2016-2017学年高考英语阅读理解解析汇编（144）
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，作者表达了自己在这个电子邮件时代对传统书信的难以舍弃的情愫。
1．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the author?
A．When his friend Duane left, they cried for parting.
B．He would not write letters again because there are no carriers nowadays.
C．He once loved to write letters and even wished to receive a letter a day.
D．He was tired of the new technology.
答案 C [考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“I wrote letters through elementary school，high school, college, and beyond. It got to the point where I could comfortably expect to receive a letter a day”可知选C。]
2．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The author was the last one to write letters.
B．The author hadn’t written letters before his friend Duane left.
C．The author called the post office to look for Duane.
D．The author was addicted to emails.
答案 B [考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“It was at that moment that I became a letter writer”推断出，作者在他的朋友Duane离开之前没有写过信，故选B。]
3．In the last paragraph the author says “I already knew that”， he probably means“________ ”．
A．the carrier went home
B．email is of great importance
C．the earth shifted suddenly
D．there’s still no mail for him
答案 D [考查句意理解。根据倒数第二段中的“when the carrier finally did make his way down my street，I signaled to him，but he shrugged kindly and said，‘Nothing for you today’”可推知依然没有作者的信件。]