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听力原文：The first postal service in North America began in New England in the 17th centur

听力原文： The first postal service in North America began in New England 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. 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 government. Franklin was responsible for establishing the United States' postal systems on a permanent basis. He increased 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 mall to the communities from railways by horse and wagon. The postal service, which was 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.

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A．The history of Benjamin Franklin.

B．The history of the U.S. mail.

C．The Changes of writing letters.

D．The history of U.S.

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第2题

Passage Two Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. In communities north o

Passage Two

Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachersand administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible for then to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools.

At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”

第26题：What has happened to the Vrain School District？

A．A huge financial problem has arisen

B．Many schools there are mismanaged

C．Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit

D．Many administrative personnel have been laid off

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第3题

Crime without BordersAs gangs growincreasinglyglobalized,organizedcrimeisbecoming a proble

Crime without Borders

As gangs grow increasingly globalized, organized crime is becoming a problem hindering international economic development.

Gang Arrested

The Colombian police arrest 27 suspects who were allegedly involved in printing forged notesin Medellin last April.

In late 2005, Dutch police raided (搜捕) Hells Angels clubhouses around the country. In a coordinated sweep that followed a yearlong investigation, police carried out predawn searches in six towns and cities in the Netherlands, arresting 45 members of the motorcycle club, laying scores of charges and seizing an assortment of weapons.

Such large-scale raids were rare in Dutch history, and they showed that even in such a developed country without major social conflicts and with good social order, the influence of criminal organizations and the attempt to demolish them are taken very seriously.

In today's world, the economy is globalized, international communities are coexistent and worldwide interrelations grow ever closer. Meanwhile, gangs in different countries seek more profit and living space. To avoid crackdowns by law enforcement on the home front, some continuously develop their structures and go global. They are stepping out of an individual country, thus becoming cancers that influence international progress and development.

For example, when the Hells Angels club was established in 1948, its members were mainly World War II veterans who failed to get used to a peaceful life and continued to look for adventures. Decades later, this club became an influential and populous organization in North American, Australia and most countries in West Europe.

It was, 'and in many places still is, involved in criminal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorist moves and murders. In Canada, Hells Angels and members of rival motorcycle gangs carried out killings when fighting for drug trafficking businesses, resulting in 160 dead or missing. Due to this, Canadian police dispatched 2,000 police officers and launched raids in Ontario, Quebec and other provinces.

Major Activities

The Israeli police search the site of an explosion launched by underworld(黑社会) gangs in Tel Aviv (特拉维夫) on December 11, 2005.

Since the 1980s, drug trafficking (不法交易) has been the major business of international gangs. At present, the amount of drugs trafficked annually worldwide is valued at more than $ 550 billion, with 85 percent handled by underworld organizations.

Due to the potential for significant profit, gangs strengthen cooperation and form. a global chain of drug plantation, processing, transportation and sales. For example, according to Colombian officials, the biggest drug trafficking organization in the country has a very detailed work division, covering developed overseas drug trafficking network, as well as cocaine planting farms and processing plants. Its strength is centered in the country's capital, Bogota (波哥大), and spreads to provinces in west Colombia and the North Caribbean coast.

As well, the organization owns secret airbases in the country's north province and tropical bushes in the south. Traffickers deliver drugs through these bases by small planes to Mexico, Central America and the Florida coast in the United States. After being airdropped at a scheduled spot, the drugs will be transported to other places by mosquito crafts(快艇), which helps drug dealers avoid police supervision.

In this way, about 10 tons of cocaine can be trafficked every month. The Italian Mafia(黑手党) also barefacedly(公然地) transports drugs with boats, and the value of heroin delivered is estimated to reach more than $ 40 billion every year, or about 10 percent of Italy's entire GDP. Underworld organizations in the United States and Russia have also b

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

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In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrat

ors as the Vrain School District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. "We're worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don't want to lose them because of this," one parent said, "If we can help ease their financial burden, we will."

Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有偿付能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it's impossible for them to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. "It's extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level," said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing up a $ 9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单)to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts in its 38 schools.

At Coffman's request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district's finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $ 212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick, students' parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.

Some $ 36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district's $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

"We employ thousands of people in this community," said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. "We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected."

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum(论坛). "Rumors about what's happening to the district are moving at lighting speed," said a student. "We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead."

What has happened to the Vrain School District？

A．A huge financial problem has arisen.

B．Many schools there are mismanaged.

C．Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

D．Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

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第5题

A) communities B) compounds C) corps D) corporations

A) communities

B) compounds

C) corps

D) corporations

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第6题

According to the text, local communities are.A．lacking resourcesB．driving globalizationC．b

According to the text, local communities are.

A．lacking resources

B．driving globalization

C．becoming more powerful

D．moving power towards multinational corporations

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第7题

A) communities B) corps C) corporations D) compounds

A) communities

B) corps

C) corporations

D) compounds

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第8题

Communities are part of everyday life and have positive ________ on its members.

A.affects

B.effects

C.efforts

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第9题

The local communities have failed in their efforts to ______ with unemployment.A．settleB．c

The local communities have failed in their efforts to ______ with unemployment.

A．settle

B．cope

C．intervene

D．interfere

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第10题

In order to save resources, sustainable communities encourage people to ______.A．use telec

In order to save resources, sustainable communities encourage people to ______.

A．use telecommuting methods to contact friends

B．cook at home instead of outside to avoid air pollution

C．integrate the function of working and living for their home

D．forbid driving within the sustainable communities

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