首页
登录
职称英语
What is the passage mainly about? [br] [originaltext] In the early days of t
What is the passage mainly about? [br] [originaltext] In the early days of t
游客
2024-09-19
18
管理
问题
What is the passage mainly about? [br]
In the early days of the United States, postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried. In 1847 the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp, which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay. Besides, the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address. In Philadelphia, for example, with a population of 150,000, people still had to go to the post office to get their mail. The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage the use of mail. It is no wonder that, during the years of these cumbersome arrangements, private letter-carrying and express businesses developed. Although their activities were only semi-legal, they thrived, and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were a half-day speedier than the government mail. The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had. Finally, in 1863, Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery.
选项
A、A salary.
B、Housing.
C、Transportation.
D、Free postage stamps.
答案
A
解析
细节题。文中提到:最终在1863年,国会提出:将信件从邮局分送到私人地址的邮递员应获得一份政府薪金,并且投递不应收取额外的费用。故选项A正确。选项B、C、D短文未提及。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3765312.html
相关试题推荐
Thenewsitemismainlyabout______.[originaltext](21)Recentdiscoveriesof
Whatisthespeakerdoing?[br][originaltext]Goodmorning,mynameisMars
WhereisCharingCrossRoadlocated?[br][originaltext]Londonersaregreat
WhereisCharingCrossRoadlocated?[originaltext]Londonersaregreatreade
Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?[br][originaltext](12)Memory,theysay,
Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?[originaltext](12)Memory,theysay,isam
Whatwasthewomandoingatlunchtime?[br][originaltext]M:Hi,Janet.Wherew
Whatwasthewomandoingatlunchtime?[br][originaltext]M:Hi,Janet.Wherew
Whatwasthewomandoingatlunchtime?[originaltext]M:Hi,Janet.Wherewereyo
What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?[br][originaltext]W
随机试题
Within20yearsitwillprobablybepossibletoidentifythegeneticsusceptibil
Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat[br]WhatproblemdidtheInter
他们绝对信任学生的能力,深信每一名孩子都有潜能成为心目中要成为的人物。(havefaithin)Theyhavefaithintheirstuden
【S1】[br]【S4】thebetter→abetter
Peoplewithdisabilitiescomprisealargepartofthepopulation.Itis【C1】
下列哪项不是辨别中风闭证与脱证的依据A.口开目合与口噤不开 B.手撒肢冷与两手
在具体交易时,股指期货合约的合约价值用()表示。A.股指期货指数点乘以100
求助者一般资料:李女士,50岁,丧偶,提前退休,在女儿的多次劝说下来做心理咨询。
铁路工程测量成果中的各平面控制点、()控制点、线路中心等名称必须记载正确、一致
患者,男,大一学生,周围环境不适应。治疗方法为( )。A.心理咨询 B.住院
最新回复
(
0
)