Question

    After 13 years with the Royal Mail, you might think Peter Willis could happily spend his retirement（退休）without ever seeing another post box.

But the postman has decided to keep himself busy by photographing as many of Britain's 115, 000 post boxes as possible.

The 67-year-old man has covered thousands of miles taking pictures of 2,500 post boxes since he started this great activity five years ago.

Mr Willis, who worked as a Royal Mail manager before he retired, said, “It started out as a bit of a hobby but has developed into a bit of an obsession（痴迷）. There is something wonderful about discovering a post box which is in a strange location or is particularly old but is still being used by people to communicate with each other. When I've taken a picture of a post box, I will remove it from the list. I'm not sure whether I can get round all 115,000. I’ve done around 2,500 boxes and I'm always looking out for the next one. ”

He takes his wife Dianne, 64, with him along the way. "She often stands guard if I’m in the middle of the road taking pictures as I get down on my hands and knees to record the bases, which have details of the producers on them. She is usually telling the passing public that I’m not actually mad. I suppose she gets a bit bored sometimes. Sometimes she’ll let me go off on my own. ” said Mr Willis.

Over the past years, Mr Willis has photographed post boxes in Inverness, Dublin and across England. His photos include unusual locations, such as several post boxes at the top of hills and even one inside a theatre.

When he finds a new post box, Mr Willis photographs the base to record the producer's name and gives a grid reference（坐标参考）on a map.

1.What's Peter Willis hobby?

A.Searching for special post boxes.

B.Photographing beautiful post boxes.

C.Collecting and sending letters for free.

D.Taking pictures of post boxes.

2.What has Peter Willis done in the past 5 years?

A.He has pictured 2, 500 post boxes in Dublin.

B.He has been to theaters to see movies about post boxes.

C.He has been abroad to produce post boxes.

D.He has taken photos of post boxes in different places.

3.Why does Peter Willis need his wife to go with him?

A.She may make certain that he is safe.

B.She helps to communicate with the post box producers.

C.She has a huge database of post boxes.

D.She helps to record the names of post box producers.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了67岁退休的老人Peter Willis决定为英国11.5万个邮筒拍照，并且在过去五年里，他去过很多地方，已经拍摄了2,500张邮筒照片的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段The 67-year-old man has covered thousands of miles taking pictures of 2,500 post boxes since he started this great activity five years ago. 自从五年前开始这项伟大的活动以来，这位67岁的老人已经走了数千英里，为2500个邮筒拍摄了照片。以及第四段中It started out as a bit of a hobby but has developed into a bit of an obsession（痴迷）.它一开始只是一种爱好，但后来发展成了一种痴迷。可知，Peter Willis的爱好是给邮筒拍照。故选D项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中The 67-year-old man has covered thousands of miles taking pictures of 2,500 post boxes since he started this great activity five years ago. 自从五年前开始这项伟大的活动以来，这位67岁的老人已经走了数千英里，为2500个邮筒拍摄了照片。以及第六段中Over the past years, Mr Willis has photographed post boxes in Inverness, Dublin and across England.过去几年里，Peter Willis曾在因弗内斯、都柏林和全英国拍摄过邮筒照片。也就是说在过去五年里，他在不同的地方拍过邮筒的照片。故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段中“She often stands guard if I’m in the middle of the road taking pictures as I get down on my hands and knees to record the bases, which have details of the producers on them. She is usually telling the passing public that I’m not actually mad. I suppose she gets a bit bored sometimes. Sometimes she’ll let me go off on my own. ” said Mr Willis.“当我在路中间拍照片的时候，她经常会站在旁边，我趴在地上记录基地，基地上有制作人的详细信息。她经常告诉路过的人我其实没疯。我想她有时会觉得无聊。有时她会让我一个人走。”威利斯先生说。可知，Peter Willis需要他妻子一起去是为了让她确保他是安全的。故选A项。