迟来的邮件：美国男子收到妹妹33年前寄出的明信片
迟来的邮件：美国男子收到妹妹33年前寄出的明信片


A short but sweet message from a woman in California to her brother in Iowa was finally delivered — more than 30 years after it was sent.
In December 1987, Anne Lovell sent her older brother Paul Willis a postcard. On the front was a photo of Lovell in front of a waterfall, and on the back was a note: “A picture is worth 1,000 words...Happy Holidays! Love, Ann.”
Somewhere between San Francisco and Willis’ home in Thornton, Iowa, the postcard went missing. Willis didn’t find this out until a few days ago, when the card finally made it to his mailbox. Lovell had never asked him if the postcard arrived. “Because we just assumed everything in the mail went through,” she said.
The postcard was sent for a second time on April 29 in Des Moines. Willis called his local post office for more information, and was told that many locations are doing deep cleans because of the coronavirus(冠状病毒), and that's likely how it was found and dropped back into the mail. Willis said he and Lovell were both really excited about it. It was one of those sort of fun things that happened.

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1.What can we know about the postcard?

A Lovell wrote 1000 words on the back.

B There was a picture of Willis on the front.

C Lovell wished his brother a happy holiday.

D Someone has kept the postcard for over 30 years.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段A picture is worth 1,000 words...Happy Holidays! Love, Ann. 可知，Lovell给哥哥邮寄明信片祝愿他节日快乐，故选C。

2.Why didn’t Willis know the postcard until now?

A Because the postcard was lost by the postman on the way.

B Because the post office kept being closed these years.

C Because Lovell forgot it until her brother asked her about it.

D Because the postcard wasn’t delivered to Willis’s mailbox at all.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句Willis didn't find this out until a few days ago, when the card finally made it to his mailbox.可知，Willis直到几天前才觉察此事，那张明信片终于到了他的邮箱，由此说明明信片之前根本没有送到Willis的邮箱，故选D。

3.Willis _______ when he got the postcard.

A was angry

B thought it funny

C felt so sorry

D believed it wrong

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Willis said he and Lovell were both really excited about it. It was one of those sort of fun things that happened.可知，Willis收到明信片后认为这很有趣，故选B。

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A A late mail.

B A brother’s love.

C A missing postcard.

D A sister’s wish.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，由于新冠肺炎的关系，邮局进行大扫除，这张年代久远的明信片因此被人发现而再次投递，Willis时隔33年最终收到了这封“迟来的邮件”，故选A。