Question

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.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.

3.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

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：在十九世纪九十年代的英国，人们热衷于收集和互相邮寄卡片，人们邮寄卡片就像我们现在打电话一样普遍。到了二十世纪初，政府对卡片进行了规范，一面用于写信息，另一面附上一张图画。这就是现在我们所知道的简易贺卡。

1.In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards.”可知，在十九世纪九十年代的英国有一股卡片热潮，人们热衷于收集和交换卡片，故选C。

2.It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.”可知，二十世纪初，英国政府对卡片做了一些变动，卡片的一面用来写信息，另一面可以用来放一幅图片，这就是我们现在所知道的简易卡片，故选B。

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