专题14 文化艺术-2024年初中英语七年级最新时文阅读训练

2024年初中英语七年级最新时文阅读训练 专题14 文化艺术 阅读理解 A The stamp 邮票 Before the invention of the stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in the other country paid for the rest of the trip. If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse. Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a stamp with glue on the back. Then the British post office made the first stamps in 1840. A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter. The post office delivered(递送)the letter. When people received letters, they didn't have to pay anything. The postage(邮费)was prepaid(已交付的). Stamps became popular in Britain soon. Soon other countries started making their own stamps. However, there were still problems with international mail. Some countries did not want to accept letters with stamps from other countries. Finally, in 1874, the Universal Postal Union(UPU,万国邮政联盟)came into being. Each country in the UPU agreed to accept letters with prepaid postage from the other members. Today, almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. It takes care of any international mail problems. At present, post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps. They are not only used to pay postage, but have also become a favourite item for many collectors. 1. Which country first used stamps to send letters? A. Britain. B. America. C. China. D. France. 2. What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us? A. The first stamp was used in 1840 by the UPU. B. The postage is paid by the person who sends the letter. C. It is now very cheap for different countries to send and receive letters. D. It is no longer difficult to send interational mail because of the UPU. 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The postage was paid by the person who received the letter before 1840. B. After the invention of stamps, all the postage was paid by the receiver. C. The stamp has a histor