首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
king
king
admin
2010-06-30
39
问题
W: Mr. Charlie, the other day you told me something a bout your hobby, stamp collecting. I wonder if you could tell me now about the development or history of postal transport... the way letters are carried?
M: Definitely. I’ll be glad to. To start with, you should remember that there were developments in two directions: in the way that letters were carried, and delivered inside Britain and in methods that were used in carrying letters abroad to other countries.
W: Perhaps you could begin by describing the methods used inside Britain?
M: Right. From the earliest times messages were carried on foot by messengers for kings and other important people. Then in the 13th century there was the first big development—horses were used to carry letters for the king. It wasn’t until much later that ordinary people, the public, also used horses to carry their letters. While this was happening inside the country, sailing ships were being used in the 17th century to carry letters from Britain to European countries. The next development in carrying letters abroad wasn’t until 1819 when steam ships were used instead of sailing ships.
W: You mentioned that horses were used in Britain. I remember reading somewhere that coaches and horses were used as well.
M: Yes, that was the next bit of progress. That started in 1784. Four horses were used to pull the coach. But then, in 1830, there was something faster still—rail ways. It was in that year that steam trains were used for the first time to carry the Royal Mail. Later, in the country districts, bicycles were used to carry the mail, the first ones were used in 1880.
W: So far, everything you’ve said took place before 1900. What were the most important development in the 20th century?
M: That’s easy! In Britain, it was the use of motor cars. Cars were first used to carry letters in London in 1902, But in carrying letters abroad, the most important development was the use of aeroplanes. The world’s first air mail service started from London in 1911.
W: Thanks a lot. That’s most interesting.
选项
答案
king
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HJJd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
improvetheirEnglish
inGermany
Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothesynopsesof4differentbooksonenvironmentaleconomicsinapublisher’sbrochure.A
Answerquestions71—80byreferringtothesynopsesof4differentbooksonenvironmentaleconomicsinapublisher’sbrochure.
Payandproductivity,itisgenerallyassumed,shouldberelated.Buttherelationshipseemstoweaken【C1】______peoplegetolder
WhendidMr.Schallerbecomeinterestedinanimals?
Withthewidespreadcomputers,thereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeoplemakinguseofInternet.SomepeoplebelievethatInt
WhatdoesthemovementofplantsandanimalsfromAsiatoAmericaindicate?
Toparaphrase18th-centurystatesmanEdmundBurke,"allthatisneededforthetriumphofamisguidedcauseisthatgoodpeople
Ithasbeennecessarytoreferrepeatedlytotheeffectsofthetwoworldwarsinpromotingallkindsofinnovation.Itshouldb
随机试题
事前监督是指监督主体在公安机关及其人民警察实施执法工作之前依法进行的监督。()
什么是转子的临界转速?
甲某在乘坐乙某驾驶的出租车时,将公文包遗忘在车内,包内有1万元现金以及护照,公章、机密合同等诸多重要物品。为找回丢失的物品,甲某于当天在媒体上发布公告,表示拾到者只要返还公章,护照,合同即可,1万元现金作为报酬。次日,乙某见到公告后,打电话给甲某,要求其除
板桩建筑物沉桩施工中,下沉的板桩将邻近已沉的板桩“上浮”时,对“上浮”的板桩,应()。
某施工合同实施过程中出现了偏差,根据合同实施偏差分析的结果,承包人采取了增加投入的措施。这种调整措施属于()。
A公司是一家电脑销售公司。2008年7月1日,A公司向B公司销售1000台电脑,每台销售价格为4500元,单位成本为4000元,开出的增值税专用发票上注明的销售价款为4500000元,增值税税额为765000元。协议约定,B公司应于8月1日之
250定律是由美国著名推销员乔.吉拉德提出,即每一位顾客身后,大体有250名亲朋好友。如果你赢得了一位顾客的好感,就意味着赢得了250个人的好感;反之,如果你得罪了一名顾客,也就意味着得罪了250名顾客。根据此定义,下列做法不符合250定律中积极做
全国“两会”开幕前,人大代表、政协委员们为了提交议案、提案,会对经济社会发展问题进行深入的调查研究。这体现的哲理是:
Sheissocarelesswithherspellingthatsheoften______letters.
Iheardmytrainapproaching.Iranupatwo-storyescalatorandhoppedonmytrain.Iwasrelievedtomakeitontomytrain,bu
最新回复
(
0
)