Question

【題目】

Hi，I’m a United States coin.My friends call me “Penny.”

In 1792，the U.S.Mint（美國造幣局）was born.One of the first coins made was me!

For a time，I had Lady Liberty（自由女神）on my face.

In 1909，America put President Abraham Lincoln’s picture

on me.On my back，you could see wheat.Some people called me“the wheat penny.”

In 1959，I got the Lincoln Memorial on my back.Look closely at my back.There is a small statue of Lincoln.Can you find it?It is inside the memorial!

Can you guess how much it costs to make one penny?1.4 cents!It costs more than a penny to make a penny!

【1】When were the first United States coins made?

A.In 1792B.In 1909C.In 1959D.In 1972

【2】What can you see on the face of the first United States coins?

A.Wheat.B.Lady Liberty.C.Lincoln’s picture.D.A statue of Lincoln.

【3】What does the underlined word “closely”probably mean?

A.slowlyB.quietlyC.carefullyD.quickly

【4】Why did some people call Penny “the wheat penny”?

A.Because it was made of wheat.B.Because they could see wheat on its face.

C.Because Lincoln liked wheat.D.Because they could see wheat on its back.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

文章是對美國硬幣“便士”的基本情況介紹。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中In 1792，the U.S. Mint（美國造幣局）was born. One of the first coins made was me!1792年，美國的造幣廠誕生了，最早的硬幣之一就是我！可知，第一枚美國硬幣誕生于1792年，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中For a time，I had Lady Liberty（自由女神）on my face.有一段時間，我的臉上有自由女神。可知是自由女神在硬幣表面，故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。slowly慢地；quietly安靜地；carefully仔細(xì)地；quickly快速地；根據(jù)文中句子.There is a small statue of Lincoln. Can you find it? It is inside the memorial!有一個林肯的小雕像，你能找到嗎？在紀(jì)念館里面！可知這個雕像是非常小的，需要仔細(xì)地觀察，所以前面說的應(yīng)該就是仔細(xì)看，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中On my back，you could see wheat. Some people called me “the wheat penny.”在我背上，你可以看到小麥。有人叫我“小麥便士。”可知，因為在硬幣背面有小麥的圖案，故選D。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題屬直接解答性問題，是閱讀理解題中最簡單的一種，多數(shù)屬中低難度的送分題。但由于中考所占的比例很大，應(yīng)特別引起注意。比如第一題，When were the first United States coins made?根據(jù)文中In 1792，the U.S. Mint（美國造幣局）was born. One of the first coins made was me!1792年，美國的造幣廠誕生了，最早的硬幣之一就是我！就可以得出答案。