You can mail a letter or package under 16 oz. (unit of weight, 454g) in a mailbox, a blue box found on many street corners in U.S. cities and towns. Each mail box should have pick-up times clearly posted on top.
!Packages over 16 oz. placed in a mailbox will not be sent. Bring the package to the post office or retail (零售的) mailing shop instead. The clerk will process if for you.
The Post Office
In the larger cities, when you go to the post office you must take a number and wait in line. Post offices tend to be extremely crowded around Christmas. Try to go as early in the morning as possible. Post office branches open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. while main branches close at 6 p.m.
Buying Stamps
! The cost of a first-class postage stamp to mail a letter is currently 39 cents, although rates tend to change often.
Stamps are sold individually or in booklets (小冊子) of 10 (US$3.90) or 20(US$7.80) or in rolls of 100(US$9.00). You can buy stamps at the following locations:
·online, if you have a computer.
Link to the U.S. Postal Service website (http://www. usps.com) and click on “stamps online”.
·at your local post office
·at some ATMs (automated teller machine)
·at some supermarkets
·by mail
·retail mailing stores(you may have to pay extra for stamps and to mail packages through the U.S. Postal Service)
Postal Rates and Fees
The U.S. Postal Service’s online postage calculator(計(jì)算器) tells you the cost to mail a letter or package anywhere in the world. But you should know the weight of the package and the post code of the package’s origin and destination. If you don’t know the weight of the letter or package to be mailed, you can go to your local post office and the postal clerk will weigh it for you.
【小題1】When do the post office main branches close?

A．At 9 p.m.B．At 6 p.m.C．At 5 p.m.D．At 5:30 p.m.
【小題2】If you have only 39 cents, you can NOT buy a stamp at_____.
A．a(chǎn) local post officeB．a(chǎn) supermarket
C．a(chǎn)n ATMD．a(chǎn) retail mailing store
【小題3】The cost to mail a letter can be calculated when you know _____.
①its weight   ②its origin   ③its destination
④its origin’s post code     ⑤its destination’s post code
A．①③④
B．①④⑤
C．①②③
D．①②⑤


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】B 

解析試題分析：文章介紹寄信的方式，什么樣的郵件可以在郵箱寄出，什么樣的郵件要到郵局寄，到郵局寄信要注意什么，費(fèi)用怎么算。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Try to go as early in the morning as possible. Post office branches open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. while main branches close at 6 p.m.可知郵局分局在下午6點(diǎn)關(guān)門，選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章的最后一句話：retail mailing stores(you may have to pay extra for stamps and to mail packages through the U.S. Postal Service)可知零售商店會額外收郵票的錢，如果只有39美分，就不要在零售商店買郵票，選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的內(nèi)容，可知如果你知道郵件的重量，最初的郵編，和目的地的郵編，就可以算出郵件的費(fèi)用。選B
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