解放军文职招聘考试新、旧明信片的历史和由来

   In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection.

    When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a postcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now.

    In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.

1. In Britain in the 1890s, _______.

A. people were interested in sending cards

B. people were interested in playing cards

C. people were interested in collecting postcards

D. people were interested in buying postcards

2. “Give me a ring” in the passage means _______.

A. send me a gold ring B. send me a card

C. give me a telephone call D. give me a bell ring

3. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century.

B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created.

C. Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s.

D. There was no message on the old postcard.

4. Choose the best title for the passage.

A. Postcards Old and New B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890s

C. Creation of the Present Postcard D. Postal System in Britain

(1—4 CCBA)

【答案解析】本文介绍了英国新、旧明信片的历史和由来。

1. C。细节题。根据 People formed clubs and collected and exchanged(交换)postcards.可推知此题答案为C。

2. C。词义猜测题。give me a ring 和drop me a card一样，是用来传递信息的，而现在传递信息最普通的方式就是打电话，故C比较符合情理。

3. B。细节题。根据 It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.可推知此题答案为B。

4. A。主旨题。本文介绍了英国新旧明信片的历史和由来。故A项最佳。