2017届贵州省遵义市高考英语一轮阅读理解统练：9（含解析）
<p> 贵州省遵义市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解统练九</p><p> 【2016高考英语阅读理解训练】阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案。</p><p> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="carriers">carriers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>: <span word="Stamp">Stamp</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> 2 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> 41 <span word="cents">cents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="Regulatory">Regulatory</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>: <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>,” <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> 2-<span word="or">or</span> 3-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.</p><p> <span word="Beginning">Beginning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="booklets">booklets</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="implies">implies</span>, “<span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>” <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="mailing">mailing</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postage">postage</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> “<span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>’<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="USPS">USPS</span>) <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="Postal">Postal</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>(通货膨胀), <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="paying">paying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Saunders">Saunders</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="USPS">USPS</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="USPS">USPS</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> 2-<span word="or">or</span> 3-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Saunders">Saunders</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="great">great</span>-<span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>.”</p>
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