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CET-6, Volume 2306, Real Question Analysis, Listening Comprehension 12- 15, with Chinese translation, CET-6, June 2003 (one volume), Listening Comprehension 12- 15 is a book about the important role of American postal service in American western colonization and Full text * * *, 25 test sites, "Senior English 15000 test sites" hits 2 1. The missed test sites are:

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Colorado had a post office even before it became a state. The first post office opened in 1859 in a settlement established by immigrants looking for gold. In the west, life may be unpredictable, gold will not appear, drought will destroy agriculture, and settlers will clash with Native Americans. There is now a huge university campus in this settlement. In all these changes, one feature remains unchanged, that is, postal service.

Maps tracking the expansion of the western United States tell us something. 1864, there were almost no branches of post offices on the land controlled by Native Americans, and these areas still occupied most of the western region. In the next 25 years, the post office developed rapidly. The colonization of the west can be regarded as the result of big government, not because of pioneers. Because federal subsidies and land grants induce people to go to deserts and plains, the post office connects them. /kloc-In the middle of the 0/9th century, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was far from a centralized bureaucracy. In order to track immigration patterns, postal services are added to existing enterprises. The federal government entrusts private carriages to deliver mail. Local businessmen were awarded short-term contracts as postmasters. These partnerships enable Mail to quickly track immigrants and help connect remote areas of the country.

Mr. Blaine is a digital historian. He wrote a book about the history of American postal service. He used data science to analyze historical trends. Most notably, he set up a website with interactive maps. These maps show readers how postal services helped colonize the whole continent in a generation. These online interactive maps show the shaping power of ordinary mail.

12 what did this article say about Colorado before it became a state?

A) Farmers help Native Americans grow crops. B) There is a huge university campus.

C) There is a post office. D) Immigrants found gold there.

How does 13 post contribute to the westward advancement of the United States?

A) It has helped promote the economy in the western United States.

B) It provides jobs for many gold diggers.

C) expanded the influence of the federal government.

D) It unites people in deserts and plains.

14 what actions has the federal government taken to meet the growing demand for postal services in the west?

A) It employs Native Americans as postmen.

B) It entrusts a private carriage to deliver mail.

C) It provides subsidies to local people who serve as postmasters.

D) It concentrates postal services in remote areas.

15 how did Mr. Blaine study the history of American postal service?

A) He analyzed the interactive map of the postal route.

B) He has read many books on this subject.

C) He used data science to study its historical trends.

He collected data about the impact of postal services on local businesses.