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Letters play an important role in history. When we write a letter,it is common for us to use an envelope(信封)to protect the letter. But do you know the history of the envelope? In fact,the history of the envelope is probably much longer than you think.
It is believed that the envelope first appeared over 4,000 years ago. However,the early envelope was nothing like what we use today. __1__ After the message was put into it,more clay would be added to the “envelope” to make the message safe. To read the message,one had to break the clay envelope.
The first paper envelope appeared around 1820. It was invented by a British businessman. __2__ They were simply pieces of paper that would be wrapped(包裹)around the letter. Then official paper envelopes were created in 1837. At first,the envelope was made completely by hand. So the process of making an envelope relatively took a lot of time and effort. As the need for the envelope grew,the envelope manufacturing companies could no longer keep up by hand folding and cutting envelopes.
__3__ Edwin Hill invented a machine that could fold and stick paper into the shape of an envelope. This was followed up by the first automatic(自动的)envelope maker invented by Russel Hawes in the 1850s. The machine could produce about 12,500 envelopes every day.
Today,emails and text messages have become more popular than handwritten letters. __4__ They are always part of modern life.
A. It was made from clay and looked like a ball.
B. The early paper envelopes looked very simple.
C. That's why many people couldn't afford the envelope.
D. Later the envelope producing process improved greatly.
E. The idea for the stamp was introduced for the first time in 1837.
F. However,billions of envelopes are still used around the world every year.
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. F

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解中的选句填空题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和逻辑推理能力。学生需要根据文章段落的内容和上下文关系，从给出的选项中选择最合适的句子填入空白处。
1. 第一个空白处，根据后文“After the message was put into it, more clay would be added to the ‘envelope’ to make the message safe.”可知，早期的信封是由泥土制成，且形状像球一样，以便保护信息。因此，选项A“It was made from clay and looked like a ball.”符合语境。
2. 第二个空白处，根据后文“They were simply pieces of paper that would be wrapped around the letter.”可知，早期的纸信封很简单，只是包裹信件的纸片。因此，选项B“The early paper envelopes looked very simple.”符合语境。
3. 第三个空白处，根据前文“At first, the envelope was made completely by hand. So the process of making an envelope relatively took a lot of time and effort.”以及后文“Edwin Hill invented a machine that could fold and stick paper into the shape of an envelope.”可知，随着信封需求的增加，手工制作信封已经无法满足需求，因此信封生产过程需要改进。选项D“Later the envelope producing process improved greatly.”概括了这一改进。
4. 第四个空白处，根据前文“Today, emails and text messages have become more popular than handwritten letters.”以及后文“They are always part of modern life.”可知，尽管电子邮件和短信更受欢迎，但信封仍然是现代生活的一部分，每年仍有大量信封被使用。因此，选项F“However, billions of envelopes are still used around the world every year.”符合语境。
【答案】：
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. F