Wheneveryousendaletterorapostcard,youhavetoputstampsontheenvelopeoronthecard.Whendidpeoplefirstbegintousestamps?Whowasthefirsttothinkofthisidea? Intheearlynineteenthcentury,peopledidnotusestamps.Theyhadtopaypostagewhentheyreceiveletters.Theyunhappyaboutthis,especiallywhentheypayforaletterwhichtheydidnotwishtoreceiveata11.Thepostagewashighatthattime,becausethepostofficeshadtosendmanypeopletocotlemthepostage. RowIandHill,aschoolnlasterinEngland,wasthefirsttoputforwardaproposaltousestampsinthe50softhenineteenthcentury.fiethoughtitwouldbemucheasierforpeopletousestampstocooverpostage.Theycouldgotothenearbypostofficetobuystampsandputthemonenvelopesbeforetheysenttheletters,Thepostofficesimplyputsealsonthestampssothatpeoplecouldnotusethestarapsagain.Inthisway,thepostofficedidnotneedtosendpostmentocollectpostage.Itonlyneededtosendfewerpostmentodeliverletters.’Thatwasagoodideaandthegovernmernfinallyacceptedit. 小题1:Itwasnotuntilthatpeoplebegantousestamps. A.!heearly19thCentury B.themiddle19thcentury C.thelate19thcentury I).thebeginningofthe19thcentury 小题2:Beforestampswereused,postage . |
A.waspaidbytheletter—posters | B.waspaidbytheletter—receivers |
C.wascollectedbypostmen | D.BothBandC |
小题3:Afterstampswereused,postofficesneedn’t
A.sendpostmentocollectthepostage |
B.sendpostmentocollectletters |
C.sendpostmentodeliverjetters |
D.putsealsontheusedstamps |
小题4:Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Whendidpeoplefirstbegintousestamps? |
B.Whowasthefirsttothinkofusingstamps? |
C.Whywerepostmensenttocollectpostage? |
D.HowdidstampscomeIntouse? |