现代邮政英语期末考试

Test 11、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、authorizedB、rudimentaryC、appreciationD、debuted2、12. In 1691, to boost trade and ensure its control of North America, Britain ________ a centralized postal system.A、authorizedB、rudimentaryC、appreciationD、debuted3、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、authorizedB、rudimentaryC、appreciationD、debuted4、14. America’s first political cartoon ________ in the newspaper.A、authorizedB、rudimentaryC、appreciationD、debuted5、15. Stamp Act is a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 to raise ________.A、subsidizedB、interceptedC、autonomyD、revenue6、16. Meanwhile England ________ and searched mail for seditious content.A、subsidizedB、interceptedC、autonomyD、revenue7、17. The awful roads developed the provinces’sense of isolation and ________.A、subsidizedB、interceptedC、autonomyD、revenue8、18. Transportation industry was also ________ by government to carry the mail.A、subsidizedB、interceptedC、autonomyD、revenue9、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、appreciationB、infrastructureC、linkD、innovative10、20. The post fostered unique American culture of ________ ideas and uncensored opinions.A、appreciationB、infrastructureC、linkD、innovative11、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)18、8. What caused the d________ of the Pony Express? (--the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.)19、9. Despite the failure, the founders’ability to assemble and operate this remarkable service under especially challenging circumstances was a tribute to their courage and i________. (--the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways)20、10. In the game, a Pony Express rider controlled by the game player has to avoid obstacles and pick up letters in search of the e________ 100 percent rating. (--difficult to find, define, or achieve)Assignment 11、1.一说到美国西部人们就会想到牛仔。

（be associated with）2、2.如果所有精妙的科技都消失，我们会怎么样呢？（what if）3、3.小马快递公司想法设法让马匹的负重尽可能得轻。

（go to great lengths to do sth.）4、4.独立战争之后，和强大的各个州相比，联邦政府几乎起不到什么作用。

（compared to）5、5.说美国邮政发展史就是在讲美国历史。

（nothing less than）Unit 2 快递Test 21、1. The mode of last-mile delivery, AHD, is always customers’favorite one.2、2. Not every order has to be delivered same-day or next-day; merchants should first focus on delivering dates that they can guarantee.3、3. Building DCs or warehouses as close as possible to metropolitan zones with huge advantages of infrastructure is the most cost-effective site selection.4、4. By focusing on last-mile delivery alternatives retailers are able tocompete with giant shipping carriers.5、5. Despite innovative solutions to last-mile delivery problem, all merchants face the undeniable challenge of offering speedy, accurate, transparent shipping processes for low or no cost.6、6. The reason why most plastic packaging materials don’t get recycled is that many people don’t realize their side-effects.7、7. In ancient times, only materials available in the nature were used to form packages.8、8. Greening packaging should start from prevention, that is, packaging should be used only where needed.9、9. Recovery means cleaning, repairing and reprocessing the packages into new products.10、10. Steering toward green packaging in delivery service needs efforts on multiple fronts, governments, express delivery companies, packagers, retailers, consumers etc.11、1. It is frequently defined as a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.12、2. It is one of the challenges operators of last-mile delivery need to face, keeping customers fully informed of the position of their orderswhenever they need.13、3. Plastic packaging is made to be used only once. It is being replaced by more environment-friendly packaging.14、4. It refers to a kind of economy, in which materials are regenerated and constantly flow around a “closed loop”system, rather than being used a few times and then discarded.15、5. It is the last leg of your package’s trip before it comes to your doorsteps.16、6. The term means we reduce, reuse and recycle all we can, and throw things away only as a last resort.17、7. Plastic packaging with additives can break down into microscopic particles through normal environmental processes.18、8. It is a kind of economy which extracts resources, uses them only once or twice, and then throws them away.19、9. It can also be called a warehouse, which is stocked with goods from plants and suppliers to be delivered to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers.20、10. A type of vehicle can run along streets, obey traffic signs and park in the lot without a human driver.Assignment 21、1.未来，能以合理的费用快速运送货物和提供服务的电商将占据优势。