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完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入

相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)

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. impatient    B. importantC. unclearD. inactive

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

3.A. sent    B. 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. cheapest    B. 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：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了在美国如何处理一些无法邮寄的邮件，人们一般是首先打开邮件，看看里面是否能提供有关信息，对于一些实在无法邮寄的物品，则进行拍卖。

1.1】考查语境理解及形容词。Impatient焦躁的，没耐心的；important重要的；unclear不清楚的；inactive，不活跃的，懒惰的。联系后半句描述，可知此处指的是不清楚的地址。故选C。

2.2】考查语境理解及短语辨析。turn off关掉，关闭；eat up吃光，耗尽；sell out卖完，卖光；throw away扔掉，丢弃。联系后半句描述，可知此处指的是，邮局又不能扔掉这些邮件。故选D。

3.3】考查语境理解及动词辨析。Sent送；returned归还，返回；lent借出；sold销售。结合语境可知此处指的是送到某个地方，故选A。

4.4】考查语境理解及形容词。No没有；various各种各样的；silly愚蠢的；cruel残酷的。结合语境可知此处指的是工人们有各种各样的办法来处理这些无法邮寄的邮件。故选B。

5.5】考查语境理解及名词辨析。People人，人们；time时间，次数；clues线索；books书籍。结合语境可知此处指的是，他们首先寻找有助于他们分发邮件的线索。故选C。

6.6】考查语境理解及形容词。Funny有趣的；inside里边的；useless无用的；outside 外边的。联系前半句描述，可知此处指的是，他们希望里边的某些东西会表明这个包裹来自哪里或者要去哪里。故选B。

7.7】考查语境理解及名词。Phone电话；mirror镜子；TV set电视机；computer 电脑。联系下文d check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen描述，可知此处指的是，这些无法邮寄的邮件也会被录入电脑。故选D。

8.8】考查语境理解及动词。Stored储藏，存储；put放；bought买；borrowed借入。联系后两句描述，可知此处指的是，这些邮件不能简单的存储。故选A。

9.9】考查语境理解及形容词。Bored无聊的，烦人的；interested感兴趣的；worried担心的；satisfied满意的。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是对这些拍卖品感兴趣的人。故选B。

10.10】考查语境理解及形容词。Cheapest最便宜的；cleverest最聪明的；highest最高的；easiest最容易的。结合常识可知，在拍卖会上物品属于出价最高者。故选C。

考点：考查社会现象类短文