Week 12
Wednesday 任务型阅读
主题: 社会变迁
语篇类型: 说明文
词数: 114
难度: ■■■■
建议用时: 6分钟
答案页码: P17

PostNord in Denmark will stop sending letters. Denmark's postal service (服务) has run for about 400 years!
Fewer and fewer people send letters these days. Since 2000, the number of letters has dropped by about 90%. About 1,500 workers will lose their jobs. But there will be 700 new jobs for the parcel business (包裹业务).
People shop online a lot now. They send messages on apps. ③ They like using emails, too. This change (变化) is common around the world. But in Denmark, about 270,000 people still need paper mail. They worry about this change.
PostNord's change shows a ④ 问题. *Traditional post offices face difficult times in the world with many apps and computers.
阅读短文, 完成下列任务。
任务一: 阅读短文, 判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1 PostNord will stop sending letters. []
2 There will be 1,500 new jobs for the parcel business. []
任务二: 英汉互译。
1 把画线③的句子译成汉语。
2 把画线④的汉语译为英文。
任务三: 阅读短文, 回答问题。
How many people worry about the change?
词汇卡片
send /send/ v. 邮寄；发送
number /'nʌmbə(r)/ n. 数量；数字
drop /drɒp/ v. 降低；减少
online /ˌɒn'laɪn/ adv. 在网上
stop doing sth 停止做某事
worry about 担心
难句分析
Traditional post offices face difficult times in the world with many apps and computers. 在有着各类应用软件和电脑的世界里，传统邮局面临困境。
face 作动词，意为“面对；面临”；with many apps and computers 作定语，修饰world。
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Wednesday 任务型阅读
丹麦邮政在运营大约 400 年后将正式终止信件投递服务。北欧邮政公司因信件数量骤减停止送信，虽包裹业务新增岗位，但仍有人将面临失业，而且仍有人需要纸质邮件。这一现象体现出传统邮局在互联网时代面临困境。
任务一：
1. T 由第一段的 PostNord in Denmark will stop sending letters. 可知，北欧邮政公司将停止投递信件。故本题与文意相符。
2. F 由第二段的 But there will be 700 new jobs for the parcel business. 可知，包裹业务将会有700个新工作岗位，而不是1 500个。故本题与文意不符。
任务二：
1. 他们也喜欢使用电子邮件。 like doing sth 意为“喜欢做某事”，use emails 意为“使用电子邮件”，too 意为“也”。
2. problem 根据汉语提示，在不定冠词 a 后填名词 problem。
任务三：
About 270,000 people (worry about the change). 由第三段的 But in Denmark, about 270,000 people still need paper mail. They worry about this change. 可知，丹麦仍有约 27 万人对此变化感到担忧。