The National Postal Museum is divided into galleries that explore America's postal history. Visitors will have a full picture of the creation and fantastic varieties of postage stamps.
World of Stamps
Video images bring stamps to life and attract visitors who explore the surrounding displays. Visitors encounter the world’s first postage stamp — the 1840 Penny Black and learn how it revolutionized communication. Stamp images, including Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and the stamp that helped raise almost $72 million dollars for breast cancer research, explain how stamps have shaped history and honored people and places worldwide.
Gems of American Philately
Visitors have the opportunity of examining 13 of the most rare and highly valued stamps in the world of the stamp collection, including the most famous American stamp of all, the 1918 Inverted Jenny. A video explains why the Inverted Jenny and other stamps displayed here are the most valuable. The treasures in this area are rarely available for public viewing. Each tells a story about an important event in US history.
Mail Marks History
The markings on mail provide valuable clues to the surprising ways mail has been transported over time, including challenges and even disasters encountered along the way. You will understand these markings by following the journeys of three historic letters.
Connect with US Stamps
Visitors explore their own connections with stamps. At three touch screen tables, they create their own stamp collection based on the topics that interest them most. They can also create their own stamp designs. Visitors have the chance to view videos in which stamp designers talk about their craft, stamp collectors explain what they collect and why, and footage(片段) shows the process of making stamps.
1.What can you do at World of Stamps?
A. Photograph some nice stamps on display.
B. Learn more about the great importance of stamps.
C. Donate money to cancer research.
D. Listen to a speech by Martin Luther King on video
2.What can you see at Gems of American Philately?
A. Some famous designers in the US.
B. Some newly released stamps in the US.
C. Some of the most valuable US stamps.
D. Some important public reviews of stamps.
3.Where can you see how stamps are created?
A. Connect with US Stamps B. Gems of American Philately
C. Mail Marks History D. World of Stamps
4.Where does this text come from?
A. An official report. B. An exhibition guide.
C. An announcement. D. An art show review.
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It was somewhere between spring and summer，my mom and I were driving through the countryside．Back then，I was 13 years old，and always felt unhappy with Morn．But little did I know that this trip was going to be a special one．
A pot of flowers sat in the back seat，whose heavenly scent filled the car．
Suddenly，in the middle of nowhere，my mom pulled over．“What are you doing?”I cried，fearing that the car had broken down and we’d be stuck there，so far from home．But that wasn’t the case．My mom hopped out of the car，grabbing the flowers from the back seat．“It’ll just be a minute，”she called back through the open windows．
My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home．I looked back to the building，somewhat annoyed，as my mom reappeared—empty-handed．
Before she started the car，curiosity drove me to ask，“Do you know someone there?”She shook her head．“Then what did you do with the flowers?”She smiled slightly，“I gave them to the receptionist．”“What?”She laughed at my confusion．“I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever needed them，especially who hasn’t gotten any in a while．”
I kept silent for a moment．Not long after we continued our driving，I spoke again，“Did you leave your name?”To this she answered instantly，“No．Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good，which is enough of a thank for me．”
Suddenly，still thinking about Mom’s deeds，I heard something burst loudly．It was our car that broke down!Nothing could be worse，because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it，and we didn’t know where the garage was．It also seemed impossible to wait for any passer-by，since we had seen so few along the way．
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Last spring，Fiona Presley，a library assistant from Scottish Highlands came across a surprising phenomenon she would never forget．While taking care of her garden，she1.(spot)a bumblebee(大黄蜂)queen crawling around．What surprised her most was that the animal had no wings，2.made it unable to fly．The bumblebee may have been affected by a virus in wing development．The insect had very slim3.(chance)of survival，but this kind-hearted woman came to the rescue．
Fiona created a beautiful mini garden for the helpless animal and treated it4.some sugar water．When it was sunny．Fiona took it out for5.walk and protected the insect from heavy rain by taking it indoors．Soon enough the beautiful friendship unfolded between6.(they)．Every time Fiona stopped by the garden，her tiny new friend would turn up7.(greet)her．The bee cuddled(依偎)with the woman and seemed to light up when Fiona was holding it in her hands．
The earth bumblebees have an average lifespan of only 18 weeks， 8.Fiona was taking care of her new friend so well that it lived much longer． 9.(sad)，the friendship couldn’t last forever since the bee eventually passed away， 10. (leave)a beautiful memory to its rescuer．
It was the day before my daughter's birthday. I'd just collected her from preschool when she cautioned me to________the elderly person walking across the car park. l was struck by her________and had no idea how much she really________it.
The following day--her birthday-we decided to buy cupcakes for her. After we________the cupcakes, Norah was busy standing up in the trolley(手推车),________waving and happily declaring, "Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!"________I could stop her calling him an old person, the stone-faced man________to hen His expression softened as he replied, "Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today? "They________for a few minutes, he wished her a happy birthday, and we went our________ways. A few minutes later, Norah asked me if she could take a________with the old man. I agreed. We found the man a couple of shelves over, and I approached him. When I told him Norah's________, his expression changed from________to shocked finally to delighted. He took a step back, steadied himself on his shopping trolley, and________his free hand on his chest. "A photo? With me?" he asked. "Yes, Sir, for my birthday!" Norah begged. And so he did. I________my iPhone, and they posed together. Norah placed her soft hand on top of his hand. He wordlessly stared at her with________eyes as she kept his hand in hers. I asked his name, and he told us to call him Dan. We were________other shoppers, but they didn't care. There was________happening in the supermarket that day, and we could all sense it.
That afternoon I________the story and a photo of the two of them on the Facebook. Later that night, I received a private________from a local reader who recognized Mr. Dan. He told me Dan's wife had passed away six months earlier and he wanted to let me know that he was certain Dan's heart was touched by my little girl and Dan would never forget that________with my daughter.
1.A. spot B. delay C. mind D. stop
2.A. selflessness B. carefulness C. loneliness D. thoughtfulness
3.A. meant B. ended C. proved D. showed
4.A. kept up B. picked up C. turned up D. put up
5.A. excitedly B. disappointedly C. calmly D. anxiously
6.A. After B. Before C. Since D. Until
7.A. turned B. referred C. appealed D. walked
8.A. hesitated B. chatted C. rested D. waited
9.A. regular B. single C. separate D. natural
10.A. picture B. walk C. rest D. break
11.A. dream B. command C. request D. suggestion
12.A. nervous B. upset C. confused D. impatient
13.A. reached B. placed C. touched D. patted
14.A. pulled out B. put down C. turned off D. glanced at
15.A. glaring B. twinkling C. sharp D. big
16.A. blocking B. delaying C. preventing D. interrupting
17.A. discount B. magic C. incident D. embarrassment
18.A. posted B. wrote C. read D. printed
19.A. note B. gift C. message D. report
20.A. connection B. combination C. construction D. contribution
It’s shopping season，which means pulling those credit and debit cards(借记卡)out of your wallet，entering your digits online—the holidays provide identity thieves with countless opportunities to cheat．1.As the Equifax security breach exposed the personal information—including birth dates，credit card numbers，and Social Security numbers．
1，Protect your Social Security number．
2.Of its nine digits，the first three are tied to where you lived，the next two are a group number within that geographical location，and the last four are your serial number．Since it’s not that hard for a criminal to figure out where you were born，it’s really only those last four digits that stand between you and all the problems you’re trying to avoid．So guard your number with your life．
2，Strengthen all your log-in information．
If your passwords and the answers to your reminder questions are easy enough for a thief to guess，then your secure accounts aren’t secure at all. The stealing of Social Security numbers has become such a concern that Medicare has introduced new ID cards for senior citizens that omit the numbers．If you believe that your Social Security number has been compromised，you can change it．3.“They should be ascomplicated as each site’s system can bear and never fewer than 12 characters，”says Richard Roszko，a computer engineer．
3，Lock up your phone．
Always keep your device locked and use a strong，long pass code．Those annoying software updates often address new security issues，so don’t skip them． And don’t let Apps save your passwords．You’ll need two“keys”to access those accounts—usually a password and a security code．You receive the code in a text，an e mail，or a phone call from the App you’re trying to access．So if you’re the one trying to access the account(on，say，your sister’s laptop)，you’ll be fine．4.
4， 5.
Using debit cards for online shopping is a double serving of daring fate．You’re hurt not only because you’re shopping online but also because when a debit card is stolen，you may be out of luck．“If a credit card is hacked(非法侵入)，you owe zero dollars on the fraud，but if your debit card gets hacked，the money is drained(取光)from your account．”
A. Don’t pay with a debit card．
B. That’s an especially big concern this year．
C. Change your password as often as possible．
D. Your Social Security number is not as secure as you would hope．
E. Experts suggest that you have a unique password for every one of your online accounts．
F. But if it’s a thief without your phone，he or she won’t receive the code and will be locked out．
G. As for your password reminder questions，avoid using what could be found by the thieves on the media．
