的； cleverest最聪明的；highest最高的；easiest最容易的。从前文得知这些东西会进行拍卖，结合常识可知该选C。