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A

IhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnow.Ihopeyoudon*tthinkI*veforgotten

you.TherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatFvenothadmuch

timeforwritingletters.

IshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKing*sCollege.SofarFvebeenlearningabout

EnglandandBritishwaysofliving.Iwon*ttellyouaboutLondon.Therearelotsofbooks

youcanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscity.I'msureyou11be

moreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehere.

Ifindsomeofthecustoms（風(fēng)俗）interesting.Peopleheredonotshakehandsasmuch

aswedointhemainland（大陸）ofEurope.DuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprised

becausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthem.Menraisetheirhatstowomen

butnottoeachother.

1.ThewritercametoLondonfrom.

A.AsiaB.themainlandofEuropeC.AmericaD.Africa

2.Thewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecause.

A.shehadforgottenherfriendB.shewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangeland

C.shewastoobusytowrite

D.shewastoobusywithhercourses（課程）atKing'sCollege

3.HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutBritishwaysofliving?

A.Happy.B.Angry.C.Sad.D.Interesting.

4.ThewritercametoLondon,

A.tomakealivingB.tostudy

C.tolearnBritishwaysoflivingD.forsightseeingonly

5.Englishmen.

A.donotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeet

B.oftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriends

C.raisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeet

D.donotraisetheirhatstoanyoftheirfriendswhentheymeet

B

Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman's

garden,andtalkingaboutchildren.Theyoungmansaid,“Howstrictshouldparentsbe

withtheirchildren?”

Theoldmanpointedtoastring（繩子）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoung

one."Pleaseuntie（解開）thatstring,“hesaid.Theyoungmanuntiedit,andtheyoung

treebent（彎）overtooneside."Nowtieitagain,please,“saidtheoldman,“butfirst

pullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.”

Theyoungmandidso.Thentheoldmansaid,“There,itisthesamewith

children.Youmustbestrictwiththem,butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknow

howtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandalone,youmusttiethestringtight

again.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone,youcantakethestringaway.”

6.Thestoryisabout.

A.howtotakecareofyoungtrees

B.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildren

C.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighbor

D.howtotieanduntiethestring

7.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring.

A.inordertothrowitaway

B?sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraight

C.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertooneside

D.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim

8.Whencanthestringbetakenaway?.

A.WhentheoldmanhasleftB.Afteryouhaveuntiedit

C.Whentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttime

D?Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough

9.Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman.

A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandalone

B.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildren

C.thatheshouldbehardonthem

D.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone

10.Inthestorytherelation（關(guān)系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof.

A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighbor

B.parentstotheirchildren

C.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfather

D.grownupstotheirparents

C

In1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopher

Cockerellbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworld.Hecameupwithanidea

tomakeboatsgofaster,byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸塵器）.

Usinghiswife'svacuumcleanerhewasabletoreverse（使侄ij轉(zhuǎn)）themotorsothatit

blewinsteadofsucking.Theairthatblewoutbeneath（下面）actedasacushionagainst

surfaces.Yearslater,hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft

（氣墊月臺）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedout.AjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverproved

totheworldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulanduseful.

Theinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoa

thousandotherinventions.Todayhovercraftscarrypassengersincomfortoverrough

channelsandseas.

11.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.Christopher,anordinarybutimaginativeengineer

B.Christopherandhiswife'svacuumcleaner

C.Christopherandhisinvention

D?Christopherandhisdiscovery

12.Theaimoftheexperimentin1950was.

A.tospeeduptheboatsB.tochangetheworld

C.tomaketheboatsmorecomfortableD.toimprovevacuumcleaner

13.Theunderlinedword“sucking“inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“.”

A.takingwithgreatforceB.drawingwithgreatforce

C.pushingwithgreatforceD.pullingwithgreatforce

14.Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly?

A.Cushionedair.B.Theairthatsuckedin.

C.Theairthatblewout.D.Theaironthesurface.

15.Accordingtothepassage,manyotherinventionswere.

A.thedreamsofChristopherB.theresultsofChristopher'sexperiment

C.thecauseofChristopher^ideaD.thewishesofChristopher

D

Charliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryears.Hestudiedhardanddidwellinallhis

subjects.Hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher.Thisyearheleftthecollegeandbeganto

workinamiddleschool.Helikeshisstudentsandisstrict（嚴格的）withthem.Hedoes

hisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

Onedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反應(yīng)）tothestudentsofGrade2in

thechemistrylab.

“Becareful,everyone,hesaidloudly.“BeforeImaketheexperiment,there'retwenty

fiveatomsofcarbon（碳原子）,butafterIfinishit,thererretwentyfouratomsofcarbon

left!”

Hestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudentswouldgoonexplainingit.But

theyoungmenlookedateachotherandnobodyansweredhim.Hehadtoask,“What

happens?Whatmakestheatomlost?”

Theclassroomwasveryquietandnoneofthestudentslookedattheirteacher.

“Whocantelluswhereithasgone?”

Suddenlyasoftvoicecamefromthebackrow,“Wedidnotseeanybodyleavethelab!”

16.Charliebegantoworkinthemiddleschoolbecause.

A.hehadbeenintheschoolforfouryears

B-hecouldn'tdoanythingexceptteaching

C.hehopedtobecomeagoodteacher

D.hedidwellinallhissubjects

17.Charliehopes,sohedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinteresting.

A.allhisstudentscouldunderstandhim

B-hisstudentswouldn'tbeafraidofhim

C.hisstudentscarefullywatchedhimmakingtheexperiment

D.hisstudentscoulddowellinchemistry

18.ThatdayCharliewished.

A.hisstudentscouldlearnthechemicalreactio

B.hisstudentscouldfindtheatomofcarbon

C.hisstudentscouldcount（數(shù)）theatomsofcarbon

D?hisstudentscouldmaketheexperiment

19.Thestudentscouldn11answerCharlie^questionsbecause.

A.noneofthemhadseentheatoms

B.theydidn'tunderstandtheirteacher

C.thechemicalreactionwastoocomplicated

D.theyallwantedtodropthesubject

20.Infact,.

A.Charliefailedthatday

B.thestudentinthebackrowdidn'twatchherteachercarefully

C.thestudentinthebackrowhadnllearnedchemistrybefore

D.Charliefailedinmakingtheexperiment

E

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完全地），fourthingsare

necessary.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,we

mustbeabletospeakitourselves,withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（猶

速.Thirdly,wemustdomuchreading.Finally,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemust

beabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.

Therearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisagreathelp,

butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchlearning

byheartlonglists（一覽表）ofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandso

on.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.

Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthe

language.Wemust"learnthroughuse."Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeaking

andwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.

21.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.

A.understandingandspeaking

B.listening,speaking,readingandwriting

C.writingandunderstanding

D.memorizingandlistening

22.SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywell,buthespeaksitverybadly.Thisis

because.

A.hedoesn'tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspoken

B-hedoesn'thaveagoodmemory

C.healwaysrememberslistsofwordsandtheirmeanings

D.heoftenhesitates（猶豫）topractisespeakingit

23.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellby.

A.doingmuchpracticeB.studyingthedictionary

C.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage

24.Whichisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?

A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.

C.Practice.D.Writing.

25,“Learnthroughuse“means.

A.weusealanguageinordertolearnit

B.welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseit

C.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhilewearekeepingusingitD.BandC.

2高一英語閱讀訓(xùn)練（2）

A

Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesand

learninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists,thebetter.That'swrong.Languageisforthe

exchange（交流）ofideasandinformation.It'smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageif

youcan'tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,butthey

can'tspeakcorrectlyorfluently（流利地）.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.One

shouldn'tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakers

makemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardSawoncewrote,"Foreignersoftenspeak

Englishtoocorrectly."Butthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthose

thatChinesestudentsmake.They'reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andif

enoughnativespeakersbreakarule,itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomes

right.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeits

ownlanguage.Itcan*tmakeanotherpeople'slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglish

shouldpayattentiontogrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdo（彳故過頭）it.Theyshouldput

communication（交際）first.

1.Languageisusedto.

A.expressoneselfB.practisegrammarrules

C.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords

2.Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he

A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakes

C.can*tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes

3."ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly."Thissentencemeansthat

A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglish

B.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish

C.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules

D.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish

4.Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,

A.whattheyusewillbecomerightB-theyareagainstthelaw

C.theyshouldsaysorrytoothersD.theywillbecomeheroes

5.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould.

A.speakinChinesewayB-speakbytherules

C-speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes

B

MrandMrsGordonweresittingonthesand,readingtheirmagazines.MrGordonwas

toostingy（吝嗇）torent（租）achair.Theirtwelve—year—olddaughter,Sandra,was

playingatthewater'sedge.SuddenlyahugewaveliftedSandraupandcarriedheroutto

sea.Fortunately（幸運的是），alifeguard（救生員）wasondutyandhesawthewavecarry

Sandraaway.Heranalongthebeachanddivedintothesea.Heswamquicklytowherethe

girl,withherheadonlyjustabovethewater,wasshoutingforhelp.Shewasvery

frightened.Whenthelifeguardreachedhershestruggled（掙扎）withhim,asdrowning

（即將淹死的）peopleoftendo.However,hewasaskilfullifeguardandquicklytookhold

ofherandswamwithherbacktothebeach.Bythetimehereachedit,MrandMrsGordon

hadrealizedwhathadhappened.Theyhadrundowntothewater'sedge.Neitherofthem

couldswim.Theyjuststoodintheshallowwater,andworriedabouttheirdaughter.Had

thelifeguardreachedherintime?Fortunately,hehad."Thatwasquickwork,young

man,“MrGordonsaid.Heturnedtohiswife,"Givethelifeguardadollar.”"Adollar!”

Sandracried.“Dad,howcanyougivehimadollar!Hesavedmylife.Iwashalfdead.”

“Quiteright,girl"MrGordonsaid,pleasedbyhisdaughter'sawareness（知道）ofthe

valueofmoney.Heturnedtohiswifeagainandsaid,"She'sright.Shewasonlyhalf

dead.Givehimfiftycents.”

6.WhathappenedtoSandra?

A.Sheranintothesea.

B-Herlifewassavedbyalifeguard.

C.Shewasdrowned.

D.Shedied.

7.WhatwouldprobablyhavehappenedtoSandraifthelifeguardhadnotbeenonthe

beach?

A.Herfatherwouldhavesavedher.

B.Hermotherwouldhavesavedher.

C.Shewouldhaveswumbacktothebeach.

D.Shewouldhavebeendrowned.

8.WhatdidMrandMrsGordondowhenSandrawascarriedouttoseabythewave?

A.Theyshoutedtothelifeguard.

B?Theydivedintothewater.

C.Perhapstheywerereadingmagazines.

D.TheyofferedthelifeguardmoneytosaveSandra.

9.WhywasSandraangrywithherfather?

A.Hedidnotgivethelifeguardanymoney.

B.Hedidnotswimouttosaveher.

C.Hedidnotshowthelifeguardheartythankfulness.

D.Hegavethelifeguardtoomuchmoney.

10.WhywasMrGordonpleasedwithherdaughter?

A.Shewassafeagain.

B-Shewaspolitetothelifeguard.

C.Hethoughtshedidnotwanthimtogivethelife-guardtoomuchmoney.

D.Shegavethelifeguardfiftycents.

C

Asonecomestosomecrossroads,heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershaveto

stopwhentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercrossroads,drivershavetogoslow,

buttheydonotactuallyhavetostop(unless,ofcourse,thereissomethingcomingalong

themainroad)；andatstillothers,theydonothaveeithertostoportogoslow,because

theyarethemselvesonthemainroad.

MrWilliams,whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver,wasdrivinghomefromworkone

eveningwhenhecametoacrossroad.Ithada"Slow"sign.Hesloweddownwhenhecame

tothemainroad,lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming,andthendroveacross

withoutstoppingcompletely.

Atonceheheardapolicewhistle,sohepulledintothesideoftheroadandstopped.A

policemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebookandapeninhishandandsaid,“Youdidn't

stopatthatcrossing.”

“Butthesigntheredoesn'tsay'stop'”,answeredMrWilliams."Itjustsays'Slow',and

Ididgoslow.”

Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim,andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface.Thenhe

puthisnotebookandpenaway,scratchedhisheadandsaid,"Well,I'minthewrong

street!”

11.MrWilliamswasdrivingoneevening.

A.toapartyB.tohisoffice

C.homeafterworkD.toworkfromhome

12.Whenhewasstoppedbyapoliceman,he.

A.wasdrivingatahighspeedB.wasdrivingonthemainroad

C-wasgoingtostophiscarD.wasdrivingslowly

13.Thoughslowly,MrWilliamscontinueddrivingatthecrossingbecause.

A.hedidn*tseeany44stopMsignthere

B?hepaidnoattentiontothetrafficregulations

C?hedidn'thavetostop

D.hewaseagertogethome

14.ThepolicemanwasatWilliams*words.

A.angryB.surprisedC.upsetD.puzzled

15.LookingroundMrWilliams,thepolicemanwassurprisedbecause.

A.hemetamadman

B-herealizedthathehimselfwasmistaken

C?MrWilliamsdaredtospeaktohimlikethat

D.MrWilliamswouldnotapologizetohim

D

InCanadayoucanfinddogs,cats,horses,etc.inalmosteveryfamily.Theseare

theirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeep

themintheirhouses,theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections（注射）so

thattheywon'tcarrydisease.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstores,thoughtheycanget

animalfoodinalmosteverykindofstore.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadian

dollarsamonthonanimalfood.Whenyouvisitpeople'shouses,theywouldbeverygladto

showyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmostevery

familyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhavea

goodmeal.Theyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalin

Canada.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.Ifyoukilledananimal,youwould

bepunished.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacar,peoplewouldbeverysadabout

it.

PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe：Theirfamily

tiesarenotascloseasours.Whenchildrengrowup,theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheir

ownlife.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.Theycanbegood

friendsandneverleavethemalone.

16.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanada

C.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada

17.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.

A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewild

C.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdisease

D.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome

18.ThispassageshowsthatCanadians.

A.hateanimalsB.oftenkillanimals

C-loveanimalsD.don'tkeeppetsinsidehouses

19.InCanada,childrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause.

A.theydon*tlovetheirparentsanymore

B.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparents

C.theirparents*housesaretoosmall

D.theywouldn*tdependontheirparentsanymore

20.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.

B?Petseatbetterthanpeople.

C.Almosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishouse.

D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

E

Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain.Theywanttobringwaterto

thedeserts,sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood.Theyarelearningalotaboutthedeserts.But

moreandmoreoftheearthisbecomingdesertallthetime.Scientistsmaynotbeableto

changethedesertintime.

Whyismoreandmorelandbecomingdesert?Scientiststhinkthatpeoplemake

deserts.Peoplearedoingbadthingstotheearth.

Someplacesontheearthdon'tgetmuchrain.Buttheystilldon'tbecomedeserts.Thisis

becausesomegreenplantsaregrowingthere.Smallgreenplantsandgrassareveryimportant

todryplaces.Plantsdon'tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier.Plantsdonotletthewind

blowthedirtaway.Whenabitofrainfalls,theplantsholdthewater.Withoutplants,the

landcanbecomedesertmoreeasily.

21.Deserts.

A.neverhaveanyplantsoranimalsinthem

B-canallbeturnedintogoodlandbeforelong

C.arebecomingsmallerandsmaller

D.getverylittlerain

22.Smallgreenplantsareveryimportanttodryplacesbecause.

A.theydon'tletthesunmaketheearthevendrier

B.theydon'tletthewindblowthesoilaway

C.theyholdwater

D.Alloftheabove.

23.Landisbecomingdesertlittlebylittlebecause.

A.plantscan'tgrowthere

B?thereisnotenoughrain

C.peoplehaven*tdonewhatscientistswishthemtodo

D.scientistsknowlittleaboutthedeserts

24.Whichisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Scientistsknowhowtochangedesertintogoodland.

B-Landisbecomingdesertfasterthanscientistscanchangeitbackintogoodland.

C.Ifscientistscanbringwatertodesert,peoplecanliveandgrowfoodthere.

D.Moreandmoreplacesarebecomingdesertsallthetime.

25.Afterreadingthispassage,welearnthat.

A.plantscankeepdrylandfrombecomingdesert

B.itisgoodtogetridofthegrassinthedeserts

C.allplaceswithoutmuchrainwillbecomedeserts

D.itisbettertogrowcropsondrylandthantocutthem

3A

Whydopeopleinallcountriesrideinbusestoschool,toworkandtofarplaces?Busescan

gowheretrainsandairplanescannot.Theydonotcostasmuchtotravelon.Eventhough

theymaynotmoveasfastasairplanesandtrains,theysometimestakepeoplebetweentwo

placesfaster.Thisisbecausetheymaytravelamoredirectway,ormayleavemoreoften,

oratbettertimes.

Busescomeindifferentsizes.Asmallbuscancarryonlyeightortenpeople.Alarge

onemighthaveseatsforfiftytoseventypeopleandhavestandingroomformore.

Thousandsofyellowschoolbusescarrymillionsofchildrentoschooleveryyear.Mostof

thesebuseshaveseatsplacedquiteclosetogethertofitinasmanychildrenaspossible.Some

schoolsbuytheirownbuses.Otherspaytousebusesthatbelongtobuscompanies.

Cityandtownbusescarrypeoplefbrshortdistances.Theseatsoftheseareclose

together,andthereisstandingroomaswell.Mostcitybuseshavetwodoorssothatpeople

cangetonandoffquickly.

Longdistancebusesgofromstatetostateorcountrytocountry.Theygivepeoplethe

chancetotravelacrosshugestretchesofland.Thesebuseshavecomfortableseatsthatcanbe

movedtodifferentpositions.Theyhaveplacestostoresuitcases.Manyhave

washrooms.Allthesethingsareimportantonalongtrip.

1.Comparedwithtrainsandplanes,busesdon'thavetheadvantageof.

A.cheapfareB.frequenttravelC.safetyD.directness

2.Alargebusmightcarrypeople.

A.atmostseventyB.atleastseventy

C.moreorlessthanseventyD.muchmorethanseventy

3.Buseshavedifferentkinds,andthey.

A.leaveasfrequentlyaspossible

B-carryallkindsoftravelers

C.carrypeopleaccordingtotheirfunctions

D.haveseatsascloseaspossible

4.Long-distancebusesgivepeoplethechancetotravelacross.

A.hugeandcontinuoussectionsofland

B.largeandbeautifulland

C.smallbutbeautifulland

D.hugedistrictsofland

5.Therearedifferentkindsofbusesmentionedinthispassageexcept.

A.short-distancebusesB.directbuses

C.schoolbusesD.long-distancebuses

B

Everydaymillionsoflettersgofromonecountrytoanother.LettersmailedinItalyare

receivedinJapan.LettersmailedinCanadaarereceivedinAfrica.Onthelettersaremany

differentkindsofstamps,boughtindifferentcountries.

TheUniversalPostalUnionhelpseachlettergettotherightplaceasquicklyas

possible.Itsetsuprulesaboutthesizeandweightofletters,postcards,andsmallpackages

（包裹）.Ithasrulesthatallcountriesmustfollowaboutinternationalpostalrates（費用）.

Onehundredyearsago,internationalmaildidnotmovesosmoothly.Onecountrydidnot

alwaysacceptanothercountry'sletters.Lettersfromsomecountriesweretoolargetofitinto

themailboxesofothercountries.Letterstravelledbymanydifferentroutes（路線）.Some

werelostalongtheway.

Sometimesthepersonwhosentthelettercouldpayonlypartofthepostage.Theperson

receivingtheletterhadtopaytherest.