Question

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       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 found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the     bidder (出价者).

1.A. impatientB. importantC. unclearD. inactive

2.A. turn offB. eat upC. sell outD. throw away

3.A. sentB. returnedC. lentD. sold

4.A. noB. variousC. sillyD. cruel

5.A. peopleB. timeC. cluesD. books

6.A. funnyB. insideC. uselessD. outside

7.A. phoneB. mirrorC. TV setD. computer

8.A. storedB. putC. boughtD. borrowed

9.A. boredB. interestedC. worriedD. satisfied

10.A. cheapestB. cleverestC. highestD. easiest

Answer

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：这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.考查形容词与语境理解。结合前后文此句为：或许有封信地址不清楚而且没有返回地址。A 没耐心的；B 重要的；C 不清楚的；D 不活跃的；结合语境故选C。

2.考查动词与语境理解。结合后文so it becomes “dead mail”所以它成为了无效信件；此句为：邮局无法投递只能扔了。A 关掉；B 吃完；C 卖完；D 扔掉；故选D。

3.考查动词与语境理解。这里讲的是如何处理这些无效信件，此句为：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。A 发送；B 返回；C 借出；D 出售；结合语境故选A。

4.考查形容词与语境理解。从后文得知，处理这些信件有不同的方法，此句为：那里的工作人员有不同的处理这些无效信件的方法。A 没有；B 各种各样的；C 笨的；D 残忍的；结合语境故选B。

5.考查名词与语境理解。这里讲到了他们要寻找线索，此句为：他们寻找可以帮助他们投递邮件的线索。A 人；B 时间；C 线索；D 书；结合语境故选C。

6.考查副词与语境理解。结合前文they open packages,他们打开包裹；故此句为：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。A 有趣的；B 里面；C 除非；D 外面；结合语境故选B。

7.考查名词与语境理解。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；故此句为：他们会在电脑上列个清单。A 电话；B 镜子；C 电视；D 电脑；故选D。

8.考查动词与语境理解。从后文得知这些信件还会做其他处理，故此句为：然而，这些东西不会永久的存放着。A 存放；B 放；C 买；D 借；结合语境故选A。

9.考查形容词与语境理解。这里讲到了东西的拍卖，此句为：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；A 无聊的；B 感兴趣的；C 担心的；D 满意的；故选B。

10.考查形容词与语境理解。从前文得知，这些东西会进行拍卖，所以此句为：它们会卖给那些出价最高的人。A 最便宜的；B 最聪明的；C 最高的；D 最容易的；结合语境故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。