现代邮政英语期末考试

Test 1

1、11. An ________ of the post’s fundamental role in the creation of the United States requires a little knowledge of the problems faced by the colonies at that time.

A、authorized

B、rudimentary

C、appreciation

D、debuted

2、12. In 1691, to boost trade and ensure its control of North America, Britain ________ a centralized postal system.

A、authorized

B、rudimentary

C、appreciation

D、debuted

3、13. By the mid-eighteenth century, this ________ network push thirteen quarrelsome provinces toward developing a new, independent-minded, egalitarian culture more American than British.

A、authorized

B、rudimentary

C、appreciation

D、debuted

4、14. America’s first political cartoon ________ in the newspaper.

A、authorized

B、rudimentary

C、appreciation

D、debuted

5、15. Stamp Act is a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 to raise ________.

A、subsidized

B、intercepted

C、autonomy

D、revenue

6、16. Meanwhile England ________ and searched mail for seditious content.

A、subsidized

B、intercepted

C、autonomy

D、revenue

7、17. The awful roads developed the provinces’sense of isolation and ________.

A、subsidized

B、intercepted

C、autonomy

D、revenue

8、18. Transportation industry was also ________ by government to carry the mail.

A、subsidized

B、intercepted

C、autonomy

D、revenue

9、19. They improved communications despite tough circumstances, laid down important ________ for the frontier’s development, and also made vital contributions to preserving the Union.

A、appreciation

B、infrastructure

C、link

D、innovative

10、20. The post fostered unique American culture of ________ ideas and uncensored opinions.

A、appreciation

B、infrastructure

C、link

D、innovative

11、1. WANTED: Young skinny, w________ fellows not over eighteen. (--thin but strong)

12、2. The Pony Express, nevertheless, has become s________ with the Old West. (--having the same, or nearly the same, meaning)

13、3. By the 1840s the influx of p________ to the Northwest, and the flood of prospectors to California after 1848 had created an increasing demand for mail delivery to and from the East. (--the first people to go to a particular area in order to live and work there)

14、4. Later this route was ultimately j________ by growing North-South tension. (--cause sth. to be harmed, lost or destroyed; put in danger)

15、5. They switched m________ every 10-12 miles. (--a horse that you ride on)

16、6. This relay system allowed mail to criss-cross the f________ in record time. (--the edge of land where people live and have built towns, beyond which the country is wild and unknown, especially in the western US in the 19th century)

17、7. It was just a group of c________ riders who had proven their loyalty again and again. (--willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth)