单选题 Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
单选题
  • A. Postage service.
  • B. Sender.
  • C. Clerks.
  • D. Recipient.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 32-35 In the early days of postage service, postage was paid by the person who received the letter. If the person could not be located, the postage service could not collect. People often used a code to cheat the mails. The code would be marked on the front or back of the envelope. When the letter was delivered, the recipient would look at it and decipher the message. Then, if he had found out what he wanted to know, he would refuse to pay for the letter. Finally it was decided that postage cost had to be paid in advance. This did away with a check on the amount of mail carried. Or on the amount of postage paid to the clerks. This was left to the postage stamp, which was first used in 1840. 32. Who paid the postage originally according to the passage?
单选题
  • A. Cheat the mails.
  • B. Transmit secret information.
  • C. Determine the amount of postage paid to clerks.
  • D. Check on the amount of mail carried.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Why did the senders use a code?
单选题
  • A. Passing laws against using codes.
  • B. Collecting in advance.
  • C. Checking each piece of mail for codes.
  • D. Collecting from the recipient.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] What's the final decision?
单选题
  • A. 400 years.
  • B. 300 years.
  • C. 200 years.
  • D. 100 years.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] Roughly how long has the postage stamp been in use?