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A、The British government. B、The private contractors. C、Benjamin Franklin. D、George Washington. A本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。在1691年,英国政府(The B
A、The British government. B、The private contractors. C、Benjamin Franklin. D、George Washington. A本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。在1691年,英国政府(The B
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The first postal service in North America began in New England (33)in the 17th century. All mail arriving in Massachusetts colony was sent to the home of appointed official in Boston. In turn, he would deliver the mail from Boston on horseback to its destination, receiving one penny for each good article of mail. Later in the century postal services were established between Philadelphia and Delaware. (34) In 1691, the British crown appointed the first postmaster general to have charge of the mail for all the colonies in North America. Later, Benjamin Franklin served as the postmaster general for the British government and then was made postmaster by the newly formed United States govern ment. (35)Franklin was responsible for establishing the United States’postal systems on a permanent basis. He in creased the number of post office, introduced the use of stagecoaches to carry mail, and started a package service system. They were used to carry mail into the towns. Some communities, especially those out west, were far from the services of transportation. To serve them, the post office developed a system called "star routes". Private contractors paid to deliver mail to the communities from railways by horse and wagon. The postal service, which was (32) started over 3 centuries ago, has developed into an extensive government service with post offices in every city, town, and village in the United States.
选项
A、The British government.
B、The private contractors.
C、Benjamin Franklin.
D、George Washington.
答案
A
解析
本题考查考生对文章细节的理解。在1691年,英国政府(The British crown)任命北美的首任邮政部长,crown有“皇冠”之意,代表government,故选A。
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