Question

In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There you’ll find the heart of this lovely community. It’s where villagers meet and greet friends.

When Angelica’s post office was threatened with being closed in the 1980s，a villager，Pat, came up with a plan to save it. “At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,” says Pat, “Why couldn’t we do the same thing with Angelica?”

Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (邮戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.

She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女邮局局长) then had another idea to make the day even more special calling the post office Angel Station.

The large increase in mail amount saved Angelica’s post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today.

Now it’s tradition that on the first Friday in December，people come to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each year the amount of mail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France.

Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys season’s greetings from Angel Station every year. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues.

1.What did Pat do to save the post office?

A. She invented a new cancellation.    B. She hosted Christmas celebrations.

C. She gave the office a better name.    D. She designed a special set of stamps.

2.Which of the following can best describe Pat?

A. Stubborn and determined.    B. Humorous and intelligent.

C. Curious and friendly.    D. Creative and warm-hearted.

3.What can we learn about Angelica’s post office from the passage?

A. It was complately closed in the 1980s.

B. Its name has been changed many times.

C. Its stamp remains the same each season.

D. It is also the centre of local social life.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了在美国Angelica这个小村庄的邮局在面临倒闭之时，一位叫Pat的村民通过创作一种邮戳的方式拯救了邮局的命运，并且从此之后,Angelica的邮局一直保持欣欣向荣之态，并成为了这个村庄社会生活的中心。

1.考查文章细节推断，根据文中第三段“Pat, who is an artist, created a postal cancellation design featuring an Angelica angel”,可知作为一名艺术家的Pat,创作出了一个以Angelica天使为图案的邮戳设计，故选A.

2.考查文章细节推断，根据文中第二段“When Angelica’s post office was threaten with being closed in the 1980s, a villager, Pat, came up with a plan to save it.”,可知Angelica邮局在20世纪80年代面临倒闭的威胁时，一个叫Pat的村民提出了一项计划来拯救它，所以推断出Angelica是热心（warm-hearted）的；又根据后文她发明了一个邮戳，可以推断出她是有创造力的（creative），故选D.

3.考查文章细节理解，根据文中第一段“In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There you’ll find the heart of this lovely community.”可知，在Angelica，邮局不仅仅是取邮件寄包裹的地方，也是这个可爱地区的中心，故选D.